Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Regular MeetingLos Angeles, CA · November 1, 2022
Minutes
JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL 2:00 PM
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COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS
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DAWSON, CHAIR
COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO
COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
ITEM(S)
(1) 220652
CD 14 CONTINUED FROM 11/1/2022
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, of the CEQA Guidelines,
and related CEQA findings; report from the Central Los Angeles Area
Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Concerned
Citizens for Santa Fe Art Colony (Representative: Channel Law Group),
from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical
Exemption as the environmental clearance to permit the conversion of, and
a 3,672squarefoot addition to, an existing 20,200squarefoot warehouse
building for 18 Joint Living and Work Quarters; for the property located at
2345 South Santa Fe Avenue.
Applicant: Art Colony Property LLC
Representative: three6ixty
Case: ZA20197192ZAD1A
Environmental No. ENV2022757CE1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(2) 220535S1
CD 14 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC), and appeal filed by CREED LA c/o Darien Key
(Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo) from the
determination of the LACPC in approving a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, denying the appeal in part and granting the appeal in part, and
sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency's determination, dated December
22, 2021; and, approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los
Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map VTT No. 83288,
for the subdivision of five parcels into eight lots, including one master
ground lot and seven airspace lots in the M31 Zone, for the construction,
CD 14 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC), and appeal filed by CREED LA c/o Darien Key
(Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo) from the
determination of the LACPC in approving a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, denying the appeal in part and granting the appeal in part, and
sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency's determination, dated December
22, 2021; and, approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los
Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map VTT No. 83288,
for the subdivision of five parcels into eight lots, including one master
ground lot and seven airspace lots in the M31 Zone, for the construction,
use, and maintenance of a 188,954 square foot, 14story, commercial
office building with 4,325 square feet of commercial ground floor, the
Project will provide a total of 397 vehicle parking spaces and 146 bicycle
parking spaces within five levels of above grade parking, and two levels of
subterranean parking for the properties located at 635 657 Mesquit
Street; 1585 East Jesse Street; and 632 648 Santa Fe Avenue, subject
to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: 655 Mesquit, LLC, Mark Falcone, c/o Roger Pecsok
Representative: Alfred Fraijo, JR., Esq., Sheppard Mullin Richter &
Hampton, LLP
Case No. VTT832882A
Environmental No. ENV20206829MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
DENIED the appeal and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles
City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from the LACPC dated
07192022, inasmuch as the Appellant has withdrawn the appeal – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1)
Absent: Lee
(3) 170447S2
CONTINUED FROM 10/18/22
Mitigated Negative Declaration, Errata, pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, section 15074(b) and
related CEQA findings and Report and Recommendations from the Los
Angeles City Planning Commission for a draft Ordinance amending Los
Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24, and 13.01
to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
existing wells after an amortization period. (Arts, Parks, Health,
Education, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of
the item. Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
Committee approved as amended the item on October 6, 2022.)
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20224864CA
Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24, and 13.01
to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
existing wells after an amortization period. (Arts, Parks, Health,
Education, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of
the item. Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
Committee approved as amended the item on October 6, 2022.)
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20224864CA
Environmental Case No.: ENV20224865MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: North Westwood Neighborhood Council
(Arts, Parks, Health, Education, and Neighborhoods Committee;
Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
Committee; and Planning and Land Use Management Committee
waived consideration of the matter)
APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated 9262022, AS
AMENDED, to include additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from
Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(4) 150104S8
CD 12 Environmental Impact Report pursuant to California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and related CEQA
findings; report from the City Attorney and draft Ordinance authorizing the
execution of a Third Amendment to the 2008 amended and restated
Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and
Porter Ranch Development Company, to extend the term of the
Development Agreement to December 31, 2026, relating to real property
in the ChatsworthPorter Ranch Community Plan area within the area
covered by the Porter Ranch Specific Plan, adopted by Ordinance No.
166,068 and 167,523; as well as per Amendments as approved by
Ordinance Nos. 171,568, 173,873, 180,084, 183,579, and 185,253. (The
project was fully assessed in the Environmental Impact Report EIR
No. 1988 0026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420), certified on July 10,
1990, as modified by Addenda dated July 2000, September 2000,
October 2006, and April 2016, in accordance with the requirements
of CEQA, and no subsequent environmental clearance is required
for approval of the project.)
Applicant: Porter Ranch Development Company
Representative: Nicholas Norvilas
Ordinance Nos. 171,568, 173,873, 180,084, 183,579, and 185,253. (The
project was fully assessed in the Environmental Impact Report EIR
No. 1988 0026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420), certified on July 10,
1990, as modified by Addenda dated July 2000, September 2000,
October 2006, and April 2016, in accordance with the requirements
of CEQA, and no subsequent environmental clearance is required
for approval of the project.)
Applicant: Porter Ranch Development Company
Representative: Nicholas Norvilas
Case No. CPC1990439DAM3
Environmental No. EIR No. 19880026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420)
Related Cases: CPC1990439DAM2; CPC1990439DAM1; CPC
1990439DA
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Planning and Land Use Management Committee Report adopted
at Council meeting of November 8, 2022)
APPROVED Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinance, dated 09292022 – (3)
Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(5) 220602
CD 10 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 Woman's
Christian Temperance Union State Headquarters, located at 551 South
Kingsley Drive, in the list of HistoricCultural Monuments.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission
Owner: Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Southern California
Case No. CHC20221865HCM
Environmental No. ENV20221866CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 05232022 – (3) Yes;
(0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(6) 221226
Report from Department of Building and Safety relative to a proposed
ordinance to amend Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 05232022 – (3) Yes;
(0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(6) 221226
Report from Department of Building and Safety relative to a proposed
ordinance to amend Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to
incorporate by reference certain portions of the 2022 Edition of the
California Building Standards Code and to make local, administrative,
climatic, geological or topographical changes.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived
consideration of the above matter)
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APPROVED Report from Department of Building and Safety dated 10142022 – (3)
Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(7) 221200S60
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Marty
Shelton to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term
ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the withdrawal from
consideration of Ms. Allison Buchner.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
Background Check: Filed
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 10112022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(8) 180445S1
CDs 8, 9 Environmental Impact Report, Addendum, pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164,
and related CEQA findings, Reports and Recommendations from the Los
Angeles City Planning Commission and Mayor, Resolutions, and General
Plan Amendment relative to the Slauson Corridor Transit Neighborhood
Plan. The Proposed Project includes amendments to the existing South
Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 10112022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(8) 180445S1
CDs 8, 9 Environmental Impact Report, Addendum, pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164,
and related CEQA findings, Reports and Recommendations from the Los
Angeles City Planning Commission and Mayor, Resolutions, and General
Plan Amendment relative to the Slauson Corridor Transit Neighborhood
Plan. The Proposed Project includes amendments to the existing South
Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation
Overlays (CPIO) Districts by creating a new CPIO chapter, “Chapter VI
Slauson Subareas,” to set forth zoning regulations and development
standards to promote green employment uses, expand affordable housing
opportunities, and facilitate building design next to the future Active
Transportation Corridor. Additionally, the Proposed Project amends both
the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Land Use
Diagrams to reflect new General Plan Land Uses and zoning. This includes
updated General Plan Land Use designations; Zone and Height District
changes; changes to existing CPIO Subarea boundaries. The Proposed
Project also revises the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles
Community Plan text to include new Implementation Programs in Chapter 6
“Implementation.” The Proposed Project involves amendments to the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO to continue incentivizing publicly
accessible open space and to further facilitate a direct extension of the
future Active Transportation Corridor to the K Line’s Fairview Heights
Station. Amendments to the West AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO do
not involve changes to General Plan Land Use designations; nor underlying
Zone and Height District changes; nor changes to CPIO boundaries and
related plans and guidelines. The Proposed Project also revises the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert Community Plan Text to include new
Implementation Programs in Chapter 6 “Implementation.”
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20194000GPAZCHDCPIOA
Environmental Nos. ENV20081781EIRADD1; ENV20081780EIR
ADD1, State Clearinghouse No. 2008101098 and No. 2008101097
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission; Transmittal from
Mayor, Resolutions, and Attachments, dated 10242022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent:
Lee
(9) 150719S19
LADOT and Mobility Plan Environmental Impact Reports,
Addendums, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and related CEQA findings,
reports and recommendations from the Los Angeles City Planning
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission; Transmittal from
Mayor, Resolutions, and Attachments, dated 10242022 – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent:
Lee
(9) 150719S19
LADOT and Mobility Plan Environmental Impact Reports,
Addendums, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and related CEQA findings,
reports and recommendations from the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission and Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
relative to a proposed Ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code
Section 12.26 J to update the citywide TDM Ordinance; two proposed
Ordinances recommended by LADOT: 1) New Development Review Fee
Ordinance; and 2) Mobility Investment Trust Fund, and related Ordinances
to align with the City’s climate action goals. This update to the existing
1993 TDM Ordinance proposes new requirements for developments that
exceed certain size and use thresholds to incorporate strategies to reduce
drivealone automobile trips and expand access to alternative
transportation options. Projects subject to the new regulations would be
required to submit a TDM Plan to LADOT for review and approval before
receiving a building permit. The proposed regulations would not apply to
existing buildings, businesses, or residents.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20213141CA
Environmental No. ENV20130911EIRADD3; SCH No. 2013041012
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Mid City West Neighborhood Council
South Robertson Neighborhood Council
For, If Amended:
Westside Neighborhood Council
(This matter is referred to Transportation and Planning and Land
Use Management Committees)
APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated 10242022
and Report from Department of Transportation dated 10262022, AS AMENDED – (3)
Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(10) 211083S1
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
(This matter is referred to Transportation and Planning and Land
Use Management Committees)
APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated 10242022
and Report from Department of Transportation dated 10262022, AS AMENDED – (3)
Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(10) 211083S1
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived
consideration of the above matter)
APPROVED Report from Department of Cannabis Regulation dated 10132022, AS
AMENDED, to include additional recommendations as detailed in the Report from
Planning and Land Use Management Committee – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(11) 201341
CD 1 CONTINUED FROM 12/7/21
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 Morris
Kight Residence, located at 1822 West 4th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Liza Brereton c/o AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Owners: Westlake Apartment Development LLC; and Rafi Ventura,
Sweetzer Lofts, LLC
Case No. CHC20203322HCM
Environmental No. ENV20203323CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(12) 221117
CD 5, CD 13 CONTINUED FROM 11/1/22
Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and
related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b); report from the Los Angeles City
Planning Commission (LACPC), draft Ordinance effectuating a Zone
Change and Height District Change from C41XL and CM1VL to (T)
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(12) 221117
CD 5, CD 13 CONTINUED FROM 11/1/22
Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and
related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b); report from the Los Angeles City
Planning Commission (LACPC), draft Ordinance effectuating a Zone
Change and Height District Change from C41XL and CM1VL to (T)
(Q)CM2D for Lots 2123 of the project site, and Appeal filed by Melrose
Avenue Owner, LLC, Baradas Investment Group (Representative: Kyndra
Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP) from the LACPC's determination
in denying a Waiver of Dedication and/or Improvement to waive a three
foot dedication along Melrose Avenue and a 15foot by 15foot corner cut
or 20foot radius property line return at the intersection of Melrose Avenue
and Seward Street, in accordance with Avenue II standards, for the
demolition of an existing onestory commercial building and surface
parking lot, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a 67,889
squarefoot, fivestory officeretail building, which will include 67,242
square feet of office space and 647 square feet of retail space, will rise to
a maximum height of approximately 77 feet and nine inches (73 feet and
six inches to the top of the parapet), provide 168 vehicular parking spaces
and 26 bicycle parking spaces on the ground floor and two subterranean
levels, and with the addition of the existing building floor area that will
remain on Lots 1820 (developed with two, twostory commercial buildings)
the Project proposes a Floor Area Ratio of 1.88 to 1; for the properties
located at 6101 6117 West Melrose Avenue; and 713 735 North Seward
Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Melrose Avenue Owner, LLC, Bardas Investment Group
Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP
Case No. CPC20212908ZCHDZADWDISPR1A
Environmental No. ENV20212909MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 6, 2022
(13) 220454
CD 1 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 Pacific
Dining Car, located at 1300 – 1314 West 6th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Douglas E. Wance, Buchalter
Owner: Wesley A. II and Toby Idol, Trustees, Wesley II and Toby Idol Trust
CONTINUED TO DECEMBER 6, 2022
(13) 220454
CD 1 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 Pacific
Dining Car, located at 1300 – 1314 West 6th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Douglas E. Wance, Buchalter
Owner: Wesley A. II and Toby Idol, Trustees, Wesley II and Toby Idol Trust
Case No. CHC20219217HCM
Environmental No. ENV20219218CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(14) 220741
CD 13 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 Queen of
Elysian Heights, located at 2004 North Echo Park Avenue and 1553 West
Ewing Street, in the list of HistoricCultural Monuments.
Applicant: Paul Bowers, Silver Lake Heritage Trust
Owners: Cosmo Padilla, Executor of the Estate of Mary P. Jarrin c/o
Elizabeth H. Dale, Gifford, Dearing & Abernathy, LLP, Alfred C. Jarrin and
Mary P. Jarrin, and NELA Development 1 LLC
Case No. CHC2022434HCM
Environmental No. ENV2022435CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 06222022 – (3) Yes;
(0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(15) 221098
CD 5 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV
20222280SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA,
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(b), for the future consideration of the
development of the project identified as Planning Case No. DIR2022
2279TOCSPRVHCA; for the determination that the proposed project is
APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 06222022 – (3) Yes;
(0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(15) 221098
CD 5 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV
20222280SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA,
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(b), for the future consideration of the
development of the project identified as Planning Case No. DIR2022
2279TOCSPRVHCA; for the determination that the proposed project is
a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that 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 (RTP/SCS)
prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG);
contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density
greater than 20 units an acre; and is within onehalf mile of a major transit
stop or highquality transit corridor included in a regional transportation
plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixeduse project as defined
by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation
measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior
environmental reports, including SCAG’s 20162040 RTP/SCS and 2020
2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially
significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed
pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in
an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the
environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or
alterations have been required in or incorporated into the project that
avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance;
mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the project; for
the proposed construction of a mixeduse development with 290 residential
units (36 studio units, 158 1bedroom units, and 96 2bedroom units) and
7,500 square feet of restaurant commercial use in a 28story, 297,690
squarefoot building, including 29 Extremely Low Income affordable
housing units, include a total of 426 vehicle parking spaces, 184 bicycle
parking spaces (164 long term and 20 short term), and 54,540 square feet
of open space, as well as an approximately 4,500 squarefoot publicly
accessible pocket park located at the northern portion of the Project Site;
for the properties located at 1022 – 1066 South La Cienega Boulevard.
Applicant: Will Cipes, 1050 La Cienega, LLC
Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP
Case No. DIR20222279TOCSPRVHCA
Environmental No. ENV20222280SCEA
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report Department of City Planning dated 09162022, AS AMENDED to
include Modified SCEA Conditions as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land
Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP
Case No. DIR20222279TOCSPRVHCA
Environmental No. ENV20222280SCEA
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report Department of City Planning dated 09162022, AS AMENDED to
include Modified SCEA Conditions as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land
Use Management Committee – (3) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee
(16) 211272
CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 4/522
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, and related CEQA
findings; report from the Department of City Planning, Office of the Zoning
Administrator, and an Appeal filed by Jan Fathi, Operator of Habibi Café
(Representative: Martin S. Wolf, Esq., MSW Law Firm) from the
determination in part of the Zoning Administrator, in requiring the
imposition of Condition Nos. 1 (Plan Approval), 5 (Covenant Recording),
10 (Hours of Operation), 19 (Los Angeles Police Department Private Event
Approval) and 20 (Private Events), 24 (Lighting), 45 (Acknowledgement of
New Operator), 46 (Plan Approval for New Operator), 47 (Fee), and 48
(Indemnification), pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal
Code, for the modification of the operation of an existing approximately
3,356 squarefoot restaurant/retail use, currently known as the Habibi Cafe,
located at 923925 South Broxton Avenue.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration
Case No. DIR20211463RV1A
Environmental No. ENV20211464CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
DENIED appeal and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Zoning
Administrator to revoke the restaurant/retail use with hookah smoking for onsite
consumption, and discontinue the operation of the existing business, as detailed in
the Report from Planning and Land Use Management Committee (3) Yes; (0) No; (1)
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PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
ITEM(S)
(1) 220652
CD 14 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, of the CEQA Guidelines,
and related CEQA findings; report from the Central Los Angeles Area
Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Concerned
Citizens for Santa Fe Art Colony (Representative: Channel Law Group),
from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical
Exemption as the environmental clearance to permit the conversion of, and
a 3,672squarefoot addition to, an existing 20,200squarefoot warehouse
building for 18 Joint Living and Work Quarters; for the property located at
2345 South Santa Fe Avenue.
Applicant: Art Colony Property LLC
Representative: three6ixty
Case: ZA20197192ZAD1A
Environmental No. ENV2022757CE1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(2) 220535S1
CD 14 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC), and appeal filed by CREED LA c/o Darien Key
(Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo) from the
determination of the LACPC in approving a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, denying the appeal in part and granting the appeal in part, and
sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency's determination, dated December
22, 2021; and, approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los
Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map VTT No. 83288,
for the subdivision of five parcels into eight lots, including one master
ground lot and seven airspace lots in the M31 Zone, for the construction,
use, and maintenance of a 188,954 square foot, 14story, commercial
office building with 4,325 square feet of commercial ground floor, the
Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC), and appeal filed by CREED LA c/o Darien Key
(Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo) from the
determination of the LACPC in approving a Mitigated Negative
Declaration, denying the appeal in part and granting the appeal in part, and
sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency's determination, dated December
22, 2021; and, approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los
Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map VTT No. 83288,
for the subdivision of five parcels into eight lots, including one master
ground lot and seven airspace lots in the M31 Zone, for the construction,
use, and maintenance of a 188,954 square foot, 14story, commercial
office building with 4,325 square feet of commercial ground floor, the
Project will provide a total of 397 vehicle parking spaces and 146 bicycle
parking spaces within five levels of above grade parking, and two levels of
subterranean parking for the properties located at 635 657 Mesquit
Street; 1585 East Jesse Street; and 632 648 Santa Fe Avenue, subject
to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: 655 Mesquit, LLC, Mark Falcone, c/o Roger Pecsok
Representative: Alfred Fraijo, JR., Esq., Sheppard Mullin Richter &
Hampton, LLP
Case No. VTT832882A
Environmental No. ENV20206829MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE NOVEMBER 7, 2022
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION NOVEMBER 4, 2022)
(3) 170447S2
CONTINUED FROM 10/18/22
Mitigated Negative Declaration, Errata, pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, section 15074(b) and
related CEQA findings and Report and Recommendations from the Los
Angeles City Planning Commission for a draft Ordinance amending Los
Angeles Municipal Code Sections 12.03, 12.20, 12.23, 12.24, and 13.01
to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
existing wells after an amortization period. (Arts, Parks, Health,
Education, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of
the item. Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
Committee approved as amended the item on October 6, 2022.)
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20224864CA
Environmental Case No.: ENV20224865MND
to prohibit new oil and gas extraction and make existing extraction
activities a nonconforming use in all zones. The proposed Ordinance would
phase out all oil drilling activities in the City of Los Angeles by immediately
banning new oil and gas extraction and requiring the abandonment of
existing wells after an amortization period. (Arts, Parks, Health,
Education, and Neighborhoods Committee waived consideration of
the item. Energy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and River
Committee approved as amended the item on October 6, 2022.)
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20224864CA
Environmental Case No.: ENV20224865MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
United Neighborhoods Neighborhood Council
Westwood Neighborhood Council
(4) 150104S8
CD 12 Environmental Impact Report pursuant to California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and related CEQA
findings; report from the City Attorney and draft Ordinance authorizing the
execution of a Third Amendment to the 2008 amended and restated
Development Agreement by and between the City of Los Angeles and
Porter Ranch Development Company, to extend the term of the
Development Agreement to December 31, 2026, relating to real property
in the ChatsworthPorter Ranch Community Plan area within the area
covered by the Porter Ranch Specific Plan, adopted by Ordinance No.
166,068 and 167,523; as well as per Amendments as approved by
Ordinance Nos. 171,568, 173,873, 180,084, 183,579, and 185,253. (The
project was fully assessed in the Environmental Impact Report EIR
No. 1988 0026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420), certified on July 10,
1990, as modified by Addenda dated July 2000, September 2000,
October 2006, and April 2016, in accordance with the requirements
of CEQA, and no subsequent environmental clearance is required
for approval of the project.)
Applicant: Porter Ranch Development Company
Representative: Nicholas Norvilas
Case No. CPC1990439DAM3
Environmental No. EIR No. 19880026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420)
Related Cases: CPC1990439DAM2; CPC1990439DAM1; CPC
1990439DA
October 2006, and April 2016, in accordance with the requirements
of CEQA, and no subsequent environmental clearance is required
for approval of the project.)
Applicant: Porter Ranch Development Company
Representative: Nicholas Norvilas
Case No. CPC1990439DAM3
Environmental No. EIR No. 19880026(SP)(ZC)(PA) (SCH No. 88050420)
Related Cases: CPC1990439DAM2; CPC1990439DAM1; CPC
1990439DA
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(5) 220602
CD 10 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 Woman's
Christian Temperance Union State Headquarters, located at 551 South
Kingsley Drive, in the list of HistoricCultural Monuments.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission
Owner: Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Southern California
Case No. CHC20221865HCM
Environmental No. ENV20221866CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(6) 221226
Report from Department of Building and Safety relative to a proposed
ordinance to amend Chapter IX of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to
incorporate by reference certain portions of the 2022 Edition of the
California Building Standards Code and to make local, administrative,
climatic, geological or topographical changes.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(7) 221200S60
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Marty
Shelton to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term
ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the withdrawal from
consideration of Ms. Allison Buchner.
climatic, geological or topographical changes.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(7) 221200S60
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Marty
Shelton to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term
ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the withdrawal from
consideration of Ms. Allison Buchner.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed
Background Check: Filed
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
TIME LIMIT FILE NOVEMBER 25, 2022
(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION NOVEMBER 23, 2022)
(8) 180445S1
CD 8, CD 9 Environmental Impact Report, Addendum, pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164,
and related CEQA findings, Reports and Recommendations from the Los
Angeles City Planning Commission and Mayor, Resolutions, and General
Plan Amendment relative to the Slauson Corridor Transit Neighborhood
Plan. The Proposed Project includes amendments to the existing South
Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation
Overlays (CPIO) Districts by creating a new CPIO chapter, “Chapter VI
Slauson Subareas,” to set forth zoning regulations and development
standards to promote green employment uses, expand affordable housing
opportunities, and facilitate building design next to the future Active
Transportation Corridor. Additionally, the Proposed Project amends both
the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Land Use
Diagrams to reflect new General Plan Land Uses and zoning. This includes
updated General Plan Land Use designations; Zone and Height District
changes; changes to existing CPIO Subarea boundaries. The Proposed
Project also revises the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles
Community Plan text to include new Implementation Programs in Chapter 6
“Implementation.” The Proposed Project involves amendments to the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO to continue incentivizing publicly
accessible open space and to further facilitate a direct extension of the
future Active Transportation Corridor to the K Line’s Fairview Heights
Station. Amendments to the West AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO do
not involve changes to General Plan Land Use designations; nor underlying
Zone and Height District changes; nor changes to CPIO boundaries and
related plans and guidelines. The Proposed Project also revises the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert Community Plan Text to include new
Implementation Programs in Chapter 6 “Implementation.”
“Implementation.” The Proposed Project involves amendments to the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO to continue incentivizing publicly
accessible open space and to further facilitate a direct extension of the
future Active Transportation Corridor to the K Line’s Fairview Heights
Station. Amendments to the West AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert CPIO do
not involve changes to General Plan Land Use designations; nor underlying
Zone and Height District changes; nor changes to CPIO boundaries and
related plans and guidelines. The Proposed Project also revises the West
AdamsBaldwin HillsLeimert Community Plan Text to include new
Implementation Programs in Chapter 6 “Implementation.”
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20194000GPAZCHDCPIOA
Environmental Nos. ENV20081781EIRADD1; ENV20081780EIR
ADD1, State Clearinghouse No. 2008101098 and No. 2008101097
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(9) 150719S19
LADOT and Mobility Plan Environmental Impact Reports,
Addendums, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, and related CEQA findings,
Reports and Recommendations from the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission and Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)
relative to a proposed Ordinance amending Los Angeles Municipal Code
Section 12.26 J to update the citywide Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) Ordinance; two proposed Ordinances recommended
by LADOT: 1) New Development Review Fee Ordinance; and 2) Mobility
Investment Trust Fund, and related ordinances to align with the City’s
climate action goals. This update to the existing 1993 TDM Ordinance
proposes new requirements for developments that exceed certain size and
use thresholds to incorporate strategies to reduce drivealone automobile
trips and expand access to alternative transportation options. Projects
subject to the new regulations would be required to submit a TDM Plan to
LADOT for review and approval before receiving a building permit. The
proposed regulations would not apply to existing buildings, businesses, or
residents.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20213141CA
Environmental No. ENV20130911EIRADD3; SCH No. 2013041012
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Case No.: CPC20213141CA
Environmental No. ENV20130911EIRADD3; SCH No. 2013041012
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
North Westwood Neighborhood Council
Mid City West Neighborhood Council
South Robertson Neighborhood Council
For, If Amended:
Westside Neighborhood Council
(This matter is referred to Transportation and Planning and Land
Use Management Committees)
(10) 211083S1
Department of Cannabis Regulation report relative to a report back and
status updates on the Social Equity Program (SEP), Compliance and
Enforcement Division, environmental review and Public Convenience or
Necessity processes, and proposed amendments to Article 4, Chapter X
of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to reorganize, clarify and establish
necessary procedures for the administration of the City’s commercial
cannabis licensing and SEP.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(11) 201341
CD 1 CONTINUED FROM 12/7/21
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 Morris
Kight Residence, located at 1822 West 4th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Liza Brereton c/o AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Owners: Westlake Apartment Development LLC; and Rafi Ventura,
Sweetzer Lofts, LLC
Case No. CHC20203322HCM
Environmental No. ENV20203323CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Kight Residence, located at 1822 West 4th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Liza Brereton c/o AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Owners: Westlake Apartment Development LLC; and Rafi Ventura,
Sweetzer Lofts, LLC
Case No. CHC20203322HCM
Environmental No. ENV20203323CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(12) 221117
CD 5, CD 13 Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15074(b), and related CEQA
findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC),
draft Ordinance effectuating a Zone Change and Height District Change
from C41XL and CM1VL to (T)(Q)CM2D for Lots 2123 of the project
site, and Appeal filed by Melrose Avenue Owner, LLC, Baradas Investment
Group (Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP)
from the LACPC's determination in denying a Waiver of Dedication and/or
Improvement to waive a threefoot dedication along Melrose Avenue and a
15foot by 15foot corner cut or 20foot radius property line return at the
intersection of Melrose Avenue and Seward Street, in accordance with
Avenue II standards, for the demolition of an existing onestory commercial
building and surface parking lot, and the construction, use, and
maintenance of a 67,889 squarefoot, fivestory officeretail building, which
will include 67,242 square feet of office space and 647 square feet of retail
space, will rise to a maximum height of approximately 77 feet and nine
inches (73 feet and six inches to the top of the parapet), provide 168
vehicular parking spaces and 26 bicycle parking spaces on the ground
floor and two subterranean levels, and with the addition of the existing
building floor area that will remain on Lots 1820 (developed with two, two
story commercial buildings) the Project proposes a Floor Area Ratio of
1.88 to 1; for the properties located at 6101 6117 West Melrose Avenue;
and 713 735 North Seward Street, subject to Modified Conditions of
Approval.
Applicant: Melrose Avenue Owner, LLC, Bardas Investment Group
Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP
Case No. CPC20212908ZCHDZADWDISPR1A
Environmental No. ENV20212909MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(13) 220454
CD 1 CONTINUED FROM 10/4/22
Representative: Kyndra Casper/Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP
Case No. CPC20212908ZCHDZADWDISPR1A
Environmental No. ENV20212909MND
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(13) 220454
CD 1 CONTINUED FROM 10/4/22
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 Pacific
Dining Car, located at 1300 – 1314 West 6th Street, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: Douglas E. Wance, Buchalter
Owner: Wesley A. II and Toby Idol, Trustees, Wesley II and Toby Idol Trust
Case No. CHC20219217HCM
Environmental No. ENV20219218CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(14) 220741
CD 13 CONTINUED FROM 10/4/22
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 Queen of
Elysian Heights, located at 2004 North Echo Park Avenue and 1553 West
Ewing Street, in the list of HistoricCultural Monuments.
Applicant: Paul Bowers, Silver Lake Heritage Trust
Owners: Cosmo Padilla, Executor of the Estate of Mary P. Jarrin c/o
Elizabeth H. Dale, Gifford, Dearing & Abernathy, LLP, Alfred C. Jarrin and
Mary P. Jarrin, and NELA Development 1 LLC
Case No. CHC2022434HCM
Environmental No. ENV2022435CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(15) 221098
Mary P. Jarrin, and NELA Development 1 LLC
Case No. CHC2022434HCM
Environmental No. ENV2022435CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(15) 221098
CD 5 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV
20222280SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA,
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(b), for the future consideration of the
development of the project identified as Planning Case No. DIR2022
2279TOCSPRVHCA; for the determination that the proposed project is
a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that 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 (RTP/SCS)
prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG);
contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density
greater than 20 units an acre; and is within onehalf mile of a major transit
stop or highquality transit corridor included in a regional transportation
plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixeduse project as defined
by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation
measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior
environmental reports, including SCAG’s 20162040 RTP/SCS and 2020
2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially
significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed
pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in
an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the
environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or
alterations have been required in or incorporated into the project that
avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance;
mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the project; for
the proposed construction of a mixeduse development with 290 residential
units (36 studio units, 158 1bedroom units, and 96 2bedroom units) and
7,500 square feet of restaurant commercial use in a 28story, 297,690
squarefoot building, including 29 Extremely Low Income affordable
housing units, include a total of 426 vehicle parking spaces, 184 bicycle
parking spaces (164 long term and 20 short term), and 54,540 square feet
of open space, as well as an approximately 4,500 squarefoot publicly
accessible pocket park located at the northern portion of the Project Site;
for the properties located at 1022 – 1066 South La Cienega Boulevard.
Applicant: Will Cipes, 1050 La Cienega, LLC
Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP
Case No. DIR20222279TOCSPRVHCA
Environmental No. ENV20222280SCEA
housing units, include a total of 426 vehicle parking spaces, 184 bicycle
parking spaces (164 long term and 20 short term), and 54,540 square feet
of open space, as well as an approximately 4,500 squarefoot publicly
accessible pocket park located at the northern portion of the Project Site;
for the properties located at 1022 – 1066 South La Cienega Boulevard.
Applicant: Will Cipes, 1050 La Cienega, LLC
Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP
Case No. DIR20222279TOCSPRVHCA
Environmental No. ENV20222280SCEA
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(16) 211272
CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 9/20/22
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, and related CEQA
findings; report from the Department of City Planning, Office of the Zoning
Administrator, and appeal filed by Jan Fathi, Operator of Habibi Café
(Representative: Martin S. Wolf, Esq., MSW Law Firm) from the
determination in part of the Zoning Administrator, in requiring the
imposition of Condition Nos. 1 (Plan Approval), 5 (Covenant Recording),
10 (Hours of Operation), 19 (Los Angeles Police Department Private Event
Approval) and 20 (Private Events), 24 (Lighting), 45 (Acknowledgement of
New Operator), 46 (Plan Approval for New Operator), 47 (Fee), and 48
(Indemnification), pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal
Code, for the modification of the operation of an existing approximately
3,356 squarefoot restaurant/retail use, currently known as the Habibi Café,
located at 923925 South Broxton Avenue. Pursuant to Los Angeles
Municipal Code Section 12.27.1 C.4., the Planning and Land Use
Management Committee may recommend to the City Council to
require the modification, discontinuance, revocation of the use,
uphold the Zoning Administrator's determination, or impose
additional corrective conditions regarding its use in order to
mitigate any land use impacts.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration
Case No. DIR20211463RV1A
Environmental No. ENV20211464CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Westwood Neighborhood Council
Environmental No. ENV20211464CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Westwood Neighborhood Council
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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.