Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 17, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS­ MEMBERS: DAWSON, CHAIR COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT (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) 22­1051 Reports from the Department of City Planning (DCP) and City Administrative Officer relative to retroactively authorizing the DCP to apply for a 2022­2023 Certified Local Government (CLG) grant from the State of California Office of Historic Preservation (CalOHP) for the creation of a framework and strategy on how to approach the development of an Indigenous Peoples Historic Context that would become a part of the citywide historic context statement; and to accept two CLG grants and execute two grant agreements with the CalOHP for the total amount of $44,000 for a one­year term from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, and related transactions; and, authorizing the Controller to set up a grant receivable of $44,000 and establish an appropriation account within the City Planning Grants Trust Fund No. 46Y/68 for the disbursement of funds for the project. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Financial Policies Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Reports from Department of City Planning dated September 8, 2022, and from City Administrative Officer dated December 2, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 22­1566 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Krekorian) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, the Board of Public Works' Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and other departments as appropriate, report to the Council on the timing, costs, potential funding sources, and benefits of adopting a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan into the City's General Plan. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) – (5) Yes; (0) No  Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Krekorian) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, the Board of Public Works' Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and other departments as appropriate, report to the Council on the timing, costs, potential funding sources, and benefits of adopting a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan into the City's General Plan. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 22­0120­S1 Motion (Krekorian ­ Yaroslavsky ­ Raman) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the Department of Building and Safety and the City Attorney to report with recommendations for an ordinance that would define allowable electric vehicle charging for all appropriate zones of the City, inasmuch as this land use is currently undefined in the Los Angeles Municipal Code. The report should rely on best practices from other jurisdictions and include recommendations for urban design standards consistent with the Citywide Design Guidelines for pedestrian design, 360­degree design, and climate adaptive design that promote a high quality pedestrian environment and improve interactions with the public realm. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Krekorian – Yaroslavsky – Raman) – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 20­1101 CD 4, CD 5 Zone Change Ordinance for parcels within the project boundaries identified from RE15­1, RE15­1­H, RE20­1, RE20­1­H, RE40­1, RE40­1­ H to RE15­1­HCR, RE15­1­H­HCR, RE20­1­HCR, RE20­1­H­HCR, RE40­1­ HCR, RE40­1­H­HCR; for residential neighborhoods within the Project Site, the Zone Change Ordinance establishes application of the Hillside Construction Regulation (HCR) Supplemental Use District (SUD), which applies specific supplemental development restrictions related to construction, grading quantities, and hauling requirements, to the Project Area, the existing Hillside Construction Regulations found in Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13.20 will apply to the Project Area and would apply only to residentially zoned properties; the Project Site consists of the Franklin Canyon, Coldwater Canyon, and Bowmont Hazen residential neighborhoods within the Bel Air­Beverly Crest Community Plan area. (The Ordinance was adopted on December 6, 2022 by the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and on December 7, 2022 the Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, and this action is to correct the Zone Change Ordinance with the addition of the signature page.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted  neighborhoods within the Bel Air­Beverly Crest Community Plan area. (The Ordinance was adopted on December 6, 2022 by the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and on December 7, 2022 the Ordinance was adopted by the City Council, and this action is to correct the Zone Change Ordinance with the addition of the signature page.) Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED draft Ordinance, dated January 4, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 22­0536 CD 9 The first Addendum and Joint Analysis to the previously certified Convention and Event Center Project Environmental Impact Report No. ENV­2011­0585­EIR and related CEQA findings, City Attorney report and Draft Ordinances relative to 1) amending and restating the Convention and Event Center Specific Plan, including renaming it the Convention Center and Arena Specific Plan; and, 2) amending and restating the Convention and Event Center Sign District, including renaming it to the Convention Center and Arena Sign District. Applicant: City of Los Angeles, City Tourism Department, Doane Liu Representative: Kevin Rieger, AEG Plenary Conventions LA, LLC Case No. CPC­2019­4572­GPA­VZC­HD­SP­SN Environmental No. ENV­2011­0585­EIR­ADD1 Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Report from City Attorney and draft Ordinances, dated November 10, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 20­1265­S1 CDs 1, 8, 9 PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to incorporating additional recommendations to the amendments of the South Los Angeles Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) Ordinance, which seeks to address displacement and the preservation of affordable housing. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Raman) – (5) Yes; (0) No  Overlay (CPIO) Ordinance, which seeks to address displacement and the preservation of affordable housing. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Harris­Dawson – Raman) – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 22­1055­S1 CD 8 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32 (Infill Development) and City CEQA Guidelines, Section 1, Class 15 (Minor Land Divisions), and related CEQA findings; report from the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC), and appeals filed by: 1) Felipe Caceres, USC Forward (Representative: Jordan R. Sisson, Esq., Law Office of Gideon Kracov), and 2) Tanisha B. Thomas, West Adams Neighborhood Association, from the decision of the SLAAPC in determining that the Project is categorically exempt pursuant to City CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32) (ENV­2020­ 3308­CE); for the construction, use, and maintenance of 10 small lot homes pursuant to Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance No. 176,354, all units will be four stories in height with a maximum height of 44 feet with two covered parking spaces per lot, the site is currently developed with one commercial storefront building, proposed to be demolished, for the property located at 1840 ­ 1848 West Adams Boulevard. Applicant: Donghao Li, Tripalink Representative: Benjamin M. Reznik and Daniel Freedman, Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell LLP Related Case No. VTT­83081­SL­HCA­2A Environmental No. ENV­2020­3308­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted GRANTED the appeals, and thereby OVERTURNED the determination of the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC), to approve a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 22­0514 CD 3 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating consideration of the Disabled American Veterans building (DAV Birmingham Hospital Chapter 73), located at 6543 Corbin Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, as a Historic­Cultural Monument (HCM) under the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and instructing the Department of City Planning through the Office of Historic Resources to prepare the HCM application for review and consideration by the Cultural  GRANTED the appeals, and thereby OVERTURNED the determination of the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC), to approve a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 22­0514 CD 3 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating consideration of the Disabled American Veterans building (DAV Birmingham Hospital Chapter 73), located at 6543 Corbin Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367, as a Historic­Cultural Monument (HCM) under the procedures of Section 22.171.10 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code, and instructing the Department of City Planning through the Office of Historic Resources to prepare the HCM application for review and consideration by the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC), and after reviewing the application, requesting the CHC submit its report and recommendation to the Council regarding the inclusion of the above property, in the City's list of HCMs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 22­0975 CD 7 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 15526 Plummer Street, located at 15526 West Plummer Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Debora Masterson, North Hills Preservation Consortium Owners: Hamid and Jeanine Nourafchan, Trustees, H and J Nourafchan Trust, and Hamid and Jeanine Nourafchan Case No. CHC­2022­3646­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2022­3647­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes For if Amended: North Hills West Neighborhood Council APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated August 23, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­0652 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM 11/1/2022 Categorical Exemption, ENV­2019­7193­CE, 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 Appeals filed by: 1) Concerned Citizens for Santa Fe Art Colony (Representative: Channel  APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated August 23, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­0652 CD 14 CONTINUED FROM 11/1/2022 Categorical Exemption, ENV­2019­7193­CE, 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 Appeals filed by: 1) Concerned Citizens for Santa Fe Art Colony (Representative: Channel Law Group); and, 2) Sylvia Tidwell, Santa Fe Art Colony Tenants Association, from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the rehabilitation and conversion of an existing warehouse located at the rear of the property to joint living and work quarters for artists and artisans with 18 new dwelling units and 24 new on­site parking spaces, for the property located at 2345 South Santa Fe Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Art Colony Property LLC Representative: three6ixty Case: ZA­2019­7192­ZAD­1A Environmental No. ENV­2019­7193­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED (11) 21­0781 CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 12/6/22 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV­ 2019­7300­SCEA, 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. DIR­2019­ 7299­TOC­SPR; 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 high­ quality 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  7299­TOC­SPR; 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 high­ quality 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 2020­2045 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 partial demolition of existing improvements, including two apartment buildings and a surface parking lot, and the construction of a new mixed­use project with 209 dwelling units, including 28 Extremely Low Income affordable housing units, and approximately 2,653 square feet of new commercial uses; the existing Tom Bergin's Restaurant and Tavern, located at 840 South Fairfax Avenue and containing approximately 3,829 square feet of floor area, would remain; the Project also includes construction of an eight­story building with a maximum height of approximately 94 feet and a total floor area of approximately 189,115 square feet; and, a total of 239 vehicular parking spaces, 146 bicycle parking spaces, and a minimum of 18,356.25 square feet of open space; for the properties located at 800 ­ 840 South Fairfax Avenue. Applicant: Chris Clifford, 830 Fairfax Owner II, LLC Representative: Todd Nelson, Rand, Paster, Nelson Case No. DIR­2019­7299­TOC­SPR Environmental No. ENV­2019­7300­SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED 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).  CONTINUED TO A DATE TO BE DETERMINED 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). 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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.