City Planning Commission

6. CPC-2022-724-CDP-MEL-SPP-DB-HCA Council District: 11 – Park\nCEQA: ENV-2022-725-CE Last Day to Act: 07-20-23\nPlan Area: Venice\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed March 23, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 2308 – 2310 South Pisani Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of three structures (two one-story duplexes and one two-story duplex with an attached garage),\nthe merger of two lots into one 7,800 square-foot lot and the construction of a four-story, 15,016 square-\nfoot residential structure composed of eight residential condominium units, with one unit set aside for a\nVery Low Income Household and two units set aside for Low Income Households, providing a total of 12\nparking spaces. The proposed Project includes the removal of five on-site non-protected trees.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Article 19, Sections 15301 and\n15332, 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 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus\nCompliance Review for a Housing Development Project consisting of eight residential condominium\nunits, of which one unit will be set aside for a Very Low Income Household, and two units will be set\naside for Low Income Households, with the following requested Incentives and Waivers of\nDevelopment Standards:\na. An On-menu Incentive to allow a 11-foot increase in height to achieve a maximum height of 41\nfeet for a Varied Roofline and a maximum height of 36 feet for a flat roof, in lieu of 30 feet for a\nVaried Roofline and 25 feet for a flat roof, as otherwise required by Section 10.G.3.a of the Venice\nCoastal Zone Specific Plan;\nb. An On-menu Incentive to allow a 14 foot six inch rear yard setback in lieu of a 15-foot rear yard\nsetback, as otherwise required in the R3 Zone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.10 C.3;\nc. An Off-menu Incentive to allow a 11 foot 11 inch front yard setback in lieu of a 15-foot front yard\nsetback, as otherwise required in the R3 zone pursuant to LAMC Section 12.10 C.1;\nCity Planning Commission 4 July 13, 2023\nd. A Waiver to allow seven parking stalls to be provided as standard stalls and five spaces to be\nprovided as compact stalls in lieu of the minimum eight standard parking stalls, as otherwise\nrequired pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 A.5(c);\ne. A Waiver to remove tandem parking restrictions, as otherwise required by LAMC 12.21 A.5(h); and\nf. A Waiver to remove the step-back provisions for the portions of the structure greater than 25 feet,\nas otherwise required by Section 10.G.3.a of the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.20.2, a Coastal Development Permit for the demolition of three existing\nduplexes and the construction of an eight-unit residential condominium development located in the\nSingle Permit Jurisdiction of the Coastal Zone;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7, a Project Permit Compliance Review for a project within the Venice\nCoastal Zone Specific Plan; and\n5. Pursuant to Government Code Sections 65590 and 65590.1 and the City of Los Angeles Interim Mello\nAct Administrative Procedures, a Mello Act Compliance Review for the demolition of six Residential\nUnits and the construction of eight Residential Units in the Coastal Zone.\nApplicant: Steve and Michelle Meepos\nRepresentative: Brian Silveria, Brian Silveria & Associates\nStaff: Ira Brown, City Planner\nira.brown@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1453