The Week Ahead

All LA City Council and Area Planning Commission meetings are canceled next week. They have been rescheduled for the first week of January.

HPOZ Board Meetings

• December 19 | Pico-Union

• December 19 | Jefferson Park

• December 19 | University Park

• December 20 | Windsor Square

• December 21 | Banning Park

• December 21 | Balboa Highlands, Stonehurst, Van Nuys

Design Review Board Meetings

• December 20 | Mulholland Scenic Parkway

  • 11155 Mountcastle Dr, DIR-2020-63-DRB-SPP-MSP: Project permit compliance within the Specific Plan to construct a new 5,502 sf SFD

  • 4256 Canoga Ave, DIR-2023-5503-DRB-SPP-MSP-HCA: New two-story 1,845 sf SFD with a 380 sf attached 2-car garage and retaining wall. The project proposes 317 cubic yards of cut, 306 cubic yards of export, and 11 cubic yards of fill.

• December 20 | Westwood

  • 505 S Landfair Ave & 504 S Glenrock Ave, CPC-2023-7720-DB-DRB-SPP-VHCA: Preliminary review of a new 7-story multi-family dwelling with 56 dwelling units (9 VLI & 3 LI). The proposed structure will be approximately 54,585 sf with FAR of 4.3:1 and 15 parking spaces.

  • 10757 W Wilkins Ave, DIR-2023-7432-DRB-SPP: Final review for a 2-story, 814 sf addition along the frontage of an existing triplex

Week in Review

Applications

• 6464 Canoga Ave, DIR-2023-8233-DB-SPP-VHCA: DB mixed-use, multi-family project with one off-menu incentive and one waiver of development standards. The project comprises 276 dwelling units (7% VLI) across an 8-story, 100-foot tall, 271,618 sf building, including 4,045 sf of restaurant/retail floor area.

• 13149 Wheeler Ave, TT-84158: subdivide 1 parcel into 11 individual parcels

• 6850 Cahuenga Park Tr, ZA-2023-8119-ZAD-DRB-SPP-MSP-HCA: 406 sf addition to existing SFD, new 500 sf garage, 796 sf ADU, new deck, and grading

• 3539 W Temple St, DIR-2023-8146-SPP: Change of use from 2 office spaces to a new cafe and beauty parlor

Coastal Development Permits (CDP)

• 4119 Roma Ct, DIR-2023-8164-CDP-MEL: 1400 sf addition to existing 5,093 sf SFD. Existing footprint remains ‘as is’.

• 444 Surfview Dr, DIR-2023-8157-CDP-MEL-HCA: New 1,200 sf ADU with grading and retaining wall in Pacific Palisades

• 2815 Beach Ave, DIR-2023-8137-CDP-MEL-HCA: Demolition of existing garage and construction of a new 2-story ADU in same location

Highlighted Completions

• 246-250 S 6th Ave, DIR-2021-2054-CDP-MEL-HCA: Approved with conditions a CDP authorizing the demolition of a one-story, 1,497 sf SFD, and the construction of a two-story four-unit apartment building with one subterranean level, four recreation rooms and roof decks, and nine required parking spaces

• 15300 W Sunset Blvd, DIR-2023-3413-SPP: Approved with conditions a change of use from commercial bank to retail in Pacific Palisades

• 9900 S Figueroa St, DIR-2022-8041-DB-SPR-HCA: Approved with conditions the demolition of existing structures, proposed construction of 5-story apartment bldg containing 72 units (9 VLI) in Southeast Area

• 3851 S Grand Ave, DIR-2023-5190-TOC-HCA: Approved with conditions a 5-story mixed-use building with 12 units (1 ELI) utilizing base TOC incentives. Additional incentives include reduced side yards (5 ft in lieu of 8 ft), rear yards (5 ft in lieu of 17 ft), and a 25% reduction in open space