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(14) 24­0120 CD 2 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION, RELATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) FINDINGS and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal filed for the properties located at 5000, 5004, 5006, and 5010 Vineland Avenue; and 10950 Hesby Street. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from 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. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (Representative: Brian Flynn, Lozeau Drury LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving a Density Bonus, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), for a housing development project with an On­Menu Incentive: a) An On­Menu Incentive to permit averaging of Floor Area Ratio and density over two zones and to permit vehicular access from a less restrictive zone to a more restrictive zone; approving a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, to allow a Density Bonus for a housing development project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted by LAMC Section Friday 12.22 A.25; and, - April pursuant 2024 - a Site Plan Review, PAGE 12,approving 20 to LAMC Section 16.05, for a project that results in more than 50 dwelling Drury LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving a Density Bonus, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25(g) of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), for a housing development project with an On­Menu Incentive: a) An On­Menu Incentive to permit averaging of Floor Area Ratio and density over two zones and to permit vehicular access from a less restrictive zone to a more restrictive zone; approving a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, to allow a Density Bonus for a housing development project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.22 A.25; and, approving a Site Plan Review, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, for a project that results in more than 50 dwelling units; for the removal of a truck rental facility and a surface parking lot and the construction of a new approximately 123,918 square foot, seven­story, 78 feet and six inches in height, mixed­use residential building containing 139 residential units with 19 units set aside for Very Low Income Households, the project will also provide 2,855 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and 126 parking spaces within one subterranean and one at­grade parking level; for the properties located at 5000, 5004, 5006, and 5010 Vineland Avenue; and 10950 Hesby Street, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Alan Kleinman, NoHo Properties, LLC Representative: Athena Novak, AHN & Associates Case No. CPC​­2021­​10706­​CU​­DB­​SPR­​HCA­​1A Environmental No. EN­​2021­​10707­​CE Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.