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(5)\n\n\n\n23-0728\n\n\nCD 6\n\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2020-4228-SCEA, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2(b), for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case No. DIR-2020-4227-CDO-SPR-HCA; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that is consistent with the general use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixed-use project as defined by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports, including SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS and 2020-2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the project that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the project; the project proposes a new 7-story mixed-use building to be constructed on the southeast portion of the project site, including 200 residential units and approximately 2,060 square feet of ground floor commercial on the southeast corner of the project site (Proposed Building), the 200 units would all be market-rate and consist of 159 1-bedroom units, 39 2-bedroom units, and 2 studio units, a 3-level 504 space parking structure (Parking Building) would be constructed on the western half of the project site, a 10,674 square foot warehouse space (not open to the public) would be located between the Parking Building and surface parking lot along Titus Street, a 12-space surface parking lot would be constructed on the north midpoint of the project site accessed from Titus, the project includes a signage program, the project site is currently developed with an existing vacant 14-story building that is comprised of 194 residential units and 9,533 square feet of previously permitted commercial and retail spaces (Existing Building) and a 219-space surface parking lot located at the northeast corner of Van Nuys Boulevard and Titus Street, the existing building will remain on-site; for the properties located at 8141, 8155, and 8159 North Van Nuys Boulevard and 14528, and 14550 West Titus Street.\n\nApplicant: Grand Pacific 7-28 LLC, (dba Panorama Tower), Izek Shomof\n\nRepresentative: Central City Development Group, Hamid Behdad, PE\n\nCase No. ENV-2020-4228-SCEA\n\nRelated Case No. DIR-2020-4227-CDO-SPR-HCA\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nFiscal Impact Statement: No\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \n  Communication from Committee Clerk - Notice_10-06-23\n\n\n  \n \n  Communication from Department of City Planning dated 9-29-23 - Supplemental Transmittal.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Communication dated 9-29-23 - Revised Interested Parties.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Communication from Department of City Planning dated 7-12-23 - Supplemental Transmittal.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Communication dated 7-12-23 - Staff Report.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Communication dated 7-12-23 - Responses to Comments.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Report from Department of City Planning dated 6-27-23\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - SCEA\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - A. Plans\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - B. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Technical Modeling\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - C. Tree Report\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - D1. Historic Resources Report\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - D2. Archaeological Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - E. Energy and Fuel Calculations\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - F1. Geotechnical Evaluation\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - F2. LADBS Approval Letter\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - F3. Paleontology Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - G. Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.pdf\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - H. Noise Technical Modeling\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - I1. LAPD Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - I2. LAUSD Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - I3. Recreation and Parks Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - I4. Library Response\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - J1. Transportation Assessment\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - J2. LADOT Approval Letter\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - K. Sacred Lands File Search\n\n\n  \n \n  Attachment to Report dated 6-27-23 - L. Wastewater Response