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Planning and Land Use decisions

Los AngelesAug 30, 20242 min read

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The committee approved recommendations for distributing the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) public benefit funds, adopted a motion directing the Department of City Planning to draft an ordinance to repeal certain code exceptions in two community plan areas, confirmed multiple mayoral appointments and reappointments to planning and safety bodies, approved two historic‑cultural monument listings, and continued the Artisan Hollywood EIR item to October 1, 2024.

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Committee members voted to accept how a city analyst recommends TFAR funds be distributed; TFAR funds come from development transfers and are used for public benefit projects. The committee also instructed staff to draft a change to the municipal code that would remove special exceptions in the Northeast Los Angeles and Silver Lake–Echo Park–Elysian Valley plan areas — that starts the legal process to change how rules apply there. Several mayoral appointments and reappointments to planning, heritage, and building boards were approved, and two properties were added to the city’s list of historic‑cultural monuments. A major development environmental review (Artisan Hollywood) was continued to October 1, 2024.

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Approved Chief Legislative Analyst reports (May 16 and August 14, 2024) with recommendations for distributing funds in the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) Public Benefit Payment Trust Fund.
Adopted Motion (Hernandez – Soto‑Martinez) instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.22 to repeal exceptions located within the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan and the Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan Area.
Approved the Mayor’s appointment of Phyllis Klein to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (term ending June 30, 2027).
Approved the Mayor’s reappointment of Joe Gatlin to the Harbor Area Planning Commission (term ending June 30, 2029).
Approved the Mayor’s appointment of Jaime Geaga to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission (term ending June 30, 2029).
Approved the Mayor’s reappointments of Victor Sampson (North Valley Area Planning Commission), Corissa Hernandez (Board of Building and Safety Commissioners), Pilar Buelna (Cultural Heritage Commission), and Stacey Pruitt (South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission).
Approved the Mayor’s appointment of Jacob Saitman to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (term ending June 30, 2027).
Approved Cultural Heritage Commission reports to add The Sword Apartments and Disney Brothers Studio to the list of Historic‑Cultural Monuments.
Continued the Artisan Hollywood Project Draft and Final EIR, related environmental findings, and Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT‑82764 (Case No. VTT‑82764‑2A) to October 1, 2024.

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Special Meeting - Planning and Land Use Management Committee

Aug 30, 2024, 8:30 PMJOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340, CITY HALL, 200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012, MEMBERS:completed

Agenda

14-1411-S5 Reports from the Chief Legislative Analyst relative to recommendations for the distribution of funds held in the Transfer of Floor Area Rights (TFAR) Public Benefit Payment Trust Fund. Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted
14-1411-S5
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
16-1468-S2 CDs 1,13, 14 Motion (Hernandez - Soto-Martinez) relative to instructing the Department of City Planning, in consultation with the City Attorney, to prepare and present an ordinance to amend Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.22 (Exceptions), to repeal the exceptions located within the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan or Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan Area; and related matters. Community Impact Statement: None submitted
16-1468-S2
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-1200-S33 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. Phyllis Klein to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2027. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
24-1200-S33
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
23-1200-S165 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr. Joe Gatlin to the Harbor Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement : Filed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
23-1200-S165
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-1200-S35 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Jaime Geaga to the East Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
24-1200-S35
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
14-0892 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Mr. Victor Sampson to the North Valley Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement : Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
14-0892
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
23-1200-S167 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Ms. Corissa Hernandez to the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement : Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
23-1200-S167
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
16-1119 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Ms. Pilar Buelna to the Cultural Heritage Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 11, 2024)
16-1119
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
22-1200-S24 Communication from the Mayor relative to the reappointment of Ms. Stacey Pruitt to the South Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2029. Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024)
22-1200-S24
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-1200-S38 Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Mr. Jacob Saitman to the Los Angeles City Planning Commission for the term ending June 30, 2027. Financial Disclosure Statement: Filed Background Check: Pending Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 25, 2024)
24-1200-S38
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-0681 CD 13 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of The Sword Apartments, located at 4467 – 4479 West 2nd Street, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: James Dastoli Owner: AMM Holdings LLC c/o Mario D. Silva Case No. CHC-2024-1584-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2024-1585-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024)
24-0681
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-0762 CD 4 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of Disney Brothers Studio, located at 1748 – 1756 North Vermont Avenue; and 4647 – 4655 West Kingswell Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: City of Los Angeles Owners: 3F Investments LLC; Carl M. and Sara M. Ferraro, Trustees Case No. CHC-2024-2508-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2024-2509-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: No Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024)
24-0762
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)
24-0290 CD 13 Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2019-5591-EIR [State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2020110295], Final EIR, Erratum (Artisan Hollywood Project EIR), and Environmental Findings; Statement of Overriding Considerations; Mitigation Monitoring Program; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Leo Mellace, The Sound Factory/Friends of the Sound Factory (Representative: Robert Silverstein, The Silverstein Law Firm, APC), from the determination of the LACPC in denying the appeal, and sustaining the decision of the Advisory Agency dated September 15, 2023; and approving, pursuant to Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Vesting Tentative Tract No. VTT-82764 for the merger and re-subdivision of 1.55-acre (67,581 square-foot) site into one ground lot and for commercial condominium purposes, as shown on the map stamp-dated September 19, 2019; and a Haul Route for the export of up to 69,333 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 1520 - 1542 North Cahuenga Boulevard, 1523 - 1549 North Ivar Avenue, and 6350 West Selma Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Mark Laderman, Artisan Ventures Representative: Todd Nelson, Rand Paster & Nelson, LLP Case No. VTT-82764-2A Environmental No. ENV-2019-5591-EIR; SCH No. 2020110295 Related Cases: ZA-2019-5590-ZV-TOC-SPR-1A; VTT-82764-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE - OCTOBER 15, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - OCTOBER 15, 2024)
24-0290
Decision: Special Agenda: ITEM(S)