Los Angeles — 2023-09-28

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-2019-7240-DA Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2019-7241-EIR; SCH No. 2020060573 Last Day to Act: 09-28-23\nPlan Area: North Hollywood – Valley Village\nRelated Case: CPC-2019-7239-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-SP-SN-BL\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed July 26, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 11163 – 11347 and 11264 – 11280 West Chandler Boulevard;\n11204 – 11270 West Cumpston Street; 5300 – 5320 North Bakman Avenue;\n5311 – 5373 and 5356 – 5430 North Lankershim Boulevard.\nNote: The District NoHo Project EIR also includes sites at 11041-11046 and 11440\nWest Chandler Boulevard.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, in consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, that the Project was assessed in the previously certified Environmental Impact\nReport No. ENV-2019-7241-EIR, certified on August 22, 2023, and no subsequent EIR, negative\ndeclaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project;\n2. Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65864-65869.5, a Development Agreement\nbetween the Applicant and the City of Los Angeles.\nApplicant: Greg Ames, NoHo Development Associates\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith &, Delvac LLP\nStaff: Jason McCrea, City Planner\njason.mccrea@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3672

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)\n5a. CPC-2022-8053-DB-DRB-SPP-HCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-8054-CE Last Day to Act: 09-28-23\nPlan Area: Westwood\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed April 19, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1383 South Midvale Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two multi-family dwellings with a total of eight units and the construction of a new, six-story,\n79 foot – six inch multi-family dwelling over one basement level. The Project will provide 20 dwelling units,\nincluding five Very Low Income units and two Low Income units. The Project will be approximately 19,797\nsquare feet with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 4:1. The Project will provide 10 vehicular parking spaces and\n20 long-term bicycle parking spaces in one above-ground level and one basement level, and will provide\ntwo short-term bicycle parking spaces at ground level.\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 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density\nBonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Compliance Review to permit the construction of a\nHousing Development Project totaling 20 units, reserving five units for Very Low Income Household\nOccupancy and two units for Low Income Household Occupancy for a period of 55 years, with the\nfollowing On- and Off-Menu Incentives and Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to permit an FAR of 4:1 in lieu of 3:1 as otherwise permitted in the [Q]R4-\n1L Zone;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to permit a building height of 79 feet – 6 inches, in lieu of the 75 feet\notherwise permitted by the [Q]R4-1L zone;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit an open space area of 540 square feet in lieu of 2,000 square\nfeet of open space otherwise required by Section 6.A.1 of the Westwood Community Multi-Family\nSpecific Plan;\nCity Planning Commission 3 September 28, 2023\nd. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit two parking levels above the natural existing grade\nwith a total height of 23.5 feet in lieu of one (1) parking level above the natural existing grade\notherwise permitted by Section 6.D of the Westwood Community Multi-Family Specific Plan;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a six-foot 35/8-inch northerly side yard setback in\nlieu of the nine-foot side yard setback otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.11 C.2;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a 6-foot 3 5/8-inch southerly side yard setback in lieu\nof the nine-foot side yard setback otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.11 C.2;\ng. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit 18 percent landscaping of the northerly side yard\nsetback in lieu of the 50 percent otherwise required by Section 6.E.1 of the Westwood Community\nMulti-Family Specific Plan;\nh. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit nine percent landscaping of the southerly side yard\nsetback in lieu of the 50 percent otherwise required by Section 6.E.1 of the Westwood Community\nMulti-Family Specific Plan; and\ni. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit 40 percent landscaping of the front yard setback in\nlieu of the 50 percent otherwise required by Section 6.E.1 of the Westwood Community Multi-\nFamily Specific Plan;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.50, a Design Review for compliance with the requirements of the\nWestwood Community Design Review Board; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a Project within the\nWestwood Community Multi-Family Specific Plan.\nApplicant: Ali Sharifi & Larry Lum\nRepresentative: Sina Khajavi, SK Architects\nStaff: Kevin Fulton, City Planning Associate\nkevin.fulton@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1210

6. DIR-2020-2067-TOC-1A Council District: 10 – Hutt\nCEQA: ENV-2020-2068-CE Last Day to Act: N/A\nPlan Area: Wilshire Continued from: 08-24-23\nPUBLIC HEARING: N/A\nPROJECT SITE: 1447 South Hi Point Street\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\nAction consistent with the terms of a court issued Writ in Hi Point Neighbor’s Association v. City of Los\nAngeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCP02223. The Revised Peremptory Writ of\nMandamus, issued May 25, 2023, orders the City of Los Angeles to set aside its Tier 3 Transit Oriented\nCommunities Affordable Housing Incentive Program approval in Planning Case No. DIR-2020-2067-TOC,\nrelative to a 20 unit multi-family residential building; and nothing in the Writ limits or controls the discretion\nvested in the City.\nDetermine the Project is exempt pursuant to the City's September 15, 2021 Determination in Planning\nCase No. ENV-2020-2068-CE, and Council File No. 21-0481, and as upheld by the Superior Court in its\njudgement in Hi Point Neighbor’s Association v. City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n21STCP02223, that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32), there is no\nsubstantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.\nReceive new evidence, re-hear, and re-decide, an appeal of the December 30, 2020, Planning Director’s\nDetermination for Tier 3 incentives in Planning Case No. DIR-2020-2067-TOC which:\nCity Planning Commission 4 September 28, 2023\n1. Determined based on the whole of the administrative record, that 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 70 percent increase in density, consistent with the provisions of the Transit\nOriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program along with the following three\nincentives for a qualifying Tier 3 project totaling 20 dwelling units, reserving two units for Extremely\nLow Income (ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55 years:\na. Yards/Setbacks. A 30 percent reduction in the required width of the two side yards to provide a\nminimum setback of five feet eight inches in lieu of the minimum eight feet otherwise required;\nb. Height. A maximum increase of 22 feet in building height to permit a maximum building height of\n57 feet in lieu of the maximum 35 feet otherwise permitted; and\nc. Open Space. A maximum reduction of 25 percent in the required amount of open space; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Hi Point M, LLC\nRepresentative: Matthew Hayden, Hayden Planning; Ernest J. Guadiana, Elkins Kalt, et\nal.\nAppellants: Katelyn Foley; Annette Wong and Brandon Araujo; John Kim; and Sarah Reed\nElaine Johnson, LA GLO Inc.\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nPetitioner: Hi Point Neighbor’s Association\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

7. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2022-6486-CE Last Day to Act: 09-28-23\nPlan Area: North Hollywood – Valley Village Continued from: 08-24-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use and maintenance of a new seven-story (92-foot tall), 128-unit, mixed-use building with\n13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square\nfeet of ground floor commercial uses. The Project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101\nbicycle parking spaces.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the April 28, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32,\nand there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\nCity Planning Commission 5 September 28, 2023\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Housing Development project with a total of 128 dwelling units,\nincluding 13 units reserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55\nyears, along with the following Tier 3 Base and Additional Incentives:\nBase Incentives:\na. Density. A 70 percent increase in density; and\nb. Parking. Provide 0.5 space per unit, and up to a 30 percent reduction in the required nonresidential\nparking;\nAdditional Incentives:\nc. Yards. Utilization of the RAS3 Zone setbacks; and\nd. Open Space. 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: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC\nRepresentative: Jessica Pakdaman, Rosenheim & Associates\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Amalia Bowley Fuentes, Lozeau Drury LLP\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\nmore.song@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1319

8. CPC-2021-9909-DB-SP-SPP-HCA Council District: 7 – Rodriguez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-9910-CE Last Day to Act: 09-28-23\nPlan Area: Sunland – Tujunga – Lake View Terrace\nShadow Hills – East La Tuna Canyon\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed April 25, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 7577 West Foothill Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new three-story residential building with 46 residential units,\nincluding seven units reserved for Very Low Income households. The Project proposes to provide 89\nvehicle parking spaces.\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 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus\nCompliance Review to permit a housing development project with a total of 46 residential units, of\nwhich seven units are proposed to be set aside for Very Low Income Households, and with the\nfollowing On- and Off-Menu Incentives and Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to permit averaging of floor area, density, parking, open space, and\nvehicular access throughout the Project site;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a maximum building height of 42 feet in lieu of the otherwise\npermitted 33 feet as prescribed by Section 7.B.3 of the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a front yard setback of three feet along Plainview Avenue in lieu\nof the otherwise required setback;\nCity Planning Commission 6 September 28, 2023\nd. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a front yard setback of 10 feet along Foothill\nBoulevard in lieu of the otherwise required setback;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a front yard setback of 10 feet along Day Street and\nWilsey Avenue in lieu of the otherwise required setback; and\nf. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a building separation distance of 13 feet in lieu of\nthe otherwise required 54 feet as prescribed by Section 7.B.5 of the Foothill Boulevard Corridor\nSpecific Plan; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a project located within\nthe Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan.\nApplicant: 7577 Foothill LLC\nRepresentative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown LLP\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\nmore.song@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1319

9. CPC-2019-7239-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-SP-SN-BL Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2019-7241-EIR; SCH No. 2020060573 Last Day to Act: 09-28-23\nPlan Area: North Hollywood – Valley Village\nRelated Case: CPC-2019-7240-DA\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed July 26, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 11163 – 11347 and 11264 – 11280 West Chandler Boulevard;\n11204 – 11270 West Cumpston Street; 5300 – 5320 North Bakman Avenue;\n5311 – 5373 and 5356 – 5430 North Lankershim Boulevard.\nNote: The District NoHo Project EIR also includes sites at 11041-11046 and 11440\nWest Chandler Boulevard.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe District NoHo Project (Project) proposes a multi-phased, mixed-use development, to include up to:\n1,527 residential units (including 1,216 market-rate units and 311 affordable units), 105,125 square feet of\nretail/restaurant uses, and 580,374 square feet of office space, on a 16-acre site. The proposed uses would\nbe located within several buildings ranging in height from one to 28 stories, with up to four subterranean\nparking levels. Approximately two acres of publicly accessible open space in three plazas would be\nprovided. Overall, the Project would remove 49,111 square feet of industrial/warehouse uses and construct\n2,209,027 square feet of new floor area, resulting in a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.16:1. A Sign District\nwould be implemented to allow for a comprehensive signage program, and would include digital displays,\nsupergraphics, and off-site advertising.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15164, in consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, that the Project was assessed in the previously certified Environmental Impact\nReport No. ENV-2019-7241-EIR, certified on August 22, 2023, and no subsequent EIR, negative\ndeclaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project;\n2. Pursuant to Charter Sections 555, 556, and 558, and Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal\nCode (LAMC), a General Plan Amendment to the North Hollywood-Valley Village Community Plan to\nadd a Regional Center land use designation and change the land use designation for the Project Site\nto Regional Center; and to include the District NoHo Specific Plan (DNSP) Zone as a corresponding\nzone of the Regional Center land use designation;\nCity Planning Commission 7 September 28, 2023\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 F and Q, a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from\nC2-2D-CA, CM-1VL, C4-2D, C4-2D-CA and PF-1VL to the District NoHo Specific Plan (DNSP) Zone;\nand pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 E, a corresponding Code Amendment to add the DNSP Zone to\nSection 12.04 and a new Section 12.16.10 of the LAMC;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32, establishment of a Specific Plan to regulate development within the\nProject Site;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 13.11 B, establishment of a Signage Supplemental Use District to regulate\nsignage within the Project Site; and\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 R, a Building Line Removal along Tujunga Avenue.\nApplicant: Greg Ames, NoHo Development Associates\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster, Goldsmith &, Delvac LLP\nStaff: Jason McCrea, City Planner\njason.mccrea@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3672