City Council

3.A. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION’S APPROVAL TO DEMOLISH\nA COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND\nCONSTRUCT A SEVEN-STORY MIXED-USE\nDEVELOPMENT CONTAINING 110\nRESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS ABOVE\n3,795 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR\nCOMMERCIAL SPACE OVER A\nSUBTERRANEAN GARAGE WITH 115\nPARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 8025\nSANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, INCLUDING\nA FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER A CLASS 32\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR INFILL\nDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (14 CCR §\n15332) [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, D. VU]:\nThis item is an appeal of the Planning\nCommission’s adoption of Resolution No. PC\n23-1530, which found the project to be exempt\nfrom CEQA under Section 15532 (In-fill\nDevelopment Projects) and approved the\ndemolition of an existing two-story commercial\nbuilding and construction of an approximately\n82,510-square-foot, seven-story, mixed-use\nbuilding containing 110 residential apartment\nunits above approximately 3,795 square-feet\nof ground floor commercial space over a two-\nlevel subterranean garage with 115 parking\nspaces. The approved project includes 15\nunits of on-site affordable housing and utilizes\na density bonus and concessions pursuant to\nWest Hollywood Municipal Code § 19.22.050\nand the State Density Bonus Law under\nGovernment Code § 65915.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that\nthe City Council hold a public hearing,\nconsider all pertinent testimony, deny the\nappeal, and affirm the Planning Commission's\ndecision by adopting Resolution No. 24-\n_______: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD DENYING THE APPEAL\nFILED BY SUPPORTERS ALLIANCE FOR\nENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY,\nADOPTING A CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION\nPURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES\nSECTION 15332 FOR IN-FILL\nDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND\nAFFIRMING THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION'S CONDITIONAL APPROVAL\nOF A DEMOLITION PERMIT AND\nDEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO DEMOLISH AN\nEXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND\nCONSTRUCT A SEVEN-STORY MIXED-USE\nDEVELOPMENT CONTAINING\nAPPROXIMATELY 3,795 SQUARE FEET OF\nGROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE\nAND 115 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS\nABOVE A TWO-LEVEL SUBTERRANEAN\nGARAGE WITH 115 PARKING SPACES\nLOCATED AT 8025 SANTA MONICA\nBOULEVARD, WEST HOLLYWOOD,\nCALIFORNIA."