Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, March 7, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM ROOM 340, CITY HALL ­ 2:00 PM 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) 22­1583 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 Tenochtitlan: The Wall That Talks, located at 6029 ­ 6039 North Figueroa Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Kathleen Gallegos, Avenue 50 Studio, Incorporated Owners: Fig Crossing LLC c/o Managing Partner, Kayita Sky Incorporated, L and H Crescent LLC, and Lodes Incorporated Case No. CHC­2022­5945­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2022­5946­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 26, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 26, 2023) APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated December 1, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 21­1501 CD 4 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 Jablonski Residence, located at 1973 North Carmen Avenue, in the list of Historic­ Cultural Monuments. Applicant: David Gadd, President, Argyle Civic Association Owners: Nancy De Mayo and Carl V. Jablonski, Trustee, The Carl Vincent  Yes; (0) No (2) 21­1501 CD 4 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 Jablonski Residence, located at 1973 North Carmen Avenue, in the list of Historic­ Cultural Monuments. Applicant: David Gadd, President, Argyle Civic Association Owners: Nancy De Mayo and Carl V. Jablonski, Trustee, The Carl Vincent Jablonski Living Trust Case No. CHC­2021­7689­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2021­7690­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 26, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 26, 2023) CONTINUED TO MARCH 21, 2023 (3) 22­1512 CD 15 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 Watts City Hall and Engine Company No. 65, located at 1513 ­ 1525 East 103rd Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Adrian Scott Fine, Los Angeles Conservancy Owner: City of Los Angeles Case No. CHC­2022­5974­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2022­5975­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 26, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 26, 2023) APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated December 1, 2022 – (5)  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 26, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 26, 2023) APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated December 1, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 14­1697­S4 Motion (Yaroslavsky ­ Krekorian) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety to prepare a report within 60 days with recommendations that provides an update to its 2018 progress report, Update on the Progress of the Mandatory Soft­Story and Non­Ductile Concrete Retrofit Programs, relative to the implementation of and compliance with the City's seismic retrofit programs. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Yaroslavsky – Krekorian) – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 23­0141 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Krekorian ­ Park ­ Yaroslavsky) relative to 1) Directing the Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS), in consultation with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), and the City Attorney, to prepare a report with an evaluation of recommendations to streamline and improve the ground mounted solar permitting and approval process found under Los Angeles Municipal Code 12.24.U.7 (Conditional Use Permits), in consideration of the Council Directed LA100 decarbonization and renewable energy objectives, and that this report include recommendations for an administrative process usable for the majority of structures solely supporting solar energy systems not otherwise permitted, and where appropriate require the conditional use permit process in order to protect all housing development, especially affordable and low income housing, trees and native plants, limit reductions in open space, while protecting wildlife corridors and hillside communities; and, 2) Directing the DCP, and LADBS, with the assistance of the LADWP, to include within the reports, an analysis of the California Solar Rights Act and subsequent legislation that has improved it. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Blumenfield – Krekorian – Park – Yaroslavsky) – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­1220 CD 4 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act  DCP, and LADBS, with the assistance of the LADWP, to include within the reports, an analysis of the California Solar Rights Act and subsequent legislation that has improved it. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Blumenfield – Krekorian – Park – Yaroslavsky) – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­1220 CD 4 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 Kun House II, located at 7943 ­ 7947 West Fareholm Drive, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Owner/Applicant: Jon C. Hacker, Co­Trustee, Hacker Thomas Trust Case No. CHC­2022­4974­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2022­4975­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 26, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 26, 2023) APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated October 11, 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 23­1200­S12 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Monique Lawshe to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2024, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ms. Helen Campbell. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ APRIL 13, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ APRIL 12, 2023) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated February 27, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No  Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ APRIL 13, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ APRIL 12, 2023) APPROVED Report from Mayor dated February 27, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (8) 21­1053­S1 CD 14 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), as revised by Addendum, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Mitigation Measures, and Environmental Findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) relative to Vesting Tentative Tract (VTT) appeals filed by: 1) Kamran Benji, United Broadway, LLC (Representative: Matthew Hayden, Hayden Planning), and; 2) Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (Representative: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury, LLP) from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeals and sustaining the Deputy Advisory Agency's Determination, dated February 18, 2022, and approving VTT Map No. 82463, pursuant to Sections 17.03, 17.06, and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; for the merger of eight lots into one master ground lot and a haul route to export 30,000 cubic yards of soil from the project site; for the property located at 1123­1161 South Main Street and 111 West 12th Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. [On January 18, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing and adopted the SCEA, No. ENV­2018­7379­SCEA, the MMP prepared for the SCEA, and the Environmental Findings, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21155.2(b), through Council file No. 21­1053.] Applicant: Daniel Taban, Frontier Holdings West, LLC Representative: Tanner Blackman, Irvine & Associates, Inc. Case No. VTT­82463­2A Related Cases: ZA­2018­7378­ZV­TDR­SPR­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 31, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 24, 2023) DENIED the appeals and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from the LACPC dated January 26, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 23­0035  TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 31, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 24, 2023) DENIED the appeals and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from the LACPC dated January 26, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (9) 23­0035 CD 12 Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV­2021­10328­MND, and Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related CEQA findings; report from the North Valley Area Planning Commission (NVAPC), and an Appeal filed by Jahanshah Kaboli­Nejad, Roscoe Fallbrook Neighborhood Coalition, from the determination of the NVAPC, in approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of an approximately 98,614 square­foot light industrial complex consisting of three single­story plus mezzanine buildings, each built to a maximum height of 40 feet, the proposed Project would result in a floor area ratio of approximately 0.32:1 and 28.8 percent building coverage across the site, the Project would also provide 262 parking spaces on as surface parking lot surrounding the proposed buildings; for the properties located at 22815 ­ 22825 West Roscoe Boulevard. Applicant: Kevin Staley, SCIND Fallbrook Point, LLC Representative: Adrienne Asadoorian and Brad Rosenheim, Rosenheim and Associates Case No.: DIR­2021­10327­SPR Environmental No.: ENV­2021­10328­MND Related Case Nos.: CPC­2007­237­ZC­GPA­CU­SPR; DIR­2016­317­ ACI­CLQ; DIR­2017­2024­ACI­CLQ; DIR­2019­7507­ACI­CLQ Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 12, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 12, 2023) DENIED the appeal and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the North Valley Area Planning Commission (NVAPC), as detailed in the Report from the NVAPC dated January 9, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­1527 CD 11 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1), Section 15303 (Class 3) and Section 15332 (Class 32)(Case No. ENV­ 2022­267­CE), and related CEQA findings; and an Appeal filed by Friends  (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 12, 2023) DENIED the appeal and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the North Valley Area Planning Commission (NVAPC), as detailed in the Report from the NVAPC dated January 9, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (10) 22­1527 CD 11 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1), Section 15303 (Class 3) and Section 15332 (Class 32)(Case No. ENV­ 2022­267­CE), and related CEQA findings; and an Appeal filed by Friends of Walther Way (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP), from the determination of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance and an application to export 2,800 cubic yards of earth, for the property located at 666 and 672 North Walther Way, subject to Conditions of Approval. (The proposed project is for the demolition of the existing single­family dwelling, attached garage, and a swimming pool and the construction of a new two­ story 4,690 square­foot single­family dwelling, five­car garage, 5,770 square foot basement, and a swimming pool/spa, the project includes the excavation of approximately 2,550 cubic yards of cut and fill and the export of approximately 2,800 cubic yards of soil.) Applicant: Crest Real Estate, c/o Nick Leathers Owner: Walther Way LLC, c/o Emanual Yashari Board File No. 220042 Environmental No. ENV­2022­267­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MARCH 30, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MARCH 24, 2023) DENIED the appeal and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners (BBSC), as detailed in the Communications from the BBSC dated February 24, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 23­0017 CD 11 Categorical Exemption, ENV­2021­5597­CE­1A, from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and an Appeal filed by Kathryn Schorr, from the determination of the LACPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction of a new six­story, 67­foot tall, 27­unit residential building (including 3 units reserved for Extremely Low­Income Households), the project will have a  from the BBSC dated February 24, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (11) 23­0017 CD 11 Categorical Exemption, ENV­2021­5597­CE­1A, from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32, of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and an Appeal filed by Kathryn Schorr, from the determination of the LACPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction of a new six­story, 67­foot tall, 27­unit residential building (including 3 units reserved for Extremely Low­Income Households), the project will have a proposed Floor Area Ratio ("FAR") of approximately 4.3:1 with approximately 46,528 square feet of floor area, the project provides 26 parking spaces located at subterranean level, the existing two single­family dwellings and attached garages on­site are proposed to be demolished, and seven non­protected trees are proposed to be removed from the subject site, the project will involve grading and export approximately 6,475 cubic yards of soil; for the property located at 2456­2460 South Purdue Avenue. Applicant: Amir Mehdizadeh Representative: Aaron Belliston, BMR Enterprises Case No: DIR­2021­5596­TOC­HCA­1A Environmental No.: ENV­2021­5597­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 12, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 12, 2023) 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 January 5, 2023 – (5) Yes; (0) No (12) 22­0477 CD 7 CONTINUED FROM FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); the Appeal filed by Manuel Martinez in part from the determination of the LACPC, in approving and sustaining a Plan Approval pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 M, to continue the use and operation of a campus with three public charter schools on an approximately 7.3 acre site in the RA­1­K Zone, originally approved under Case No. CPC­2013­1495CU for the property located at 13351­13377 North Glenoaks Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Gerard Montero, Tri – Lake Charter School Properties LLC  Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15301, Class 1, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); the Appeal filed by Manuel Martinez in part from the determination of the LACPC, in approving and sustaining a Plan Approval pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 M, to continue the use and operation of a campus with three public charter schools on an approximately 7.3 acre site in the RA­1­K Zone, originally approved under Case No. CPC­2013­1495CU for the property located at 13351­13377 North Glenoaks Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Gerard Montero, Tri – Lake Charter School Properties LLC Representative: David Moss, David Moss and Associates, Incorporated Case No. CPC­2013­1495­CU­PA1­2A Environmental No. ENV­2020­3420­CE Related Case: CPC­2013­1495­CU Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE ­ MAY 12, 2023 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ MAY 12, 2023) 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 April 25, 2022 – (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. 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