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(7)\n23-0893\nCD 6\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV2022-5108-SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the 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-2022-5107-TOC-SPR-VHCA; 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 consists of the construction of a 268,770 square-foot, 405 unit (including 41 affordable housing units, which is 10 percent of the total Project units) residential development comprised of a six-story structure with three subterranean parking levels with a maximum height of 66 feet, the 94,951 square foot Project Site is currently vacant, the Project would incorporate approximately 32,866 square feet of open space and recreational amenities, including approximately 18,496 square feet of exterior common open space and approximately 6,820 square feet of interior common open space, additionally, the Project would include approximately 7,550 square feet of private open space in the form of balconies, the Project would provide 556 total vehicular parking spaces and 194 bicycle parking spaces (176 long-term and 18 short-term.), upon completion, the Project would have a maximum floor area ratio of 3.18:1; for the properties located at 6728 North Sepulveda Boulevard; 6715 North Columbus Avenue.\nApplicant: Leon Benrimon, Uncommon Developers\nRepresentative: Olivia Joncich, Rand Paster & Nelson LLP\nCase No. DIR-2022-5107-TOC-SPR-VHCA\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2022-5108-SCEA \nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted