NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections 12.03, 12.07, 12.07.01, 12.07.1, 12.08, 12.21, 12.23, and 12.28 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to establish new regulations for single-family residential zoned properties.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); that the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council file No. 14-0656 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and, ADOPT the Negative Declaration [ENV-2015-4197-ND].
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated January 18, 2017, disapproved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the LACPC, amending Sections 12.03, 12.07, 12.07.01, 12.08, 12.21, 12.23, and 12.28 of the LAMC to establish new regulations for all single-family residential zoned properties including RA, RE, RS and R1 citywide, and updating the existing Baseline Mansionization Ordinance and Baseline Hillside Ordinance provisions relating to the size and bulk of new single-family residences and modifying grading provisions for single-family lots in designated Hillside areas, as amended by the PLUM Committee and attached to Council file No. 14-0656.
   
   
4. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the Ordinance dated January 13, 2017.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles, DCP

Case No. CPC-2015-3484-CA

CEQA No. ENV-2015-4197-ND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the City Attorney.  Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

ADOPTED

MOTION 25A (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON)

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PRESENT and ADOPT the attached Ordinance, in lieu of the Ordinances attached to the Council files.

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (HUIZAR - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AMEND Section 6, Subdivision 5 of Subsection C of Section 12.07.01 of the Ordinance dated February 28, 2017, attached to Motion 25-A/26-A (Huizar - Harris-Dawson), to read as follows:

5. Maximum Residential Floor Area. For a lot located in a Hillside Area or Coastal Zone, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall comply with Section 12.21.1 A 1 of this Code.

For all other lots, the maximum Residential Floor Area contained in all buildings and accessory buildings shall be as follows: In the RE9 and RE11 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 40 percent of the lot area when the lot is less than 15,000 square feet. For lots 15,000 square feet or greater in the RE9 and RE11 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 35 percent of the lot area or 6,000 square feet, whichever is greater. For lots in the RE15, RE20 and RE40 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 35 percent of the lot area.

NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to amending Sections the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to establish variations of the R1 Zone and a RG Rear Detached Garage Supplemental Use District.

Recommendations for Council action:

1. FIND that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, pursuant to the City's Environmental Guidelines and is in compliance with the CEQA; that the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment of the City of Los Angeles; that the documents constituting the record of proceedings in this matter are located in Council file No. 16-1460 in the custody of the City Clerk and in the files of the Department of City Planning (DCP) in the custody of the Environmental Review Section; and, ADOPT the Negative Declaration [ENV-2016-2111-ND].
   
   
2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.
   
   
3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated February 10, 2017 amending Sections 12.03, 12.04, 12.08, 12.21, 12.21.1, 12.23, 12.32 and 13.19, and adding Sections 12.21.6 and 13.20 to the LAMC to establish variations of the R1 Zone and an RG Rear Detached Garage Supplemental Use District that may be applied to regulate garage placement in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones.
   
   
4. REQUEST the City Attorney to prepare and present an Ordinance consolidating the Ordinance establishing variations of the R1 Zone and an RG Rear Detached Garage Supplemental Use District that may be applied to regulate garage placement in the RA, RE, RS and R1 Zones (attached to Council file No. 16-1460), with the Ordinance establishing new regulations for all single-family residential zoned properties including RA, RE, RS and R1 Citywide, and updating the existing Baseline Mansionization Ordinance and Baseline Hillside Ordinance provisions relating to the size and bulk of new single-family residences and modifying grading provisions for single-family lots in designated Hillside areas, as amended by the PLUM Committee (attached to Council file No. 14-0656).

Applicant: City of Los Angeles, DCP

Case No. CPC-2016-2110-CA

CEQA No. ENV-2016-2111-ND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  None submitted.

URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

ADOPTED

MOTION 26A (HUIZAR - HARRIS-DAWSON)

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

PRESENT and ADOPT the attached Ordinance, in lieu of the Ordinances attached to the Council files.

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (HUIZAR - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

AMEND Section 6, Subdivision 5 of Subsection C of Section 12.07.01 of the Ordinance dated February 28, 2017, attached to Motion 25-A/26-A (Huizar - Harris-Dawson), to read as follows:

5. Maximum Residential Floor Area. For a lot located in a Hillside Area or Coastal Zone, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall comply with Section 12.21.1 A 1 of this Code.

For all other lots, the maximum Residential Floor Area contained in all buildings and accessory buildings shall be as follows: In the RE9 and RE11 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 40 percent of the lot area when the lot is less than 15,000 square feet. For lots 15,000 square feet or greater in the RE9 and RE11 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 35 percent of the lot area or 6,000 square feet, whichever is greater. For lots in the RE15, RE20 and RE40 Zones, the maximum Residential Floor Area shall be 35 percent of the lot area.

NEGATIVE DECLARATION, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCES FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to zone changes from R1-1 to various new R1-Variation Zones to provide regulations for single family dwellings for the preservation of neighborhood character.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

1. FIND, based on independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in Negative Declaration No. ENV-2016-2111-ND, adopted on October 13, 2016 (under Case No. CPC-2016-2115-CA); and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent Environmental Impact Report, negative declaration, nor addendum is required for approval of the project.

 

2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of the Council.

 

3. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying 19 ORDINANCES dated January 19, 2017 and February 14, 2017 effecting a zone change, from R1-1 to new zone(s), to those parcels lying within the Ordinance Map(s) in the following neighborhoods to provide new specialized development regulations for single family residential zoned properties:

 

	Neighborhood:	Council District:	New Zone(s):
a.	Beverlywood	5	R1V2
b.	Cheviot Hills	5	R1V2
c.	Citrus Square	5	R1V3-RG
d.	Comstock Hills	5	R1V3
e.	Crestview	5, 10	R1R3-RG and R1V2
f.	Fairfax	5	R1V2
g.	Inner Council District Five	5	R1V2
h.	East Venice	11	R1V2
i.	Faircrest Heights	10	R1R3-RG and R1V3-RG
j.	Kentwood	11	R1V2
k.	La Brea Hancock	4	R1R3-RG
l.	Larchmont Heights	4	R1R3-RG
m.	Mar Vista	11	R1V2
n.	North Beverly Grove	5	R1V3
o.	North Beverlywood	5	R1V2
p.	Pacific Palisades	11	R1V1 and R1H1
q.	Picfair Village	10	R1R3-RG and R1V3-RG
r.	South Hollywood	4	R1R3-RG
s.	Wilshire Vista	10	R1R3-RG

 

4. NOT PRESENT and ORDER FILED the ORDINANCES dated November 10, 2016, December 8, 2016 and January 19, 2017 related to Crestview, East Venice, and Faircrest Heights.

Applicant: City of Los Angeles, DCP

Case No. CPC-2016-2112-ZC

CEQA No. ENV-2016-2111-ND

Fiscal Impact Statement:  None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement:  Yes

For, if amended: South Robertson Neighborhood Council

TIME LIMIT FILE - MARCH 27, 2017

(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION - MARCH 24, 2017)

URGENCY CLAUSE - 12 VOTES REQUIRED ON SECOND READING

ADOPTED

AMENDING MOTION (KORETZ - WESSON)

Recommendation for Council action:

AMEND to CONTINUE Recommendation No. 3-b (Cheviot Hills) of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee report relative to zone changes from R1-1 to various new R1-Variation Zones to provide regulations for single family dwellings for the preservation of neighborhood character to April 4, 2017.

ATTEST: Holly L. Wolcott, CITY CLERK

By:

          Council Clerk                            PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL