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January 10, 2023 Item #6

Agenda Item 6

6. ZA-2021-4710-CU-ZV-SPR-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA:ENV-2021-4711-MND; **Last Day to Act: 01-10-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued From: 12-13-22\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 6726-6740 West Sunset Boulevard, 1434-1456 North McCadden Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an existing commercial building and surface parking lot and the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new approximately 3,448 square-foot fast-food drive-through restaurant and surface\nparking lot. The project proposes two drive-through lanes and 35 vehicle parking spaces. Proposed\nhours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 9:00 a.m. to\n3:30 a.m. Friday through Saturday.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the September 30, 2022, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Found, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), after consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, including the Mitigated Negative Declaration, No. ENV-2021-4711-MND, as\ncirculated on August 18, 2022 (“Mitigated Negative Declaration”), and all comments received, with\nthe imposition of mitigation measures, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a\nsignificant effect on the environment; Found, the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the\nindependent judgment and analysis of the City; Found, the mitigation measures have been made\nenforceable conditions on the project; and Adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the\nMitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the Mitigated Negative Declaration;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.17 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a\nConditional Use to allow the construction, use, and maintenance of a drive-through fast-food\nestablishment in the C4 Zone adjoining a residential zone;\n3. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.27 of the LAMC, Zone Variances to:\na. Permit a drive-through fast-food use partially in the RD1.5-1XL Zone;\nb. Permit an outdoor eating area in excess of 50 percent of the interior dining area in the C4-2D-\nSN Zone; and\nc. Permit access and accessory parking from a more restrictive zone to a less restrictive zone;\n4. Dismiss, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.27 of the LAMC, a Conditional Use Permit to allow\ndeviations from Commercial Corner development standards including less that 50 percent window\ntransparency for exterior walls and doors of a ground floor containing non-residential uses that\nfront adjacent streets and hours of operation exceeding 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily i; and\n5. Dismiss, pursuant to Section 16.05 of the LAMC, a Site Plan Review for a change of use to a\ndrive-through fast-food establishment inasmuch as such development will not result in a net\nincrease of 500 or more average daily vehicle trips.\nApplicant: Raising Cane’s\nRepresentative: Sherrie Olson, Permits N More, Inc.\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 January 10, 2023\nAppellant: Madeline Brozen (on behalf of Madeline Brozen, Louis Abramson, Spencer\nHillman, Ralph Samuel Lehman, Mollie Lehman and John Samuel Stady)\nStaff: More Song, City Planner\n(213) 978-1319\nmore.song@lacity.org\nChristina Toy Lee, Associate Zoning Administrator