WEST LOS ANGELES AREA PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2018 AFTER 4:30 P.M.
HENRY MEDINA WEST L.A. PARKING ENFORCEMENT FACILITY 11214 WEST EXPOSITION BOULEVARD,

2nd FLOOR, ROLL CALL ROOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90064

 

1. DIRECTOR’S REPORT AND COMMISSION BUSINESS

   • Election of Officers

   • Items of Interest

   • Advance Calendar

   • Commission Requests

   • Approval of Meeting Minutes – August 1, 2018

2. NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL
   Presentation by Neighborhood Council representatives on any neighborhood council resolution, or community impact statement filed with the City Clerk, which relates to any agenda item listed or being considered on this agenda.

3. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
   The Commission shall provide an opportunity in open meetings for the public to address it on non-agenda items, for a cumulative total of up to thirty (30) minutes, on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission.

   PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK MUST SUBMIT A SPEAKER’S REQUEST FORM. ALL REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE PUBLIC THAT ARE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.

4. RECONSIDERATIONS

   1. MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER - The Commission may make a motion to reconsider a Commission Action on any agenda items from its previous meeting, consistently with the Commission Rule 9.3, provided the Commission retains jurisdiction over the matter.

   2. MERITS OF ANY ITEM THE COMMISSION HAS VOTED TO RECONSIDER - If a majority of the Commission has approved a motion to reconsider a Commission Action, the Commission may address the merits of the original Commission Action.

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5. DIR-2017-1895-CDP-MEL-1ACEQA: ENV-2017-1896-CE

Plan Area: Venice

PUBLIC HEARING HELD
PROJECT SITE: 685 East Westminster Avenue

PROPOSED PROJECT:

Council District: 11 – Bonin Last Day to Act: N/A Continued from: 06-20-18

Interior and exterior renovations, and the conversion (change of use) of a two-story, 12,311 square-foot church into a two-story, 11,760 square-foot single-family dwelling with a rooftop deck and attached four-car garage.

APPEAL:

An appeal of the March 28, 2018 Planning Director’s determination to:

1. Determine that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental

   Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 and 15303, and City CEQA Guidelines Article III, Section 1, Class 1, Category 1 and Class 3, Category 1, as the environmental clearance for the project.

2. Approve, pursuant to the Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.20.2, a Coastal Development Permit for the project; and

3. Approve, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65590 and 65590.1 and the City of Los Angeles Interim Mello Act Compliance Administrative Procedures, a Mello Act Compliance Review for the project.

Applicant:

Appellants: Staff:

685 Westminster Holdings LLC Representative: Robert Thibodeau

Celia Williams, Margaret Malloy, Beth Allyn, Miguel Bravo and Lydia Ponce

Juliet Oh, City Planner

[email protected]

(213) 978-1186

6. ZA-2017-3654-CUB-ZAD-DRB-SPP-1ACEQA: ENV-2017-3655-CE

Plan Area: Brentwood – Pacific Palisades

PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED
PROJECT SITE: 11777 West San Vincente Boulevard

PROPOSED PROJECT:

Council District: 11 – Bonin Last Day to Act: 08-25-18

Renovation and expansion of an existing 7,077 square feet restaurant, “Katsuya,” with 203 square feet of exterior patio space. The proposed project involves the addition of 2,205 square feet of interior space and 553 square feet of exterior space on the patio. The renovated restaurant’s total square footage will consist of 9,282 square feet of interior space with seating for 264 patrons and 756 square feet of exterior space with seating for 37 patrons. The project proposes to continue the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and to provide shared parking of 204 parking stalls in lieu of 216 required spaces. The project also involves interior and exterior alterations, including a new trellis on the outdoor

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patio and a new business identification wall sign.

APPEAL:

An appeal of the May 25, 2018, Zoning Administrator’s determination to:

1. Determine that the project is exempt;

2. Approve, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 W.1, a Conditional Use

   Permit to allow the sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with the expansion of the existing restaurant resulting in 9,282 square feet of interior space with seating for 264 patrons and 756 square feet of exterior space with seating for 37 patrons; and

3. Approve, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Sections 11.5. 7 and 16.50, a Project Permit Compliance and Design Review from the San Vicente Scenic Corridor Specific Plan and Design Review Board for the project.

from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 and Section 15303, and the City’s CEQA Guidelines Article III, Section I, Class 5, Category 23, Class 11, Category 1, and Class 1, Category 5, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies

Applicant:

Appellant: Staff:

Cameron Schmitt, Katsuya USA, LLC;
Representative: Jonathan Lonner, Burns and Bouchard

Brentwood Community Council

Alissa Gordon, City Planning Associate

[email protected]

(213) 978-1456
Theodore Irving, Associate Zoning Administrator

The next regular meeting of the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at

HENRY MEDINA WEST L.A. PARKING ENFORCEMENT FACILITY 11214 WEST EXPOSITION BOULEVARD, 2nd FLOOR, ROLL CALL ROOM LOS ANGELES, CA 90064