The Week Ahead

November 14 | Los Angeles City Council

• 1948 E 7th St, ZA-2022-3668-CUB-CUX: Application for Determination of Public Convenience or Necessity for the sale of alcoholic beverages for both on-site and off-site consumption. Conversion of liquor store to bar with 83 seats and live entertainment.

November 15 | West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission

• 17538, 17544, 17550 Tramonto Drive (SHP House 1), DIR-2019-6352-CDP-MEL-1A; 17532, 17540, and 17548 Revello Drive (SHP House 2) and related addresses

  .Appeal of the approval and Coastal Development Permit for construction of 4 single-family dwellings on 12 separate lots, one detached ADU, swimming pools, decks, grading necessary for residential development, and a 200-ft extension of Revello Dr. Appellants are the Castellammare neighborhood, who cite landslide risks and a flawed ENV MND. 

November 16 | City Planning Commission

• Proposed Affordable Housing Streamlining Ordinance, CPC-2023-5273-CA: Citywide amendment to Chapter 1 and 1A of the LA Municipal Code to establish procedures and performance standards for administrative approval for 100% affordable housing units. City Planning will determine if City Council should incorporate the proposed Ordinance into the New Zoning Code. 

• Update on denial of applicant’s appeal for ED 1 / Permit Streamlining Act project status at 8217 Winnetka Ave which was then adopted by the City Council

• 16243 West Chase Street, CPC-2021-3889-CU: 5,940 square-foot residential home to be licensed and utilized as a 25-bed Congregate Living Health Facility.

• 5000, 5004, 5006, 5010 Vineland Avenue; 10950 Hesby Street, CPC-2021-10706-CU-DB-SPR-HCA: Requesting on and off-menu DB incentives and waivers of development standards for 139-unit, 7-story mixed-use building with 19 VLI units. CUP to allow for a DB where density increase is greater than otherwise permitted. Off-menu incentives include increase in FAR for 3.84:1 in C4 and R3 zones in lieu of 1.5:1 and 3:1, respectively, and waiver of transitional height requirements. 

• 806-814 North Sweetzer Ave, DIR-2022-8428-TOC-HCA-1A: Appeal of of 5-story TOC building with 23 dwelling units and 2 ELI units by neighboring property owner with concern over 5 ft setbacks.

November 16 | Cultural Heritage Commission

• Proposed Monuments at:

  • 3869-3881 Wilshire Blvd, Wilshire

  • 1962 N. Glencoe Way, Hollywood

  • 540 S. St. Andrews Place, Wilshire, CHC-2023-7020-HCM

  • 621 S. Gramercy Place, Wilshire, Fenway Hall, CHC-2023-7016-HCM

The North Valley Area Planning Commission is re-scheduled for Thursday December 7, 2023

The Central Los Angeles Area Planning Commission is re-scheduled for Tuesday, November, 28, 2023

Week in Review

Applications

Specific Plan Project Permit Compliance Divisions (SPP Suffix)

• 6100 W Mulholland Hwy, DIR-2023-7444-DRB-SPP-HCA: Construction of a new 3,516 sf 2-story w/a 3-car garage and 288 sq ft ADU located within the Hollywood Specific Plan and the R9-1 zone.

• 10757 Wilkins Ave, DIR-2023-7432-DRB-SPP: Construction of a new 2-story, 814 sf addition to an existing 3-unit multifamily dwelling to create a new recreation room and storage area.

Highlighted Completions

• 607 E Crestmoore, DIR-2023-4842-CDP-MEL-HC: Garage conversion into an ADU in Venice.

• 1201 N Gower St, ENV-2023-1540-SCEA: Addition of 8-story, 108 unit to existing 2-story, 44 unit apartment building, including 16 VLI and 2 replacement LI units.

• 6708 Hollywood Blvd, APCC-2023-1163-SPE-SPP: Installation of new LED sign on existing roof.