City Planning Commission

5. CPC-2022-8060-DB-HCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2022-8061-CE Last Day to Act: 09-05-23\nENV-2013-622-EIR; SCH. No. 2013031038\nPlan Area: West Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING HELD – July 20, 2023\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 10942 – 10948 West Pico Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of a five-story, 65-foot tall residential apartment building with 30 dwelling units (including four\nVery Low Income units). The Project will be approximately 22,375 square feet in floor area with a Floor\nArea Ratio (FAR) of 2.7:1. The Project will provide 16 parking spaces at grade. The site is currently\nimproved with a one-story commercial building, which will be demolished. No protected trees will be\nremoved from the subject site or adjacent public right-of-way; three existing non-protected street trees will\nremain along the public right-of-way. The Project will export approximately 900 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Exemption from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class 32, and that there is no substantial\nevidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines,\nSection 15300.2 applies.\n2. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the adequacy of the project being within the\nscope of the Exposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan Program EIR No. ENV-2013-622-EIR,\nSCH. No. 2013031038 (Program EIR).\n3. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.22 A.25(g)(2) and (3), a Density\nBonus/Affordable Housing Incentive Program Compliance Review to permit the construction of a\nHousing Development Project totaling 30 units, reserving four units for Very Low Income Household\noccupancy for a period of 55 years, with the following requested On- and Off-Menu Incentives and\npursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.25(g)(3), the following Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive for a Floor Area Ratio of 2.7:1 in lieu of 2:1 otherwise permitted by the\nExposition Corridor Transit Neighborhood Plan ("Expo TNP") Section 2.3.1 and Table F;\nb. An On-Menu Incentive for a 20 percent reduction in the required open space, to allow 2,445\nsquare feet in lieu of the 3,050 square feet otherwise required by LAMC Section 12.21 G;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive for a height increase to 65 feet in lieu of the 45 feet otherwise allowed by\nExpo TNP Section 2.4.1 and Table G;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard for the elimination of the transitional height requirements of\nLAMC Section 12.21.1.A.10; and\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for ground floor screening of 0 feet in lieu of 25 feet for a\nportion of the frontage for parking and loading areas along Veteran Avenue otherwise required by\nExpo TNP Section 4.2.5.C.1.\nApplicant: Pico Veteran Holdings LLC\nRepresentative: Dana Sayles, three6ixty\nStaff: Connie Chauv, City Planner\nconnie.chauv@lacity.org\n(213) 978-0016