Los Angeles — 2023-07-12

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\nemail to apceastla@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on any\nmatter listed on the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda item is\ntaken for consideration.

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. *ZA-2021-5204-ZAD-1A Council District: 1 – Hernandez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-5205-CE Last Day to Act: 07-15-23\nPlan Area: Northeast Los Angeles Continued from: 04-26-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 2824 – 2830 North Prewett Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new two-story, 3,873-square-foot single-family dwelling, [and an\nattached 800-square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) under separate Administrative review], three\nretaining walls measuring 62 feet, 35-feet six-inches, and 35-feet three-inches long and up to six feet in\nheight, on a 9,536-square-foot vacant lot that is within the Northeast Hillside Ordinance. The Project also\nproposes 745 cubic yards of grading and 645 cubic yards of exporting.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the January 17, 2023 Zoning Administrator’s Determination which:\n1. Denied, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.28 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Zoning\nAdministrator’s Determination to permit the construction, use, and maintenance of a new single-family\ndwelling on a lot fronting on a Substandard Hillside Limited Street without providing a 20-foot wide\nadjacent minimum roadway adjacent to the property along Prewett Street as required by LAMC\nSection 12.21 C.10(i)(2);\n2. Denied, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.28, a Zoning Administrator’s Determination to permit the\nconstruction, use and maintenance of a new single-family dwelling on a lot fronting on a Substandard\nHillside Limited Street (Thomas Street) where a minimum 20-foot wide Continuous Paved Roadway\nis not provided from the driveway apron to the boundary of the Hillside Area, as required by LAMC\nSection 12.21 C.10(i)(3);\n3. Denied, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.26, a Zoning Administrator’s Determination to permit the\nconstruction, use, and maintenance of three retaining walls in lieu of the otherwise two retaining walls\npermitted per LAMC Section 12.21 C.8(a);\n4. Adopted the Findings; and\n5. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(5), that the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) does not apply to “projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves.”\n*If the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission elects to grant the appeal, either in whole or in\npart, and to overturn the Zoning Administrator’s determination, the Commission may also consider a\nCategorical Exemption from CEQA as the environmental clearance for the Project pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15301, and may make a determination that there is no substantial evidence\ndemonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section\n15300.2, applies.\nOwner/\nAppellant: Phillip Wilson\nEast Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 July 12, 2023\nRepresentative: Sheri Bonstelle, Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP\nStaff: Adrineh Melkonian, City Planner\nadrineh.melkonian@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1301\nCharles J. Rausch, Associate Zoning Administrator