Meeting

Called by Committee Chair

SPECIAL MEETING  – Planning and Land Use Management Committee

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL - 8:00 AM 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

MEMBERS:   COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-DAWSON, CHAIR
    COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO
    COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
    COUNCILMEMBER MARK RIDLEY-THOMAS
    COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
     

Armando Bencomo - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1080
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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT

ITEM(S)

(1)
19-0782
CD 3 REQUEST TO BE CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINEDCONTINUED FROM 8/17/21
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 Bothwell Ranch, located at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Owners: Helen Ann Bothwell, Co-Trustee, Et al. Bothwell Trust and Blair B. Davis; Helen A. Bothwell, Trustee, Helen A. Bothwell Trust; Helen A. Bothwell, Trustee, Helen A. Bothwell Trust and Helen A. Bothwell

Case No. CHC-2019-5114-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2019-5115-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(2)
21-0533
Motion (Koretz – de León) relative to directing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Fire Department, Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and other relevant City departments or agencies, and requesting the City Attorney to report back on drafting an Ordinance to amend the Los Angeles Municipal Code which would prohibit the building and permitting of any new gas, diesel, or other fossil-fuel pumps in the City of Los Angeles, and for any expansions of current gas stations to be limited to serving zero-emissions vehicles and providing non-fuel-related facilities.
   
  Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: 
Westside Neighborhood Council
Silver Lake Neighborhood Council
Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
Echo Park Neighborhood Council
 
 
(3)
21-0671
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 Howard Hughes Headquarters, located at 7000 West Romaine Street, 930-956 North Sycamore Avenue, and 931-953 North Orange Drive; in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Margot Gerber, Art Deco Society of Los Angeles

Owners: 7000 Romaine Holdings LLC c/o David M. Bass and Associates, Inc.

Case No. CHC-2020-5220-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-5221-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(4)
21-0785
CD 9
TIME LIMIT AND LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 9/29/21
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 Los Angeles Korean United Methodist Church, located at 2909 South Orchard Avenue and 1276 West 29th Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicants/Owners: Dan Stein and Jerry Wise, The Pews at SC, LLC

Case No. CHC-2020-3286-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-3287-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(5)
21-0472
CD 2
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 Magnolia Boulevard Oak Trees, located at 11755-11805 West Magnolia Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Valley Village Neighborhood Council

Owner: City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA), Urban Forestry Division

Case No. CHC-2020-7441-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-7442-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(6)
21-0569
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 the Point Fermin Light Station, located at 807 West Paseo Del Mar, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Elena Maggioni, City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Owner: City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks

Case No. CHC-2020-513-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-514-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(7)
21-0562
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 Dolores Del Rio Residence, located at 1903 North Outpost Drive and 1900 North El Cerrito Place, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicants/Owners: Andrea Landi and Reggio Properties LLC

Case No. CHC-2021-363-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2021-364-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(8)
21-0834
CD 1
CONTINUED FROM 8/31/21
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 Department of City Planning, and an Appeal filed by Margarita Lopez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake/MacArthur Park (Representative: Claudia Medina, Law Office of Claudia Medina), from the Director of Planning’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV-2019-2894-CE, as the environmental clearance for a proposed qualifying Tier 3 Transit Oriented Communities project involving the demolition of a 17 dwelling unit multi-family apartment building, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a 73-feet one-inch, seven-story in height, multi-family apartment building consisting of 79 dwelling units within 52,740 square feet of floor area; the project includes 40 vehicular parking spaces, six short-term bicycle parking spaces and 60 long-term bicycle parking spaces; on-site restricted affordable unit composition for the project includes six dwelling units restricted for Extremely Low Income Households and six dwelling units restricted for Very Low Income Households, for a total of 12 on-site restricted affordable dwelling units for a minimum period of 55 years; the project includes 6,187.75 square feet of open space after a 25 percent reduction of 8,150 square feet otherwise required by the Los Angeles Municipal Code, including a roof top deck that includes 4,286.75 square feet, a courtyard on the third level containing 1,001 square feet, and 900 square feet of private open spaces; for the property located at 831 South Westlake Avenue.
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Applicant: Westlake Apartments, LP

Representative: Behrouz Bozorgnia, Mobbil Inc.

Case No. DIR-2019-2893-TOC

Environmental No. ENV-2019-2894-CE-1A
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submited.
 
 
(9)
14-1487
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 the Granada Theatre, located at 628-634 North Avalon Boulevard, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Owners: Platinum Global Entertainment, Inc. and OPEG, Inc.

Case No. CHC-2021-408-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2021-409-CE
   
  Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: Wilmington Neighborhood Council
 
 
(10)
21-0672
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 the Atwater Bungalows, located at 1401-1435 West Avon Park Terrace, 1406 West Cerro Gordo Street, and 2245-2247 North Park Drive; in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Jim Schneeweis, Echo Park Historical Society

Owners: Ronald C. Atwater, Co-Trustee, Atwater Trust Fund, and Regis Toby Atwater

Case No. CHC-2020-7776-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-7777-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(11)
20-1173
CD 11
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 First Baptist Church of Venice, located at 671-685 East Westminster Avenue and 686-688 East Westminster Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles

Owners: 1036 North Highland Management LLC c/o Lee J. Polster, and 685 Westminster Holdings LLC c/o Jay Penske

Case No. CHC-2020-4034-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-4050-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(12)
20-0380-S1
Motion (Blumenfield – Harris-Dawson) relative to instructing the City Attorney, in consultation with the Department of City Planning, to prepare and present a corrected Ordinance for Council file No. 20-0380-S1 (Case No. CPC-2020-4926-CA), to address a typographical error in Ordinance No. 187096 that internally references the wrong set of eligibility criteria in the text relative to the relief related to Time Limit Extensions for Conditional Use Permits, to internally reference the set of eligibility criteria in Section 16.02.1 C.3 (not Section 16.02.1 D.3, which is a separate set of eligibility criteria related to Automobile Parking Relief), and ensure that the internal Section references are consistent throughout the Local Emergency Ordinance, which amends the City’s temporary regulations during a declared Local Emergency to provide specific Zoning Code relief.
   
  Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(13)
21-0795
CD 14
Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; and a report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission relative to the Transfer of Floor Area Rights and Public Benefits Payment by the Public Benefit Trust Fund for the transfer of Development Rights greater than 50,000 square feet, and a request to the Chief Legislative Analyst to convene the Public Benefit Trust Fund Committee, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 14.5.12; for the construction and operation of a 70-story mixed-use high-rise development, with up to 751,777 square feet of floor area on a 38,097 square foot site; the project is a certified Environmental Leadership Development Project that would include up to 794 residential units, 12,504 square feet of ground-floor commercial (restaurant/retail) uses, a ground-floor public plaza, and residential open space amenities; and would have a maximum height of 810 feet, with a 61-story tower above a nine-level podium; eight podium levels would be automobile parking and would be partially wrapped with residential units; the project would also have six subterranean levels of parking (depth of 70 feet), and would require the excavation and export of approximately 89,713 cubic yards of soil; five existing single-story commercial buildings containing 35,651 square feet of floor area would be removed from the project site; for the properties located at 1033-1057 South Olive Street. (The project was assessed in the previously certified 1045 Olive Project EIR, No. ENV-2016-4630-EIR, certified on February 7, 2020.)

Applicant: 1045 Olive, LLC

Representative: Cindy Starrett, Latham and Watkins

Case No. CPC-2017-3251-TDR-MCUP-SPR

Environmental No. ENV-2016-4630-EIR; SCH No. 2017121047
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(14)
21-0784
CD 14
CONTINUED FROM 8/31/21
TIME LIMIT FILE: 9/20/21; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 9/17/21
Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Mitigation Monitoring Program, Errata dated February 2021, Addendum to the previously Certified EIR, dated August 2021, and related California Environmental Quality Act findings; reports from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission and Mayor, Resolution for a General Plan Amendment to the Central City North Community Plan to change the land use designation from Heavy Industrial to Regional Center Commercial; and, draft Ordinance effectuating a Vesting Zone and Height District Change from M3-1-RIO to [T][Q]C2-2-RIO, and a Developer Incentive to permit a zero-foot side yard in lieu of the 16 feet for the residential floors along the eastern property line; for a project that includes up to 347 new live-work units, approximately 187,374 square feet of new office space, 21,858 square feet of new commercial uses, and a 926 square-foot community room on a 96,523 square-foot (2.2-acre) site of the 347 new live-work units; in compliance with Measure JJJ, five percent of the total proposed rental units (up to 18 units) would be set aside for Extremely Low-Income Households, and 11 percent of the total proposed rental units (up to 39 units) would be set aside for Very Low-Income Households; if the new residential units are provided for-sale, then instead, 11 percent of the total proposed for-sale units (up to 39 units) would be set aside for Very Low-Income Households; if both rental and for-sale units are provided, the project shall comply with the applicable rental and for-sale provisions; the uses would be located in a 30-story residential tower with a maximum height of 399 feet and a nine-story office building with a maximum height of 157 feet; in addition, five existing buildings, located on the northern portion of the project site that comprise approximately 56,686 square feet, would be retained with six live-work units, office, retail, restaurant, and warehouse uses; two additional existing buildings that comprise approximately 6,844 square feet, and contain four vacant live-work units, as well as two open sheds and surface parking areas located on the southern portion of the project site, would all be demolished; upon completion, the project’s total floor area would be 569,448 square feet, with a maximum Floor Area Ratio of 6:1; for the properties located at 2117-2147 East Violet Street and 2118-2142 East 7th Place, subject to Modified Findings and Modified Conditions of Approval. (The project was assessed in the previously Certified 2143 Violet Street Project EIR, No. ENV-2017-438-EIR, certified on May 14, 2021.)

Applicant: Mark Spector, ONNI Capital, LLC

Representative: Dale Goldsmith, Armbruster Goldsmith and Delvac, LLP

Case No. CPC-2017-437-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-VCU-MCUP-SPR

Environmental Nos. ENV-2017-438-EIR; SCH No. 2018051050

Related Case No. VTT-74890-CN-1A
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted.
 
 
(15)
21-0470
CD 2
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 Studio City Golf and Tennis Club, located at 4047-4155 North Whitsett Avenue and 12506-12630 West Valley Spring Lane, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments.

Applicant: Teresa Austin

Owner: 4141 Whitsett LLC c/o David Weil

Case No. CHC-2020-7764-HCM

Environmental No. ENV-2020-7765-CE
   
  Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: Yes

For: 
Reseda Neighborhood Council
NoHo Neighborhood Council
North Hollywood West Neighborhood Council
Bel Air-Beverly Crest Neighborhood Council
Panorama City Neighborhood Council
Greater Valley Glen Neighborhood Council
North Hollywood Northeast Neighborhood Council
Studio City Neighborhood Council
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
 
 

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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 peer-to-peer and third-party 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 TIY-Based TRS; Speech-to-Speech Relay Service; Shared Non-English 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/telecommunications-relay-service-trs.

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, hard-of-hearing, 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.