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(4) 24­0031 CD 5 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 10285 West Missouri Avenue, and 1814 ­ 1820 South Fox Hills Drive. Recommendations for Council action: 1. 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. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning (DCP) as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Laura Lake, Fix the City, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the Director of City Planning’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction of a six­story 56­foot­tall (72 foot, 4 inches tall as measured to the elevator roof) residential apartment building comprised of 20 residential dwelling units (including two units for Extremely Low Income Households), the project will have a proposed Floor Area Ratio of approximately 4.5:1 with approximately 27,185 square feet of floor area, the project proposes 15 Tuesday - Mayspaces parking 28, 2024 - vehicular access from with PAGEthe 8alley, the project will also provide bicycle parking in accordance with 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Laura Lake, Fix the City, and THEREBY SUSTAIN the Director of City Planning’s determination in approving a Categorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction of a six­story 56­foot­tall (72 foot, 4 inches tall as measured to the elevator roof) residential apartment building comprised of 20 residential dwelling units (including two units for Extremely Low Income Households), the project will have a proposed Floor Area Ratio of approximately 4.5:1 with approximately 27,185 square feet of floor area, the project proposes 15 parking spaces with vehicular access from the alley, the project will also provide bicycle parking in accordance with Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.21 A.16, the project will demolish six dwelling units and remove 13 non­protected on­site trees; no protected trees or street trees will be removed, the project will require a haul route for the export of approximately 3,900 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 10285 West Missouri Avenue, and 1814 ­ 1820 South Fox Hills Drive. Applicant: George Apostol, Fox Hills Development Group LLC Representative: Susan Steinberg, Howard Robinson and Associates Case No. DIR­2023­208­TOC­HCA Environmental No. ENV­2023­209­CE­1A 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.