Los Angeles — 2023-12-14

10. Proposed Overnight Parking Restrictions for Parking Lot Nos. 622, 640, and 665\nEXECUTIVE SESSION

11. Appeal of Richard Christopher Fuentes Concerning the Department’s September\n26, 2023 Denial of His Motor Bus Driver Permit, Pursuant to Board Order 600,\nRule D1

3. Approval of Minutes – November 9, 2023

7. Recommend Approval of Application of Medex Specialty Transport Inc. for Three\nUnrestricted Non-Ambulatory Passenger Vehicle Permits\nACTION ITEM

8. Protest Committee Decision Regarding the Parking Citation and Permit\nProcessing Request for Proposals

9. Establishment of Preferential Parking District No. 326 in the Runyon Canyon\nNeighborhood of Council District 4

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Legal actions and issues update\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

10. ZA-2019-5590-ZV-TOC-SPR-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2019-5591-EIR Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued from: 12-07-23\nRelated Case: VTT-82764-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1520 – 1542 North Cahuenga Boulevard; 1523 – 1549 North Ivar Avenue;\n6350 West Selma Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe Artisan Hollywood Project (Project) proposes the demolition of an existing surface parking area located\nin the northeast portion of the Project Site, to allow for the development of a 25-story, 286-foot-tall building\nthat would include 260 residential units (including 26 units restricted for Extremely Low Income\nhouseholds), 6,790 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and vehicular parking within four\nsubterranean and two above-grade parking levels. The Project would result in a total of 300,996 square\nfeet of floor area, including six existing commercial buildings that have a combined floor area of 33,828\nsquare feet, on a 1.55-acre site, for a maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of up to 4.5:1.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the September 26, 2023, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Found, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of\nthe administrative record, the Project was assessed in the previously certified Artisan Hollywood\nProject Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2019-5591-EIR, State Clearinghouse No.\n2020110295, certified on September 15, 2023, and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and\n15164, no subsequent EIR, negative declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project;\n2. Dismissed, pursuant to Charter Section 562 and Section 12.27 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code\n(LAMC), a Zone Variance to permit off-site parking for the Project Site’s existing commercial uses by\nlease in lieu of covenant during construction of the Project, as the Variance is found not necessary,\npursuant to California Government Code Section 65863.2 (AB 2097) which prohibits the City from\nimplementing or enforcing any minimum automobile parking requirements for the Project;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.31, a 50 percent increase in Floor Area Ratio (FAR)\nfrom 3:1 to 4.5:1 consistent with the provisions of the Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable\nHousing Incentive Program for a Tier 3 project with a total of 260 dwelling units, including 26 units\nreserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55 years, with the\nfollowing one Additional Incentive:\na. Yards/Setbacks. Permit the utilization of the side yard setback requirements of the RAS3 Zone for\na project in a commercial zone; thereby permitting minimum five-foot side yard setbacks for the\nfirst residential story, consistent with LAMC Section 12.10.5 C, in lieu of the 16 feet otherwise\nrequired for a 25-story residential building by LAMC Section 12.11 C.2;\n4. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development project creating 50\nor more residential dwelling units; and\n5. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Mark Laderman, Artisan Ventures\nRepresentative: Todd Nelson, Rand, Paster & Nelson, LLP\nAppellant: Leo Mellace, The Sound Factory\nStaff: Erin Strelich, City Planning Associate\nerin.strelich@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3626

11. CPC-2021-2642-SP Council District: 1 – Hernandez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-2643-EIR Last Day to Act: 02-01-24\nPlan Area: Downtown (Central City North); Northeast Los Angeles; Continued from: 12-07-23\nSilver Lake – Echo Park – Elysian Valley\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed September 27, 2023\nPROJECT SITE:\nThe Project Area comprises the entire area within the boundaries of the existing Cornfield Arroyo Seco\nSpecific Plan (CASP), which includes approximately 1,600 assessor’s parcels and approximately 600 acres\n(1.0 square mile) of land. The Project Area is located to the northeast of Downtown Los Angeles and is\ngenerally bordered by the communities of Chinatown to the west, Lincoln Heights to the east, and Cypress\nPark to the north. Thoroughfares include North Figueroa Street at the north, North Spring Street and North\nMain Street at the south, and North Avenue 19 and North San Fernando Road near the center portion of\nthe Project Area. The Los Angeles River, Arroyo Seco, Interstate 5, State Route 110, and Metro A Line\n(formally L Line and Gold Line) pass through the Project Area, which also includes the Los Angeles State\nHistoric Park.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe Proposed Project is an update of the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (CASP). The Proposed\nProject replaces the existing CASP (Existing CASP) with a new Specific Plan (Proposed CASP) that\nincludes revised zoning regulations, incentives, and boundaries, for the purpose of encouraging affordable,\nmixed-income, and permanent supportive housing production. The Proposed Project strengthens the\nCASP’s affordable housing requirements, including the recalibration of the CASP’s current incentive zoning\nsystem; establishes a new Community Benefits Program that incentivizes new publicly-accessible open\nspace and community facilities; includes provisions that facilitate the production of new 100 percent\naffordable housing and permanent supportive housing on public land; increases the zoning capacity for\nhousing in targeted areas; and adopts a modernized zoning system based on the City’s New Zoning Code.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Project as described in this Staff Recommendation Report;\n2. Approve the Staff Recommendation report as the Commission Report;\n3. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the Findings in the Staff Recommendation\nReport;\n4. Recommend that the City Council instruct the Director of City Planning to amend the Environmental\nProtection Measures (EPMs) pursuant to Division 4C.12 (Environmental Protection) of the New Zoning\nCode as appropriate to implement the MMP;\n5. Find that the City Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Draft Environmental Impact\nReport (EIR) (City EIR No. ENV-2021-2643-EIR and State Clearinghouse No. 2021040206), as shown\nin Exhibit A.5, and direct staff to prepare a Final EIR, EIR findings, a Statement of Overriding\nConsiderations, and a Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) for City Council consideration;\n6. Recommend the City Council adopt the Resolution in Exhibit A to certify a Final EIR, adopt EIR findings\nand a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring Program;\n7. Approve and Recommend that the Mayor approve and the City Council adopt, pursuant to Section\n11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) and City Charter Section 555, the Resolution in\nExhibit A to amend the General Plan as follows:\na. Amend the Downtown and Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan Maps, as shown in Exhibits\nA.2 and A.3; and\nb. Amend the Citywide General Plan Framework Element, as shown in Exhibit A.4;\n8. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt, pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.04 and 12.32\nand City Charter Section 558, the proposed ordinance to amend the Zoning Map, as shown in Exhibit\nB.2;\n9. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 and City\nCharter Section 558, the proposed ordinance to repeal the existing Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific\nPlan and to establish the proposed Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan, as shown in Exhibit B.1;\n10. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the New Zoning Code Ordinance to amend\nChapter 1A (“New Zoning Code”) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code to add new regulations to Division\n8.3 (Special Districts) of Article 8, as shown in Exhibit C.1, and Amend the accompanying Zoning Code\nMaps established in Division 1.5 (Zoning Code Maps) of Article 1 of the New Zoning Code, as shown\nin Exhibit C.2;\n11. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32.S and City\nCharter Section 558, the proposed ordinance to amend the Cypress Park and Glassell Park\nCommunity Design Overlay (CDO) boundaries, as shown in Exhibit B.3;

12. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 and City\nCharter Section 558, the proposed ordinance to rescind the CASP Floor Area Payment Trust Fund, as\nshown in Exhibit B.4; and

13. Authorize the Director of Planning to present the resolutions and proposed General Plan amendments\n(Exhibits A, A.1, A.2. A.3, A.4, and A.5) to the Mayor and City Council, in accordance with City Charter\nSection 555 and LAMC Section 11.5.6, and the proposed zoning ordinances (Exhibit B.1, B.2, B.3,\nB.4, C.1, and C.2) to the City Council, in accordance with City Charter Section 558 and LAMC Section\n12.32;\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles\nStaff: Michael Sin, City Planner\nmichael.sin@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1345\n12. VTT-74613-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2016-3778-EIR Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nRelated Cases: CPC-2016-3777-VZC-HD-BL-DB-MCUP-ZAD-SPR;\nCPC-2016-5003-GPA-VZC-HD-BL-MCUP-RDP-SPR\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1330 – 1360 North Vine Street;\n6254 – 6274 West De Longpre Avenue; 6241 – 6265 West Afton Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nMerger and re-subdivision of a two-acre (89,559 sf) site into three ground lots and for condominium\npurposes; and a haul route for the export of up to 321,060 cubic yards of material.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeals of the October 11, 2023, Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination which:\n1. Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21082.1(c) and 21801.6, the Advisory Agency\nreviewed and considered the information contained in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared\nfor the Project, which includes the Draft EIR, No. ENV-2016-3778-EIR (SCH No. 2017061063), dated\nJune 9, 2022, the Final EIR dated September 8, 2023, and the Erratum dated September 2023 (1360\nN. Vine Street Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record;\nCERTIFIED the following:\na. The 1360 North Vine Street Project EIR has been completed in compliance with the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA);\nb. The 1360 North Vine Street Project EIR was presented to the Advisory Agency as a decision-\nmaking body of the lead agency; and\nc. The 1360 North Vine Street Project EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the\nlead agency.\nADOPTED the following:\na. The related and prepared 1360 N. Vine Street Project EIR Environmental Findings;\nb. The Statement of Overriding Considerations; and\nc. The Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the 1360 N. Vine Street Project EIR;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Tentative\nTract Map No. 74613 (stamped map, dated March 7, 2023) for the merger and re-subdivision of a two-\nacre (89,559 sf) site into three ground lots and for condominium purposes; and a haul route for the\nexport of up to 321,060 cubic yards of material; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: ONNI Capital, LLC\nRepresentative: Dale Goldsmith, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nAppellants: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP\nDonna Williams\nStaff: Rey Fukuda, City Planning Associate\nrey.fukuda@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3686\n13. CPC-2016-5003-GPA-VZC-HD-BL-MCUP-RDP-SPR Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2016-3778-EIR Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nRelated Cases: VTT-74613-1A; CPC-2016-3777-VZC-HD-BL-DB-MCUP-ZAD-SPR\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 4, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1330 – 1360 North Vine Street;\n6254 – 6274 West De Longpre Avenue; 6241 – 6265 West Afton Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe 1360 North Vine Project (Project) proposes a mixed-use development on an 89,559 square-foot (sf)\nsite with two options: Residential and Office. Both Options would demolish 32,844 sf of commercial and\nvacant residential uses while rehabilitating six existing bungalows.\nThe Office Option would develop a 17-story high-rise building with eight levels of subterranean parking,\n463,521 sf of office, 11,914 sf of restaurant, and 8,988 sf of floor area within the existing bungalows as\neither restaurants or nine residential units, for a total of 484,423 sf of floor area, or an FAR of 6:1. The\nOffice Option will export approximately 321,060 cubic yards of material.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21082.1(c), the decision-maker shall\nconsider the information contained in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project,\nwhich includes the Draft EIR, No. ENV-2016-3778-EIR (SCH No. 2017061063), dated June 9, 2022,\nthe Final EIR, dated September 8, 2023, and the Erratum dated September 2023 (1360 North Vine\nStreet Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record;\n2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a General Plan Amendment\nfor the five easterly parcels from the Medium Residential to Regional Center Commercial land use\ndesignation;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 F and Q, a Vesting Zone and Height District Change from C4-2D-SN\nto C4-2-SN for the four westerly parcels, and from R4-2D and R3-1XL to C4-2 for the remaining nine\nparcels;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 R, a Building Line Removal to remove a 10-foot building line along\nVine Street;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, Main Conditional Use Permit to allow for the on-site sales and\nservice of a full line of alcoholic beverages for three establishments;\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.14, a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance for development\nactivity involving the issuance of a building permit; and\n7. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development that results in an increase of\n50,000 gross square feet or more of non-residential floor area.\nApplicant: ONNI Capital, LLC\nRepresentative: Dale Goldsmith, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nStaff: Rey Fukuda, City Planning Associate\nrey.fukuda@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3686

14. CPC-2016-3777-VZC-HD-BL-DB-MCUP-ZAD-SPR Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2016-3778-EIR Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nRelated Cases: VTT-74613-1A; CPC-2016-5003-GPA-VZC-HD-BL-MCUP-RDP-SPR\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 4, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1330 – 1360 North Vine Street;\n6254 – 6274 West De Longpre Avenue; 6241 – 6265 West Afton Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe 1360 North Vine Project (Project) proposes a mixed-use development on an 89,559 square-foot (sf)\nsite with two options: Residential and Office. Both Options would demolish 32,844 sf of commercial and\nvacant residential uses while rehabilitating six existing bungalows.\nThe Residential Option would develop a 33-story building with four levels of subterranean parking, 429\nresidential units, including 36 units designated for Very Low Income households, a 55,000 sf grocery store,\n5,000 sf of retail uses, and 8,988 sf of floor area within the existing bungalows as either restaurants or 12\nresidential units, for a total of 484,421 sf of floor area, or a floor area ratio (FAR) of 6:1. The Residential\nOption will export approximately 142,000 cubic yards of material.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21082.1(c), the decision-maker shall\nconsider the information contained in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Project,\nwhich includes the Draft EIR, No. ENV-2016-3778-EIR (SCH No. 2017061063), dated June 9, 2022,\nthe Final EIR, dated September 8, 2023, and the Erratum dated September 2023 (1360 N. Vine Street\nProject EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative record;\n2. Pursuant to Sections 12.32 F and Q of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Zone and\nHeight District Change from C4-2D-SN to C4-2-SN and from R4-2D to C4-2 for the westerly eight\nparcels;\n3 Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 R, a Building Line Removal to remove a 10-foot building line along\nVine Street;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25, a Density Bonus Compliance Review for a 35 percent density\nbonus for a Housing Development Project setting aside 11 percent (36 units) of the base density for\nVery Low Income Households for a period of 55 years, with the following requested On-Menu\nIncentives and Waiver of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to calculate the maximum density based on lot area prior to street\ndedications;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to average floor area, density, open space and parking over the project\nsite, and permit vehicular access from a less restrictive zone to a more restrictive zone; and\nc. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a 50 percent increase in the allowable Floor Area\nwithin the C4-zoned parcels;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, Main Conditional Use Permit to allow for the on-site and off-site\nsales and service of a full line of alcoholic beverages for a grocery store and three restaurants;\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.12, a Zoning Administrator's Determination to allow commercial\nuses within six relocated historic bungalows designated on the California Register of Historic Places\nwithin the R3-1XL Zone;\n7. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.14, a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance for development\nactivity involving the issuance of a building permit, and\n8. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a project that results in a net increase of 50\nor more dwelling units.\nApplicant: ONNI Capital, LLC\nRepresentative: Dale Goldsmith, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nStaff: Rey Fukuda, City Planning Associate\nrey.fukuda@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3686

15. CPC-2022-5893-CU-DB-CDP-SPP-MEL-HCA Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2022-5894-CE Last Day to Act: 12-19-23\nPlan Area: Venice\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 723 Ocean Front Walk\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe after-the-fact demolition of a 6,952 square foot, two-story commercial building and the construction of\na three-story, 13,095 square foot mixed use building with 16 dwelling units, of which three dwelling units\nwill be set aside for Very Low-Income Households, and 1,350 square feet of ground floor retail/ take-out\nrestaurant space, providing 16 parking spaces on-site.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1, and\nSection 15332, Class 32, an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence\ndemonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section\n15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit\nfor a Housing Development Project totaling 16 units, a 45 percent increase in the base density of 11\ndwelling units in lieu of a maximum of 35 percent increase in the base density, as otherwise required\nby LAMC Section 12.22 A.25;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25, a Density Bonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Compliance\nReview for a Housing Development Project comprised of 16 dwelling units, of which three dwelling\nunits will be set aside for Very Low-Income households, with the following requested Incentives and\nWaivers of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to allow a maximum building height of 41 feet in lieu of 30 feet, as otherwise\nrequired by the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan Section 10.F.3;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to allow a four-foot 10-inch southerly side yard setback in lieu of a 6-foot\nside yard setback, as otherwise required in the C1 Zone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.13 C.2;\nc. An On-Menu Incentive to allow a four-foot 10-inch northerly side yard setback in lieu of a six-foot\nside yard setback, as otherwise required in the C1 Zone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.13 C.2;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a FAR of 1.6:1 in lieu of a FAR of 1.5:1, as otherwise\nrequired by the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan Section 11.B.3;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a 400 square foot loading area for the commercial\nuses to be located interior to the garage in lieu of being located along the alley line as otherwise\nrequired by LAMC 12.21 C.6(c);\nf. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow six parking stalls to be provided as standard stalls\nand 10 spaces to be provided as compact stalls in lieu of the minimum eight standard parking\nstalls, as otherwise required pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 A.5(c);\ng. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow zero on-site parking spaces for the commercial uses\nin lieu of nine on-site parking spaces for the commercial uses, as otherwise required pursuant to\nthe Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan Section 13.D;\nh. A Waiver of Development Standards to permit a Roof Access Structure with a maximum height\nof 13 feet in lieu of 10 feet, as otherwise required pursuant to the Venice Coastal Zone Specific\nPlan Section 9.C; and\ni. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow three Roof Access Structures with a maximum\nexterior dimension of 215 square feet, 200 square feet and 130 square feet in lieu of the 100\nsquare feet, as otherwise required by the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan Section 9.C.1.d;\n4. Pursuant to the LAMC Section 12.20.2, a Coastal Development Permit for the above referenced\nProject located within the Dual Permit Jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a Project within the Venice\nCoastal Zone Specific Plan; and\n6. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 65590 and 65590.1 and the City of Los Angeles Interim Mello\nAct Compliance Administrative Procedures, a Mello Act Compliance Review for the construction of 16\nResidential Units in the Coastal Zone.\nApplicant: Benjamin Schonbrun\nRepresentative: Jesi Harris, Brian Silveria & Associates\nStaff: Ira Brown, City Planner\nira.brown@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1453

16. DIR-2019-7299-TOC-SPR-1A Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2019-7300-SCEA Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Wilshire\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 800 – 840 South Fairfax Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nPartial demolition of existing improvements, including two apartment buildings and a surface parking lot,\nand the construction, use and maintenance of a new eight-story, 94-foot tall, mixed-use project with 209\ndwelling units, including 23 Extremely Low and five Low Income affordable housing units, and\napproximately 2,653 square feet of commercial floor area. The existing Tom Bergin's restaurant and tavern,\nlocated at 840 South Fairfax Avenue would remain.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the September 19, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Found that pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC), Section 21155.2, the City Council held a\nhearing and on May 16, 2023, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record and all\ncomments received, and after finding that after imposition of mitigation measures there is no\nsubstantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment, adopted the SB\n375 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment, No. ENV-2019-7300-SCEA (“SCEA”)\nprepared for the Project, adopted findings pursuant to PRC Section 21155.2, and adopted the\nMitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) prepared for the SCEA;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a 80 percent\nincrease in density consistent with the provisions of the Transit Oriented Communities Affordable\nHousing Incentive Program for a Tier 4 project with a total of 209 dwelling units, including 23 units\nreserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Households and five units reserved for Low Income (LI)\nHouseholds for a period of 55 years, along with the following three Additional Incentives:\na. RAS3 Zone Yards (Sides). To permit the use of the rear and side yard requirements of the RAS3\nZone of five feet;\nb. Open Space. To permit up to a 25 percent decrease in required open space; and\nc. Transitional Height. To permit the utilization of Tier 4 Transitional Height requirements. Within the\nfirst 25 feet of the property line abutting or across the street or alley from the RW1 or more\nrestrictive zone in which the project's building height limit shall be stepped-back at a 45 degree\nangle as measured from a horizontal plane originating 25 feet above grade at the property line of\nthe adjoining lot in the more restrictive zone;\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: Chris Clifford, 830 Fairfax Owner II, LLC\nRepresentative: Todd Nelson, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac\nAppellant: Lynn Matsumoto, Annmarie Hehir, Fairfax Gardens Tenants’ Association\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

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-2022-7482-DB-HCA Council District:11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7483-CE Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Palms – Mar Vista – Del Rey Continued from: 12-07-23\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 12, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 12701 – 12711 West Washington Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a new five-story, 56-foot, mixed-use structure consisting of 34 dwelling units (including three\nVery Low Income Units) and 2,100 square feet of ground floor commercial use. The Project will be\napproximately 28,490 square feet with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of approximately 3:1. The Project will\nprovide 31 residential and seven commercial vehicular parking spaces in a ground floor garage and two\nsubterranean parking levels. The Project will also provide 40 long-term bicycle parking spaces and 6 short-\nterm bicycle parking spaces. The site is currently improved with two one-story commercial buildings that\nwill be demolished. No Protected or Significant Trees are located on the property. The Project proposes\n7,150 cubic yards of grading, including the fill of 180 cubic yards and export of 6,970 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Exemption from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32, and that there is no substantial\nevidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines,\nSection 15300.2 applies; and\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 34 units, reserving three units for Very Low Income Household\nOccupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following Off-Menu Incentives:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit an FAR of 3:1 in lieu of 1.5:1 as otherwise permitted in the C2-1\nZone; and\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a portion (350 square feet) of the required loading space to project\ninto the required driveway access.\nApplicant: Bob Halavi, Creative Properties, LLC\nRepresentative: Armin Gharai, GA Engineering, Inc.\nStaff: Esteban Martorell, Planning Assistant\nesteban.martorell@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1303\n5b. CPC-2023-3232-CU-ZAA Council District: 3 – Blumenfield\nCEQA: ENV-2023-3233-CE Last Day to Act: 01-07-24\nPlan Area: Canoga Park – Winnetka – Woodland Hills – West Hills\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 24, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 7911 North Winnetka Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nExpansion of an existing public charter school (Citizens of the World Charter School – West Valley) that\nwill have a maximum enrollment of 750 students in Transitional Kindergarten through Grade 8. Project\nimprovements include, the construction of two new classroom buildings consisting of 11 classrooms, a\nteachers' lounge, administrative offices, and support space. The two new buildings will be two stories and\nreach a maximum height of 33 feet. The Project will relocate and upgrade existing recreational uses,\nincluding an athletic field, sports court, and play equipment. Additional improvements include tenant\nimprovements to an existing gymnasium/auditorium and existing classroom buildings, as well as new trees\nand landscaping along the perimeter and throughout the interior of the campus. The Project would reduce\nthe overall number of parking spaces from 119 to 117 parking spaces in order to accommodate additional\nlandscaping within the existing surface parking lot. The Project will provide a total of 46 bicycle parking\nstalls, including 44 short-term parking stalls, and two long-term parking stalls.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32, an\nExemption from CEQA, 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 Section 12.24 U.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use to\npermit the expansion of an existing public charter school in the (T)R1 Zone;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a Conditional Use to permit a maximum building height of up to\n33 feet in lieu of the 28 feet otherwise permitted pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21.1; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator's Adjustment to permit reduced combined\nside yard setbacks of 34 feet, four inches in lieu of the minimum 50 feet otherwise required pursuant\nto LAMC Section 12.21 C.3(b), allowing for northerly and southerly side yard setbacks of 17 feet, two\ninches.\nApplicant: Mark Kleger-Heine, Citizens of the World Charter School\nRepresentative: Shawn Keltner, KeltnerCo Architects\nStaff: Trevor Martin, City Planning Associate\ntrevor.martin@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1341

6. CPC-2022-9266-CU Council District: 14 – de Leon\nCEQA: ENV-2004-1950-EIR-ADD5 Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Northeast Los Angeles Continued from: 10-12-23;10-26-23\n11-02-23,12-07-23\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 27, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1590 North Eastlake Avenue; 1425 – 1501 North San Pablo Street;\n1540 – 1580 East Alcazar Street\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 Section 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\nStaff: Esther Ahn, City Planner\nesther.ahn@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1486

7. CPC-2023-1539-DB-VHCA Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2023-1540-SCEA Last Day to Act: 01-22-24\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued from: 12-07-23\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 20, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1201 North Gower Street; 6121 West Lexington Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nPartial maintenance and partial demolition of an existing multi-family residential complex for the\nconstruction of a new eight-story multi-family residential building with 108 new residential units, resulting in\na total of 152 units (equal to a net increase of 80 units). 16 units will be set aside for Very Low Income\nhouseholds and two units will be set aside for Low Income households. The Project will provide a total of\n99 vehicle parking spaces.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section (PRC) 21155.2(b), in consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment No. ENV-2023-1540-\nSCEA (SCEA), Findings pursuant to PRC 21155.2, and the Mitigation Monitoring Program;\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 a total of 152 residential\nunits (including 108 new units and 44 existing units to remain), of which a minimum of 16 will be set\naside for Very Low Income households, and with the following Off-Menu Incentives and Waivers of\nDevelopment Standards:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit parking stall widths of eight feet six inches without a 10-inch\nincrease where obstructions occur on either side of the longer dimension;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit vehicle ingress and egress along a designated Collector roadway;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow 10,181 square feet of open space in lieu of the otherwise required\n13,575 square feet of open space;\nd. A Waiver to allow a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.12:1 in lieu of the otherwise permitted\n3:1;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a maximum building height of 95 feet in lieu of the\notherwise permitted height;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow an easterly side yard setback of zero feet in lieu of\nthe otherwise required 11 feet;\ng. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a westerly side yard setback of zero feet in lieu of the\notherwise required 20 feet; and\nh. A Waiver of Development Standards to allow a rear yard setback of five feet in lieu of the otherwise\nrequired 15 feet.\nApplicant: CLG Gower LLC\nRepresentative: Matthew Hayden, Hayden Planning\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\nmore.song@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1319

8. CPC-2023-4250-DB-HCA Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2023-4251-CE Last Day to Act: 12-17-23\nPlan Area: Palms – Mar Vista – Del Rey Continued from: 12-07-23\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 3, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 2662 – 2668 South Barrington Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two existing single family homes and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 27,313\nsquare foot, five-story, 55 feet and six inches in height residential building. The Project would provide a\ntotal of 21 dwelling units with three units set aside for Very Low Income Households. A total of 39 vehicle\nparking spaces will be provided within an at-grade and subterranean parking levels.\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; and\n2. Pursuant to 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Density Bonus for a housing\ndevelopment project consisting of 21 dwelling units, of which three units will be set aside for Very Low\nIncome Households, and requesting the following On- and Off-Menu Incentives:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to allow an increase in Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to 3.54:1 in lieu of the\notherwise permitted 3:1 FAR in the R3-1 Zone;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive to allow a 20 percent side yard setback reduction to allow a side yard\nsetback of six feet and five inches in lieu of the otherwise required eight-feet in the R3-1 Zone; and\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a maximum building height of 55 feet and six inches in lieu of the\notherwise allowed 45 feet in the R3-1 Zone and to allow increased height for portions of the building\nthat are within 50 feet of an R1-zoned lot.\nApplicant: 2662 and 2668 South Barrington Avenue, LLC\nRepresentative: Jake Heller, JDJ Consulting Group\nStaff: Stephanie Escobar, City Planning Associate\nstephanie.escobar@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1492

9. VTT-82764-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2019-5591-EIR Last Day to Act: 12-14-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued from: 12-07-23\nRelated Case: ZA-2019-5590-ZV-TOC-SPR-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1520 – 1542 North Cahuenga Boulevard; 1523 – 1549 North Ivar Avenue;\n6350 West Selma Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nMerger and re-subdivision of a 1.55-acre (67,581 square-foot) site into one ground lot and for commercial\ncondominium purposes; and a Haul Route for the export of up to 69,333 cubic yards of soil.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the September 15, 2023, Deputy Advisory Agency’s determination which:\n1. Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Sections 21082.1(c) and 21081.6, the Advisory Agency\nreviewed and considered the information contained in the Environmental Impact Report prepared for\nthe Project, which includes the Draft EIR, ENV-2019-5591-EIR (SCH No. 2020110295), dated\nSeptember 2022, the Final EIR, dated August 2023, and Erratum, dated August 2023 (The Artisan\nHollywood Project EIR), as well as the whole administrative record;\nCERTIFIED the following:\na. The Artisan Hollywood Project EIR has been completed in compliance with the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA);\nb. The Artisan Hollywood Project EIR was presented to the Advisory Agency as a decision-making\nbody of the lead agency; and\nc. The Artisan Hollywood Project EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the lead\nagency.\nADOPTED the following:\na. The related and prepared Artisan Hollywood Project EIR Environmental Findings;\nb. The Statement of Overriding Considerations; and\nc. The Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Artisan Hollywood Project EIR.\n2. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Vesting\nTentative Tract Map No. 82764 (stamped map, dated September 19, 2019) for the merger and re-\nsubdivision of a 1.55-acre (67,581 square-foot) site into one ground lot and for commercial\ncondominium purposes; and a Haul Route for the export of up to 69,333 cubic yards of soil.\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Mark Laderman, Artisan Ventures\nRepresentative: Todd Nelson, Rand, Paster & Nelson, LLP\nAppellant: Leo Mellace, The Sound Factory\nStaff: Erin Strelich, City Planning Associate\nerin.strelich@lacity.org\n(213) 847-3626

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS\n● Items of Interest\n● Advance Calendar\n● Commission Requests

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 December 14, 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. APCSV-2018-2184-ZC-BL Council District: 6 – Padilla\nCEQA: ENV-2018-2185-MND Last Day to Act: 12-20-23\nPlan Area: Reseda – West Van Nuys\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 2, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 17534 – 17540 West Sherman Way\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two single-family dwellings and detached accessory structures and the construction, use,\nand maintenance of a three-story (two-story of residential over a ground level parking garage), 43 foot in\nheight, 25,214 square foot, nine unit multi-family residential building all on two lots totaling 16,645 square\nfeet with 18 automobile parking spaces and 11 bicycle parking spaces. All of the 17 non-protected trees\non site will be removed. Seven street trees will remain in place, including five historic street trees on\nSherman Way.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), consideration of the whole of the administrative\nrecord, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2018-2185-MND (“Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration”), all comments received, the imposition of mitigation measures and the Mitigation\nMonitoring Program prepared for the Mitigated Negative Declaration;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.32 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Zone Change from R1-1\nto (T)(Q)RD1.5-1 across the entire site; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.32 R, a Building Line Removal to remove a 30 foot building line on\nSherman Way as established under Ordinance No. 130,484.\nApplicant: Shahe K. Boyadjian and Maral H. Boyadjian\nRepresentative: Mailian and Associates\nStaff: Laura Frazin-Steele, City Planner\nlaura.frazinsteele@lacity.org\n(818) 374-9919