DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 2021-11600010
(Associated Zoning Case 2021-10700031 S)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Greater Dellview Community Plan
Plan Adoption Date: September 9, 2005
Current Land Use Category: “Public Institutional"
Proposed Land Use Category: "Community Commercial"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: April 14, 2021
Case Manager: Justin Malone, Planner
Property Owner: Pilgrim Presbyterian
Applicant: Ian Cochran, GFR Development
Representative: Ian Cochran, GFR Development
Location: 1846 Basse Road
Legal Description: West 337.28 Feet of East 482.28 of Lot TR-1, NCB 7172 and the East 5 Feet of Lot 21, Block 205, NCB 9723
Total Acreage: 2.5031
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 21
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Central Los Angeles Heights Neighborhood Association
Applicable Agencies: None
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Basse Road
Existing Character: Arterial
Proposed Changes: None known
Public Transit: VIA bus routes within walking distance of the subject property.
Routes Served: 505, 651
ISSUE:
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Component: Greater Dellview Community Plan
Plan Adoption Date: September 29, 2005
Plan Goals:
Goal 2- Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization: Promote growth and development of local businesses and create attractive and viable commercial environments that draw new customers and diverse businesses
Objective 2.4- Small Business Development
• Foster an environment that promotes, encourages and supports small business development
Goal 3-Commercial Development: Type, Form, and Appearance: Proactively promote best urban planning practices and ensure commercial environments that are clean, safe, attractive, compliant with city codes, and respectful of adjacent neighborhood residential uses
Objective 3.1- New Development
• Address new and proposed developments by engaging developers from the onset of proposed projects
Objective 3.2- Reuse and Retrofit
• Promote and facilitate the revitalization of existing commercial strip centers and sites in the planning area
Objective 3.3- Code Compliance
• Promote and facilitate a clean and orderly business environment that is respectful of the law and adjacent neighborhoods
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Land Use Category: “Public Institutional"
Description of Land Use Category: Public/Institutional uses include public, quasi-public, and institutional uses that facilitate the containment or delivery of local, state, or national governmental or non-profit services. The location for these services include where they currently reside, as well as where they best meet the future needs of the community. Examples of public institutional uses include post offices, libraries, schools, fire stations, churches, community gathering facilities, etc.
Land Use Category: "Community Commercial"
Description of Land Use Category: This category provides for medium intensity commercial uses that serve a market on the scale of a community comprised of two or more medium sized neighborhoods. Community commercial uses should be located in a nodal fashion, near the intersection of collectors and arterials, the intersection of two arterials, or along arterials where already established. Examples of community commercial land uses include convenience stores with gasoline, car washes, minor auto repair and servicing, grocery stores up to 65,000 sq. ft., plant nurseries, medium sized restaurants, and community shopping centers. Refuse containers should be located behind the principal structure and screened from adjacent residential uses. Appropriate buffering such as a buffer yard and/or landscaping should form a screen between this category and any residential uses. Shared parking and internal circulation are encouraged with adjacent uses. Whenever possible, revitalized or redeveloped community commercial centers should be designed to create a safe and attractive vehicular and pedestrian movement system that links to adjacent uses.
Permitted Zoning Districts: NC, C-1, C-2P, C-2, O-1, O-2
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification:
"Public Institutional"
Current Land Use Classification:
Church
Direction: North
Future Land Use Classification:
“Low Density Residential”
Current Land Use Classification:
Single Family Residential
Direction: East
Future Land Use Classification:
“High Density Residential”, “Public Institutional”
Current Land Use Classification:
Multifamily Residential, Junior High School
Direction: South
Future Land Use Classification:
“High Density Residential”
Current Land Use Classification:
Multifamily Residential
Direction: West
Future Land Use Classification:
“Public Institutional”
Current Land Use:
Masonic Lodge, Church
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
Proximity to Regional Center/Premium Transit Corridor
The subject property is not within a Regional Center and is not within the Premium Transit Corridor.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Analysis & Recommendation: Staff recommends Approval.
The applicant seeks a Plan Amendment from “Public Institutional" to "Community Commercial", to rezone to “C-2 S” Commercial District with a Specific Use Authorization for a Car Wash. The proposed "Community Commercial" land use designation is fitting for this vacant parcel and allows expansion of light commercial businesses and/or office uses. The location is in close proximity to Basse Road, which hosts a mix of residential and commercial uses.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend Denial of the proposed amendment to the Greater Dellview Community Plan, as presented above.
2. Make an Alternate Recommendation.
3. Continue to a future date.
ZONING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Z-2021-10700031 S
Current Zoning: "MF-33 AHOD" Multi-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Proposed Zoning: "C-2 S AHOD" Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District with a Specific Use Authorization for a Car Wash
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: April 20, 2021