TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Marisa Lundstedt, Director of Community Development
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Rafael Garcia, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Height Variance Request to Allow Certain Alterations to Existing Structures Exceed the Height Limit at the Manhattan Village Shopping Center Located at 3200 to 3288 North Sepulveda Boulevard (Community Development Director Lundstedt).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 16-0081 APPROVING PROJECT WITH CONDITIONS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the public hearing, and, after the close of the public hearing adopt Resolution No. 16-0081 conditionally approving the variance request.
BACKGROUND:
On July 1, 2016, JLL on behalf of RREEF America Reit II Corp BBB, submitted an application for a height variance (Attachment 7) needed in connection with interior and exterior alterations to the Manhattan Village Shopping Center. The Applicant seeks approval to make alterations to the exterior of the existing main Mall building to make the building consistent with the new design theme that is proposed as part of the expansion project. The exterior improvements include expanding the existing clerestory skylight further to the west; structurally modifying and redesigning the Mall entrances; and increasing the height of the parapet walls along the west facing fa?ade to conceal existing and future roof-mounted mechanical equipment. The exterior main entry corridor will also be widened to further enhance the design theme and openness as you enter the Mall as shown in the plan (Attachment 8). The original height variance approval for the existing over-height clerestory skylight and Mall entrances was approved in December 2001. The requested height variance is required because the proposed alterations have a height of over 22 feet,...
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