Los Angeles
PLUM
Agenda Item 6
(6)\n25-0310\nCD 3\nContinued from April 8, 2025\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, subject to modified Conditions of\nApproval; and adoption of modified project findings. Lot 22 and Lot 23 of the\nsubdivision would consist of a 4.15-acre parcel that would be donated to a\nconservation organization. The Project would provide 378 new trees, maintain\n251 existing citrus trees in the preserve area, protect two protected oak trees,\nprotect six other significant non-protected trees, and replace two rows of trees,\nconsisting of 57 citrus trees on Oakdale Avenue. (The LACPC and the\nApplicant failed to mutually agree on an extension of time for the first-\nlevel appellate body to act beyond the specified 45 days, pursuant to\nGovernment Code Sec. 66452.5(c)(1) of the California Subdivision Map\nAct, and Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13A.2.8.F.2, if there is a\nfailure for the appeal board to render a timely decision on the appeal,\nthen the decision shall result in a denial of the appeal as a matter of law.\nAs such, the appeal filed on January 6, 2025, to the LACPC was deemed\ndenied and the determination of the Deputy Advisory Agency, dated\nDecember 20, 2024, stands.) PLUM will also consider whether the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15168(c), that the project and impacts are within the scope of the\n2021-2029 Housing Element and the Housing Element Environmental Impact\nReport (EIR) (ENV-2020-6762-EIR, Program EIR); and adoption of the\nMitigation and Monitoring Program.\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