Los Angeles

City Planning Commission W LA

March 15, 2023 Item #7

Agenda Item 7

7. ZA-2021-7505-CDP-ZAD-1A Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2021-7507-CE Last Day to Act: 03-24-23\nPlan Area: Brentwood – Pacific Palisades\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 251 North Monte Grigio Drive\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe remodel and addition of an existing single-family dwelling with an attached garage consisting of a\n1,373 square-foot addition resulting in a 2,186 square-foot single-family dwelling with an attached two-car\ngarage, swimming pool/spa, and two retaining walls. The Project includes 586 cubic yards of cut and fill\nand the export of 550 cubic yards of soil. The Project includes a request for 50 percent lot coverage in lieu\nof the required 40 percent lot coverage.\nWest Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 4 March 15, 2023\nAPPEAL:\nTwo appeals of the November 16, 2022, 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 15303, Class 3 (New Construction and Conversion of Small\nStructures and Section 15332, Class 32 (Infill-Development Project) and there is no substantial\nevidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines,\nSection 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.20.2 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Coastal\nDevelopment Permit for the proposed project on a lot located in a Single Permit Jurisdiction Area of the\nCalifornia Coastal Zone;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.28, a Zoning Administrator Determination to permit 50\npercent lot coverage in lieu of 40 percent lot coverage required by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(e); and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Ginny Lee\nRepresentative: Jared Johnson, Howard Robinson & Associates\nAppellants: Concerned Residents of Giardino Way\nRepresentative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon, A Professional Corporation\nHarold Yeoman\nRepresentative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon, A Professional Corporation\nStaff: Nick Vasuthasawat, City Planning Associate\nnick.vasuthasawat@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1250\nTheodore Irving, Principal City Planner