City Planning Commission

7. DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A Council District: 2 – Krekorian\nCEQA: ENV-2022-6486-CE Last Day to Act: 08-24-23\nPlan Area: North Hollywood – Valley Village\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 5240 North Lankershim Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction, use and maintenance of a new seven-story (92-foot tall), 128-unit, mixed-use building with\n13 dwelling units set aside as affordable for Extremely Low Income Households, and up to 5,000 square\nfeet of ground floor commercial uses. The Project will provide 71 automobile parking spaces and 101\nbicycle parking spaces.\nAPPEAL:\nAppeal of the April 28, 2023, Director of Planning's determination which:\n1. Determined that, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332,\nClass 32, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 12.22 A.31 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Housing Development project with a total of 128 dwelling units,\nincluding 13 units reserved for Extremely Low Income (ELI) Household occupancy for a period of 55\nyears, along with the following Tier 3 Base and Additional Incentives:\nBase Incentives:\na. Density. A 70 percent increase in density; and\nb. Parking. Provide 0.5 space per unit, and up to a 30 percent reduction in the required nonresidential\nparking;\nAdditional Incentives:\nc. Yards. Utilization of the RAS3 Zone setbacks; and\nd. Open Space. Up to a 25 percent decrease in required open space;\n3. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development\nproject creating 50 or more residential dwelling units; and\n4. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Lankershim Los Angeles Apartments, LLC\nRepresentative: Jessica Pakdaman, Rosenheim & Associates\nAppellant: Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER)\nRepresentative: Amalia Bowley Fuentes, Lozeau Drury LLP\nStaff: Heather Bleemers, Senior City Planner\nheather.bleemers@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1332