Los Angeles — 2023-06-08

10. Appeal of Monetary Penalty of $1,000.00 Assessed on May 5, 2023 Against\nSmooth Ride Services and Imposition of a One-Year Probationary Period

11. Subsequent Report Regarding the Recommended Penalty Assessment and\nPermanent Revocation of 16 Unrestricted Private Ambulance and 6 Unrestricted\nNon-Ambulatory Gurney Vehicle Permits Held by Skori, Inc. dba West Coast\nAmbulance (Company ID#2482)\nADJOURNMENT - PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.7\nAgenda will be posted online and can be downloaded at least 72 hours prior to a\nmeeting from the Department of Transportation Website\nhttps://ladot.lacity.org/about/commissions or posted on the bulletin board located on the\n1st floor of City Hall East (Main Street Lobby).\nMembers of the public are invited to address the Board of Transportation\nCommissioners on any item on the agenda prior to action by the Board on that specific\nitem. Members of the public will be given an opportunity to address non-agenda items\nwithin this Board’s jurisdiction.\nA total of 10 minutes will be allotted, subject to time limits on individual items, as the\nPresident deems appropriate.\nWritten material supporting agenda items can be reviewed prior to each Board meeting\nat the Commission office, 100 S. Main Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, 90012, between\nthe hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4 p.m.\nFinalization of Commission Actions: In accordance with City Charter, actions that are\nsubject to Section 245 shall become final at the expiration of the next five meeting days\nof the Los Angeles City Council during which the Council has convened in regular\nsession and that if Council asserts jurisdiction during this five meeting day period the\nCouncil has 21 calendar days thereafter in which to act on the matter.\nBOARD OF TRANSPORTATION\nCOMMISSIONERS AGENDA -3- June 8, 2023\nMatters pending will be carried for a maximum of six months, after which time they will\nbe deemed withdrawn and rescheduled when a new staff report is received.\nAs a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los\nAngeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability, and upon request, we will\nprovide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services,\nand activities. To ensure availability, you are advised to make your request at least 72\nhours prior to a meeting you wish to attend. For additional information, please contact\nJasmin San Luis, Acting Commission Executive Assistant, at (213) 972-8448 or TTY\ncall (213) 580-1177.

4. Commission Business

5. Communications\na. Community Impact Statement – Los Feliz Neighborhood Council

7. Recommend Approval of the Application of GT Ride LLC for Three Unrestricted\nNon-Ambulatory Passenger Vehicle Permits\nACTION ITEM

8. Hearing on Objection to the Recommended Amendments to Board Order 598\nfiled by Michael P. Borom, Ambiance Transportation Co LLC

9. Appeal of Empire Transportation, Inc. (ID #2546) Concerning the Department’s\nAssessment of a $1,000 Monetary Penalty for Violation of Los Angeles Municipal\nCode §71.02(A) and 71.03(B) as Required by Board Order 580

2. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL POSITION STATEMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS\nPresentations by Neighborhood Council representatives on any Neighborhood Council resolution, or\ncommunity impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being\nconsidered on this agenda. The Neighborhood Council representative shall provide the Board or\nCommission with a copy of the Neighborhood Council's resolution or community impact statement by email\nto cpc@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on any matter listed\non the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda item is taken for\nconsideration.

4. RECONSIDERATIONS\na. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER – The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission\nAction on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 9.3,\nprovided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.\nb. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER – If a majority of the\nCommission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may address\nthe merits of the original Commission Action.

5. CONSENT CALENDAR (No Items)\nConsent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item.\nThe Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items\nunless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time\nallows on the regular agenda.

6. CPC-2020-7285-GPA Council District: 15 – McOsker\nCEQA: POLB EIR (SCH No. 2009081079) Last Day to Act: 07-23-23\nPlan Area: Wilmington – Harbor City\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed March 15, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 3200 East Anaheim Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe Port of Long Beach Anaheim Way Heavy Haul Route Project will realign the existing Anaheim Way to\naccommodate oversized truck turning movements along Anaheim Way from Pier B Street to Farragut\nAvenue. The realignment will enable oversized trucks (approximately 50 annually) to use this route with\npolice escort and an overweight truck route permit from the City of Los Angeles. The proposed Project\nprovides an alternative route for oversized trucks accessing the Port of Long Beach via Farragut Avenue\n– Anaheim Way – Anaheim Street replacing the 9th Street at-grade crossing route scheduled to be\npermanently closed under the Pier B On-Dock Rail Support Facility Program. The Project will include\nwidening of Anaheim Way from 45 feet to 72 feet, and the widening of Farragut Avenue from 44 feet to 72\nfeet, which would require street reclassification from Local Industrial Streets to Collector Industrial Streets\nand inclusion into the Overweight Vehicle Special Permit Route. The Project proposes new\ncurbs/sidewalks, utilities, street lights, catch basin, and striping, etc. No changes to land use designations\nor zoning are proposed. No protected trees are proposed to be removed.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, in\nconsideration of the whole of the administrative record, that the Project was assessed in the previously\ncertified Environmental Impact Report by the Port of Long Beach (SCH. 2009081079), certified on\nJanuary 22, 2018, and no subsequent EIR, negative declaration, or addendum is required for approval\nof the Project;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a General Plan Amendment\nto re-designate Anaheim Way from a Local Industrial Street to a Collector Industrial Street; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32, a General Plan Amendment to re-designate Farragut Avenue from\na Local Industrial Street to a Collector Industrial Street.\nCity Planning Commission 3 June 8, 2023\nApplicant: Port of Long Beach\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nconnie.chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016

7. CPC-2023-135-CU-DRB-SPP-MSP Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2023-136-CE Last Day to Act: 07-10-23\nPlan Area: Bel Air – Beverly Crest\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed March 15, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 2785, 2845, 2791 North Casiano Road\n(commonly associated with 15600 West Mulholland Drive)\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nReuse of an existing school facility with minor alterations and additions. The school enrollment will be a\nmaximum of 1,200 students, with 700 living on campus and 200 to 500 living off-campus. The Project\nincludes the addition of 128 square feet for two security booths and 199 square feet for a new restroom\nand shower building, and the reconfiguring of existing classroom square footage to increase classroom\ncount from 25 to 35 classrooms. The Project also includes an improved drop-off/pick-up zone, new\nlandscaped area, swimming pool, sand volleyball court, and minor interior renovations to existing buildings.\n287 parking spaces will be provided. The site is in the Inner and Outer Corridors of the specific plan and is\nupslope and visible from Mulholland Drive. The Project proposes 800 cubic yards of cut, 400 cubic yards\nof fill, zero cubic yards of import, and 400 cubic yards of export grading. The Project does not propose the\nremoval of protected or non-protected significant trees.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15314, Class 14 (Minor Additions to Schools) and that there is\nnot substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State\nCEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances,\nscenic highways, hazardous waste sites or historic resources applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use to\npermit the operation of a private school in the RE Zone at an existing school site with minor alterations\nand additions, including the reconfiguring of existing classroom square footage to increase classroom\ncount from 25 to 35 classrooms;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 A.4(y), an approved Parking Reduction for relief from LAMC Section\n12.21 A.4 with transportation alternatives; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Sections 11.5.7 and 16.50, a Project Permit Compliance and Design Review for\nthe proposed addition of two security booths, new green space and volleyball court, new landscaped\narea with swimming pool, and minor new site lighting on a site that is within the Mulholland Scenic\nParkway Specific Plan.\nApplicant: EFEKTA Orange Inc.\nRepresentative: Shawna Marino\nStaff: Katie Knudson, City Planner\nkatie.knudson@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3659\nCity Planning Commission 4 June 8, 2023

8. DIR-2022-7636-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Council District: 10 – Hutt\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7637-CE Last Day to Act: 07-03-23\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed February 14, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 728 – 742 ½ South Western Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new, seven-story, approximately 108,000 square-foot mixed-use\nbuilding with 125 dwelling units, including 13 units set aside for Extremely Low Income Households as well\nas a 3,920 square-foot commercial tenant space. The building will be constructed with one level of\nsubterranean level parking, ground level parking along with a commercial space, six residential levels\nabove, and a rooftop recreation space. The Project includes 85 one-bedroom units, 40 two-bedroom units,\nand 10,350 square feet of open space for residents.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the March 31, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined, that based on the whole of the administrative record that the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32,\nand there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2\nof the CEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects based on unusual\ncircumstances, scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, or historical resources apply;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a 70 percent\nincrease in density consistent with the provisions of the Transit Oriented Communities Affordable\nHousing Incentive Program for a Tier 3 project with a total of 125 dwelling units, including 13 units\nreserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Households for a period of 55 years, along with the following\ntwo Additional Incentives:\na. RAS3 Zone Yards. To permit the use of the rear and side yard requirements of the RAS3 Zone of\nfive feet; and\nb. Open Space. To permit up to a 25 percent decrease in required open space;\n3. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development\nproject creating 50 or more residential dwelling units; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Garrett Lee, 730 Western, LP\nRepresentative: Gary Benjamin, Alchemy Planning + Land Use\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Amalia Bowley Fuentes\nStaff: Alexander Truong, City Planning Associate\nalexander.truong@lacity.org\n(213) 978-3308

9. DIR-2021-7344-SPR-TOC-HCA-1A Council District: 1 – Hernandez\nCEQA: ENV-2020-5078-CE Last Day to Act: 06-08-23\nPlan Area: Westlake\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 550 South Union Avenue;\n1701, 1709, 1715, 1717 and 1717 1/2 West 6th Street\nCity Planning Commission 5 June 8, 2023\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a seven-story, mixed-use building containing approximately\n105,622 square-feet of floor area, comprised of 17,224 square-feet of commercial floor area and 88,398\nsquare-feet of residential floor area, on a 29,058 square-foot site, resulting in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of\n3.63:1. The Project includes the demolition of two, one-story commercial buildings and a surface level\nparking lot. The Project will include 100 dwelling units, 10 of which will be reserved for Extremely Low\nIncome Households. The building will rise to a maximum height of approximately 92 feet. A total of 72\nvehicle parking spaces, 125 long-term bicycle parking spaces, and 32 short-term bicycle parking spaces\nwill be provided within the subterranean parking garage, the ground floor, and the second floor. The Project\nincludes 16,478 square-feet of open space, consisting of a 2,066 square-foot gym on the second floor, a\n4,466 square-foot courtyard and a 977 square-foot community hall on the third floor, a 7,219 square-foot\nroof deck, and 1,750 square-feet of private open space. Additionally, the Project requires the export of\n21,400 cubic yards of earth and the removal of one non-protected tree on-site with a trunk diameter greater\nor equal to eight inches.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeals of the December 23, 2022, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined that, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, a Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive\nProgram for a Tier 3 project with a total of 100 dwelling units, of which 10 units will be reserved for\nExtremely Low Income Households for a period of 55 years, along with the following Base and\nAdditional Incentives:\nBase Incentives:\na. Density. Increase the maximum number of dwelling units by 37 percent to allow a maximum\nresidential density of 100 units in lieu of the 73 dwelling units otherwise allowed.\nb. Floor Area Ratio (FAR). An increase in the FAR to 3.63:1 in lieu of the 1.5:1 FAR in the C2-1\nZone; and\nc. Parking. Provide automobile parking at a ratio of 0.5 parking spaces per residential unit and a 30\npercent reduction in non-residential parking for a mixed-use project to allow for a minimum of 50\nresidential vehicle parking spaces and 22 non-residential parking spaces, in lieu of the 110\nresidential vehicle parking spaces and 26 non-residential parking spaces otherwise required.\nAdditional Incentives:\nd. Setbacks. Utilization of RAS3 yard setback requirements for the residential portion of a TOC\nproject in the C2-1 Zone;\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Benbaroukh, LLC\nRepresentative: Ugonna Mbelu, Icon & Ikon, Inc.\nAppellants: 1. Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for an Equitable Westlake MacArthur Park\n2. Carlos Rene Marroquin Cabrera\n3. Laura Guido\n4. Vilma Yaneth Cabrera Lopez and Santos Oxlaj Hernandez\n5. Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury, LLP\nCity Planning Commission 6 June 8, 2023\nStaff: Erick Morales, Planning Assistant\nerick.morales@lacity.org\n(213) 202-5440