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(13)\n25-0811\nCD 13\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City\nPlanning Commission (LACPC); and, Appeals filed by: 1) Supporters\nAlliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative:\nRichard Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP); and 2) Justin Maurer and Noemi\nSanto, Carlton Serrano Tenants Association, from the determination of\nthe LACPC in approving, pursuant to Chapter 1A of the Los Angeles\nMunicipal Code (LAMC) Section 13.B.4.2, a Specific Plan Project\nCompliance to allow the demolition of seven existing residential\nbuildings and accessory uses, inclusive of a 16-unit apartment\nbuilding, a four-unit apartment building, three single family dwellings, a\ndetached garage, and a duplex building and the construction, use and\nmaintenance of eight-story, 131-unit residential building and the\nmaintenance of an existing two-story, eight-unit residential building, for\na total of 139 units, within Subarea A (Neighborhood Conservation) of\nthe Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Station Neighborhood\nArea Plan (SNAP) Specific Plan; for the demolition of seven existing\nresidential buildings and accessory uses, the maintenance of an\nexisting eight-unit apartment building, and the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new 131-unit apartment building, with 15 units\nrestricted to Very Low Income Households, for a total of 139 units, on\nan approximately 37,688.3 square-foot (0.87 acre) site. The proposed\nproject includes the removal of two street trees, three on-site protected\ntrees, and 12 on-site non-protected trees. The proposed project is\ncomprised of an eight-story, 105-foot and four-inch in height residential\nbuilding, with one at-grade parking level and two and a half\nsubterranean parking levels, and a total of 144,851 square feet of floor\narea resulting in a floor area ratio (FAR) of 4.8:1. The Project will\nprovide 148 vehicular parking spaces, 70 long term and two short term\nbicycle parking spaces, 3,405 square feet of usable open space, 35\non-site trees and 10 street trees. The Project will require the export of\napproximately 26,100 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at\n5416 - 5418, 5420, 5424 - 5428 and 5430 West Carlton Way, subject\nto Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings.\nApplicant: Maria Flores, 5430 Carlton, LLC\nRepresentative: Gary Benjamin, Alchemy Planning + Land Use\nCase No. CPC-2024-914-DB-SPPC-VHCA-1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2024-915-CE\nFiscal Impact Statement: No