City Council

(11) 23-1434 CD 9 Related to Council file No. 23-1434-S1 PREVIOUSLY CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), EIR NO. ENV-2009-271-EIR, ADDENDUM, AND RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Conditional Use Permit appeal for the properties located at 902 – 944 West 30th Street; 3011 – 3111 South University Avenue; 3042 – 3126 South Hoover Street; and 835 – 847 West 32nd Street. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: FIND, based on the independent judgment of the decision-maker, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in EIR No. ENV-2009-271-EIR certified on January 30, 2009; and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15162 and 15164, and as supported by the Addendum dated September 2023, no major revisions are required to the EIR and no subsequent EIR, or negative declaration is required for approval of the project. ADOPT the amended FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Felipe Caceres, USC Forward (Representative: Jordan R. Sisson, Law Office of Gideon Kracov), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, to allow the sale and dispensing of beer and wine only for on-­site consumption in conjunction with a stadium in the C2-­2D-­O Zone; for the replacement of an existing soccer field (McAllister Field) with a new athletic stadium for the University of Southern California (USC) Women's Soccer and Lacrosse teams; the proposed stadium would consist of three levels with a maximum height of 55 feet, 27,714 square feet of floor area, 2,202 fixed seats and 2,458 total occupants including standing room areas, the east side of the stadium consists of a two­-story pavilion level with a height of 15 feet, a six-­foot-­tall fence is proposed along the 30th Street frontage and a continuous 12-­foot­ tall sports netting system would be installed on the east, north, and west sides of the stadium; the project will also include the sale and dispensing of beer and wine for on-­site consumption during stadium events; for the properties located at 902 – 944 West 30th Street; 3011 – 3111 South University Avenue; 3042 – 3126 South Hoover Street; and 835 – 847 West 32nd Street, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Bryan Eck, University of Southern California Representative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP Case No. CPC­-2022-­5429-­GPA-­VZC-­HD-­CUB-­1A Environmental No. ENV­-2009-­271-­EIR-­ADD3 Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.