City Planning Commission

5. CONSENT CALENDAR (5a)\nConsent Calendar items are considered to be not controversial and will be treated as one agenda item.\nThe Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items\nunless the item is removed from the Consent Calendar, in which event the item will be considered as time\nallows on the regular agenda.\n5a. CPC-2023-397-DB-SPR-HCA Council District: 8 – Harris-Dawson\nCEQA: ENV-2023-398-CE Last Day to Act: 08-27-23\nPlan Area: South Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed June 13, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 1724 West Adams Boulevard (1722 – 1734 West Adams Boulevard)\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of a single-story, multi-tenant commercial building, and the construction, use, and maintenance\nof a new five-story residential building, 60 feet in height, containing a total of 90 dwelling units with 10 units\nreserved for Very Low Income Households. The proposed development will contain approximately 73,603\nsquare feet of floor area, equating to a total Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of approximately 3:1. The Project will\nprovide a total of 7,380 square feet of open space composed of private balconies, a courtyard, terraces, a\nrecreation room, and a gym. The Project will have one subterranean level that will contain a total of 51\nvehicle parking stalls, and will provide a total of 76 bicycle parking stalls.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 (Class 32), an Exemption from CEQA, and that there is\nno substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus for\na Housing Development containing a total of 90 dwelling units, of which 10 units, or 15 percent of the\nbase density, will be set aside for Very Low Income Households), along with the following On- and\nOff-Menu Incentives:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to permit up to a maximum 20 percent reduction in the required amount of\nopen space;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3:1, in lieu of the otherwise\npermitted FAR of 1.5:1; and\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a 15-foot increase in building height to 60 feet, in lieu of the\notherwise permitted 45 feet; and\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for the construction of a new residential\ndevelopment resulting in a net increase of 50 or more dwelling units.\nApplicant: Amir Ohebsion, FAC Abrams Boulevard, LLC\nRepresentative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty\nStaff: Trevor Martin, City Planning Associate\ntrevor.martin@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1341\nCity Planning Commission 3 August 10, 2023