City Council

(19) 18-0898-S1 CD 6 MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, ADDENDUM, and RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to a Zone Change for the properties located at 14201 West Paxton Street and 10601 North Sharp Avenue. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND, based on the independent judgement of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole administrative record, the Project was assessed in Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2016-4835-MND adopted on September 14, 2018; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15164, as supported by the Addendum dated March 3, 2023, no major revisions are required to the Mitigated Declaration; and no subsequent EIR or negative declaration is required for approval of the Project. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE, dated May 25, 2023, to effectuate a Zone Change to modify the Qualified Classification for an increase in maximum allowable floor area from 100,000 square feet to 168,537 square feet for the modification to a previously approved project under Case No. CPC-­2016-­4833-­GPA-­VZC­-CU-­SPR (Council file No. 18­-0898) to permit the construction of a 168,537 square-foot self-storage building in lieu of the originally approved 100,000 square-foot self-storage facility, the project will consist of 165,477 square feet of storage space with 1,137 storage units, 1,114 square feet of office space, and a 1,946 square-foot manager's residence with a garage, the project will be three stories in height with a maximum height of 45 feet and a Floor Area Ratio of 1.30 to 1, the project will provide a total of 52 vehicular parking spaces; for the properties located at 14201 West Paxton Street and 10601 North Sharp Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval. ADVISE the applicant, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.32 G: ...property shall not remain in a Q Qualified classification for more than six years unless during that time: (1) there is substantial physical development of the property to allow for one or more of the uses for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted; or (2) if no physical development is necessary, then the property is used for one or more of the purposes for which the Q Qualified classification was adopted... When these time limitations expire, the Q Qualified classification and the authority contained therein shall become null and void, the rezoning proceedings shall be terminated, and the property thereafter may only be utilized for those purposes permitted prior to the commencement of such rezoning proceedings. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to California State Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City shall monitor or require evidence that mitigation conditions are implemented and maintained throughout the life of the project and the City may require any necessary fees to cover the cost of such monitoring. ADVISE the applicant that, pursuant to State Fish and Game Code Section 711.4, a Fish and Game Fee and/or Certificate of Fee Exemption is now required to be submitted to the County Clerk prior to or concurrent with the Environmental Notice of Determination filing. Applicant: Brett Henry Representative: Nick Leathers Case No. CPC-­2021-­7749-­ZC-­CU-­SPR Related Case No. CPC­-2016-­4833-­GPA-­VZC-­CU-­SPR Environmental No. ENV­-2016-­4835­-MND-­REC1 Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.