City Council

(10) 23-0576-S1 CD 13 RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 23-0576 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, MITIGATION MEASURES, MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS; and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to CEQA appeals filed for the properties located at 6726 – 6740 West Sunset Boulevard and 1434 – 1456 North McCadden Place. Recommendations for Council action: FIND, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2021-4711-MND, as circulated on August 18, 2022, and all comments received, with the imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; FIND that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City; FIND that the mitigation measures have been made enforceable conditions on the project; and, ADOPT the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Mitigated Negative Declaration. ADOPT the amended FINDINGS of the Central Area Planning Commission (CAPC) as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEALS filed by: 1) Casey Maddren, Citizens for a Better LA; and 2) Madeline Brozen, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the CAPC’s determination in approving a Mitigated Negative Declaration as the environmental clearance, for the demolition of an existing commercial building and surface parking lot and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new approximately 3,448 square-foot fast-food drive-through restaurant and surface parking lot, the Project proposes two drive-through lanes and 35 vehicle parking spaces, proposed hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Friday through Saturday; for the properties located at 6726 – 6740 West Sunset Boulevard and 1434 – 1456 North McCadden Place. Applicant: Robert Vann, Raising Cane’s Representatives: E.J. Schloss and David Waite, Cox Castle and Brian Albrecht, Raising Canes Case No. ZA-2021-4710-CU-ZV-SPR-2A Environmental No. ENV-2021-4711-MND-1A Related Case Nos. ZA-2021-4710-CU-ZV-SPR-1A, ENV-2021-4711-MND