Los Angeles — 2023-07-19

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 apcwestla@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on any matter\nlisted on 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.\nWest Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 2 July 19, 2023\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. DIR-2021-8570-BSA-1A Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: N/A Last Day to Act: N/A\nPlan Area: Brentwood – Pacific Palisades Continued from: 6/7/2023\nPROJECT SITE: 824 North Kenter Avenue\nOn October 4, 2022, pursuant to City Charter Section 245, the Los Angeles City Council adopted a motion\n(Bonin-Buscaino) asserting jurisdiction over the September 7, 2022 West Los Angeles Area Planning\nCommission (WLAAPC) action that denied an appeal of various building permits issued for the project\nlocated at 824 North Kenter Avenue. Upon assertion of that jurisdiction, the CIty Council vetoed the above\naction of the WLAAPC and remanded this matter back to WLAAPC for reconsideration. (Council File No.\n22-1124). The details of the appeal which is the subject of reconsideration are as follows:\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nAppeal of building permits issued for the construction of a new four-story single-family dwelling with\nattached garage, storage, recreation room, accessory dwelling unit, retaining and planter walls, deck, water\nfountain, pool and spa.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the June 13, 2022, a Planning Director’s Determination which:\n1. Denied, pursuant to Section 12.26 K of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, an appeal to the Director of\nPlanning alleging that the Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) erred and abused its discretion\nin by issuing Building Permit No. 18010-30000-03098 for a new four-story single-family dwelling with\nattached garage, storage, recreation room and an accessory dwelling unit; Building Permit No. 18030-\n30000-04200 for grading for a single-family dwelling, retaining wall and deck; Building Permit\nNo.18020-30000-01813 for a water fountain; Building Permit No. 18020-30000-01812 for shoring for\nbasement and retaining wall excavation; Building Permit No. 18020-30000-01811 for retaining wall\nand planter walls; and Building Permit No. 18047-30000-01149 for new pool and spa; and\n2. Adopted the Findings.\nApplicant/ Friends of Kenter\nAppellant: Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLC\nStaff: Undine Petrulis, City Planner\nundine.petrulis@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1170\nTheodore Irving, Principal City Planner

6. ZA-2022-6776-CUB-ZV-1A Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-6778-CE Last Day to Act: 07-19-23\nPlan Area: Westwood\nPROJECT SITE: 1100 South Glendon Avenue #100\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with an\nexisting 10,321 square-foot restaurant with 362 indoor seats and a 1,275 square-foot outdoor onsite patio\nwith 83 outdoor seats. The Project proposes live entertainment in the form of a DJ in conjunction with the\noperation of the restaurant. Approved hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the April 4, 2023, Zoning Administrator's Determination which:\nWest Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 July 19, 2023\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15305, Class 5 (Minor\nChanges in Land Use Limitations), and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any\nexceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines applies; and\n2. Approved, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24 W.1, a Conditional Use to\nallow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction\nwith a restaurant partially in the C4-2D-O Zone; and\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.27, a Zone Variance to allow the sale and dispensing of a full\nline of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and live entertainment in conjunction with a\nrestaurant partially in the PB-2-O Zone; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: STK Restaurant\nRepresentative: Patrick E. Panzarello, Consulting Services\nAppellant: STK Restaurant\nRepresentative: Neill E. Brower, Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\nmore.song@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1319\nHenry Chu, Associate Zoning Administrator

7. APCW-2022-1156-SPE-HCA Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2022-1158-CE Last Day to Act: 09-01-23\nPlan Area: West Los Angeles\nRelated Case: AA-2022-1157-PMLA-SL-HCA\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed March 23, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 11835 West Tennessee Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe construction of four (4) new three-story single-family dwellings with a height of 45 feet and two (2)\nparking spaces as part of a previously approved small lot subdivision. The existing single-family dwelling\nwill be demolished. The Project may involve the removal of up to nine non-protected trees along the public\nright-of-way.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, an exemption from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19,\nSection 15332, Class 32, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to\na categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7.F, a Specific Plan Exception to allow reduced front yards of five feet\nin lieu of the 15 feet otherwise required by the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan (Expo\nTNP), section 4.3.1.A.2.\nApplicant: Tennessee Place, LLC\nRepresentative: Jesi Harris, Brian Silveira & Associates\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nConnie.Chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016