Planning and Land Use Committee on Oct 15, 2019

Neighborhood Council of Westchester/Playa
www.ncwpdr.org


Committee: 
Planning and Land Use Committee

Chairperson: 
Julie Ross

Meeting Date: 
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - 6:30pm

Meeting Place: 
Westchester Municipal Building Community Room / 7166 W Manchester Avenue, Westchester, CA 90045e

Discussion/Action (Motion): 

  1. Welcome and Introduction

  2. Minutes Review and Approval - 17 September 2019 PLUC Meeting

  3. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items

  4. 8065 Emerson Preschool / ENV-2019-3706-CE and ZA-2019-3705-CU-ZAD

    Background: First presentation at PLUC. A new preschool (Young Minds Learning Academy) is proposed at 8065 S Emerson Avenue, involving the conversion of 3,315 sq ft of building area within an existing church (Westchester United Methodist Church) to five (5-6) classrooms and administrative offices and the installation of a playground area and fencing. 

    Presenter: Jonathan Lonner, Burns & Bouchard, Inc. - representing applicant. 
    Related Documents: 

      1. Architectural Plans (11 pages)
      2. Site Photo Set (7 pages)
      3. Dept of Planning Application (8 pages)
      4. Outreach Fact Sheet (1 page)
      5. Project Description (1 page) 

    Public Comment
    Committee Discussion
    Chair Discussion Recap
    Possible Committee Action: Motion to Support/Deny/Modify
    Community Impact Statement (CIS) consideration

  5. LMU Master Plan Review / CPC-2019-4651-SP

    Background: Second presentation at PLUC. LMU requesting an amendment to the Master Plan for its on-campus built environment. Increase from 457,000 sq ft "net new" for Academic/Admin purposes to 1,779,000 sq ft "net new" for Academic, Admin or Athletic purposes. Note: original 3 ordinances relating to LMU Master and Specifical Plan are posted to the PLUC web page.

    Presenter: Mason Stockstill, Public Relations, LMU mason.stockstill@lmu.edu, 310-338-5133
    Related Documents:

    1. Amendment Advertisement (1 pages)
    2. Community Newsletter (2 pages)
    3. Neighborhood Postcard (3 pages) 

    Public Comment
    Committee Discussion
    Optional 15 Minute Public Discussion
    Possible Committee Action: Motion to Support/Deny/Modify
    Community Impact Statement (CIS) consideration

  6. Announcements

    Next PLUC Meeting: November 19, 2019

    How to subscribe to...

    Planning Dept Bi-Weekly Early Notification Report (ENR) regarding new applications

    Go to https://planning.lacity.org/resources/case-reports
    Scroll down to the "sign up here" link towards the bottom of the text.

    West LA Planning Commission Meeting Agendas

    To go the general notification subscription page on the City's website: here.
    Scroll down to Planning Department's list and opt in for the "West LA Area Planning Commission Agenda"

     

  7. Meeting Adjourned


Meeting Files: 
PDF icon Item 4.1_PreSchool Architectural Plans (11 pages).pdf
PDF icon Item 4.2_PreSchool Site Photo Set (7 pages).pdf
PDF icon Item 4.3_PreSchool Dept of Planning Application (8 pages).pdf
PDF icon Item 4.4_PreSchool Outreach Fact Sheet (1 page).pdf
PDF icon Item 4.5_Preschool Project Description (1 page).pdf
PDF icon Item 5.1_LMU_Amendment_Display Advertisement.pdf
PDF icon Item 5.2_LMU_Neighborhood_Postcard_small.pdf
PDF icon Item 5.3_LMU_Neighborhood_Postcard_small.pdf

Public Comment Request

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