City Council

(5) 24­0510 CD 13 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT (PLUM) COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of Mountain States Life Building/Yucca­Vine Tower, located at 1801 ­ 1805 North Vine Street; and 6301 ­ 6317 West Yucca Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines. 2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. 3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council. 4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of Mountain States Life Building/Yucca­Vine Tower, located at 1801 ­ 1805 North Vine Street; and 6301 ­ 6317 West Yucca Friday Street, in -the Maylist31, 2024 - of Historic­Cultural PAGE Monuments with 9 the amendment to limit the designation to include the exterior of the property and Administrative Code. 3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council. 4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of Mountain States Life Building/Yucca­Vine Tower, located at 1801 ­ 1805 North Vine Street; and 6301 ­ 6317 West Yucca Street, in the list of Historic­Cultural Monuments with the amendment to limit the designation to include the exterior of the property and interior features dating from the original 1929 construction and excluding any later interior alterations, approved by the PLUM Committee on May 21, 2024. A ​ pplicant: John Girodo, Art Deco Society of Los Angeles Owners: AMDA Inc.; and Hollywood North Vine Inc. c/o David Silverman Case No. CHC­2023­7508­HCM Environmental No. ENV­2023­7509­CE