City Council

(16) 22-0710 CD 13 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to Imposition of Corrective Conditions appeal filed for the modification of the operation of the Walgreen Co., located at 1501 North Vine Street. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:​ DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record as supported by the justification prepared and found in the environmental case file, the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, of the State's CEQA Guidelines for enforcement actions by regulatory agencies and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways or hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning Department (DCP), Zoning Administrator, as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Philip Carmody, WM Sunset and Vine LLC, Property Owner (Representative: Jerry Neuman and Karen Hallock, DLA Piper LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27.1 to require the imposition of corrective conditions (Condition Nos. 1­ – 28), pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, for the modification of the operation of an existing pharmacy, currently known as the Walgreen Co., located at 1501 North Vine Street. Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration Case No. DIR-­2020-­952-­RV-­1A Environmental No. ENV-­2020-­953-­CE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.