Meeting

Please Note Public Comment Will Be Taken In-Person Only.

Planning and Land Use Management Committee

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 - 2:00 PM

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER
ROOM 340, CITY HALL 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:		COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, CHAIR
		COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
		COUNCILMEMBER KATY YAROSLAVSKY
		COUNCILMEMBER IMELDA PADILLA
		COUNCILMEMBER HEATHER HUTT

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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)

23-1406
CD 13	Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2020-3838-SCEA, 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. DIR-2020-3837-TOC-SPP-HCA; 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 one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixed-use 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 2016-2040 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; the proposed Project includes the demolition of an auto service center and four-unit multi-family residential building and the new construction of a 44,366 square foot multi-family residential project with 41 dwelling units, the resulting floor area ratio is 3.24:1, the Project proposes four-stories above grade with one level of subterranean parking with a maximum height of 67 feet above grade, the unit mix would include 34 one-bedroom units and 7 studio units, of the 41 dwelling units, 5 units would be reserved for habitation by Extremely Low Income households, vehicular access to the proposed building would be provided via a full-access driveway on Garfield Place, the Project would provide a total of 41 vehicle parking spaces and 21 bicycle parking spaces, approximately 3,273 square feet of open space and amenity areas would be provided; for the properties located at 5600 - 5616 West Franklin Avenue, and 1857 and 1859 North Garfield Place. Applicant: Ilan Gorodezki, 162-166 Douglas, LLC Representative: Sammie Tabrizi, Kamran Tabrizi, Architect & Associates Case No. DIR-2020-3837-TOC-SPP-HCA Environmental No. ENV-2020-3838-SCEA

	Fiscal Impact Statement: No

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(2)

21-0162-S1
CD 3	Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2022-8821-MND, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related Environmental findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission; and draft Ordinance to effectuate a Vesting Zone and Height Change from P-1LD, C2-1LD, and C4-1LD to C2-2, pursuant to Section 12.32 Q of the Los Angeles Municipal Code; for the demolition and removal of the existing remnant building foundation and parking lot for the construction of a three-story, 158,371 square foot mixed-use building, which would include a 156,917 square-foot climate-controlled storage for household goods with two subterranean levels and a 1,015 square-foot associated office, 1,400 square feet of neighborhood-serving commercial/retail spaces, and associated parking lot, the mixed-use building will be approximately 37 feet, 7 1⁄2 inch-high, measured from grade to the top of the roof structure with a maximum floor area ratio of 2.96:1, the Project proposes 22 shared parking spaces, 16 short-term and 24 long-term bicycle parking spaces, the Project also proposes the removal of 19 non-protected trees, export of approximately 32,598 cubic yards of material during the demolition phase and 41,000 cubic yards of soil, the hours of operation are from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; for the property located at 20401 West Ventura Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Margo Conley, 20401 Ventura Boulevard LLC Representative: Stacey Brenner, Brenner Consulting Group Case No. CPC-2022-8820-VZC-HD-CU-SPE-SPP-SPR Environmental No. ENV-2022-8821-MND

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - JULY 15, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - JULY 3, 2024)

(3)

24-1200-S15
	Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Martina Diaz to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2028. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Background Check: Pending

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - JUNE 3, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 31, 2024)

(4)

23-1419
CD 2	Related to Council file No. 23-1419-S1 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and an Appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (Representative: Marjan Abubo, Lozeau Drury LLP), from the LACPC’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven-story (92-foot tall), 128-unit, mixed-use building with 13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial uses, the Project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101 bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard. Applicant: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC / Grubb Properties Representative: Jessica Pakdaman / Brad Rosenheim, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Case No. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2022-6486-CE-1A

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(5)

23-1419-S1
CD 2	Related to Council file No. 23-1419 Sustainable Communities Project Exemption (SCPE), No. ENV-2024-1649-SCPE, and report from the Department of City Planning relative to determining that the proposed project, Case No. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A, is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.1, and qualifies as a transit priority project pursuant to PRC Section 21155(b) that is declared to be a Sustainable Communities Project, which by definition means that the proposed project is consistent with the general land use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments pursuant to PRC Section 21155(a); and contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan per PRC Section 21155(b); and, that meets all criteria of Subdivisions (a) and (b), including environmental criteria, land use criteria, and at least one criteria (affordable housing) of Subdivision (c) of PRC Section 21155.1; for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new seven-story (92-foot tall), 128-unit, mixed-use building with 13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial uses, the Project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101 bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard. Applicant: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC / Grubb Properties Representative: Jessica Pakdaman / Brad Rosenheim, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Case No. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2024-1649-SCPE Related Case No. ENV-2022-6486-CE-1A

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

(6)

24-0339
CD 11	Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring Program and Errata from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b), and related CEQA findings; report from the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (WLAAPC); and an Appeal filed by Castellammare Mesa Home Owners Association (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon), from the WLAAPC’s determination in approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring Program and Errata, as the environmental clearance for the development to occur on 12 existing lots, comprising four separate sites. The project consists of the construction of four single-family dwellings on each site, one detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), swimming pools, decks, retaining walls, grading necessary for the residential development, remedial grading, and a 200-foot extension of Revello Drive with required grading, total grading for the project consists of approximately 29,148 cubic yards of earthwork, of which 28,341 cubic yards will be remedial, and a Haul Route approval for the export of 33,794 cubic yards of dirt, the project includes a 200-foot extension of Revello Drive; for the construction of a new two-story 9,051 square-foot single family residence with a 5,887 square- foot basement, a new pool/spa with attached garage, decks, two new retaining walls, each with a maximum height of 10 feet, landscaping and hardscaping improvements, trellises, and an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), for the properties located at 17538 - 17550 Tramonto Drive (Case No. DIR-2019- 6352-CDP-MEL-1A, SHP House 1); construction of a new two-story 4,160 square-foot single-family residence with a 5,096 square-foot basement, a new pool/spa with attached garage, decks, two new retaining walls, each with a maximum height of 10 feet, landscaping and hardscaping improvements and trellises, for the properties located at 17532 - 17548 Revello Drive (Case Nos. DIR-2019-5524-CDP-MEL-1A and ZA-2019-5525-ZAD-1A, SHP House 2); construction of a new two-story 2,619 square-foot single-family residence with a 2,428 square-foot basement, a new pool/spa with attached garage, decks, two new retaining walls, each with a maximum height of 10 feet, landscaping and hardscaping improvements and trellises, for properties located at 17523 - 17529 Revello Drive (Case Nos. DIR-2019-5571-CDP-MEL-1A and ZA-2019-5574-ZAD-1A, JDR House 1); and construction of a new two-story 5,645 square-foot single-family residence with a 6,292 square- foot basement, a new pool/spa with attached garage, decks, two new retaining walls, each with a maximum height of 10 feet, landscaping and hardscaping improvements and trellises, for properites located at 17533 - 17547 Revello Drive (Case Nos. DIR-2019-5584-CDP-MEL-1A and ZA-2019-5585-ZAD-1A, JDR House 2). Applicant: Springhouse Hamilton Park LLC (SHP House 1 & 2); JDR Revello LLC (JDR House 1 & 2); Demos Development (all four houses) Representative: Greg Demos, Demos Development and Tony Russo, Crest Real Estate Case Nos. DIR-2019-6352-CDP-MEL-1A; DIR-2019-5524-CDP-MEL-1A; DIR-2019-5571-CDP-MEL-1A; DIR-2019-5584-CDP-MEL-1A; ZA-2019-5525-ZAD-1A; ZA-2019-5574-ZAD-1A; ZA-2019-5585-ZAD-1A Environmental No. ENV-2019-5520-MND-1A

	Fiscal Impact Statement: No

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 27, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 24, 2024)

(7)

23-1150
CD 14	Related to Council file No. 23-1151 Continued from March 19, 2024 Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2017-506-EIR, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2019050010, and the Final EIR dated January 2023 (8th, Grand and Hope Project EIR), Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and Environmental findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) recommending that the City Council approve, pursuant Section 14.5.6 A of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) greater than 50,000 square feet of floor area, for the transfer of up to 346,853 square feet of floor area from the Los Angeles Convention Center (Donor Site), located at 1201 South Figueroa Street, to the Project Site (Receiver Site), thereby permitting a maximum 9.25:1 Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in lieu of the otherwise permitted 6:1 FAR; and Appeals filed by 1) Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA) (Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo, Aidan P. Marshall; and 2) Richard Becher, Digital Realty from the determination of the LACPC in: 1) dismissing as not necessary, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, a Zone Variance to allow 60 percent of the required residential parking spaces as compact spaces, and to allow the parking of compact spaces in a tandem configuration; 2) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, a Zone Variance to allow relief from providing an additional 10-inch clear space to the parking stall widths when adjoined on their longer dimension by an obstruction; 3) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, a Zone Variance to allow relief to allow reduced drive aisle widths of 24 feet in lieu of the required drive aisle width; 4) approving, pursuant LAMC Section 11.5.7 E, a Specific Plan Project Permit Adjustment for a Director's Determination for an Alternative Design to allow a deviation from the Ground Floor Treatment regulations in Section 4 of the Downtown Design Guide; 5) approving, pursuant LAMC Section 11.5.7 E, a Specific Plan Project Permit Adjustment to allow a deviation from Section 5 of the Downtown Design Guide to allow building and balcony projections up to nine feet and 25 feet into the sidewalk easements along Hope Street and Grand Avenue respectively, and allow projections to begin at an elevation of 25 feet above grade along Hope Street and Grand Avenue; 6) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 G.3, a Director's Decision to allow 79 trees to be planted on-site in lieu of the otherwise required 145 trees, and to allow an in-lieu fee to be paid for the remaining 66 required on-site trees; and 7) approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development project which creates an increase of more than 50 dwelling units, for the construction of a 50-story, mixed-use development comprised of 580 residential dwelling units and up to 7,499 square feet of ground floor commercial uses on a 34,679 square-foot site, located at 754 South Hope Street and 609 - 625 West 8th Street, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Stuart Morkun, MFA 8th Grand and Hope LLC Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP Case No. CPC-2017-505-TDR-ZV-SPPA-DD-SPR-1A Environmental No. ENV-2017-506-EIR; SCH No. 2019050010 Related Case Nos. VTT-74876-CN-2A; ZA-2021-7053-ZAI-1A

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 15, 2024)

(8)

23-1151
CD 14	Related to Council file No. 23-1150 Continued from March 19, 2024 Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2017-506-EIR, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2019050010, and the Final EIR dated January 2023 (8th, Grand and Hope Project EIR), Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and Environmental findings; and report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) relative to Vesting Tentative Tract (VTT) appeals filed by 1) Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development (CREED LA) (Representative: Adams, Broadwell, Joseph & Cardozo, Aidan P. Marshall; 2) Richard Becher, Digital Realty; and 3) Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Lozeau Drury LLP, Marjan Abudo) from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeal in part and granting the appeal in part, and sustaining the decision of the Advisory Agency dated May 26, 2023; and approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 74876-CN; for the merger and re-subdivision of three lots into one ground lot and nine airspace lots for residential and commercial condominium purposes, and above and below grade parking, as shown on map stamp-dated February 14, 2022, and a haul route for the export of approximately 89,750 cubic yards of soil, for the properties located at 754 South Hope Street and 609 - 625 West 8th Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Stuart Morkun, MFA 8th Grand and Hope LLC Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP Case No. VTT-74876-CN-2A Environmental No. ENV-2017-506-EIR; SCH No. 2019050010 Related Case Nos. CPC-2017-505-TDR-ZV-SPPA-DD-SPR-1A; ZA-2021-7053-ZAI-1A

	Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes

	Community Impact Statement: None submitted

	TIME LIMIT FILE - MAY 15, 2024

	(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MAY 15, 2024)

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