Los Angeles

City Planning Commission Central

February 27, 2024 Item #6

Agenda Item 6

6. APCC-2023-3070-SPE Council District: 14 – de León\nCEQA: ENV-2023-3071-CE Last Day to Act: 02-28-24\nPlan Area: Central City\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed January 9, 2024\nPROJECT SITE: 1111 South Broadway\n(1101, 1133, and 1139 South Broadway; 146 West 11th Street)\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nConstruction of three new illuminated neon Wall Signs measuring four feet tall by nine feet five inches wide,\nwith an area of 37.67 square feet each. The signs will contain on-site advertising reading "ASU" and will be\nlocated on the existing historic Herald Examiner building. Two signs will have a maximum height of 71 feet\nfrom Grade, while the third sign will have a maximum height of 68 feet from Grade. The respective wall\nsigns will face Broadway, 11th Street, and an alley.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Exemption from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15301 (Class 1) and 15311 (Class 11), and that there is no\nsubstantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines, Section 15300.2 applies; and\n2. Pursuant to Section 11.5.7 F of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a Specific Plan Exception (SPE) from\nthe Historic Broadway Sign Supplemental Use District (Sign District) to allow two illuminated Wall Signs\nwith a maximum height of 71 feet from grade and one illuminated Wall Sign with a maximum height of\n68 feet from grade, in lieu of the maximum height from grade of 20 feet as otherwise allowed by Section\n9.17 of the Sign District.\nApplicant: Michael Fischer, Broadway Eleventh Owners, LLC\nRepresentative: Hans C. Krake, Gensler\nStaff: Kyle Hickey, Planning Assistant\nkyle.hickey@lacity.org\n(818) 374-5038