Los Angeles

City Council

February 28, 2024 Item #14

Agenda Item 14

(14) 24-0052 CD 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Revocation appeal filed for the discontinuance of the motel use, known as the Boulevard Motel, located at 6919 and 6923 South Figueroa Street. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 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, Section 15321, Class 21 (Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways, or hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning (DCP), Zoning Administrator, as the Findings of Council. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Yashvi Hospitality LLC, Jay A. Desai and Hiren Patel (Representative: Frank A. Weiser), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator in requiring the discontinuance of the motel use, known as the Boulevard Motel (subject property), and any similar land uses at the subject property, pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, with the imposition of Condition Nos. 1 (Revocation Fee), 2 (Covenant Recording), 3 (Change in Ownership), 4 (Application Filing), and 5 (Outstanding Fees) that shall become effective for the subject property located at 6919 and 6923 South Figueroa Street. Applicant: Yashvi Hospitality LLC Case No. DIR-2023-6168-RV Environmental No. ENV-2023-6169-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the DCP. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.