City Council

(1) 23-0266 CD 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal filed for the modification of the operation of an existing motel, currently known as Magic Carpet Motor Inn, located at  400 – 414 ¼  West Century Boulevard. 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 Planning (DCP), Office of the Zoning Administration, as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Charles E. Williams, A&W Development Co., Inc. (Representative: Frank A. Weiser, Attorney at Law), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator on Case No.  DIR­-2022-­2202-­RV, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.27.1 to require the modification of the operation of an existing motel, currently known as Magic Carpet Motor Inn, located at 400 – 414 ¼ West Century Boulevard by imposing corrective conditions, listed in the Letter of Determination dated February 6, 2023, in order to mitigate adverse public nuisance impacts caused by said use, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval as approved by the PLUM Committee on May 16, 2023, attached to the Council file. Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration Case No. DIR-­2022-­2202-­RV Environmental No. ENV­-2022-­2203-­CE