City Council

(13) 20-0539 CD 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal filed for the continued operation of the hotel, known as the Stuart Hotel, located at 718 South Union Avenue. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND, based on the whole of the administrative record, as supported by the justification prepared and found in the case file, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, 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, as modified by the PLUM Committee on May 2, 2023, as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEALS filed by the following: 1) Pravin Ahir (Representative: Frank A. Weiser, Esq., Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser), 2) Mayur B. Patel (Representative: Frank A. Weiser, Esq., Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser); and, 3) Balubhai G. Patel, Individually and as Trustee of Balubhai Patel Trust (Representative: Frank A. Weiser, Esq., Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator on Case No. DIR-2002-3323-RV-PA2, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27.1, for the continued imposition of Conditions is necessary in order to mitigate the land use impacts caused by the property; in denying the request for modification of Condition Nos. 1 and 5; in modifying Condition Nos. 1, 5, 9, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 32, 34; in adding Condition Nos. 35 and 36; and in deleting Condition Nos. 11, 22, and 30; for the continued operation of the hotel, known as the Stuart Hotel, located at 718 South Union Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval, as modified by the PLUM Committee on May 2, 2023. ADOPT the removal of the language, “or other illegal activity” from Condition No. 15; and removal of Condition Nos. 17 and 32. Applicant: Balubhai G. Patel Representative: Frank A. Weiser Esq., Law Offices of Frank A. Weiser Case No. DIR-­2002-­3323-­RV-­PA2 Environmental No. ENV-­2018-­5644-­CE