City Planning Commission

6. CPC-2022-7047-CU-DB-SPR-HCA Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2022-7048-CE Last Day to Act: 05-11-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed February 7, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1200 – 1218 North Vine Street; 6245 – 6247 West Lexington Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of two existing commercial buildings and one surface parking lot for the development of a seven-\nstory mixed-use building with 151 dwelling units (17 units set aside for Very Low Income Households) and\n3,690 square feet of ground floor commercial uses. The proposed building is 87 feet in height, has 143,295\nsquare feet of floor area and 87 vehicle parking spaces (80 residential parking spaces and seven\ncommercial parking spaces).\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32 (Urban\nInfill), an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an\nexception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit\nto allow a Density Bonus for a housing development project in which the density increase is greater\nthan the 35 percent otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.22 A.25;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g), a Density Bonus for a housing development project\nconsisting of 151 dwelling units, of which 17 will be set aside for Very Low Income Households (16\npercent of base units) and requesting the following three Off-Menu Incentives:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive for an increase in Floor Area to allow an FAR of 3.5:1 in lieu of the\notherwise required 0.5:1 FAR in the C2-1D Zone;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive for a decrease in the required rear yard to allow 10 feet in lieu of the 20-\nfoot rear yard required in the C2-1D Zone; and\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive for a decrease in the required side yard along Vine Street to allow zero\nfeet in lieu of the 10-foot side yard required in the C2-1D Zone; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a project that results in an increase of 50 or\nmore dwelling units and/or guest rooms.\nApplicant: Vine Street Los Angeles Apartments, LLC\nRepresentative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty\nStaff: Stephanie Escobar, City Planning Associate\nstephanie.escobar@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1492