City Council

(17) 23-0089 CD 5 CONTINUED CONSIDERATION OF CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 975 – 987 South Manhattan Place. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332 (Class 32), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (Representative: Rebecca Davis, Lozeau Drury, LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC, in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, 95,206 square-foot, seven-story, 120-­unit residential development with 12 units set aside for Extremely Low Income households, the project will provide 127 vehicle parking spaces within one at grade level and two subterranean level parking garages, the project includes a Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program for a Tier 3 project with base and additional incentives and Site Plan Review; for the property located at 975 - 987 South Manhattan Place. Applicant: Korea Town, LP Representative: Allen Park Case: DIR-­2021-­9356-­TOC-­SPR-­VHCA Environmental No.: ENV-­2021-­9357-­CE