Los Angeles
City Planning Commission
Agenda Item 8
8. CPC-2021-7331-ZC-HD-VCU-MCUP-SPR Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-7332-MND Last Day to Act: 08-21-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood\nRelated Case: VTT-83478-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed May 3, 2023\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.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(b), the whole of the administrative record, including the\nMitigated Negative Declaration No. ENV-2021-7332-MND (Mitigated Negative Declaration) and all\ncomments received;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.32 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Zone and Height District\nChange from R4-1VL and C4-1VL to C4-2D;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.14, a Vesting Conditional Use Permit for a Major Development\nProject to allow the construction of over 100,000 square feet of non-residential uses in the C4 Zone;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit to allow:\na. The sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within a\nground floor restaurant at the corner of St. Andrews Place and Santa Monica Boulevard with\n6,031 square feet of indoor space and 3,291 square feet of outdoor space, and 166 indoor seats\nand 185 outdoor seats, with hours of operation from 7:30 am to 11:00 pm, daily;\nb. The sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within a\nground floor restaurant at the corner of Wilton Place and Santa Monica Boulevard with 2,468\nsquare feet of indoor space and 800 square feet of outdoor space, and 61 indoor seats and 54\noutdoor seats, with hours of operation from 7:30 am to 11:00 pm, daily;\nc. The sale and dispensing of beer and wine on the third floor tenant amenity space with 2,083\nsquare feet of indoor area and 1,150 square feet of outdoor area, with 87 indoor seats and 72\noutdoor seats, with hours of operation from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm, daily; and\nd. The sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages throughout the Project site's office towers, office\nbungalows, production studios, and outdoor terrace, to allow alcoholic beverages to be served\nduring special events; and\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review to allow the construction of 551,258 square feet\nof development containing production studios, office, retail and accessory related uses with on-site\nassociated parking.\nApplicant: Santa Monica Boulevard Owner, LLC\nRepresentative:Kyndra Casper, DLA Piper LLC\nStaff: Michelle Carter, City Planner\nmichelle.carter@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1262