Los Angeles
City Council
Agenda Item 13
(13) 240793 CD 5 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a Revocation appeal in requiring the modification of the operation of Berri’s Cafe, located at 8412 – 8414 West 3rd Street. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record as supported by the justification prepared and found in the project case file, the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, of the State CEQA Guidelines for enforcement actions by regulatory agencies, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that any exceptions contained in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines regarding location, cumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways or hazardous waste sites, or historical resources applies. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Department of City Planning (DCP), Zoning Administrator, as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by West 3rd Street Partnership, Charles Jacob, General Partner (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator on Case No. DIR2023 7085RV, in requiring the modification of the operation of an existing approximately 2,800 squarefoot restaurant use, currently known as the Berri’s Cafe, located at 8412 – 8414 West 3rd Street, by the imposition of corrective conditions in order to mitigate adverse public nuisance impacts caused by said use, pursuant to Section 13B.6.2 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, with additional terms and conditions listed in the Letter of Determination dated June 5, 2024 tt h d t th C il fil d ADOPT th C diti f - October 22, 2024 - 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by West 3rd Street Partnership, Charles Jacob, General Partner (Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna & Glushon), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator on Case No. DIR2023 7085RV, in requiring the modification of the operation of an existing approximately 2,800 squarefoot restaurant use, currently known as the Berri’s Cafe, located at 8412 – 8414 West 3rd Street, by the imposition of corrective conditions in order to mitigate adverse public nuisance impacts caused by said use, pursuant to Section 13B.6.2 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, with additional terms and conditions listed in the Letter of Determination dated June 5, 2024, attached to the Council file; and, ADOPT the Conditions of Approval as modified by the PLUM Committee on September 17, 2024, attached to the Council file (Conditions of Approval Nos. 1, 8, and 28 were modified). Owner: West 3rd Street Partnership, C/O Charles Jacob Operator: Balzac Entertainment Group, C/O Raphael Berry Representative: Kristina Kropp, Luna and Glushon Case No. DIR20237085RV Environmental No. ENV20237084CE 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. Community Impact Statement: None submitted TIME LIMIT FILE OCTOBER 29, 2024 (LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION OCTOBER 29, 2024)