City Council

(17) 24-1273 CD 8 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to a discontinuance appeal of the transient motel use, known as Hi Lite Motel, main location address: 10317, 10321, and 10325 South Broadway; subject properties: 10309, 10313, 10315, 10317, 10321, and 10325 South Broadway; 316 West 103rd Street, and 317 West 104th 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 the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321 (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 LA Hi Lite Property, Inc., Yu Chen, Maoson Young, Xiaoying Zhao (Representative: Frank A. Weiser), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the Zoning Administrator on Case No. ZA-2024-1546-RV, in requiring, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13B.6.2, the discontinuance of the transient motel use, known as the Hi Lite Motel and any similar land uses at the property, main location address: 10317, 10321, and 10325 South Broadway; therefore, the six conditions, included in the Letter of Determination dated September 26, 2024, attached to the Council file, shall become effective for the subject properties located at 10309, 10313, 10315, 10317, 10321, and 10325 South Broadway; 316 West 103rd Street, and 317 West 104th Street. Applicant: LA Hi Lite Property, Inc., Yu Chen, Maoson Young, Xiaoying Zhao Representative: Frank A. Weiser Case No. ZA­-2024-1546-­RV Environmental No. ENV-­2024-­1547-­CE 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.