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(2)\n25-0310\nCD 3\nReport from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and an\nappeal filed by West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living (Representative: Jamie\nT. Hall, Esq., Channel Law Group, LLP) from the Advisory Agency's\ndetermination, dated December 20, 2024, in approving a Vesting Tentative\nTract Map No. 83297 (map date-stamped June 7, 2024), for the demolition and\nremoval of an existing citrus tree orchard, four street trees located on Oakdale,\nand the removal of existing structures (including an existing house,\nworkshop/gallery, caretaker apartment, ranch office, two sheds, seven garage\nstructures, and ramp structures) and the merger and re-subdivision of four\nparcels into 23 ground lots for the construction of 21, two-story single-family\nresidences, one caretaker's residence, 20 percent reduction in front yard and\nside yard setback requirements and three model home lots; for the property\nlocated at 5300 North Oakdale Avenue. Lot 22 and Lot 23 of the subdivision\nwould consist of a 4.15-acre parcel that would be donated to a conservation\norganization. The Project would provide 378 new trees, maintain 251 existing\ncitrus trees in the preserve area, protect two protected oak trees, protect six\nother significant non-protected trees, and replace two rows of trees, consisting\nof 57 citrus trees on Oakdale Avenue. (The LACPC and the Applicant failed\nto mutually agree on an extension of time for the first-level appellate body\nto act beyond the specified 45 days, pursuant to Government Code Sec.\n66452.5(c)(1) of the California Subdivision Map Act, and Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code Section 13A.2.8.F.2, if there is a failure for the appeal\nboard to render a timely decision on the appeal, then the decision shall\nresult in a denial of the appeal as a matter of law. As such, the appeal\nfiled on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed denied and the\ndetermination of the Deputy Advisory Agency, dated December 20, 2024,\nstands.) PLUM will also consider whether the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) Findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c), that the\nproject and impacts are within the scope of the 2021-2029 Housing Element\nand the Housing Element Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (ENV-2020-\n6762-EIR, Program EIR); and adoption of the Mitigation and Monitoring\nProgram.\nApplicant: Oakdale Estates, LLC, Borstein Enterprises, its sole Managing\nMember\nRepresentative: Sarah Golden, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc.\nCase No. VTT-83927-HCA-2A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2020-6762-EIR\nRelated Case Nos. VTT-83927-HCA; VTT-83297-HCA-1A; ZA-2023-2170-\nZAD-ZV-ZAA; ZA-2023-2170-ZAD-ZV-ZAA-1A\nFiscal Impact Statement: No