City Council

(16) 23-1431 CD 6 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the properties located at 7115 - 7131 North Van Nuys Boulevard and 14525 - 14537 West Sherman Circle. 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 Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan Kris Abubo), 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 approximately 73 feet high mixed-use building with 214 residential units, reserving a minimum of 24 units for Extremely Low Income Household occupancy for a period of 55 years, above approximately 15,804 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor; the project proposes to provide 238 vehicle parking spaces in two subterranean levels and a portion of the ground floor; for the properties located at 7115 - 7131 North Van Nuys Boulevard, and 14525 - 14537 West Sherman Circle. Applicant: Benjamin Golshani, VNB, LLC Representative: Shapour Shajirat, DCC and Shaune B. Arnold, Finney Arnold LLP Case No. DIR-2022-7247-TOC-SPR-HCA Environmental No. ENV-2022-7248-CE-1A Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.