Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, May 10, 2022 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 1010, CITY HALL ­ 8:15 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­ MEMBERS: DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ (Candy Rosales ­ Legislative Assistant ­ (213) 978­1078 Questions can be submitted to clerk.plumcommittee@lacity.org) Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, and due to concerns over COVID­19, 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) 621­CITY (Metro), (818) 904­9450 (Valley), (310) 471­CITY (Westside) and (310) 547­CITY (San Pedro Area). 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For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT Transcription (CART), Assistive Listening Devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may be provided upon request. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72 hours prior to the meeting/event you wish to attend. Due to difficulties in securing Sign Language Interpreters, five or more business days notice is strongly recommended. For additional information, please contact the Legislative Assistant listed above. Notice to Paid Representatives: If you are compensated to monitor, attend, or speak at this meeting, City law may require you to register as a lobbyist and report your activity. See Los Angeles Municipal Code 48.01 et seq. More information is available at ethics.lacity.org/lobbying. For assistance, please contact the Ethics Commission at (213) 978­1960 or ethics.commission@lacity.org. MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT ITEM(S) (1) 22­0158 Motion (Bonin ­ Raman ­ Harris­Dawson ­ Blumenfield) relative to amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to allow “shelters for the homeless” and other forms of interim housing to be established and operated on properties located outside of certain zoning designations during a declared shelter crisis; and streamlining the administrative process to allow existing and new/temporary shelters to extend their operation or be made permanent; and related matters. (This item was heard by the Homelessness and Poverty Committee on February 24, 2022) Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Mar Vista Community Council Venice Neighborhood Council Westside Neighborhood Council West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council For: Reseda Neighborhood Council Echo Park Neighborhood Council Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council Neutral: Del Rey Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Bonin – Raman – Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) dated 02­09­ 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­0268 Motion (Krekorian – Harris­Dawson – Cedillo – Martinez – O’Farrell) relative to an ordinance amending Section 16.05(C)(1)(b) of the City Zoning Code to exempt deed­restricted affordable units in the site plan review threshold calculations, so long as the total number of units is consistent with the relevant zoning  APPROVED Motion (Bonin – Raman – Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) dated 02­09­ 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­0268 Motion (Krekorian – Harris­Dawson – Cedillo – Martinez – O’Farrell) relative to an ordinance amending Section 16.05(C)(1)(b) of the City Zoning Code to exempt deed­restricted affordable units in the site plan review threshold calculations, so long as the total number of units is consistent with the relevant zoning Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – Harris­Dawson – Cedillo – Martinez – O’Farrell) dated 03­08­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 22­0392 CONTINUED FROM 5/10/22 Motion (Krekorian – Harris­Dawson) relative to preparing and presenting an ordinance to allow digital off­site signs to be displayed on structures that are part of the Transportation Communication Network Program between the City and Metro. Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Westside Neighborhood Council For: Sunland­Tujunga Neighborhood Council CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (4) 22­1200­S15 TIME LIMIT: 5/13/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 5/13/22 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Jasson Crockett to the Cannabis Regulation Commission for the term ending June 30, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Philip Mercado. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 03­29­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No  Mercado. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 03­29­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 17­0981­S1 CD 15 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Buscaino – Raman), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program and Restaurant Beverage Program­Sensitive Use Zone, in Council District 15. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 17­0981­S2 CD 2 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Krekorian – Bonin), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 2. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 17­0981­S3 CD 4 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Raman – Rodriguez), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 4. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No  CD 4 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Raman – Rodriguez), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 4. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 17­0981­S4 CD 11 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Bonin – Krekorian), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 11. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 17­0981­S5 CD 3 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Blumenfield – Krekorian), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 3. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 17­0981­S7 CD 5 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Koretz – Krekorian), Fi​ndings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 5. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments,  CD 5 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Koretz – Krekorian), Fi​ndings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 5. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Westside Neighborhood Council APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 17­0981­S8 CD 10 Report from the Department of City Planning, Resolution (Wesson – Raman), Findings and Map relative to activating a new streamlined permitting land use regulatory process, the Restaurant Beverage Program, in Council District 10. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning, Resolution, and Attachments, dated 05­02­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (12) 15­0499­S2 Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) relative to preparing a report with recommendations on ongoing tree and biodiversity planning, strategies and/or efforts to protect and grow the City’s urban canopy; provide recommendations to require the placement of trees, and timing of any tree removals, at an earlier phase in the land use/environmental review, and permitting review process, and thereby maximize City efforts to grow tree canopy coverage; and, to prepare and present an Ordinance to effectuate these directives. Community Impact Statement: Yes For: Pico Union Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) AS AMENDED to include additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No (13) 21­1087 Motion (Rodriguez ­ Lee) relative to the volume of service calls regarding illegal grow houses and enforcement practices when responding to these calls; the estimated valuation of revenue loss associated with the production and sale of unlicensed cannabis; and related matters. (This  APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Blumenfield) AS AMENDED to include additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No (13) 21­1087 Motion (Rodriguez ­ Lee) relative to the volume of service calls regarding illegal grow houses and enforcement practices when responding to these calls; the estimated valuation of revenue loss associated with the production and sale of unlicensed cannabis; and related matters. (This item was heard by the Public Safety Committee on April 6, 2022) Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Rodriguez – Lee) AS AMENDED to include additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (5) Yes; (0) No 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. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website. descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.