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#  Central Area Planning Commission Agenda

May 23 2019

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CENTRAL LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION \*CORRECTED\* REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 2019, AFTER 4:30 P.M.

LOS ANGELES CITY HALL
 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, ROOM 1070
 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012

1. DEPARTMENTAL REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS

    - Items of Interest
    - Advanced Calendar
    - Commission Requests
    - Approval of the Minutes – May 14, 2019
2. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
     Presentation by Neighborhood Council representatives on any neighborhood council resolution, or community impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda.
3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
     The Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address on non-agenda items, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. This requirement is in addition to any other hearing required or imposed by law. Persons wishing to speak during Public Comment must complete and submit a speaker’s request form to the Executive Assistant prior to the commencement of the Public Comment period.

    Individual testimony within the public comment period shall be limited up to five (5) minutes per person and up to ten (10) minutes per subject.
4. RECONSIDERATIONS

    1. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER - The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission

        Action on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 8.3, provided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.
    2. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER - If a majority of the Commission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may address the merits of the original Commission Action.

5\. ZA-2014-391-ZAA-1A CEQA: ENV-2014-392-CE

Plan Area: Wilshire

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
 PROJECT SITE: 112 North June Street

PROPOSED PROJECT:

Council District: 4 - Ryu Last Day to Act: N/A

A Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment from Section 12.07.01-C,5, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.28, to allow a Residential Floor Area of 10,138 square feet in lieu of the maximum 9,225 square feet otherwise permitted, in conjunction with additions to the first (459 square feet) and second floors (662 square feet) and patio/porch areas (518 square feet), of an existing single-family dwelling, and the construction of a new subterranean garage level, all upon an approximately 21,966 square-foot lot in the RE11-1-HPOZ Zone; and the adoption of Categorical Exemption ENV-2014-0392-CE as the environmental clearance for this project.

Central Los Angeles
 Area Planning Commission 2 May 28, 2019

REQUESTED ACTION:

In accordance with the writ and judgment issued in Donald Kottler et al. v. City of Los Angeles et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS154184; California Court of Appeal Case No. B278276) vacate and set aside the Adjustment approved in Department of City Planning Case No. ZA-2014-391-ZAA.

Applicant: Appellant:

Michael Sourapas

Donald and Marlene Kottler
 Representative: Frank Angel, Esq., Angel Law

Jonathan Hershey, Sr. City Planner (213) 978-1337 jonathan.hershey@lacity.org

6\. APCC-2018-4958-ZC-CUB CEQA: ENV-2018-4959-CE

Plan Area: Hollywood

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
 PROJECT SITE: 1518 North Cahuenga Boulevard PROPOSED PROJECT:

REQUESTED ACTIONS:

Council District: 13 – O’Farrell Last Day to Act: 05-31-19

A new 9,745 square-feet restaurant consisting of a 4,887 square-foot dining area and bar with 172 seats and a 911 square-foot music room with 59 seats located on the first floor; a 1,687 square-foot mezzanine level, consisting of storage areas; and a 3,035 square-foot dining area and bar with 201 seats located on the rooftop.

Applicant: Staff:

Botanical Hospitality Group Representative: Dana Sayles, Three6ixty

Tina Vacharkulksemsuk, City Planner (213) 978-1241 tina.vacharkulksemsuk@lacity.org

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), an Exemption 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; and

Pursuant to Section 12.32 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Zone Change from C4-2D-SN to (T)(Q)C2-2D-SN to allow for rooftop dining for a new restaurant; and Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Conditional Use to permit the on-site sale and dispensing of a full line of alcohol and live entertainment.

Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3

May 28, 2019

7\. APCC-2018-7474-SPE-SPP CEQA: ENV-2018-7475-CE

Plan Area: Hollywood

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED PROJECT SITE: 1868NorthVermontAvenue PROPOSED PROJECT:

Council District: 4 – Ryu Last Day to Act: 05-31-19

Change of use of the first-floor commercial space of an existing two-story multi-tenant building from retail/office to a 2,448 square-foot pet store with on-site grooming and shampoo area. The proposed scope of work will include tenant improvement within the first and second floors of the existing building. No expansion to the existing space is proposed within the currently existing building in the C4-1D Zone within Subarea B (Mixed Use Boulevards) of the Vermont/Western Station Neighborhood Area Plan

(SNAP).

REQUESTED ACTIONS:

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), an Exemption 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; and

Pursuant to Section 11.5.7 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Specific Plan Exception from Section 8.A of the Vermont/Western SNAP to allow a pet grooming use in lieu of

what is otherwise permitted within the C1.5 Zone; and

Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance to allow a change of use of the first-floor commercial space of an existing two-story multi-tenant building from retail/office to a

2,448 square-foot pet store with on-site grooming and shampoo area.

Applicant:

Healthy Spot 016, LLC
 Representative: Dana Sayles, Three6ixty

Jason Hernandez, City Planning Associate (213) 978-1276 jason.hernandez@lacity.org

\*8. VTT-74201-SL-1A
 CEQA: ENV-2016-1367-EIR

Plan Area: Hollywood

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
 PROJECT SITE: 750-756-1/2 North Edinburgh Avenue

PROPOSED PROJECT:

Council District: 5 – Koretz Last Day to Act: 05/29/19

Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 74201 for a 0.4468-acre (19,456.91 square-feet) gross, 0.2883 (12,560.28 square-feet) net site for eight small lot subdivision purposes, for a net area after dedication of 0.2732 acre (11,899.08 square-feet), with eight regular parking spaces and eight compact parking spaces, as shown on map stamp-dated April 18, 2016.

Central Los Angeles
 Area Planning Commission 4 May 28, 2019

APPEAL:

Appeal of the April 17, 2019, Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination which:

1. Certified the Edinburgh Avenue SLS EIR which has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
2. Did not adopt the related and prepared Edinburgh Avenue SLS Environmental Findings; and
3. Denied the related and prepared Edinburgh Avenue SLS Statement of Overriding Considerations;
4. Denied the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Edinburgh Avenue SLS EIR; and
5. Denied the appeal of the Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination to deny the requested Vesting Tentative Tract Map.

Applicant: Appellant:

BLDG Edinburgh, LLC Representative: Elisa Pastor, Esq

Guy Penini, BLDG Edinburgh, LLC Representative: Elisa L. Paster, Glaser Weil LLP

Adam Villani, City Planner (213) 847-3688 adam.villani@lacity.org

The next regular meeting of the Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at

City Hall

200 North Spring Street, Room 1070

Los Angeles, California 90012

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