Planning and Land Use Management Committee

JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Tuesday, January 31, 2023 JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM , 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) 21­1230­S3 Department of City Planning Report and recommendations relative to Equity Indicators and methodologies, and how they relate to ongoing land use and planning efforts centered on equity and recent progress that has been achieved in the development of these tools. Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted APPROVED Report from Department of City Planning dated January 18, 2023 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee (2) 22­0945 CD 12 Categorical Exemption, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; and draft Ordinance relative to a Zone Change from (T)(Q)C1­1VL, (Q)C1­1VL, C1­ 1VL, (Q)C4­1VL, C4­1VL, and P­1VL to C4­ 1 VL across an entire 11.7 acre existing shopping center development, the existing 163,073 square foot, approximately 32 feet in height shopping center includes 36 tenant spaces providing retail and service uses, 26,152 square feet of landscaping, and 630 parking spaces, no new construction is proposed; for the properties located at 6400 ­ 6534 North Platt Avenue, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval and Findings. Applicant: Mick Meldrum, ICI Development Company Representative: Rosenheim and Associates Case No. CPC­2020­6413­ZC Environmental No. ENV­2020­6414­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 7, 2023  Representative: Rosenheim and Associates Case No. CPC­2020­6413­ZC Environmental No. ENV­2020­6414­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 7, 2023 (3) 23­0013 CD 7 Mitigated Negative Declaration and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, and draft Ordinance effectuating a Vesting Zone Change from [T][Q]MR­1VL­CUGU to (T)(Q)M1­1VL­CUGU, pursuant to Sections 12.32 F and 12.32 Q of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; for the proposed demolition and removal of an existing single­family dwelling and accessory structures, including a garage, carport, and barn, and the construction of a new three­story, 41 feet in height, self­storage building (ExtraSpace Storage) with a floor area of 130,094 square feet, equating to a floor area ratio (FAR) of approximately 1.49:1, the self­storage building will contain 1,259 storage units, and 1,022 square feet of ground floor ancillary storefront retail/office space, the Project proposes a surface parking lot that will contain 27 vehicle parking stalls and will provide 28 bicycle parking stalls, 14 short­term and 14 long­term parking stalls, with proposed hours of operation for the self­storage use are from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., daily; for the property located at 12121 West Foothill Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Margo Conley, 12121 Foothill Boulevard, LLC Representative: Stacey Brenner, Brenner Consulting Group Case No. CPC­2021­9000­VZC­ZV­CU­SPR Environmental No. ENV­2021­9001­MND Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted. APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated December 20, 2022 and draft Ordinance dated November 17, 2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee (4) 22­1506 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, Department of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning to report on the results and accuracy of the Short­Term Rental study from McGill University, provide a status report on the Home­Sharing program in Los Angeles, and a specific action plan to cure any problems that are confirmed or revealed.  APPROVED Report from Los Angeles City Planning Commission dated December 20, 2022 and draft Ordinance dated November 17, 2022 – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee (4) 22­1506 Motion (Blumenfield ­ Harris­Dawson) relative to instructing the Los Angeles Housing Department, Department of Building and Safety and Department of City Planning to report on the results and accuracy of the Short­Term Rental study from McGill University, provide a status report on the Home­Sharing program in Los Angeles, and a specific action plan to cure any problems that are confirmed or revealed. Community Impact Statement: Yes: For: Bel Air­Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council APPROVED Motion (Blumenfield – Harris­Dawson) – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee (5) 22­1127 CD 6 Motion (Martinez ­ Blumenfield) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning in consultation with Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to create a Specific Plan for Van Nuys Airport to replace the Van Nuys Airport Plan and Zoning Ordinance 177327, the plan should include: 1) Looking at mitigating noise and other impacts from the airport on the surrounding area; 2) Establish a community benefit program for the surrounding area; 3) Explore how land covered by the plan can continue to be an economic generator by luring new commercial activity; and 4) Have extensive engagement with airport stakeholders and local residents. Community Impact Statement: Yes For if Amended: North Hills West Neighborhood Council For if Amended: Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council APPROVED AS AMENDED Motion (Martinez – Blumenfield) – (4) Yes; (0) No; (1) Absent: Lee (6) 23­0026 CD 8 Environmental Impact Report pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15168 and 15162, and related CEQA findings, and communication from the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC) regarding the SLAAPC's determination in denying the appeal filed by Henry Fan, Bethune Hotel Ventures, LLC, and sustaining the Zoning Administrator's determination dated March 25, 2022; denying, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 168­room Hotel located within 500 feet of a Residential Zone and denying, pursuant to Section 16.05 C of the LAMC, a Site Plan Review for a development project which creates, or results in an increase of 50 or more guest rooms, in the C2­2D­ CPIO zone, for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven­ story, 75 feet height, 168­room hotel building, totaling 101,928 square­feet including 3,896 square­feet of ground floor retail, 1,500 square­feet  findings, and communication from the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC) regarding the SLAAPC's determination in denying the appeal filed by Henry Fan, Bethune Hotel Ventures, LLC, and sustaining the Zoning Administrator's determination dated March 25, 2022; denying, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 168­room Hotel located within 500 feet of a Residential Zone and denying, pursuant to Section 16.05 C of the LAMC, a Site Plan Review for a development project which creates, or results in an increase of 50 or more guest rooms, in the C2­2D­ CPIO zone, for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven­ story, 75 feet height, 168­room hotel building, totaling 101,928 square­feet including 3,896 square­feet of ground floor retail, 1,500 square­feet dedicated to Community Child Education Services, and 5,032 square­feet of open space, with an additional 1,284 square­feet of open space intended for the Community Education facility, within 500 feet of a residential zone located 3685 South Vermont Avenue. Applicant: Henry Fan, Bethune Hotel Ventures, LLC Case No. ZA­2020­55­CU­SPR­1A Environmental No. ENV­2020­56­EAF; ENV­2008­1781­EIR Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: Yes Against: Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council GRANTED the appeal, and thereby OVERTURNED the determination of the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission in sustaining the Zoning Administrator's determination and ADOPT the revised Findings and Conditions to approve the Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review. – (3) Yes; (0) No; (2) Absent: Rodriguez; Lee If you challenge this Committee's action(s) in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk at or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence delivered to the City Clerk before the City Council's final action on a matter will become a part of the administrative record. Materials relative to items on this agenda can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk's Council File Management System, at lacouncilfile.com by entering the Council File number listed immediately following the item number (e.g., 00­0000). Telecommunication Relay Services Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology, telephone devices have evolved with new services and capabilities. Individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, and individuals with a speech disability are following these trends and are rapidly migrating to more advanced telecommunications methods, both for peer­to­peer and third­party telecommunications relay service (TRS) communications. Telecommunications Relay Service is a telephone service that allows persons with hearing or speech disabilities to place and receive telephone calls. TRS is available in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories for local and/or long distance calls. TRS providers ­ generally telephone companies ­ are compensated for the costs of providing TRS from either a state or a federal fund. There is no cost to the TRS user. What forms of TRS are available?There are several forms of TRS, depending on the particular needs of the user and the equipment available: TRS includes: Text to Voice TIY­Based TRS; Speech­to­Speech Relay Service; Shared Non­English Language Relay Service; Captioned Telephone Relay Service; Internet Protocol Relay Service; and Video Relay Service. Please visit this site for detail descriptions, https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications­relay­service­trs. Don't hang up! Some people hang up on TRS calls because they think the CA is a telemarketer. If you hear, "Hello. This is the relay service .. . " when you pick up the phone, please don't hang up! You are about to talk, through a TRS provider, to a person who is deaf, hard­of­hearing, or has a speech disability. For more information about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit theFCC's Disability Rights Office website.