City Council

(17) 23-0343 CD 10 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 956 – 966 South Vermont Avenue. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, that based on the whole of the administrative record, that 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: Richard Drury, Lozeau Drury LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the demolition of two existing two-story commercial buildings for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new six-story approximately 89 feet high mixed-use building with 90 residential units, including nine units reserved for Extremely Low Income households, above approximately 2,915 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor; the Project proposes to provide 85 vehicle parking spaces in two subterranean levels and a portion of the ground floor; for the properties located at 956-966 South Vermont Avenue. Applicant: Teh Jing Wang Representative: Gary Benjamin, Alchemy Planning + Land Use Case No. DIR-2022-4433-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2022-4434-CE