Los Angeles

City Planning Commission Central

October 24, 2023 Item #5

Agenda Item 5

5. ZA-2021-10704-CUB-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2021-10705-CE Last Day to Act: 10-24-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued from: 03-28-23\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 5243 – 5245 West Santa Monica Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nA Conditional Use to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site\nconsumption and the sale of beer and wine for off-site consumption in conjunction with a proposed 11,120\nsquare-foot restaurant. The restaurant would operate from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through\nThursday, and 6:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m., Friday through Sunday, and have a seating capacity of 199 patrons\nuntil 5 p.m., and up to 376 patrons until closing time.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the October 7, 2022, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Denied, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Conditional Use to allow\nthe sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and ancillary sales\nof beer and wine for off-site consumption in conjunction with a proposed restaurant;\n2. Adopted the Findings; and\n3. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(5), that the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) does not apply to “projects which a public agency rejects or disapproves.”\n*If the Central Area Planning Commission elects to grant the appeal, either in whole or in part, and to\noverturn the Zoning Administrator’s determination, the Commission may also consider a Categorical\nExemption from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, and may make a determination\nthat there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption,\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, applies.\nApplicant/Appellant: Petros Taglyan\nRepresentatives: Petros Taglyan, Lee Rabun\nStaff: Henry Chu, Associate Zoning Administrator\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 October 24, 2023