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10. CPC-2021-8442-CU-DB-SPR-HCA Council District: 10 – Hutt\nCEQA: ENV-2008-1781-EIR; ENV-2021-8443-EAF **Last Day to Act: 02-09-23\nPlan Area: South Los Angeles\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 30, 2022\nPROJECT SITE: 2201 – 2231 South Western Avenue; 2003 – 2029 24th Street\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of vacant land and an existing surface parking lot with 61 parking spaces for the adjacent\nresidential building, and the development of an eight-story, 89-foot and 11-inches tall mixed-use residential\nbuilding composed of 364 dwelling units (including 38 Very Low Income units) and a 70,220 square feet\ntwo-story commercial space fronting Western Avenue. The Project will be approximately 325,302 square\nfeet in floor area with a Floor Area Ratio of 3.25:1 on a site totaling 2.29 acres. The Project will provide 309\nresidential parking spaces (including 61 replacement parking spaces for 2231 South Western Avenue) and\n205 commercial parking spaces in one subterranean level and four above grade parking levels. The Project\nwill provide 202 long-term bicycle parking spaces and 52 short-term bicycle parking spaces. The Project\nalso includes a total of 33,528 square feet of open space, including 8,502 square feet of landscaped area.\nThe Project will also involve the grading of approximately 35,055 cubic yards of soil.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15168 and 15162, the adequacy of the project being within\nthe scope of the South Los Angeles Community Plan Program EIR No. 2008-1781-EIR, SCH No.\n2008101098; the environmental effects of the Project were covered in the Program EIR and no new\nenvironmental effects not identified in the Program EIR will occur and no new mitigation is required;\nand the City has incorporated all feasible mitigation measures from the Program EIR on the Project;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.22 A.25 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Density Bonus\nCompliance Review for a Housing Development Project totaling 364 dwelling units and setting aside\n15 percent of the base density (38 units) as Very Low Income Restricted Affordable Units for a period\nof 55 years, with the following requested On and Off-Menu Incentives and Waivers of Development\nStandards:\na. An On-Menu Incentive to allow a 12 percent reduction in the required open space, to allow 33,528\nsquare feet in lieu of the required 38,100 square feet;\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 3.25:1 in lieu of 1.5:1;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to allow a transitional height of 88'-4" height in lieu of 33 feet height on 24th\nStreet;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard for yard reduction, allowing a five-foot front yard setback in\nlieu of 15 feet;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for yard reduction, allowing a five-foot side yard setback in lieu\nof 11 feet;\nf. A Waiver of Development Standard for yard reduction, allowing a five-foot rear yard setback; and\ng. A Waiver of Development Standard for the temporary removal of 61 surface parking spaces\ncovenanted for the existing residential units on-site and allow replacement of 61 parking spaces\nin the mixed-use residential building;\n3. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 U.26, a Conditional Use Permit for a 45 percent increase in density\nover the Project site; and\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development project resulting in an increase\nin 50 dwelling units and for the addition of over 50,000 square feet of non-residential floor area.\nApplicant: 2231 Western (LA), LLC\nRepresentative: Michael Gonzales, Gonzales Law Group APC\nStaff: Helen Jadali, City Planning Associate\nhelen.jadali@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1339\nCity Planning Commission 7 February 9, 2023