Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 18, 2022 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 MEMBERS: COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ Armando Bencomo - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1080 (Questions can be submitted to clerk.plumcommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID-19, this Los Angeles City Council committee meeting will take all public comment by teleconference. The audio for this meeting is broadcast live on the internet at https://clerk.lacity.org/calendar. The live audio can also be heard at: (213) 621-CITY (Metro), (818) 904-9450 (Valley), (310) 471-CITY (Westside) and (310) 547-CITY (San Pedro Area). 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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 21-1495 CD 11 TIME LIMIT: 02/28/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 02/25/22 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by William Wood, East Venice Neighborhood Association, from the determination of the WLAAPC in approving a Categorical Exemption, denying the Appeal and sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination, dated August 31, 2021; and, approving a Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 82077-SL, pursuant to Sections 17.03, 17.15, and 12.22 C.27 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; and Conditions of Approval 1 through 26, to permit the subdivision of one lot into seven residential bungalow court lots and one bungalow court lot for parking with a total of seven parking spaces for the purposes of a Small Lot Subdivision, as shown on the map stamp-dated August 13, 2020, in the Venice Community Plan; for the property located at 1801-1821 South Penmar Avenue and 1169 East Palms Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: 1169 Palms LLC, SHS Management Representative: Nick Leathers and Tony Russo, Crest Real Estate Case No. VTT-82077-SL-2A Environmental No. ENV-2020-4774-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (2) 21-1071 CD 11 Motion (Bonin – Rodriguez) relative to directing the Department of City Planning (DCP), in coordination with the DCP’s Office of Racial Justice, Equity, and Transformative Planning, to report to the Council within 60 days with a work program to develop a Coastal Equity and Environmental Justice Policy that will inform future land use policy, promote greater public participation and engagement with underrepresented and/or underserved communities, and be reflected in project determinations in the Coastal Zone; directing the DCP, with assistance from the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) and other relevant agencies, to report to the Council with a detailed analysis within 60 days on topics related to housing equity and access in the Coastal Zone; including, but not limited to: historic housing and demographic trends, displacement and gentrification effects on historically marginalized populations, the impact of new development and housing typologies on available market rate and affordable housing stock, and the cumulative impacts of historic downzoning and land use policy on housing capacity; and, instructing the DCP, with assistance from the LAHD and other relevant agencies, to develop and present Environmental Justice policy and program recommendations as part of the upcoming Venice Local Coastal Program, Venice Community Plan, and the “Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles" updates. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED MOTION AS AMENDED, to include two additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 21-0809 CD 13 Sustainable Communities Project Exemption (SCPE), No. ENV-2020-6166-SCPE, and report from the Department of City Planning relative to determining that the proposed project, Case No. DIR-2020-6165-TOC-SPR-VHCA, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1, and qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to PRC  Section 21155(b) that is declared to be a Sustainable Communities Project, which by definition means that the proposed project is consistent with the general use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments pursuant to PRC Section 21155(a); and contains more than 50% residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan per PRC Section 21155(b); and, that meets all criteria of Subdivisions (a) and (b), including environmental criteria, land use criteria, and at least one criteria (affordable housing) of Subdivision (c) of PRC Section 21155.1; for the demolition of an existing surface parking lot and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, eight-story, 97-foot (103 feet, 10 inches to the top of the elevator penthouse), mixed-use building consisting of a 1,207 square-foot ground-floor café and 137 dwelling units, of which 14 units will be reserved for Extremely Low Income Households; the project includes 54 studio units, 56 one-bedroom units, and 20 two- bedroom units, and a total of 12,405 square feet of open space; and will provide 150 automobile parking spaces located within two subterranean levels; for the properties located at 6817-6831 ½ Hawthorn Avenue. Applicant: Michael Nazzal, Yorkwood, LLC Representative: Gary Benjamin, Alchemy Planning + Land Use Case No. DIR-2020-6165-TOC-SPR-VHCA Environmental No. ENV-2020-6166-SCPE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, dated 07-18-2021 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Cedillo (4) 21-1053 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM 11/30/21 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2018-7379-SCEA, Mitigation Measures, Mitigated Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2, for future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case Nos. ZA-2018-7378-ZV-TDR-SPR and VTT-82463; and for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set for in prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), including the 2020-2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Program EIR, SCH No. 2019011061, and Addendum, prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments; for a proposed project that would result in the demolition of four existing commercial/retail buildings (a total of approximately 28,110 square feet of floor area) and surface parking lot, and the new construction, use, and maintenance of a 30-story (340 feet above grade) mixed-use building with 363 residential dwelling units and 12,500 square feet of ground floor commercial/retail uses; the proposed project would include a four-story above grade parking podium with ground floor retail/commercial uses and an amenity deck and a 26-story residential tower above the amenity deck; and would provide a total of 373 vehicle parking spaces and 195 bicycle parking spaces in accordance with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) requirements; primary vehicular access for residential and commercial uses would be provided from Main Street and from the adjacent alley; the proposed project would also provide approximately 39,601 square feet of open space pursuant to the LAMC requirements, would include 343,447 square feet of total floor area resulting in a Floor Area Ratio of 7.03:1; would remove nine existing non- protected street trees in the right-of-way surrounding the project site, eight trees along Main Street and one tree along 12th Street; and, would require approximately 5,434 cubic yards of soil to be exported and 5,434 cubic yards of soil to be imported to/from the project site; for the properties located at 1123-1161 South Main Street and 111 West 12th Street. Applicant: Frontier Holdings West, LLC Representative: Irvine and Associates, Inc. Case Nos. ZA-2018-7378-ZV-TDR-SPR and VTT-82463 Environmental No. ENV-2018-7379-SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: No  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning (DCP) dated 09-24-2021, AS AMENDED, to include technical corrections as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 21-1157 CD 7 Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Measures, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; reports from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and Mayor, Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to the Sunland – Tujunga – Lake View Terrace – Shadow Hills – East La Tuna Canyon Community Plan, to change the land use designation of the site from Very Low I Residential and Neighborhood Commercial to Neighborhood Commercial across the entire site, pursuant to Sections 555, 556, and 558 of the Los Angeles City Charter and Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC); and, draft Ordinance effectuating a Zone and Height District Change from the existing RE40-1-K to (T)(Q)C1-1VL-K, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 F; for the construction of a two-story, 25-foot in height building with 6,006 square feet of floor area over a 1,430 square-foot subterranean basement comprised of six general office spaces, one medical office space, and one coffee shop on a currently vacant, approximately 10,797 square-foot site; the project will provide 12 automobile parking spaces at-grade and 11 bicycle parking spaces (four short-term and seven long-term), and a maximum of 800 cubic yards of grading is proposed; for the property located at 9666 and 9668 North Sunland Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: David Muradyan Representative: Mailan and Associates Case No. CPC-2018-3003-GPA-ZC-HD-SPP Environmental No. ENV-2018-3004-MND Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes  Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission, Mayoral Transmittal, Resolution, and Draft Ordinance, dated 07-20-2021 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 21-1273 CD 1 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for An Equitable Westlake MacArthur Park, from the decision of the CLAAPC in sustaining the Director of Planning’s determination approving a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV-2020-5511- CE, as the environmental clearance for a proposed Transit Oriented Communities project involving the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven-story mixed-use development, 92 feet and 6 inches in height, containing a total of 264 dwelling units, with 27 proposed dwelling units reserved for Extremely Low Income Households; the proposed development will contain approximately 266,438 square feet of floor area, including 9,724 square feet of ground floor commercial space; the project will provide a total of 22,137 square feet of open space comprised of public courtyards, a fitness center/sport lounge, patios, terraces, and private balconies; contains one subterranean parking level and ground level parking that will provide a total of 230 vehicular parking spaces (217 residential parking stalls and 13 commercial parking stalls); and, will provide 172 bicycle parking stalls; for the properties located at.2401-2417 West 8th Street and 729-751 South Park View Street. Applicant: John Safi, Pacific Parkview LP Representative: Daniel Ahadian, nur – Development Consulting Case No. DIR-2020-5510-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2020-5511-CE-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted  DENIED appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), as detailed in the CLAAPC report dated 10-29-2021 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 21-0119-S1 CD 13 RELATED TO ITEM 8 CONTINUED FROM 12/07/21 The Committee may recess to Closed Session, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1), to confer or discuss with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending litigation relative to the case entitled The Silver Lake Heritage Trust and Annie Sperling v. City of Los Angeles, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02612. (This matter arises from an alleged Ralph M. Brown Act violation during the May 4, 2021 Planning and Land Use Management Committee meeting, and is related to the Petitioner’s application proposing that the property located at 1911-1929 West Sunset Boulevard and 1910-2018 West Reservoir Street, which is occupied by the Taix French Restaurant, be designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument.) RECEIVED AND FILED (8) 21-0119 CD 13 RELATED TO ITEM 7 CONTINUED FROM 12/07/21 The following separate actions will be considered: A. Consideration of rescission of the City Council’s prior action taken on June 2, 2021 for Council file No. 21-0119 (Case No. CHC-2020-5524- HCM), in which the City Council determined that the proposed designation of the Taix French Restaurant, located at 1911-1929 West Sunset Boulevard and 1910-2018 West Reservoir Street, as a  Historic-Cultural Monument is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code; adopted the Findings of the CHC, as amended by the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on May 4, 2021, as the Findings of Council; and, approved the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Taix French Restaurant in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. B. Consideration of a Categorical Exemption from CEQA pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and a report from the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Taix French Restaurant, located at 1911-1929 West Sunset Boulevard and 1910-2018 West Reservoir Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Annie Sperling, The Silver Lake Heritage Trust Owners: 1911 Sunset Investors LLC c/o Chris Riha; and Raymond M. and Tony R. Taix, et al. Case No. CHC-2020-5524-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2020-5525-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted RESCINDED the Council’s action taken on 06-02-2021; and, as a separate action, ADOPTED the Findings of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC), AS AMENDED to include the supplemental Findings in the Communication from the CD 13 Office, dated 12-6-2021, as the Findings of Council; and, APPROVED the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of the Taix French Restaurant in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments, as detailed in the CHC report dated 01-26-2021 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Rodriguez (9) 17-0981  Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1), and California Public Resources Code Section 21080.25; Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2018-4661-ND, Errata to Negative Declaration dated January 4, 2022, and related CEQA findings; reports from the Department of City Planning and City Attorney, draft Ordinance, and Revised Findings, relative to amending Sections 12.21, 12.22, 12.24, and 19.04 of Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to create the Restaurant Beverage Program – Alcohol Sensitive Use Zone. (Also referred to the Economic Development and Jobs Committee) Case No. CPC-2018-4660-CA Environmental Nos. ENV-2020-3154-CE and ENV-2018-4661-ND Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated 01-11-2022, and Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinance, dated 01-14-2022, AS AMENDED to include technical corrections to the draft Ordinance, as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 21-0724 CD 10 CONTINUED FROM 12/07/21 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Crenshaw Women’s Center, located at 1025-1029 South Crenshaw Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicants: Kate Eggert and Krisy Gosney, Gosney Eggert Historic Preservation Consultants Owners: 1009 Crenshaw LP and Urban Commons Crenshaw Blvd, LLC Case No. CHC-2021-1448-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2021-1449-CE  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 06-28-2021, AS AMENDED to include recommendations detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee, and to ADOPT the Findings contained in the Communication from the Tenth Council District Office, dated January 18, 2022, as the Findings of Council – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 21-0593-S1 CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 12/07/21 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Daniel Sidis (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP), from the determination of the CLAAPC in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for a proposed project involving the demolition and removal of three duplexes, and the construction, use, and maintenance of an approximately 56,796 square-foot Eldercare Facilities development consisting of both assisted living and Alzheimer's/Dementia uses; the proposed Eldercare Facility will contain 80 guest rooms, of which 62 guest rooms will be designated for Assisted Living Care, and 18 guest rooms will be designated for Alzheimer's/Dementia Care; the proposed five-story building will have a total Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4.99:1 and a maximum height of 58 feet, with the following deviations: a) a maximum of 80 guest rooms in lieu of the otherwise permitted 36 guest rooms pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.10 C.4; b) a maximum FAR of 4.99:1 (basement parking though 5th floor) in lieu of the otherwise permitted 3:1 FAR pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21.1; c) a maximum building height of 58 feet in lieu of the otherwise maximum 45 feet pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21.1; d) a continuous width of the exterior walls fronting Holt Avenue to exceed 40 feet without a change in plane as otherwise required pursuant to Ordinance No. 167,335; e) a 10-foot front yard in lieu of the otherwise required 20-foot front yard pursuant to Ordinance No. 167,335; f) six-foot side yards in lieu of the otherwise required 8-foot side yards pursuant to Ordinance No. 167,335; and, g) waiver of the long-term bicycle parking  requirements otherwise required pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 A.16(a) (2); for the property located at 825-837 Holt Avenue. Applicant: Daniel Kianmahd, The Panorama Group, Inc. Representative: Stephen Kia, Urban Concepts Case No. ZA-2020-2164-ELD-SPR-1A Environmental No. ENV-2020-2165-CE-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), as detailed in the Report from CLAAPC dated 09-14-2021 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Rodriguez If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. 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