Los Angeles

City Council

November 04, 2025 Item #13

Agenda Item 13

(13)\n25-1084\nCD 6\nMITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), MITIGATION\nMEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM and RELATED\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS;\nPLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT,\nand ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change\nfor the properties located at 11144 Lorne Street, 11146 - 11148 Lorne\nStreet, and 8032 North Fair Avenue.\nRecommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL\nOF THE MAYOR:\n1. FIND, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15074(b),\nafter consideration of the whole of the administrative\nrecord, including the MND, No. ENV-2019-3203-MND,\nand all comments received, with the imposition of\nmitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that\nthe Project will have a significant effect on the\nenvironment; FIND the MND reflects the independent\njudgement and analysis of the City; FIND the mitigation\nmeasures have been made enforceable conditions on the\nproject; and, ADOPT the MND and the Mitigation\nMonitoring Program prepared for the MND.\n2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the North Valley Area Planning\nCommission (NVAPC) as the Findings of Council.\n3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE,\ndated June 5, 2025, effectuating a Zone Change from R11-CUGU to (T)(Q)RD1.5-1-CUGU; for the demolition of\nthree existing single-family dwelling units for the\nconstruction, use and maintenance of a 17-unit apartment\nwith attached garages on an approximate 26,296.6\nsquare-foot lot, the Project is proposed to be a mix of\nmarket rate and affordable housing and will be comprised\nof one unit for Extremely Low Income Households and\none unit for Very Low Income Household, for a total of two\naffordable units and 15 market rate units, for a total of 17\nunits; for the properties located at 11144 Lorne Street,\n11146 - 11148 Lorne Street, and 8032 North Fair Avenue,\nsubject to Conditions of Approval.\n4. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal\nCode Section 12.32 F:\n...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification\nfor more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is\nsubstantial physical development of the property to allow\nfor one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified\nclassification was adopted; or (2) if no physical\ndevelopment is necessary, then the property is used for\none or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified\nclassification was adopted... When these time limitations\nexpire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority\ncontained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning\nproceedings shall be terminated, and the property\nthereafter may only be utilized for those purposes\npermitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning\nproceedings.\n5. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California Public\nResources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor\nor require evidence that mitigation conditions are\nimplemented and maintained throughout the life of the\nproject and the City may require any necessary fees to\ncover the cost of such monitoring.\n6. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California Fish and\nGame Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or\nCertificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be\nsubmitted to the Los Angeles County Clerk prior to or\nconcurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination\nfiling.\nApplicant: Sogomon Petrosyan\nRepresentative: Oscar Ensafi, Approved Plans Inc.\nCase No. APCNV-2019-3202-ZCJ\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-3203-MND\nFiscal Impact Statement: The NVAPC reports that there is no General\nFund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.