Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, September 6, 2022 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 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) 22­0800 CD 10 Motion (Wesson – Harris­Dawson) relative to initiating consideration of a Community Plan Implementation Overlay Amendment and accompanying Height District Change for the properties located at 5741 West Jefferson Boulevard and 3336 – 3348 South La Cienega Place. Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Motion (Wesson – Harris­Dawson) – (5) Yes; (0) No (2) 20­1074­S2 Bureau of Engineering report relative to transitioning LA Al Fresco Program participants into permanent sidewalk dining permits. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (Also referred to the Transportation Committee. Public Works Committee heard this item on July 27, 2022) NOTED AND FILED Bureau of Engineering report dated 06­09­2022 and INSTRUCTED the City Administrative Officer to prepare a report. – (5) Yes; (0) No (3) 20­1074­S3 Joint report from Departments of City Planning and Building and Safety relative to the LA AL Fresco Program permanent Ordinance status report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, (3) 20­1074­S3 Joint report from Departments of City Planning and Building and Safety relative to the LA AL Fresco Program permanent Ordinance status report. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted (This item is referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, Public Works Committee and Transportation Committee) NOTED AND FILED Department of City Planning and Department of Building and Safety joint report dated 08­05­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (4) 22­0678 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 Hollywood Home Savings and Loan, located at 1500 ­ 1518 North Vine Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Brian Curran, Hollywood Heritage Owners: JP Morgan Chase Bank C/O JPMC Lease Administration and Home Savings & Loan Association Case No. CHC­2021­10737­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2021­10738­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED AS AMENDED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 06­06­ 2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (5) 22­0023 CD 13 Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15074(b), and related CEQA findings; report from Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), Revised Findings and appeal filed by Doug Haines, joint with La Mirada Ave. Neighborhood Association from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving: 1) a Conditional Use Permit to allow a hotel within 500 feet from a Residential Zone; 2) a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on­site consumption within 36 hotel rooms (minibars) and a rooftop bar/lounge; 3) a Specific Plan Exception from Section 9.A.1 of the Vermont/Western SNAP to allow commercial uses above the ground­floor and from Section 9.C of the Vermont/Western to allow the proposed building to exceed the Transitional Height limits for a project abutting a Subarea A lot; and, 4) a  Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15074(b), and related CEQA findings; report from Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), Revised Findings and appeal filed by Doug Haines, joint with La Mirada Ave. Neighborhood Association from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving: 1) a Conditional Use Permit to allow a hotel within 500 feet from a Residential Zone; 2) a Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on­site consumption within 36 hotel rooms (minibars) and a rooftop bar/lounge; 3) a Specific Plan Exception from Section 9.A.1 of the Vermont/Western SNAP to allow commercial uses above the ground­floor and from Section 9.C of the Vermont/Western to allow the proposed building to exceed the Transitional Height limits for a project abutting a Subarea A lot; and, 4) a Project Permit Compliance to allow for the demolition of an existing two­ story duplex and surface parking lot, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new four­story (60­foot), mixed­use boutique hotel with 36 guest rooms, 10 residential apartment units, and an at­grade parking level with one subterranean level, the project will reserve two units as affordable, including one Very Low Income Household unit and one Low Income Household unit, it will include 47 overall parking spaces with a maximum of 12 residential parking spaces (including two guest spaces) designated for the proposed apartments, 24 bicycle parking spaces, and 1,343 square feet of open space, the site is located on a 14,478 square­foot lot that would include 26,080 square feet of total floor area with a Floor Area Ratio of 1.8:1, there are four existing trees on the site, which are all unprotected fruit trees that would be removed as part of the project scope; for the property located at 1530 North Western Avenue (1524­1530 North Western Avenue and 5446 West Harold Way), subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Phil Patel Representative: Eric Lieberman, QES, Inc. Case No. APCC­2019­4338­SPE­CU­CUB­SPP­1A Environmental No. ENV­2019­4339­MND Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), as detailed in the Report from the CLAAPC dated 01­​04​­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­0750 CD 10 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32) of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake Macarthur Park, from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for a proposed Tier 4 Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing project involving the construction, use, and maintenance of a new eight­story multi­family  CLAAPC dated 01­​04​­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (6) 22­0750 CD 10 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32) of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake Macarthur Park, from the determination of the CLAAPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for a proposed Tier 4 Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing project involving the construction, use, and maintenance of a new eight­story multi­family development, containing a total of 92 dwelling units, with 11 proposed dwelling units reserved for Extremely Low Income Households, the proposed development will contain approximately 43,818 square feet of floor area, provides a total of 6,900 square feet of open space; for the property located at 603, 603 ½, and 605 South Mariposa Avenue. Applicant: Kayte Edson, 603 South Mariposa QOZB, LLC Representative: Jonathan Yang, Irvine & Associates, Inc. Case: DIR­2021­9072­TOC­SPR­HCA­1A Environmental No.: ENV­2021­9073­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (CLAAPC), as detailed in the Report from the CLAAPC dated 06­23​­2022 – (5) Yes; (0) No (7) 22­0875 CD 10 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32) of the CEQA Guidelines, and related CEQA findings; report from the Department of City Planning, and an Appeal filed by Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake Macarthur Park, from the determination of the Director of Planning, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use and maintenance of a 56,112 square foot, 60­unit residential development including six dwelling units set aside for affordable housing (or 10 percent of the proposed density) reserved for Extremely Low Income Households Transit­Oriented Communities project, for the property located at 1037 South Dewey Avenue (1031 ­ 1043 South Dewey Avenue). Applicant: Henry Fan, URSA 1037 Dewey Ave., LLC Representative: Patrick Jen Case: DIR­2022­756­TOC­HCA Environmental No. ENV­2022­757­CE­1A  56,112 square foot, 60­unit residential development including six dwelling units set aside for affordable housing (or 10 percent of the proposed density) reserved for Extremely Low Income Households Transit­Oriented Communities project, for the property located at 1037 South Dewey Avenue (1031 ­ 1043 South Dewey Avenue). Applicant: Henry Fan, URSA 1037 Dewey Ave., LLC Representative: Patrick Jen Case: DIR­2022­756­TOC­HCA Environmental No. ENV­2022­757­CE­1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Director of Planning, as detailed in the Report from the Department of City Planning dated 07­29­ 2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Rodriguez (8) 21­1272 CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 6/21/22 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  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 CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 (9) 22­0468 CD 13 CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 2, 2022 Categorical Exemption and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and Appeals filed by 1) Nicole Antoine and 2) David Richardson from the determination of the LACPC in determining that the project is exempt from CEQA and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies, approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Density Bonus for a housing development project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted by Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25, approving a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1 for the sales and dispensing of a full­line of alcoholic beverages for on and off­site consumption for two establishments, and approving a Site Plan Review for a project that results in an increase of 50 or more dwelling units, for the demolition of an existing one­ and two­story auto shop with an adjoining surface level parking lot and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 84,662 square­foot, seven­story mixed­use residential development consisting of 86 residential units (with 10 units reserved for Very Low­Income Households), the project proposes to include a total 69 parking spaces within an at grade parking garage; for the property located at 3209 ­ 3227 West Sunset Boulevard, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Sunset Twins­HH, LLC c/o Daniel Neman Representative: Jonathan Yang, Irvine & Associates, Inc. Case No. CPC­2021­2035­DB­CU­CUB­SPR­HCA­1A Environmental No. ENV­2021­2036­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No 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 04­21­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Rodriguez  Environmental No. ENV­2021­2036­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No 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 04­21­2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Rodriguez (10) 22­0453 CD 5 CONTINUED FROM 6/7/22 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV­ 2021­3327­SCEA, Errata to the SCEA, Mitigation Measures, Mitigated Monitoring and Reporting Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2, for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­ VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in prior Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), including the 2020­2045 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy Program EIR, SCH No. 2019011061, for a proposed demolition of the existing two­story commercial building and surface parking lots to develop an eight­story mixed­use building with 242 residential dwelling units and 10,900 square feet of commercial space fronting Wilshire Boulevard; the Project would set aside 25 dwelling units for Extremely Low Income Households; the Project would encompass a total floor area of 260,000 square feet resulting in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.54:1 and would have a maximum building height of 105 feet; the northern lots and Carling Way (which would be merged into the Project Site through Case No. VTT­83358­CN) would be redeveloped into a 16,822 square­foot green belt that would be utilized as a publicly­accessible common open space; the Project would provide 26,350 square feet of open space which includes the green belt, a courtyard, roof deck, private balconies, and amenity rooms; the Project would comprise of 293 residential parking spaces located within two subterranean levels and one above­grade level, and 30 commercial parking spaces located on the ground level; designated driveways would provide ingress and egress for residential and commercial parking and would be located along South Citrus Avenue; the Project would also provide 164 bicycle spaces (143 long­term and 21 short­term); for the properties located at 5001 Wilshire Boulevard, 671­677 South Highland Avenue, and 668 South Citrus Avenue. Applicant: Wilshire Springs, LLC Representative: Jamie Poster and Jon Meyer, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN Environmental No. ENV­2021­3327­SCEA  designated driveways would provide ingress and egress for residential and commercial parking and would be located along South Citrus Avenue; the Project would also provide 164 bicycle spaces (143 long­term and 21 short­term); for the properties located at 5001 Wilshire Boulevard, 671­677 South Highland Avenue, and 668 South Citrus Avenue. Applicant: Wilshire Springs, LLC Representative: Jamie Poster and Jon Meyer, Craig Lawson & Co., LLC Case Nos. DIR­2021­3324­CLQ, DIR­2021­3326­TOC­SPR­VHCA, and VTT­83358­CN Environmental No. ENV­2021­3327­SCEA Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated 04­13­2022 – Yes (4); No; (0); (1) Absent: Rodriguez If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. 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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