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(2) 23­1419 CD 2 Related to Council file No. 23­1419­S1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appeal filed for the property located at 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE, that 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. 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 (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan Abubo, Lozeau Drury LLP), 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 seven­story (92­foot tall), 128­unit, mixed­use building with 13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial uses, the project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101 bicycle parking spaces; for the property Tuesday - May 28, 2024 - PAGE 6 located at 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Marjan Abubo, Lozeau Drury LLP), 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 seven­story (92­foot tall), 128­unit, mixed­use building with 13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square feet of ground floor commercial uses, the project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101 bicycle parking spaces; for the property located at 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard. Applicant: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC / Grubb Properties Representative: Jessica Pakdaman / Brad Rosenheim, Rosenheim & Associates, Inc. Case No. DIR­2022­6485­TOC­SPR­VHCA­1A Environmental No. ENV­2022­6486­CE­1A Related Case No. ENV­2024­1649­SCPE Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.