Los Angeles — 2023-07-27

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Legal actions and issues update\n- Update on City Planning Commission Status Reports and Active Assignments\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

10. CPC-2021-7012-DB-MCUP-WDI-SPP-SPR-VHCA Council District: 4 – Raman\nCEQA: ENV-2021-7013-SCEA Last Day to Act: 09-18-23\nPlan Area: Sherman Oaks – Studio City\nToluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 21, 2022\nPROJECT SITE: 12805 – 12835 West Ventura Boulevard;\n4218 – 4230 North Coldwater Canyon Ave\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe Project site is currently developed with an existing commercial shopping center known as The Shops\nat Sportsmen's Landing (Site A) and an existing hotel and surface parking lot (Site B). The Project involves\nthe demolition of the existing hotel and surface parking lot on Site B for the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new mixed-use residential and commercial development with 520 residential units and\napproximately 46,000 square feet of commercial space. 78 residential units will be reserved for Very Low\nIncome households. The Project on Site B will be a maximum of 94 feet in height and will provide 1,385\nvehicle parking spaces to be shared between Site A and B. No new construction is proposed for Site A.\nThe Project also involves a lot line adjustment for minor boundary adjustments to Site A and Site B, to be\nreviewed under a separate ministerial process.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. A Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) prepared for this project pursuant to\nCalifornia Public Resources Code Sections 21155 and 21155.2 (ENV-2021-7013-SCEA), as well as\nCity Planning Commission 8 July 27, 2023\npublic comments and responses to the SCEA to be included within the whole of the administrative\nrecord;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus\nCompliance Review to permit a housing development project consisting of 520 residential units, of\nwhich a minimum of 78 will be set aside for Very Low Income households, and with the following Off-\nMenu Incentives and Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 2.86:1 in lieu of the\notherwise permitted 1.0:1 FAR on Site B, equivalent to a maximum FAR of 2.13:1 across the\nentirety of the subject property;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a maximum building height of 94 feet in lieu of the otherwise\npermitted 30 feet for the proposed mixed-use project;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow 402 accessible standard vehicle parking stalls in lieu of the\notherwise required 520 accessible standard parking stalls for the residential component of the\nproposed project;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow zero-foot side yard setbacks in lieu of the otherwise\nrequired 11-foot side yard setbacks for the proposed mixed-use project;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard to waive the otherwise required transitional height\nrequirements for the proposed mixed-use project;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow a zero-foot distance between main buildings in lieu\nof the otherwise required distance for the proposed mixed-use project;\ng. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow a zero-foot rear yard setback in lieu of the otherwise\nrequired 20-foot rear yard setback for the proposed mixed-use project;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit to permit the sale and dispensing\nof alcoholic beverages in conjunction with approximately 13,500 square feet of interior commercial\nspace and approximately 4,000 square feet of outdoor dining areas within the proposed mixed-use\nproject;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a project within the\nVentura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan to address both the new construction of the\nproposed mixed-use project and modification of existing Project Permit Compliance conditions of\napproval for the existing commercial shopping center; and\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development project creating 50 or more\nresidential dwelling units.\nApplicant: Sportsmen's Lodge Owner, LLC\nRepresentative: Dave Rand, Rand Paster Nelson LLP\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\nmore.song@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1319

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 (5a and 5b)\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.\n5a. CPC-2020-4439-CU Council District: 3 – Blumenfield\nCEQA: ENV-2020-4440-CE Last Day to Act: 07-27-23\nPlan Area: Reseda – West Van Nuys\nPUBLIC HEARING – January 30, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 7459 North Tampa Avenue; 19314 West Cohasset Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nUse and maintenance of an existing 3,410 square-foot Sanitarium/Congregate Living Health Facility\ncurrently providing six beds within seven bedrooms to provide 13 beds on an approximately 13,067 square-\nfoot lot. The facility proposes to provide inpatient care including medical supervision; 24-hour skilled\nnursing/supportive care; and pharmaceutical, dietary, social, and recreational care. A total of three\nautomobile parking spaces are proposed to be provided, two of which are within an existing 438 square-\nfoot garage. The garage is attached to an existing 562 square-foot accessory dwelling unit (ADU), which is\nnot a part of the proposed project. No new construction is proposed.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15301, Class 1, and\n15332, Class 32, an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating\nthat an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.\n2. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC or Municipal Code) Section 12.24 U.12, a Conditional\nUse for the use, operation, and maintenance of a 13-bed Sanitarium Congregate Living Health Facility\nwith a 50 percent reduction in parking pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 A.4 in the RA-1 Zone.\nApplicant: Rob Mikitarian\nRepresentative: Matt Goulet, Urbanomics Planning\nStaff: Laura Frazin-Steele, City Planner\nlaura.frazinsteele@lacity.org\n(818) 374-9919\nCity Planning Commission 3 July 27, 2023\n5b. CPC-2022-3161-DB-CU-HCA-PHP Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-3162-CE Last Day to Act: 08-10-23\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 29, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 8521 West Horner Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of a two-story, eight-unit multi-family residential building and two one-story garage buildings,\nand the construction of a five-story multi-family residential building containing 29 dwelling units, including\nsix units set aside for Very Low Income Households. The proposed building will be 61 feet in height with\n24,164 square feet of floor area and have 30 automobile parking spaces, 31 bicycle parking spaces, and\n2,882 square feet of open space.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class\n32, an Exemption from CEQA, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions\ncontained in CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 regarding cumulative impacts, significant effects,\nunusual circumstances, scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies;\n2. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24 U.26, a Conditional Use to permit a\n122.5-percent density bonus for a Housing Development Project in which the density increase is\ngreater than the maximum 35 percent permitted in LAMC Section 12.22 A.25, allowing a total of 29\ndwelling units in lieu of 13 units as otherwise permitted in the [Q]R3-1-O Zone; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g), a Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program\nReview to permit the following On-Menu Incentives and Waivers of Development Standards for a\nHousing Development Project totaling 29 dwelling units, reserving six units for Very Low Income\nHouseholds for a period of 55 years:\na. An On-Menu Incentive for an 11-foot increase in the maximum building height to allow 56 feet in\nlieu of 45 feet as otherwise permitted per [Q] Qualified Condition No. 2 in Ordinance No. 167,938;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive for a 24 percent increase in the maximum floor area ratio to allow 3.7:1 in\nlieu of 3:1 as otherwise permitted in the [Q]R3-1-O Zone;\nc. An On-Menu Incentive for a 20 percent reduction in the westerly side yard setback to allow six\nfeet, five inches in lieu of eight feet as otherwise required in the [Q]R3-1-O Zone;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow 800 square feet of usable open space to be located\nat the rooftop level as otherwise not permitted by [Q] Qualified Condition No. 5 in Ordinance No.\n167,938; and\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow an average width of less than 20 feet for common\nusable open space as otherwise required by [Q] Qualified Condition No. 5.b in Ordinance No.\n167,938.\nApplicant: Horner Property, LLC\nRepresentative: Jordan Beroukhim, Beroukhim & Company, LLC\nStaff: Nuri Cho, Senior City Planner\nnuri.cho@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1177\nCity Planning Commission 4 July 27, 2023

6. CPC-2016-3182-CA-AMDT1 Council District: ALL; 11 – Park;\nCEQA: ENV-2023-4045-CE 15 – McOsker\nPlan Area: Citywide Last Day to Act: 09-30-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: Citywide\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT:\nAn Ordinance amending the provisions of Ordinance 187,712 that regulate development applications and\napprovals in the City’s coastal zones, namely Section 13B.9.1. of Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles Municipal\nCode (LAMC). Section 13B.9.1. was approved with amendments by the California Coastal Commission\npursuant to the California Coastal Act and must be adopted by the City Council pursuant to the LAMC to\nbe operative in alignment with Ordinance 187,712.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Recommend that the City Council determine, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the\nProject is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3) and Section\n15378(b)(5), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the proposed Ordinance;\n3. Adopt the Staff Recommendation Report as the Commission’s Report on the subject; and\n4. Adopt the Findings.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nStaff: Bonnie Kim, City Planner\nbonnie.kim@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1330

7. CPC-2022-3108-CU-DB-WDI-PHP-HCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-3109-CE Last Day to Act: 09-01-23\nPlan Area: West Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed April 19, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1854 – 1862 South Pandora Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a five-story, 70-foot tall residential building composed of 24 dwelling units (including six\nVery Low Income units). The Project will be approximately 29,030 square feet in floor area with a Floor\nArea Ratio (FAR) of 4.03:1. The Project will provide 23 parking spaces at-grade. The site is currently\nimproved with a two-story duplex and triplex, which will be demolished, and five non-protected trees, which\nwill be removed for the project. Four non-protected street trees will remain. The Project will also require a\nhaul route for the export of approximately 3,488 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 Class\n32, an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an\nexception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit\nfor a 195 percent increase in density over the Project site, in lieu of the otherwise permitted 35 percent\nincrease in density allowable under LAMC Section 12.22 A.25.\nCity Planning Commission 5 July 27, 2023\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g)(2) and (3), a Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Incentive\nProgram Compliance Review to permit the construction of a Housing Development Project totaling 24\nunits, reserving 6 units for Very Low Income occupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following\nrequested On- and Off-Menu Incentives and Waivers of Development Standards, pursuant to LAMC\nSection 12.22 A.25(g):\na. An On-Menu Incentive for a Floor Area Ratio of 4.03:1 in lieu of 3:1 as otherwise permitted in the\nRD1.5-1-O Zone;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive for a height increase to 70 feet in lieu of the 45 feet otherwise allowed by\nthe RD1.5-1-O Zone;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive for a reduction in the required open space, to allow zero square feet in lieu\nof the 2,900 square feet otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.21 G;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard for a six-inch front yard setback in lieu of the 15 feet otherwise\nrequired by the RD1.5-1-O Zone;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for a five-foot rear yard setback in lieu of the 15 feet otherwise\nrequired by the RD1.5-1-O Zone;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standard for a five-foot northerly side yard setback in lieu of the eight\nfeet otherwise required by the RD1.5-1-O Zone; and\ng. A Waiver of Development Standard for a six-inch southerly side yard setback in lieu of the eight\nfeet otherwise required by the RD1.5-1-O Zone; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37, a Waiver of Dedication and Improvements to provide a four-foot\ndedication in lieu of 10 feet, and a waiver of an eight-foot roadway widening, for the east side of\nPandora Avenue which adjoins the subject property’s street frontage.\nApplicant: 1854 Pandora, LLC and Pandora South, LLC\nRepresentative: Jesi Harris, Brian Silveira & Associates\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nconnie.chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016

8. CPC-2021-10345-DB-SPP-SPR-WDI-HCA Council District:4 – Raman\nCEQA: ENV-2021-10346-CE Last Day to Act: 07-27-23\nPlan Area: Sherman Oaks – Studio City\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED – Completed May 2, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 4260 North Arch Drive; 11201 West Ventura Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use and maintenance of a new multi-family residential building with 129 dwelling units,\nincluding 17 units set aside for Very Low Income Households. The proposed building will have\napproximately 117,000 square feet of floor area and will reach a maximum height of 75 feet with stepbacks\nat the upper floors at the rear of the building. The proposed project will provide 145 parking spaces, 43 of\nwhich will be compact spaces. Parking is provided within a partially subterranean garage. The proposed\nproject will provide a publicly accessible path between Arch Drive and the Los Angeles River path.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15332, Class 32 (Urban\nInfill), an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an\nexception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for a\nhousing development project totaling 129 dwelling units, including 17 units set aside for Very Low\nCity Planning Commission 6 July 27, 2023\nIncome Households, and requesting the following On-Off Menu Incentives and Waivers of\nDevelopment Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to permit a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3:1 for a project located on a Major\nHighway within 1,500 feet of a Transit Stop in lieu of the 1:1 FAR limitation pursuant to the\nVentura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Section 6.B.3;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to permit up to a 20 percent increase in lot coverage to allow a maximum\nof 72 percent lot coverage in lieu of 60 percent lot coverage limitation pursuant to the\nVentura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Section 7.B;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit 30-foot increase in building height to allow a maximum height of\n75 feet in-lieu of the 45-foot building height limitation of the C2-1VL-RO Zone; and to allow building\nheight to exceed of the transitional height limitations pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21.1 A.10;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to allow up to 43 of the 132 required parking spaces to be\nprovided as compact spaces in-lieu of the compact parking limitations pursuant to LAMC 12.21\nA.5(c); and\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard to permit a multi-family development with deviations from\nCommercial Corner Development Standards pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.23(a), including\ndeviations for height (LAMC Section 12.22 A.23(a)(1)) and landscape setbacks (LAMC Section\n12.22 A.23(a)(10)(i)); and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a project with 50 or more dwelling units;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a project within the\nVentura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; and\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37 I.3, a Waiver of Dedication and Improvements to the Public Right of\nWay along Arch Drive and Ventura Boulevard.\nApplicant: Universal City Guest Home, L.P.\nRepresentative: Jonathan Riker, Venable, LLP\nStaff: Renata Ooms, City Planner\nrenata.ooms@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1222

9. CPC-2023-582-CU-DB-HCA-PHP Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2023-583-CE Last Day to Act: 07-27-23\nPlan Area: West Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed April 18, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 3676 – 3704 South Kelton Avenue; 10845 West Regent Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two existing duplexes (total of four dwelling units) for the construction, use and maintenance\nof a new Density Bonus project with 43 dwelling units, and 11 of the total units reserved for Very Low\nIncome households. The proposed building is 62 feet in height and has 39,011 square feet of floor area. A\ntotal of 2,950 square feet of open space is proposed. The building will observe a 15-foot front yard, a 15-\nfoot rear yard, and side yards of seven feet and two inches. A total of 33 vehicle parking spaces are\nproposed.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 Class\n32 (Urban Infill), an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating\nthat an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\nCity Planning Commission 7 July 27, 2023\n2. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g) a Density Bonus for a housing development project with 43\ndwelling units, including 11 set aside for Very Low Income Households, with zero required parking\npursuant to AB 2097, and requesting the following:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to permit a 23 percent increase in allowable floor area to allow 39,011\nsquare feet of floor area (FAR 3.7:1) in lieu of the 31,590 square feet (FAR 3:1) permitted pursuant\nto LAMC Section 12.21.1 A.1;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to permit averaging over the Project site located on three continuous\nparcels zoned RD2-1 and R3-1;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a 17-foot increase in height to a maximum of 62 feet with no step-\nback after 45 feet of height in lieu of the maximum 45 feet allowed in the RD2-1 and R3-1 zones\npursuant to LAMC Section 12.21.1;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to permit a 10 percent decrease in required northerly side\nyard setback to allow a seven-foot two-inch side yard in lieu of the eight feet required by the RD2\nZone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.09.1 B.2(a);\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard to permit a 10 percent decrease in required southerly side\nyard setback to allow a seven-foot two-inch side yard in lieu of the eight feet required by the R3\nZone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.10 C.3; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, a Conditional Use Permit to allow a Density Bonus for a housing\ndevelopment project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted by LAMC\nSection 12.22 A.25.\nApplicant: Kelton Avenue Investments, LLC\nRepresentative: Jessi Harris, Brian Silveira & Associates\nStaff: Renata Ooms, City Planner\nrenata.ooms@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1222