City Planning Commission

7. CPC-2017-469-GPA-VZC-HD-MCUP-SPR Council District: 14 – de Leon\nCEQA: ENV-2017-470-EIR (SCH. No.2017091054) Last Day to Act: 10-30-23\nPlan Area: Central City North\nRelated Case: VTT-74745-1A\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed August 16, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 900 – 926 East 4th Street; 406 – 414 South Colyton Street;\n405 – 423 South Hewitt Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe 4th and Hewitt Project (Project) proposes the demolition of an existing office building, two\nstorage/garage buildings, and surface parking lots, to allow for the construction of an 18-story office building\ncomprised of 8,149 square feet of ground floor restaurant space, 308,527 square feet of office, 16,249\nsquare feet of covered exterior employee common areas, and a 3,500 square-foot ground floor courtyard\naccessible from Colyton Street. The Project will include a total of 340,770 square feet of floor area,\ncomprised of an existing 7,800 square-foot building to remain and a new 322,970 square-foot office\nbuilding, on a 1.3-acre lot (a Floor Area Ratio of 6:1), with a maximum building height of 292 feet. Vehicle\nparking would be provided within three subterranean levels and four levels of above grade parking.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to PRC Section 21082.1(c), the decision-maker shall consider the information contained in\nthe EIR prepared for the Project, which includes the Draft EIR, No. ENV-2017-470-EIR (SCH No.\n2017091054) dated May 2022 and the Final EIR, dated July 2023 (4th and Hewitt Project EIR), as well\nas the whole of the administrative record;\n2. Pursuant to City Charter Section 555 and Section 11.5.6 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC),\na General Plan Amendment to the Central City North Community Plan to amend the land use\ndesignation from Heavy Industrial to Regional Commercial;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.32 F and Q, a Vesting Zone Change and Height District Change from\nthe M3-1-RIO Zone to the C2-2-RIO Zone;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit for the sale and/or dispensing of a full\nline of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within up to six establishments; and\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development that results in an increase of\nmore than 50,000 gross square feet of non-residential floor area.\nApplicant: LIG – 900 – 926 East 4th Street, 405 – 411 South Hewitt Street, LLC\nRepresentative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP\nStaff: Bob Babajian, Planning Assistant\nbob.babajian@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1305