Los Angeles

City Planning Commission E LA

November 08, 2023 Item #5

Agenda Item 5

5. DIR-2021-8626-RDP-HCA-1A Council District: 14 – de León\nCEQA: ENV-2021-8628-CE Last Day to Act: 11-29-23\nPlan Area: Boyle Heights\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 2115 – 2121 East Cesar Chavez Avenue; 301-309 N. Chicago St.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nThe demolition of two existing one-story mixed-use commercial buildings and the construction, use, and\nmaintenance of a new, six-story, 75-foot 2-inch, 51,235 square-foot mixed-use building, with 50 residential\nunits including 5 units reserved for Extremely Low-Income households, approximately 4,030 square feet\nof ground floor commercial space, and a floor area ratio of 3.68:1, in a Commercial Area of the Adelante\nEastside Redevelopment Plan Area.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the August 31, 2023 Director of Planning’s Determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole administrative record, that the Project pursuant is exempt from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section, 15332, and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating\nthat an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies;\n2. Approved with Conditions, pursuant to Section 11.5.14 D.5 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)\nand the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan, a Redevelopment Plan Project Compliance Review\nfor the construction, use, and maintenance of a new, six-story, 75-foot two-inch, 51,235 square-foot\nmixed-use building, with 50 residential units including five units reserved for Extremely Low-Income\nhouseholds, approximately 4,030 square feet of ground floor commercial space, and a Floor Area\nRatio of 3.68:1, in a Commercial Area of the Adelante Eastside Redevelopment Plan Area; and\n3. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Will Tiao, Cesar Chavez 888, LLC\nRepresentative: Aaron Belliston\nAppellant: Viva Padilla, Re/Arte Centro Literario\nStaff: Bryant Wu, City Planning Associate\nbryant.wu@lacity.org\n(213) 202-5435