California Coastal Commission
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posted at 3:30 p.m., Tuesday,
June 26, 2007.
1. CALL TO ORDER.
2. ROLL CALL.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR. (Removed from Regular Calendar). See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a. Application No. 5-07-155 (Stronghold Capital, LLC, Venice) Application of Stronghold Capital, LLC to demolish 2-story, 3,643 sq. ft. duplex on 3,641 sq. ft. beach-fronting lot, and construct 4-level, 35-ft-high (with 44.5-ft-high stairway enclosure and 42-ft-high elevator enclosure), 5,450 sq. ft. single-family home with 2,100 sq. ft. parking garage in basement, at 5005 & 5007 Ocean Front Walk, Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. (CP-LB)
b. Application No. 5-07-174 (Castaneda, Venice) Application of Salvador Castaneda to construct 45-ft-high, 4-level, 5,049 sq. ft. single family home with attached 3-car garage on vacant lot, at 146 Voyage Mall, Venice, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. (CP-LB)
4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S
REPORT. Report by Deputy Director on permit
waivers, emergency permits, immaterial amendments & extensions,
LCP matters
not requiring public hearings, and on comments from the
public. For
specific information contact the Commission's Long Beach office at
(562) 590-5071.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
(removed from Regular Calendar). See AGENDA
CATEGORIES.
6. NEW APPEALS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a. Appeal No. A5-VEN-07-200 (Amuse Café Partners, Venice) Appeal by James Murez from decision of City of Los Angeles granting permit with conditions for the conversion of a two-story, 1,184 sq. ft., single-family residence into a 685 sq. ft. restaurant with twelve parking spaces (five on-site and seven off-site parking spaces) at 796 Main Street, Venice, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County. (CP-LB) [POSTPONED]
7. COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES. Attention: Items appearing in this section of the agenda may be moved to the Consent Calendar for this area by the Executive Director when, prior to taking up the Consent Calendar, staff and the applicant are in agreement on the staff recommendation. If an item is moved to the Consent Calendar it will be processed in the same manner as other Consent Calendar items (See AGENDA CATEGORIES) except that if that item is subsequently removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of three or more commissioners, the item will be acted upon at the meeting in the order in which it originally appears on this Meeting Notice and in the manner Coastal Permit Applications are processed. The purpose of this procedural change is to expedite the Commission's coastal development permit process.
a. Application
No. 5-07-124 (City Of Santa Monica, Santa Monica)
Application of City of Santa Monica to replace approximately 29,700 sq.
ft. of
pavement (83 parking spaces) within 1,319 parking space public beach
parking lot
with natural turf as beach parking lot runoff reduction and greening
demonstration project. Monitoring wells will be
added to gather
water quality data. The turf area and adjacent 43,300 sq. ft.
area (181
parking spaces) will be used as a public playfield during non-peak
beach use
days and as parking during peak beach use days, at 2030 Barnard Way,
Santa
Monica, Los Angeles County. (AP-LB)
b. Application
No. 5-06-488 (Coaloa, Pacific Palisades)
Application of Esteban
Coaloa to construct 2 rows of retaining walls for slope protection of
single-family home and construct deck extended above walls.
The retaining
walls consist of twenty, approximately 60-ft. deep solider piles for
remedial
stabilization of bluff top property, at 515 Muskingum Avenue, Pacific
Palisades,
Los Angeles County. (AP-LB)
8. REVOCATION. See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a. Application
No. R-5-06-42 (Pacific Jewish Center, L A/Santa Monica/Marina Del Rey,
Venice)
Request by Marina Peninsula Neighborhood Association, CLEAN and Los
Angeles
Audubon Society to revoke permit granted by Commission to (1) attach
20-ft-high
1-5/8 inch diameter galvanized metal pole extenders to County
information signs
at 19 locations at unpaved street ends/beach from Ocean Front Walk
between
Catamaran Street and Via Marina, Venice to entry channel fence, (2)
stretch 200
lb. test monofilament line (fishing line) between existing street
lights from
Seaside Terrace, in Santa Monica, to Catamaran Street; (3) attach line
to pole
extenders between Catamaran Street and Topsail Street to light poles
along Ocean
Front Walk south of Topsail Street, to Via Marina, Venice to 14-ft.
pole at
entry channel fence. In addition, (1) install 1” x
6” streamers on
line in vicinity of Least Tern nesting area (between Hurricane and Via
Marina)
to increase visibility for birds; (2) conduct weekly inspections,
remove downed
line and repair breaks as required, at Street Lights Between Seaside
Way, Santa
Monica To Via Marina, Venice; pole extenders attached to county
lifeguard signs
at 19 street ends at Ocean Front Walk/Speedway between
Catamaran and Via
Marina, at Los Angeles/Santa Monica/Marina Del Rey, Venice, Los Angeles
County.
(AP-LB)
Public
Hearing
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To Staff
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9.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR’S REPORT. Report
by Deputy Director on
permit waivers, emergency permits, immaterial amendments &
extensions, LCP
matters not requiring public hearings, and on comments from the
public.
For specific information contact the Commission’s Ventura
office at (805)
585-1800.
10.
CONSENT CALENDAR (removed from Regular Calendar).
See AGENDA
CATEGORIES.
11. LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAMS (LCPs). See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a.
City
of Carpinteria LCP Amendment No. 1-07 Time Extension.
Public hearing and
action to extend time limit for one year on request by City of
Carpinteria to
amend its LCP to include prohibition on medical marijuana dispensaries
within
City boundaries and to include procedure for granting reasonable
accommodation
to zoning and building laws, rules, policies, practices and/or
procedures of
City in order to allow for physical building changes that are necessary
to
provide disabled persons equal access. (AT-V)
b.
City
of Ventura LCP Amendment No. 2-07 Time Extension.
Public hearing and
action to extend time limit for one year on request by City of Ventura
to amend
its LCP to replace the 1993 Downtown Specific Plan policies with the
2007
Downtown Specific Plan land use policies and implementation measures.
(AT-V)
12. NEW APPEALS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a.
Appeal No. A-4-STB-07-052 (HR52 Partnership,
Santa Barbara
Co.) Appeal by Commissioners Kruer & Wan from
decision of County of
Santa Barbara granting permit to HR52 Partnership for construction of
795 sq.
ft. guesthouse with attached 589 sq. ft. garage, improvements to
existing
300-ft. long access road, improvements to Segundo Road, water tank, and
800 cu.
yds. grading located on Parcel 52, Hollister Ranch, Santa Barbara
County. (SLG-V)
13. COASTAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES. Attention: Items appearing in this section of the agenda may be moved to the Consent Calendar for this area by the Executive Director when, prior to taking up the Consent Calendar, staff and the applicant are in agreement on the staff recommendation. If an item is moved to the Consent Calendar it will be processed in the same manner as other Consent Calendar items (See AGENDA CATEGORIES) except that if that item is subsequently removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of three or more commissioners, the item will be acted upon at the meeting in the order in which it originally appears on this Meeting Notice and in the manner Coastal Permit Applications are processed. The purpose of this procedural change is to expedite the Commission's coastal development permit process.
a. Application 4-06-033 (Burns, Los Angeles Co.). Application of Michael and The Kim Burns to construct 4,141 sq. ft., 28-ft. high, single-family home with detached 2-story, 21-ft. high garage (660 sq. ft.) and guest unit (705 sq. ft.), detached 214 sq. ft. storage shed, pool, spa, 10,000 gallon water tank, septic system, water well, patios, driveway, turnaround, and 1,890 cu. yds of grading (1,840 cu. yds cut and 50 cu. yds fill) at 33130 Mulholland Highway, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County. (MCH-V).
b.
Appeal No. A-4-STB-06-054 (Chase,
Santa Barbara Co.) Appeal
by Commissioners Wan & Woolley; Bruce Murdock; Rick and Janet
Stich; and
Edward Maguire from decision of County of Santa Barbara granting permit
for
construction of single family home. The project includes
construction of
1,798 sq. ft., 29-ft-high, single-family home with 419 sq. ft. garage
and
carport and 567 sq. ft. of decks on 6800 block of Del Playa Drive, Isla
Vista,
Santa Barbara County. (SLG-V)
c. Appeal No. A-4-STB-06-055 (Chase, Santa Barbara Co.) Appeal by Commissioners Wan & Woolley; Bruce Murdock; Rick and Janet Stich; and Edward Maguire from decision of County of Santa Barbara granting coastal development permit for construction of single-family home. The project includes construction of 1,998 sq. ft., 29-ft- high, single family home with 610 sq. ft. garage-carport-laundry, and 828 sq. ft. of decks on 6800 block of Del Playa Drive, Isla Vista, Santa Barbara County. (SLG-V)
Public
Hearing
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to Staff
Vote
d. Application No. 4-06-113 (Los Angeles Co. Dept. of Public Works) Application of Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to construct three soldier pile retaining walls (total 162 lineal feet) with drain pipe system at three outboard section locations to prevent failure of Greenleaf Canyon Road between Mile Markers 0.59 and 0.68, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County. (JJ-V)
e.
Application
No. 4-06-163 (Malibu Valley Farms, Inc., Santa Monica Mountains, Los
Angeles
Co.) Application of Malibu Valley Farms, Inc.
requesting after-the-fact
approval for equestrian facility used for horse breeding, raising,
training,
stabling, exercising, boarding and rehabilitation, including as-built
riding
arenas, fencing, a dirt access road with two at-grade crossings through
Stokes
Creek, corrals, paddock, mare motel, shelters, covered pipe barns, tack
rooms,
barn, manure storage areas, and parking lot. The proposed project also
includes
the addition of vegetative swales, bioretention basin with riprap pad,
and
0.5-acre riparian restoration, and the removal of various pipe and
covered
corrals, cross-tie areas, storage containers, and tack rooms, located
at 2200
Stokes Canyon Road, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County. (DC-V)
Return
to Staff
Vote
14. PERMIT AMENDMENTS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES. An Amendment below may be moved to the Consent Calendar for this area by the Executive Director when, prior to taking up the Consent Calendar, staff and the applicant are in agreement on the staff recommendation. If an item is moved to the Consent Calendar it will be processed like other Consent Calendar items (See above) except that if that item is subsequently removed from the Consent Calendar by a vote of 3 or more commissioners, the item will be acted upon at the meeting in the order in which it originally appears on this Meeting Notice and in the manner material amendments are processed.
a. Application No. 4-95-173-A2 (M.H.A.B. Trust, Los Angeles Co.) Application of M.H.A.B. Trust for amendment to revise project to consolidate two driveways/access roads into one realigned driveway/access road, eliminate Arizona crossing and replace with prefabricated bridge on previously approved four-lot subdivision at intersection of Palm Canyon and Serra Road, Los Angeles County. (AT-V)
15. DISPUTE RESOLUTION. See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a.
Application
No. A-220-80-A2-EDD. Appeal of the
Executive Director’s
rejection of amendment application submitted by Graham and Brenda
Revell
proposing to delete Special Condition 2 of permit, requiring
construction of
public accessway improvements along the shoreline, including 2
stairways that
provide public access along and over headland bluff at 32340 Pacific
Coast
Highway, City of Malibu, Los Angeles County. (SLG-V)
16. REVISED FINDINGS. See AGENDA CATEGORIES.
a.
Coastal
Permit Amendment No. 5-83-703-A1 (Geffen, Los Angeles Co.)
Granted
permit amendment with conditions to David Geffen for various as-built
developments located within Caltrans right-of-way and vertical public
accessway
and private stairway at 22108, 22114, 22126 and 22132 Pacific Coast
Highway,
City of Malibu, Los Angeles County.
(JJ-V)
18. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
19. COMMISSIONERS' REPORTS.
20. CONSERVANCY REPORT.
21. SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY REPORT.
22. SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION COMMISSION REPORT.
23. DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL'S REPORT.
24. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT including report on legislation and Water Quality.
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT
