City Planning Commission

8. CPC-2016-2905-CPU Council District: 14 – de Leon\nCEQA: ENV-2016-2906-EIR Last Day to Act: 07-19-23\nPlan Area: Boyle Heights\nRelated Case: CPC-2014-1582-CA\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed October 27, 2022\nPROJECT SITE:\nThe Boyle Heights Community Plan Area (CPA) is located immediately east of Downtown Los Angeles and\nthe Los Angeles River and rail corridor and encompasses an area of approximately 4,271 acres\n(approximately 6.67 square miles). The Boyle Heights CPA is roughly bounded by the San Bernardino\nFreeway (I-10 Freeway) and Marengo Street to the north, the Union Pacific and Santa Fe Railroad lines to\nthe south, Indiana Street to the east, and the Los Angeles River to the west. The southern and eastern\nborders of the CPA align with the city limits of Los Angeles adjoining the City of Vernon located to the south\nand the unincorporated community of East Los Angeles located to the east of the CPA, with a small area\nof the Southeast corner of the CPA aligning with the City of Commerce. Located to the north are the Los\nAngeles communities of Lincoln Heights, El Sereno, and Ramona Gardens, and located to the west are\nthe industrial districts and public facilities of Downtown, which includes the Arts District.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe Proposed Plan includes amending both the text of the Boyle Heights Community Plan and the General\nPlan Land Use Map of the Boyle Heights Community Plan. The Proposed Plan would also adopt several\nzoning ordinances to implement the updates to the Community Plan, including adding new zoning districts\nand other zoning provisions to Chapter 1A of the New Zoning Code, as well as rezoning all parcels in the\nCPA to regulate specific uses and apply objective development standards (including height of structures,\nFloor Area Ratios [FAR], site configuration) using the New Zoning Code. Additional zoning ordinances\ninclude a Community Plan Implementation Overlay (CPIO) District, amendments to the River Improvement\nOverlay (RIO) District and the Clean Up Green Up (CUGU) Overlay, and an amendment to the Adelante\nEastside Redevelopment Plan, and related amendments to the General Plan, including the Framework\nElement and Mobility Plan necessary to implement the Plan.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS*:\n1. Conduct a public hearing on the Proposed Plan as described in this Staff Recommendation Report;\n2. Approve the Staff Recommendation report as the Commission Report;\n3. Approve and Recommend that the City Council adopt the Findings in the Staff Recommendation\nReport;\nCity Planning Commission 4 April 20, 2023\n4. Recommend that the City Council instruct the Director of City Planning to amend the Environmental\nProtection Measures (EPMs) pursuant to Division 4C.12 (Environmental Protection) of the New Zoning\nCode as appropriate to implement the MMP;\n5. Find the City Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the Draft Environmental Impact\nReport (EIR) (City EIR No. ENV-2016-2906-EIR and State Clearinghouse No. 2016091010), as shown\nin Exhibit A.7, and direct staff to prepare a Final EIR, EIR findings, a Statement of Overriding\nConsiderations, and a Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) for City Council consideration;\n6. Recommend the City Council adopt the Resolution in Exhibit A to certify a Final EIR, adopt EIR findings\nand a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring Program;\n7. Approve and Recommend that the Mayor approve and the City Council adopt, pursuant to City Charter\nSection 555 and Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), the attached Resolution\nin Exhibit A to Amend the General Plan as follows:\na. Amend the General Plan Land Use Element and adopt the Boyle Heights Community Plan as\nshown in Exhibit A.1; adopt the General Plan Land Use Map for the Boyle Heights Community\nPlan, inclusive of Symbols, Footnotes, and Corresponding Zone and Land Use Nomenclature as\nshown in Exhibit A.3, and the General Plan Land Use Maps and Matrices as shown in Exhibit A.4;\nb. Amend the Mobility Plan 2035 to reclassify selected Street Designations and Enhanced Networks,\nas shown in Exhibit A.6; and\nc. Amend the Citywide General Plan Framework Element, as shown in Exhibit A.5;\n8. Approve and Recommend, pursuant to City Charter Section 558 and LAMC Sections 12.04 and 12.32,\nthat the City Council adopt the draft ordinance to amend the Zoning Map, as shown in B.2 (Zone\nChange Maps and Matrices);