City Council

(26) 22-0213 CD 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the properties located at 452 – 454 South Bonnie Brae Street. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, that 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 15332, Class 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines regarding cumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning (DCP) as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Enrique Velasquez, Coalition for An Equitable Westlake Macarthur Park, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Director of Planning in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for a proposed qualifying Tier 3 Transit Oriented Communities project involving the demolition of two existing buildings and the construction, use and maintenance of a six-story multi­family residential building containing 20,846 square feet of floor area with a maximum floor area ratio of 4.1:1, as calculated based on  5,096 square feet of buildable area; the project proposes 30 dwelling units, of which six units will be set aside for affordable housing, including three Extremely Low Income units, one Very Low Income unit, and two (2) Low Income units; the building will have a maximum height of 67 feet, 3 inches, as measured from Grade to the top of the parapet; the project will provide 21 parking spaces in a parking garage consisting of a subterranean level and an at-grade level at the rear of the site; the project will also provide 31 bicycle parking spaces, including three short-term and 28 long-term; a total of 2,742 square feet of usable open space, consisting of 1,992 square feet of roof deck areas and 750 square feet of balconies, will be provided; the applicant proposes to remove seven non-protected trees on the property; the project requires a haul route approval from the Board of Building and Safety for the export of 7,000 cubic yards of soil in the Bureau of Engineering Special Grading Area; for the properties located at 452 - 454 South Bonnie Brae Street. Applicant: Ravivo Kaofman, Bonnie Brae Investment, LLC Representative: Jackeline Arias, KSK Design Case No. DIR­-2019-­3222-­TOC Environmental No. ENV-­2019-­3223-­CE-­1A