City Planning Commission

CITY PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 after 8:30 a.m. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION LOS ANGELES CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90012 David H. Ambroz, President Vincent P. Bertoni, AICP, Director Renee Dake Wilson, AIA, Vice President Kevin J. Keller, AICP, Deputy Director Robert L. Ahn, Commissioner Lisa M. Webber, AICP, Deputy Director Caroline Choe, Commissioner Jan Zatorski, Deputy Director Richard Katz, Commissioner John W. Mack, Commissioner Samantha Millman, Commissioner Veronica Padilla-Campos, Commissioner Dana Perlman, Commissioner James K. Williams, Commission Executive Assistant II (213) 978-1300 POLICY FOR DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Pursuant to the Commission’s general operating procedures, the Commission at times must necessarily limit the speaking times of those presenting testimony on either side of an issue that is designated as a public hearing item. In all instances, however, equal time is allowed for presentation of pros and cons of matters to be acted upon. All requests to address the Commission on public hearing items must be submitted prior to the Commission’s consideration of the item. EVERY PERSON WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION MUST COMPLETE A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM AND SUBMIT IT TO THE COMMISSION STAFF. Written submissions are governed by Rule 10 of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission Rules and Operating Procedures, a copy of which is posted online at http://planning.lacity.org/Forms_Procedures/CPCPolicy.pdf. Day of hearing submissions (20 copies must be provided) are limited to 2 pages plus accompanying photographs. Submissions that do not comply with these rules will be stamped “File Copy. Non-Complying Submission.” Non- complying submissions will be placed into the official case file, but they will not be delivered to or considered by the CPC, and will not be included in the official administrative record for the item at issue. The Commission may ADJOURN FOR LUNCH at approximately 12:00 Noon. Any cases not acted upon during the morning session will be considered after lunch. TIME SEGMENTS noted * herein are approximate. Some items may be delayed due to length of discussion of previous items. The Commission may RECONSIDER and alter its action taken on items listed herein at any time during this meeting or during the next regular meeting, in accordance with the Commission Policies and Procedures and provided that the Commission retains jurisdiction over the case. In the case of a Commission meeting cancellation, all items shall be continued to the next regular meeting date or beyond, as long as the continuance is within the legal time limits of the case or cases. Sign language, interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or other services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability of services, please make your request no later than 7 days prior to the meeting by calling the Commission Executive Assistant at (213) 978-1300 or by e-mail at CPC@lacity.org. If you challenge these agenda items in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing agenized here, or in written correspondence on these matters delivered to this agency at or prior to the public hearing. If you seek judicial review of any decision of the City pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the City's decision became final pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. There may be other time limits which also affect your ability to seek judicial review. AGENDAS are posted for public review in the Main Street lobby of City Hall East, 200 No. Main Street, Los Angeles, California, and are accessible on-line at http://planning.lacity.org. Click the Meetings and Hearings link. Commission meetings may be heard on Council Phone by dialing (213) 621-2489 or (818) 904-9450. GLOSSARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS: CEQA - Calif. Environmental Quality Act ND - Negative Declaration EIR - Environmental Impact Report MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration CE - Categorical Exemption Información en Español acerca de esta junta puede ser obtenida Llamando al (213) 978-1300 1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT A. Update on City Planning Commission Status Reports and Active Assignments B. Legal actions and rulings update C. Other Items of Interest 2. COMMISSION BUSINESS A. Advance Calendar B. Commission Requests C. Minutes of Meeting – December 8, 2016 and January 26, 2017 3. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PRESENTATION: Presentation by Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council resolution, or community impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda. The Neighborhood Council representative shall provide the Board or Commission with a copy of the Neighborhood Council's resolution or community impact statement. THESE PRESENTATIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE AGENDA ITEM IS CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD The Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. (This requirement is in addition to any other hearing required or imposed by law.) PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK MUST SUBMIT A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM. ALL REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. Individual testimony within the public comment period shall be limited as follows: (a) For non-agendized matters, up to five (5) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. (b) For agendized matters, up to three (3) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject. PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THESE ITEMS WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL SUCH TIME AS EACH ITEM IS CALLED FOR CONSIDERATION. The Chair of the Commission may allocate the number of speakers per subject, the time allotted each subject, and the time allotted each speaker. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 2 FEBRUARY 9, 2017 5. CONSENT CALENDAR (5a, 5b) Consent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item. The Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time allows on the regular agenda. 5a. CPC-2016-2466-GPA-ZC-HD-VCU-CUB-SPR Council District: 9 – Price, Jr. CEQA: ENV-2016-2467-MND Last Day to Act: 02-09-17 Plan Area: South Los Angeles PUBLIC HEARING: Completed November 2, 2016 PROJECT SITE: 3031-3105 South Figueroa Street PROPOSED PROJECT: Demolition of an existing two-story, 72-room Vagabond Inn Motel and restaurant building and the construction, use and maintenance of a new seven-story dual branded hotel building with a maximum of 275 guest rooms and 1,400 square-feet of ground floor restaurant/café. Parking for 173 vehicles will be provided in one level of subterranean level parking and one level at- grade within the hotel building. The proposed building will be approximately 85-feet in height. REQUESTED ACTIONS: 1. Consider adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-2467-MND for the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), and adoption of related Mitigation Monitoring Program pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d); 2. Pursuant to City Charter Section 555 and Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 11.5.6, a General Plan Amendment to amend the South Los Angeles Community Plan to amend Footnote No. 14 to allow hotel uses to be developed to a Floor Area Ratio of 3.0:1 with a corresponding Height District change to 2D and to exclude hotel uses with 300 guestrooms or less from providing a minimum commercial floor area of no less than 0.5:1 and no more than 0.9:1; 3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32-F a Zone Change and Height District Change from [Q]C2-1VL-O to [Q]C2-2D-O to permit a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 3.0:1; 4. Pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.24-T and 12.24-W, 24 a Vesting Conditional Use to permit a hotel development within 500 feet of a residentially zoned property; 5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24-W, 1 a Conditional Use to permit the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with a 275 room hotel and 1,400 square-feet of ground floor restaurant/café; and 6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, Site Plan Review for a for a development project which creates or results in an increase of 50 or more guest rooms; and Applicant: Vista Investments, LLC, Juan Llaca Representative: Paul Garry, Psomas Staff: Jordann Turner, City Planner jordann.turner@lacity.org (213) 978-1365 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 3 FEBRUARY 9, 2017  5b. CPC-2016-3044-DA Council District: 9 – Price, Jr. CEQ: ENV-2016-3467-MND Last Day to Act: 02-09-17 Plan Area: South Los Angeles PUBLIC HEARING Completed November 2, 2016 PROJECT SITE: 3031-3105 South Figueroa Street PROPOSED PROJECT: Development Agreement for the provision of union agreement and a community benefits package with a combined value of $500,000 in exchange for a proposed term of 15 years. REQUESTED ACTION: 1. Consider adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-2467-MND for the project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), and adoption of related Mitigation Monitoring Program pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d); 2. Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65864-65869.5, to enter into a Development Agreement with the City of Los Angeles, for a term of 15 years. Applicant: Vista Investments, LLC, Juan Llaca Representative: Paul Garry, Psomas Staff: Jordann Turner, City Planner jordann.turner@lacity.org (213) 978-1365 6. VTT-72928-CN-1A Council District: 2 – Krekorian CEQA: ENV-2014-4617-MND Last Day to Act: 02-09-17 Plan Area: Sherman Oaks-Studio City-Toluca Lake-Cahuenga Pass PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT SITE: 4215 North Vineland Avenue; 11015 West Aqua Vista Street PROPOSED PROJECT: Demolition of an existing two-story, 32-unit apartment building and one single-family dwelling in conjunction with the construction of a new four-story 85-unit residential condominium with seven (7) units reserved for Very Low Income households with 192 automobile parking spaces on a 49,537 square-foot site. APPEAL: Appeal of the Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination to approve Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT- 72928-CN, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 17.06-A.3, for the subdivision of the subject site in association with the proposed project; and of the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2014-4617-MND, including the Mitigation Monitoring Program for the project. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 4 FEBRUARY 9, 2017  Applicant: Citywalk Apartments, LLC & Aqua Vista Residential, LLC Representative: Darryl Fisher Appellant: Mary Mallory Staff: Heather Bleemers, City Planner heather.bleemers@lacity.org (213) 978-0092 7. VTT-73981-1A Council District: 10 – Wesson Jr. CEQA: ENV-2016-343-MND Last Day to Act: 02-09-17 Plan Area: Wilshire PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT SITE: 3545 West Wilshire Boulevard; (3539-3551 West Wilshire Boulevard, 601, 611, 619, 627, 637, and 645 South Ardmore Avenue) PROPOSED PROJECT: The demolition of existing structures and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 513,732 square-foot mixed-use building consisting of a 14-story building along 6th Street and a 32-story building along Wilshire Boulevard, and 6-levels of parking. The mixed-use buildings will contain a total of 428 residential dwelling units and 31,689 square feet of commercial space. The project will provide a total of 864 automobile parking spaces and 652 bicycle parking spaces. APPEAL: Appeal of the Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination to approve Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT- 73981, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 17.06, for one ground lot and seven air space lots for a maximum of 428 residential dwelling units and 31,689 square-feet of commercial space, with a total of 864 automobile parking spaces and 652 bicycle parking spaces; and of the Mitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-343-MND, including the Mitigation Monitoring Program for the project. Applicant: 3545 Wilshire, LLC Representatative: Jim Ries, Craig Lawson & Co, LLC Appellant: CreedLA , Jeff Modrzejewski Staff: May Sirinopwongsagon may.sirinopwongsagon@lacity.org (213) 978-1372 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 5 FEBRUARY 9, 2017 8. CPC-2016-341-VZC-ZAA-SPR Council District: 10 – Wesson Jr. CEQA: ENV-2016-343-MND Last Day to Act: 02-09-17 Plan Area: Wilshire PUBLIC HEARING PROJECT SITE: 3545 West Wilshire Boulevard; (3539-3551 West Wilshire Boulevard, 601, 611, 619, 627, 637, and 645 South Ardmore Avenue) PROPOSED PROJECT: The demolition of existing structures and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 513,732 square-foot mixed-use building consisting of a 14-story building along 6th Street and a 32-story building along Wilshire Boulevard, and 6-levels of parking. The mixed-use buildings will contain a total of 428 residential dwelling units and 31,689 square feet of commercial space. The project will provide a total of 864 automobile parking spaces and 652 bicycle parking spaces. REQUESTED ACTIONS: 1. Consider that based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2016-343-MND, and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, negative declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Plan Approval. 2. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32-Q, a Vesting Zone Change from C2-2, R5-2, P-2, and C4-2 to C4-2; 3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit a zero-foot side yard for levels 1 through 6 of the residential parking structure in lieu of the required 16-feet required pursuant to LAMC Section 12.16-C,2; and 4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, Site Plan Review for a development which creates 50 or more residential dwelling units. Applicant: 3545 Wilshire, LLC Representative: Jim Ries, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Staff: May Sirinopwongsagon may.sirinopwongsagon@lacity.org (213) 978-1372 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 6 FEBRUARY 9, 2017  The next scheduled regular meeting of the City Planning Commission will be held on: Thursday, February 23, 2017 Van Nuys City Hall City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor 14410 Sylvan Street Van Nuys, CA 91401 An Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate. The meeting facility and its parking are wheelchair accessible. Translation services, sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or other services must be requested 7 days prior to the meeting by calling the Planning Commission Secretariat at (213) 978- 1300 or by email at CPC@lacity.org. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 7 FEBRUARY 9, 2017