Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 11
(11) 240418 CD 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Reasonable Accommodation appeal filed for the property located at 10540 West Lindbrook Drive. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole administrative record, that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects, unusual circumstances, scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies. 2. ADOPT the revised FINDINGS as recommended by the PLUM Committee on October 15, 2024, attached to the Council file, as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO GRANT THE APPEAL filed by Laurence and Robin Hilman, and THEREBY OVERTURN the Zoning Administrator’s determination in: 1) granting with modifications, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.27, the Reasonable Accommodation to a person with a disability by authorizing: 5,762 square feet of Residential Floor Area (RFA) in lieu of the maximum 3,523.5 square feet of RFA allowed on an approximately 7,830 squarefoot lot in the R1 Zone, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.08C,5(a); a waiver of the western and northern 45degree encroachment plane that originates from a point that is 20 feet in height from the existing or finished grade, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.08 C.5(a); the use and maintenance of one covered parking space in lieu of the two otherwise required to be provided by LAMC Section 12.21 A.4(a); 2) granting, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.27, a Reasonable Accommodation to a person with a disability for a deviation from the locally protected tree replacement requirements of LAMC Section 46.02; and, 3) denying, pursuant to LAMC Code Section 12.22 A.27, the requested Reasonable Accommodations to a person with a disability for: 6,422 square feet of RFA in lieu of the maximum 3,523.5 square feet allowed on an approximately 7,830 squarefoot lot in the R1 Zone, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.08 C,5(a); a waiver of the southern 45degree encroachment plane that originates from a point that is 20 feet in height from the existing or finished grade, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.08 C.5(a); to allow parking within the front yard setback, as otherwise prohibited by LAMC Section 12.21 C.1(g); and, to allow more than 50 percent of the required front yard setback to be designed, improved or used for access driveways, as otherwise prohibited by LAMC Section 12.21 C.1(g); for the property located at 10540 West Lindbrook Drive, Los Angeles, California 90024, subject to the amended Grant Clauses and Conditions of Approval pursuant to communications from the Department of City Planning dated October 8, 2024, attached to the Council file. Applicant: Laurence and Robin Hilman Case No. DIR20235300RAO1A Environmental No. ENV20235301CE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the Department of City Planning. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report. Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE OCTOBER 25, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 25, 2024)