City Planning Commission

7. VTT-83478-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-7332-MND Last Day to Act: 08-21-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nRelated Case: CPC-2021-7331-ZC-HD-VCU-MCUP-SPR\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 5601 – 5673 West Santa Monica Boulevard;\n5612 – 5666 West Virginia Avenue; 1110 – 1118 North Wilton Place\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an existing commercial building and the construction of a new 510,621-square-foot\nproduction studio and creative office campus with a maximum building height of six stories and 93 feet,\nincluding 109,957 square feet of production studios and related support space, 388,286 square feet of\ncreative office space, and 12,378 square feet of restaurant space, with 981 vehicular parking spaces on-\nsite within two levels of subterranean parking. The Project includes the merger of an existing 11,373-\nsquare-foot public alley that runs through the project site, a subdivision resulting in a ground lot and eight\nair space lots, and a waiver for all dedication and street widening requirements, in the Hollywood\nCommunity Plan.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the June 23, 2023, Advisory Agency’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-2021-7332-MND, as\ncirculated on May 3, 2023 (“Mitigated Negative Declaration”), and all comments received, with the\nimposition 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 Sections 17.03 and 17.15 of the Los Angele Municipal Code, a Vesting\nTentative Tract Map No. 83478 (map date-stamped October 29, 2021) located 5601 – 5673 West\nSanta Monica Boulevard, 5612 – 5666 West Virginia Avenue and 1110 – 1118 North Wilton Place, for\na merger of an existing public alley that runs through the property and subdivision resulting in a ground\nlot and seven air lots and to waive all dedication and street widening requirements along Wilton Place,\nSanta Monica Boulevard, in the Hollywood Community Plan; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant/ Santa Monica Boulevard Owner, LLC\nAppellant: Representative: Kyndra Casper, DLA Piper LLC\nStaff: Michelle Carter, City Planner\nmichelle.carter@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1262