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May 16, 2023 Item #12

Agenda Item 12

(12)\n23-0266\nCD 8\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, and related CEQA findings; report from the Department of City Planning, Office of the Zoning Administrator, and Appeal filed by Charles E. Williams, A&W Development Co., Inc. (Representative: Frank A. Weiser, Attorney at Law) from the determination of the Zoning Administrator, in requiring the imposition of conditions based on: 1) violates First Amendment (Petition and Grievances Clause, Association Clause), Second Amendment, Fourth Amendment (Search and Seizure Clause), Fifth Amendment (Takings Clause), Fourteenth Amendment (Due Process Clause and Equal Protection Clause); 2) no credible evidence that the subject motel has, or is operating in violation of any local, state, or federal law, or has operated as a public nuisance; 3) imposition of conditions would result in the operator/owner to close the subject motel and transfer the property to a third party developer or party; 4) Los Angeles Police Department crime reports and calls for service as the operator/owner is entitled to unredacted information; and 5) a full time security guard is economically prohibitive, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.27.1 to require the modification of the operation of an existing motel, currently known as Magic Carpet Motor Inn, located at 400 – 414 ¼ West Century Boulevard with additional terms and conditions, listed in the Letter of Determination dated February 6, 2023, in order to mitigate adverse public nuisance impacts caused by said use.\nApplicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration\nCase No. DIR-2022-2202-RV\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-2203-CE