Los Angeles

City Council

February 20, 2024 Item #17

Agenda Item 17

(17) 23-1367 CD 7 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal filed for the properties located at 7569 – 7583 West Foothill Boulevard, 10222 – 10230 North Plainview Avenue, and 10211 – 10217 North Wilsey Avenue. Recommendations for Council action: DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32, and that 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 Daniel Hatcher, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the LACPC’s determination in: 1) approving a Density Bonus Compliance Review, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), to permit a housing development project consisting of 46 residential units, of which seven are proposed to be set aside for Very Low Income households, and with the following On-Menu Incentive: a. An On-Menu Incentive to permit averaging of floor area, density, parking, open space, and vehicular access throughout the project site; and 2) approving a Project Permit Compliance Review, pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 C, to permit the proposed project within the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan; for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new three-story residential building with 46 residential units, including seven units reserved for Very Low Income households, the Project proposes to provide 89 vehicle parking spaces; for the properties located at 7569 - 7583 West Foothill Boulevard, 10222 - 10230 North Plainview Avenue, and 10211 - 10217 North Wilsey Avenue, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: 7577 Foothill LLC Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown LLP Case No. CPC-2021-9909-DB-SP-SPP-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2021-9910-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.