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Specific Plan Application Packet / Instructions (Revised August, 2009) Page 1 COMMUNITY PLANNING BUREAU City Hall • 200 N. Spring Street, Room 667 • Los Angeles, CA 90012 MOUNT WASHINGTON/GLASSELL PARK SPECIFIC PLAN* (Ordinance No. 168,707. Effective May 10, 1993) APPLICATION PACKET / INSTRUCTIONS KEEP INSTRUCTIONS PORTION OF THIS PACKET FOR FUTURE USE AND REFERENCE The Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan sets forth provisions regulating development within the Specific Plan area. These regulations are in addition to those in the Los Angeles Municipal Code* (LAMC), as amended, and do not convey any rights or privileges otherwise granted under the provisions and procedures contained therein, except as specifically provided herein. PLEASE NOTE: It is very important that you read this entire document prior to preparing the Project Permit Compliance Determination application. Failure to become acquainted with these requirements will result in processing delays, even termination of the subject request. A. APPLICATIONS REVIEW AND SUBMITTAL. G 1. Call ahead and make arrangements to submit the completed application along with all required materials for a preliminary review and the issuance of an “Authorization Referral Form” in order to submit the application at the Department Public Counter. Call Cherry Yap at 213.978.6364, located at 200 North Spring Street, Room 667, City Hall, Los Angeles CA 90012. In one to two days, you will be notified that your application is ready for a pick up. It may include a list of any missing items and/or special instructions. G 2. If there are any Native “Protected” Trees on the subject site, an Arborist (Tree) Report will be required, per Ordinance No 143,476 and to the satisfaction of the Urban Forestry Division (UFD) of the Bureau of Street Services. Two copies of the Tree report will be included along with the Project Permit Compliance application at the time of submittal to Planning Public Counter. Otherwise the application will be considered incomplete. Within five days of application submittal, one copy of the Arborist Report, which includes the PPC administrative case number, will be submitted for review and approval by UFD. G 3. The application is then submitted at the Planning Department’s Public Office and Construction Services Center, located at 201 North Figueroa Street, 4th Floor (213.482.7077). Counter staff will assign a case file number at the time of filing, however, they will keep the file for their initial case processing. Once the processing is completed, the Project Permit case file will be forwarded to the Eastside Unit staff for compliance determination. PLEASE NOTE: All questions regarding the project’s consistency with the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) are referred to the Department of Building and Safety. Prior to filing the subject application, the applicant is responsible for the proposed project’s compliance with the Specific Plan and all applicable provisions of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. * The Planning and Zoning Code and the Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan is available on the Internet at http: //www.cityofla.org/PLN/index.htm Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan Application Packet / Instructions (Revised August, 2009) Page 1 B. AFTER APPLICATION SUBMITTAL. G Notice of Intent. A “Notice of Intent” poster and posting instructions will be provided once the application has been approved for filing. The applicant must post the notice in a conspicuous place on the subject property, within five days after the application has been filed with the Department of City Planning and the applicable fees have been paid. C. PROJECT APPROVAL. Once the request for determination and Project Permit application has been approved, the applicant/representative is required to review the “Conditions of Approval” for full compliance. A noncompliance will result in further delays that will affect being able to obtain all necessary permits for the subject project. G 1. Make any required modifications and/or corrections, as specified on the Project Permit Compliance Determination report. G 2. Follow the additional instructions as indicated in the subject grant. G 3. If applicable, a Mitigation Measures Compliance Report must be prepared by the applicant / owner during each stage of the project’s implementation and must be submitted to the Community Planning Bureau, after each phase, as noted in the Project Permit Compliance determination when a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been approved for the subject project. D. APPEAL PERIOD. After the fifteen (15) day appeal period has expired, you will be required to do, but not limited to, the following: G 1. Obtain approval for the Covenant and Agreement by the Community Planning Bureau staff before recording it. This document will be mailed to you along with instructions for filing the form at the same time the copy of the determination is mailed. Call ahead to notify staff you need approval to record documents. G 2. Return the Certified (purple stamped) copy of the Covenant and Agreement to the Community Planning Bureau, to be included in the subject case file. G 3. Prior to scheduling an appointment with the Plan Checker of the Department of Building and Safety, submit a minimum of three complete sets of final plans to this Department’s Community Planning Bureau-Eastside Unit, for compliance with the Project Permit Determination approval. Staff will confirm that this final set of plans conform to the subject project grant and compliance with Exhibit A, attached to the case file. All three sets will be returned to you for Building and Safety use. G 4. Return the set of plans labeled FOR PLANNING USE ONLY, once the Department of Building and Safety gives the final approval, stamped approved and signed by the Plan Check Engineer of that Department, to be added to the Planning Department administrative case file. G 5. Review the Conditions of Approval of the subject grant, some conditions require full compliance prior to the issuance of a Building Permit and/or Grading Permit. Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan Application Packet / Instructions (Revised August, 2009) Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. STEPS IN THE APPLICATION AND THE PROJECT PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS. A-1 Preliminary review and submittal of application . .. 1 A-2 Protected Tree Review . .. 1 B After application submittal . 2 C Project approval . .. 2 D After appeal period has expired . 2 II. MOUNT WASHINGTON/GLASSELL PARK SPECIFIC PLAN MAP Specific Plan Area Map . 4 III. SPECIFIC PLAN SUMMARY. Specific Plan Purpose. 5 Relationship to Other Provisions of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. 5 Prohibitions. 5 Specific Plan Procedures. 5 Action of the Director. Director’s Decision - Time Limit. 6 Project Permit Review. 6 Design Variation. 6 Appeal Process. 6 IV. PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS LIST. Definitions. 7 Project Permit/Determination Request. 10 Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan Cover Sheet Requirements. 10 Topographic Survey Map Requirements.. 11 Plot Plan Requirements.. .. 12 Floor Plan Requirements. 13 Elevations Requirements. 13 Window, Door, and Finish Schedules. 14 Architectural Design Elements. 14 Land Use Map Requirement. 14 Photographs Requirement. 16 Adjoining Ownership Mailing Label Requirement. 16 Environmental Clearance Requirement. 16 Sample Specific Plan Cover Sheet. 18 Sample Plot Plan. 19 V. MASTER LAND USE PERMIT APPLICATION/PROJECT PERMIT DETERMINATION REQUEST Master Land Use Application. 19 Project Permit Determination Request. 20 VI. PROJECT PERMIT APPLICATION FILING REQUIREMENT CHECKLIST. Requirement Checklist. 32 Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan Application Packet / Instructions (Revised August, 2009) Page 3 Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan Application Packet / Instructions (Revised August, 2009) Page 4 MOUNT WASHINGTON/GLASSELL PARK SPECIFIC PLAN SUMMARY Ordinance No. 168,707 MOUNT WASHINGTON /GLASSELL PARK SPECIFIC PLAN ORDINANCE. The Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan was adopted on April 2, 1993, (Ordinance No. 168,707, effective May 10, 1993). The purpose for the Plan is to encourage the preservation and enhancement of the community’s varied and distinctive residential character; to encourage preservation of the hills and canyons, vegetation, wildlife habitats, natural open space, views, and trails that characterize the area; to limit residential projects to a scale compatible with the hilly terrain, rustic nature, and architectural diversity already existing; and, to ensure that residential development is compatible with access limited by narrow hillside streets heavily used for parking. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL CODE. The regulations set forth in the Mount Washington/Glassell Park Specific Plan are in addition to those set forth in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), as amended, and do not convey any rights or privileges not otherwise granted under the provisions and procedures contained therein, except as specifically provided herein. Wherever the Specific Plan contains provisions which require more or less restrictive front yards, less restrictive height, more restrictive Floor Area Ratios, more restrictive landscaping requirements, or other greater restrictions or limitations on development than would be required by the provisions contained in the LAMC Chapter 1, the Specific Plan will prevail and supersedes the applicable provisions of the Code (per Section 2 of the Specific Plan). The procedures for the granting of exception to the requirements of this Specific Plan are set forth in LAMC
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