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TRANSMITTAL TO CITY COUNCIL 'e' c c C C C ce: C 'e Plannin!l Staff Name(te ,;:',d':'"C:::"o-cn'"":t-ac'"":t-::N':'"o-.--r-::-C.D:::"••-::"No-.--' CPC-2009-0113-VZC-CUB-CU-ZAD JIM TOKUNAGA (213) 978-1309 5 : c c c , c ZONE CHANGE, CONDITIONAL USE, ZA DETERMINATION Yes D No D I .1 c 100 N. LA CIENEGA BLVD. C C C e C C e BEVCON I, LLC CRAIG LAWSON & CO. 8489 W. THIRD STREET SUITE 1102 KATHERINE CASEY LOS ANGELES, CA 90048 8758 VENICE BLVD. 323-801-2364 LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 310-838-2400 The construction, remodeling, renovation of an existing 332,574 square foot commercial center (Beverly Connection) that will increase the floor area to 345,540 square feet with a maximum height of 45-feet. The project will include replacement of new retail building on Beverly Boulevard (former movie theater space), conversion of office space to retail space, reconfiguration of tenant space, and other interior tenant improvements. The project site is 423,206 square feet. Fiscal Impact Statement Commission Vote: *Determinationstatesadministrativecosts Yes ~ No 0 are recovered through fees, ENV-2009-109-MND 5-0 .\Vc-- g1f.~ " JUN 1 92009 JAMES WILyfAM ,C: m ion Executive Assistant I Date: C:\Documen~ Setlings\jwilliam\Desktop\CPC-2009-0113-VZC-CUB-CU JTOKUNAGA\COUNCIL TRANSMITIAL FORMedoc Los Angeles CITY PLANNING COMMISSION 200 N. Spring Street, Room 272, Los Angeles, California, 90012-4801, (213) 978-1300 www.lacity.org/PLN/index.htm Determination Mailing Date: MAY 27 2009 _ Department of Building and Safety CASE NO. CPC 2009-0113-VZC-CUB-CU-ZAO 201 N. Figueroa Street Location: 100 N. LA Cienega Boulevard Counter B, Fourth Floor Council District: NO.5 Plan Area: Wilshire Request(s): Zone Change-Conditional Use- Applicant: Bevcon I, LLC Zoning Administrator's Determination At its meeting on May 14, 2009 the following action was taken by the City Planning Commission: 1. Approved and Recommended a Vesting Zone Change from [Q]C2-1VL and [Q]C1.5-1VL to [TJ[Q]C2-1VL. 2. Approved a Conditional Use to permit the sale and/or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and/or off-site in conjunction with a total of 8 existing and proposed uses (three existing to remain and five proposed). 3. Approved a Conditional Use to permit the following deviations for a commercial corner development: a. Restaurant uses to operate Sunday through Thursday between the hours of 6:00 AM and 11:00 PM and Friday and Saturday between the hours of 6:00 AM and 1:00 AM. b. Existing drug store and one market to operate 24 hours per day, seven days a week. c. Deviations from the following development standards of Section 12.22.A.23(a): • To permit existing and proposed commercial parking on-site to include tandem parking spaces with parking attendant. • To permit existing pole signs to remain. • To permit portions of the existing and proposed developmentto include less than the minimum 5-foot planted area along all street frontages. 4. Approved Shared Parking of a total of 1,448 on-site parking spaces between all of the current and proposed commercial/retail uses located on the subject site. 5. Waived street widening requirements along La Cienega Boulevard, Beverly Boulevard, and 3rd Street as required by the of the Bureau of Engineering 6. Adopted ENV-2009-1 09-MND as the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project. 7. Adopted the attached findings. 8. Recommended that the applicant be advised that the time limits for effectuation of a zone in the 'T' Tentative classification or "Q" Qualified classification are specified in Section 12.32. G of the LAMC. Conditions must be satisfied prior to the issuance of building permits and, that the "T" Tentative classification shall be removed in the manner indicated on the attached page. 9. Advised the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. Fiscal Impact Statement: There is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees. CPC 2005-0113-VZC-CUB-CU-ZAD 2 This action was taken by the following vote: Moved: Kezios Seconded: Cardoso Ayes: Freer, Roschen, VVoo Absent: Burton, Hughes, Montanez Vote: " mmission Executive Assistant I ission A eals/Effec"ve ates: The Commission's determination on the Conditional Use (Alcoholic Beverages and mmercial Corner Review) and Shared Parking will be final 20 days from the mailing date of this determination unless an appeal is filed to the City Council within that time. If the Commission has disapproved the zone change request, in whole or in part, the applicant may appeal that disapproval to the Council within 20 days after the mailing date of this determination. Any appeal not filed within the 20-day period shall not be considered by the Council. All appeals shall be filed on forms provided at the Planning Department's Public Counters at 201 N. Figueroa Street, Fourth Floor, Los Angeles, or at 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite 251, Van Nuys. FINAL APPEAL __ J_U_N_l_6_2_0D_9 _ If you seek judicial review of any decision of the City pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5, the petition for writ of mandate pursuant to that section must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which the City's decision became final pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. There may be other time limits which also affect your ability to seek judicial review. CPC 2005-0113-VZC·CUB·CU·ZAD C-1 CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL CONDITIONAL USE, SHARED PARKING DETERMINATION A. Commercial Corner Conditions. The project shall comply with all of the provisions of the Mini Shopping Center and Commercial Corner Development Standards contained in Section 12.22.A.23, except as varied by the following conditions: 1. Hours/Days of Operation. Restaurant uses shall be permitted to operate Sunday through Thursdays between the hours of 6:00 am and 11:00 pm, and Friday and Saturday between the hours of 6:00 am and 1:00 am. One market and one drug store shall be permitted to operate 24-hours, 7-days a week. All other commercial uses shall operate between the hours of 7:00 am and 11:00 pm, 7-days a week. 2. Height. The subject project shall comply with the following height provisions: a. All buildings and the parking structure shall not exceed 45-feet in height, except that elevator shafts, stairways, and mechanical equipment enclosures may be permitted per Section 12.21.1.B3(a) and (b) of the Municipal Code. b. All roof top equipment (air conditioning/ventilation systems, mechanical equipment) shall be screened from view of adjacent residential properties to the east. Such equipment shall be designed or located to direct emissions (noise, fumes, etc.) away from the residential area and to minimize these emissions in compliance with all applicable noise and air pollution regulations. 3. Windows. Pursuant to Section 12.22.A.23(a)(3) of the Municipal Code, the exterior walls and doors of the site's cumulative ground floor street facade shall consist of at least fifty percent transparent windows unless otherwise prohibited by law. 4. Tandem Parking. Tandem parking shall be permitted in the commercial parking structure for employees and patrons, provided an attendant is available at all times during the hours of commercial/retail operation. 5. Landscaping Setback. A minimum five-foot landscape setback shall not be required along all street frontages of the lot. There shall be a to-toot setback maintained between the easterly property line and the parking structure. Landscaping with mature, fully canopied trees (minimum 48-inch box trees) shall be provided within this setback area in accordance with a landscape plan approved by the Planning Department. B. Alcoholic Beverages Conditions 1. The conditional use authorization granted herein for the sale or dispensing for consideration of alcoholic beverages for off-site and on-site consumption shall be limited to a total of eight (8) licenses. The breakdown of the licenses are as follows: three (3) full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption in conjunction with an existing retail drug store and two new retail uses; two (2) full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with two restaurants; and three (3) beer and wine licenses for on-site consumption in conjunction with three restaurants. Individual licenses for the new establishments and any establishments to be replaced shall be effectuated through a Plan Approval process consistent with LAMC Section 12.24.M. Any new request for additional licenses or changes in type of license shall require a new conditional use application. CPC 2005-0113-VZC-CUB-CU-ZAD C-2 2. The authorized use shall be conducted at all times with due regard for the character of the surrounding district, and the right is reserved to the Department of City Planning to impose additional corrective conditions if the Director of Planning determines such conditions are proven necessary for the protection of persons in the neighborhood or occupants of adjacent property. 3. A copy of the first page of this grant and all conditions and/or any subsequent appeal of this grant and its resultant conditions and/or letters of clarification shall be included in and printed on the "notes" portion of the building plans submitted to the Department of City Planning and the department of Building and Safety for purposes of having a building permit.