Los Angeles — 2023-10-26

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. DIR-2020-5379-SPP-VHCA-1A Council District: 3 – Blumenfield\nCEQA: ENV-2008-3471-EIR;(SCH NO. 1990011055) Last Day to Act: 10-26-23\nCEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162\nPlan Area: Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland Hills – West Hills\nRelated Case: AA-2020-5375-PMLA-VHCA-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 6100 North Canoga Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an 114,057 square foot, existing one-story commercial retail building and proposed\nconstruction of an 1,163,048 square foot unified, Multi-Phased, Master-Planned, mixed-use development\nconsisting of three buildings over three lots (Lots 1, 2, 3) to include a new 154 foot high twelve-story hotel\nwith 204 guest rooms and ground floor commercial uses on Lot 1; a new 156 foot high eleven-story\nresidential building with 445 dwelling units on Lot 2; a new 152 foot high eleven-story residential building\nwith 407 dwelling units on Lot 3.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeals of the April 26, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record that the Project is within the scope of the\nWarner Center 2035 Program EIR, No. ENV-2008-3471-EIR, SCH No. 1990011055, pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the environmental effects of the Project were covered\nin the Program EIR and no new environmental effects not identified in the Program EIR will occur and\nno new mitigation is required; and the City has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures from the\nProgram EIR on the Project; no major revisions are required to the Program EIR and no subsequent\nEIR or negative declaration is required for approval of the Project;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 11.5.7 C of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and Section 5.3.3\nof the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan, a Project Permit Compliance Review for the construction of\nCity Planning Commission 6 October 26, 2023\na 1,163,048 square foot unified, Master-Planned, Multiple-Phased, mixed-use development consisting\nof a 204 guest room hotel and two multifamily residential buildings with a total of 852 dwelling units,\nhoused over three parcels pursuant to AA-2020-5375-PMLA-VHCA on a 8.8 acre lot; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Kaplan Woodland Hills, Property Company, LLC\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP\nAppellant: West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nStaff: Sheila Toni, City Planning Associate\nsheila.toni@lacity.org\n(818) 374-5062

11. DIR-2022-7247-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A Council District: 6 – Padilla\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7248-CE Last Day to Act: 10-26-23\nPlan Area: Van Nuys – North Sherman Oaks\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 7115 – 7131 North Van Nuys Boulevard;\n14525 – 14537 West Sherman Circle\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use, and maintenance of a new six-story approximately 73 feet high mixed-use building with\n214 residential units above approximately 15,804 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor.\nThe project proposes to provide 238 vehicle parking spaces in two subterranean levels and a portion of the\nground floor.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the May 18, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\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, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na 80 percent increase in density, consistent with the provisions of the Transit Oriented Communities\n(TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program along with the following two incentives for a qualifying\nTier 4 Project totaling 214 dwelling units, reserving a minimum of 24 units for Extremely Low Income\n(ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55 years:\na. Yards/Setbacks. Utilization of the side yard setback requirements of the RAS3 Zone for a project in\na commercial zone; and\nb. Transitional Height. A maximum building height that is stepped-back at a 45-degree angle as\nmeasured from a horizontal plane originating 25 feet above grade;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development creating 50 or more\nresidential dwelling units; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Benjamin Golshani, VNB, LLC\nRepresentative: Shapour Shajirat, DCC\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nCity Planning Commission 7 October 26, 2023\nRepresentative: Brian Flynn, Lozeau Drury LLP\nStaff: Sophia Kim, City Planner\nsophia.kim@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1208

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.

3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT\nThe Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it on non-agenda\nitems, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within the\nsubject matter jurisdiction of the Commission.\nCity Planning Commission 2 October 26, 2023\nMembers of the public who wish to participate in the meeting and offer public comment to the City Planning\nCommission, can either access the link located at the top of this agenda or call (213) 338-8477 or (669)\n900-9128 and use Meeting ID No. 851 6018 1807 and then press #. Press # again when prompted for\nparticipant ID. Please use Meeting Passcode 664684.

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-2022-9266-CU Council District: 14 – de Leon\nCEQA: ENV-2004-1950-EIR-ADD5 Last Day to Act: 10-26-23\nPlan Area: Northeast Los Angeles Continued from: 10-12-23\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 27, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1590 North Eastlake Avenue; 1425 – 1501 North San Pablo Street;\n1540 – 1580 East Alcazar Street\nThe Department of City Planning is requesting that the matter be continued to a date certain of\nNovember 2, 2023.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a new seven-story, 143.5 feet in-height, multi-discipline research facility (USC Discovery\nand Translation Hub) proposed to be developed on the westerly portion of the USC Health Sciences\nCampus. The proposed building would contain two subterranean levels and comprise approximately\n201,292 square feet of floor area. The proposed use would accommodate over 84 researchers and would\nsupport both "wet" (bench) and "dry" (computational) laboratory research.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Exemption Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, in\nconsideration of the whole of the administrative record, that the Project was assessed in previously\ncertified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Case No. ENV-2004-1950-EIR, certified in August 2006\nand as supported by the fifth Addendum dated September 2023, no major revisions are required to\nthe EIR, and no subsequent EIR or negative declaration is required for approval of the Project; and\n2. Pursuant to Sections 12.24 U.14 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Major Conditional Use Permit\nto permit the development of 201,292 square feet of nonresidential floor area in the C2 Zone.\nApplicant: Bryan Eck, University of Southern California\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac\nCity Planning Commission 3 October 26, 2023\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

7. CPC-2023-1637-SP Council District: 3 – Blumenfield; 4 – Raman\nCEQA: ENV-2023-1638-CE Last Day to Act: 01-02-24\nPlan Area: Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland Hills – West Hills\nEncino – Tarzana, Sherman Oaks – Studio City\nToluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed September 14, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: Ventura – Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan Area\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT:\nThe City of Los Angeles is proposing to amend the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan\npursuant to Sections 11.5.7 G and 12.32, of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), to create an\nadministrative process for signage review, update the Plan to align with the Processes and Procedures\nOrdinance and the Mobility Element, amend the Specific Plan’s Plan Review Board appointments and\nadministration, update references to corrected maps, and clean-up typos and plan language as well as\ncode references.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. The City Planning Commission shall consider an Exemption from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 (Class 1, for existing structures, including\ninterior alterations for tenant improvements) , Section 15303 (Class 3, as applied to small structures\nfor limited changes of use and interior alterations related to tenant improvement), Section 15311 (Class\n11, for on-premises signs), and Section 15320 (Class 20, for changes in reorganization of local\ngovernment agencies relating to the PRB board appointments and administration, administrative\nproject review process, updated language to reflect new ordinances and language clean up,\nrecognition of a sixth community, and updated maps). There is no substantial evidence demonstrating\nthat an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Recommend, pursuant to Sections 11.5.7 G and 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, that the\nCity Council adopt the proposed ordinance to amend Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific\nPlan;\n3. Adopt the Staff Recommendation report as the Commission report; and\n4. Adopt the Findings.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nStaff: Courtney Schoenwald, City Planner\ncourtney.schoenwald@lacity.org\n(818) 374-9916\nCity Planning Commission 4 October 26, 2023

8. CPC-2016-3182-CA-AMDT2 Council District: ALL\nCEQA: ENV-2023-6040-CE Last Day to Act: 01-09-24\nPlan Area: Citywide\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: Citywide\nPROPOSED AMENDMENT:\nAn ordinance amending the Processes and Procedures Ordinance (Ordinance No. 187,712) to reinstate\nSection 11.5.14 (Redevelopment Plan Procedures) in Chapter 1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code\n(LAMC) and remove references to the Chinatown and North Hollywood Redevelopment Plans that have\nexpired. The Processes and Procedures Ordinance, adopted in 2022, amended Chapter 1 of the LAMC\nand established Chapter 1A of the LAMC to reorganize the administrative processes and procedures\nrelated to zoning and land use entitlements. As part of this comprehensive update, Section 11.5.14\n(Redevelopment Plan Procedures) was inadvertently removed from Chapter 1 of the LAMC. The proposed\nordinance is a technical and administrative correction to reinstate and update Section 11.5.14 in Chapter 1\nof LAMC and does not propose any policy changes.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Recommend that the City Council determine, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the\nproposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3) and\nSection 15378(b)(5), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a\nCategorical Exemption 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: Andrew Pennington, City Planner\nandrew.pennington@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1395

9. AA-2020-5375-PMLA-VHCA-1A Council District: 3 – Blumenfield\nCEQA: ENV-2008-3471-EIR;(SCH NO. 1990011055) Last Day to Act: 10-26-23\nCEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162\nPlan Area: Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland Hills – West Hills\nRelated Case: DIR-2020-5379-SPP-VHCA-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 6100 North Canoga Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an 114,057 square foot existing one-story commercial retail building and proposed\nconstruction of an 1,163,048 square foot unified, multi-phased, Master-Planned, mixed-use development\nconsisting of three buildings over three lots (Lots 1, 2, 3) to include a new 154 foot high twelve-story hotel\nwith 204 guest rooms and ground floor commercial uses on Lot 1; a new 156 foot high eleven-story\nresidential building with 445 dwelling units on Lot 2; a new 152 foot high eleven-story residential building\nwith 407 dwelling units on Lot 3.\nCity Planning Commission 5 October 26, 2023\nAPPEAL:\nAppeals of the December 12, 2022, Deputy Advisory Agency's determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record that the Project is within the scope of the\nWarner Center 2035 Program EIR, No. ENV-2008-3471-EIR, SCH No. 1990011055, pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the environmental effects of the Project were covered\nin the Program EIR and no new environmental effects not identified in the Program EIR will occur and\nno new mitigation is required; and the City has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures from the\nProgram EIR on the Project; no major revisions are required to the Program EIR and no subsequent\nEIR or negative declaration is required for approval of the Project; and\n2. Approved, pursuant to Sections 17.51 and 17.53 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Preliminary\nParcel Map No. AA-2020-5375-PMLA-VHCA, stamped-dated September 30, 2021 for the subdivision\nof one parcel into three parcels in the Downtown District of the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Kaplan Woodland Hills, Property Company, LLC\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac, LLP\nAppellant: Jeff Bornstein\nRepresentative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP\nStaff: Sheila Toni, City Planning Associate\nsheila.toni@lacity.org\n(818) 374-5062

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests\n● Approval of Meeting Minutes - July 27, 2023; September 14, 2023

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 apcsouthvalley@lacity.org. At the Chair’s discretion, presentations of Neighborhood Councils on\nany matter listed on the agenda for this Commission meeting may be taken at the time the agenda item\nis taken for consideration.

3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT\nThe Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it on non-agenda\nitems, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within\nthe subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission.\nMembers of the public who wish to participate in the meeting and offer public comment to the South Valley\nArea Planning Commission, can either access the link located at the top of this agenda or call (213) 338-\n8477 or (669) 900-9128 and use Meeting ID No. 831 0080 1762 and then press #. Press # again when\nprompted for participant ID. Please use Meeting Passcode 025667.

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.\nSouth Valley Area Planning Commission 2 October 26, 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. ZA-2022-5398-CUB-1A Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2022-5399-CE Last Day to Act: 11-05-23\nPlan Area: Sherman Oaks – Studio City – Toluca Lake – Cahuenga Pass\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 11334 West Moorpark Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nA Conditional Use Permit request to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages\nfor on-site and off-site consumption in conjunction with a proposed 3,749 square foot restaurant (Jon\n& Vinny's) with 94 indoor seats, and 279 square foot patio with 27 outdoor seats. Proposed hours of\noperation are from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. daily.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the August 4, 2023 Zoning Administrator’s Determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record that the Project is exempt from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Class 1, and there is no substantial evidence\ndemonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section\n15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional\nUse Permit authorizing the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on - and off-\nsite consumption at a proposed restaurant;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.27, a Conditional Use Permit authorizing extended\nhours of operation from 8 a.m. to 12 a.m. daily, in lieu of 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. otherwise permitted by\nLAMC Section 12.22 A.23; and\n4. Adopted the Modified Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Jonathan Shook\nRepresentative: Brianne Chan\nAppellant: Lindsay Scharf\nStaff: Joanna Marroquin, Planning Assistant\njoanna.marroquin@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1463\nChristine Saponara, Associate Zoning Administrator