Los Angeles

City Council

February 20, 2024 Item #16

Agenda Item 16

(16) 23-1292 CD 5 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 3751 South Delmas Terrace. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, 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 Ron Arsenault, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, six-story, 19,384 square-foot residential building with 17 dwelling units, including two dwelling units set aside for affordable housing (or 10 percent of the proposed density) and reserved for Extremely Low Income Households, the building will be constructed with five residential levels above one ground floor level of residential lobby and parking and one subterranean level of parking, the Project will provide a total of 14 automobile parking spaces, and 17 long-term and two short-term bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 3751 South Delmas Terrace. Applicant/Representative: Jason Grant Case No. DIR-2023-1240-TOC-VHCA ​​​​​​​Environmental No. ENV-2023-1241-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.