City Council

3.B. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S CERTIFICATION\nOF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND\nAPPROVAL TO DEMOLISH ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON\nSIX CONTIGUOUS PARCELS IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A\nNEW FIVE STORY, MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT\n8527-8555 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD AND 8532-8552 N.\nWEST KNOLL DRIVE, WEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA [J.\nKEHO, J. ALKIRE, L. YELTON]:\nThis item is regarding a timely filed appeal of the Planning\nCommission’s adoption of Resolution Nos. PC 22-1481 certifying a\nfinal Environmental Impact Report (EIR), adopting a Statement of\nOverriding Considerations, and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring\nand Reporting Program (MMRP), and PC 22-1482 which approved\nthe demolition of three, two-story commercial structures, surface\nparking lots, and four single-family dwelling units on six contiguous\nparcels (1.4-acre site) in order to construct a new, five-story,\n158,836-square-foot mixed-use development containing 44,274\nsquare feet of commercial space (including 12 live/work units, retail,\nrestaurant, office, and personal service uses), and 111 residential\napartment units (of which 17 are affordable) over three parking\nlevels (two of which are subterranean) with 347 parking spaces.\nThe project has not been amended or changed since the time of\nPlanning Commission’s approval. This project is subject to the\nHousing Accountability Act (HAA) as the project is 70% residential,\nexceeding the two-third residential threshold required under the\nHAA (Gov. Code 65589.5(h)(2)(B)). This project will add 111\nadditional residential units (including 17 affordable) to City’s existing\nhousing stock. As a qualifying HAA housing development project,\nthe project can only be denied with findings of a specific, adverse\nimpact to the public health and safety that cannot be satisfactorily\nmitigated (Gov. Code 65589.5 (d)(2)). The project also includes 12\nlive/work units, which is a unique land use that can provide a more\nreasonable cost of living by combining a live/work use that the City\nseeks to encourage. The project is near major transit, which follows\nthe state legislature’s recent intent to provide more housing near\npublic transportation and in transit corridors.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends that the City Council\nhold a public hearing, consider all pertinent testimony, deny the\nappeal, and uphold the Planning Commission's decision by\nadopting the following resolutions: 1) Resolution No. 23-_______:\n"A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWEST HOLLYWOOD DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY CAROL\nWEINER AND CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL\nIMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING\nCONSIDERATIONS, AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR A PROPOSED\nMIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 8527-8555 SANTA\nMONICA BOULEVARD AND 8532-8552 N. WEST KNOLL DRIVE,\nWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA;" and 2) Resolution No. 23-\n________: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD DENYING THE APPEAL FILED BY\nCAROL WEINER AND CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A\nDEMOLITION PERMIT AND DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO\nDEMOLISH ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON SIX CONTIGUOUS\nPARCELS IN ORDER TO CONSTRUCT A NEW, FIVE-STORY,\nMIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY\n44,274 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL SPACE AND 111\nRESIDENTIAL UNITS ABOVE THREE LEVELS OF PARKING\nWITH 347 PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 8527-8555 SANTA\nMONICA BOULEVARD AND 8532-8552 N. WEST KNOLL DRIVE,\nWEST HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA."\nSTAFF REPORT\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT A\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT B\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT C\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT D\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT E\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT F\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT G\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT H\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT I\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT J\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT K\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT L\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT M\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT N\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT O\nITEM 3.B. - ATTACHMENT P\nPUBLIC CORRESPONDENCE 5.12.23 (Morning)