City Planning Commission

7. CPC-2023-2058-CU-DB-MCUP-CUW-SPR-VHCA Council District: 5 – Yaroslavsky\nCEQA: ENV-2023-2059-SCEA Last Day to Act: 03-24-24\nPlan Area: Wilshire Continued From: 02-08-24\nPUBLIC HEARING – Completed November 28, 2023\nPROJECT SITE: 400, 406, 410, 414, 418, 420, 424, 426, 432 South San Vicente Boulevard\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of the Beverly Plaza Shopping Center, which consists of a two-story commercial strip mall and\nsurface parking and one adjacent commercial building with a combined 22,494 square feet of floor area for\nthe construction, use, and maintenance of an eight-story (100 feet above grade), mixed-use building with\n126 residential dwelling units, and 11,615 square feet of ground floor commercial restaurant uses. The\nProposed Project will encompass a total floor area of 208,901 square feet resulting in a Floor Area Ratio\n(FAR) of 6.3:1. Fifteen percent of the Proposed Project’s base density (14 dwelling units) will be deed\nrestricted for Very Low Income Households. The Proposed Project will include three levels of subterranean\nparking with 153 vehicle parking spaces and 109 bicycle parking spaces.\nREQUESTED ACTIONS:\n1. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section (PRC) 21155.2(b), in consideration of the whole of the\nadministrative record, adopt the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment No. ENV-2023-\n2059-SCEA (SCEA), adopt Findings pursuant to PRC 21155.2, and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring\nProgram;\n2. Pursuant to Section 12.24 U.26 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Conditional Use Permit\nfor a housing development project in which the density increase is greater than otherwise permitted\nby LAMC Section 12.22 A.25. The Project seeks a density bonus increase of 37.5 percent to permit\n126 dwelling units with 14 Very Low Income restricted affordable units;\n3. Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.22 A.25, a Density Bonus Compliance Review to\npermit a mixed-use development project consisting of a total of 126 dwelling units of which a minimum\nof 14 will be set aside for Very Low Income Households, and with the following Off-Menu Incentives\nand Waivers of Development Standards:\na. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit 208,901 square feet of floor area (6.3:1 FAR) in lieu of 50,121\nsquare feet of floor area (1.5:1 FAR);\nb. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a height of eight stories and 100 feet in lieu of three stories and\n45 feet otherwise permitted in the C2-1VL-O Zone;\nc. An Off-Menu Incentive to permit a zero-foot rear yard in lieu of 20 feet required by LAMC Section\n12.11 C.3;\nd. A Waiver of Development Standard to waive the transitional height limits otherwise required in\nLAMC Section 12.21.1.A.10;\ne. A Waiver of Development Standard for an open space reduction to permit 6,200 square feet of\nopen space in lieu of 16,575 square feet of open space required by LAMC Section 12.21 G.2;\nand\nf. A Waiver of Development Standard to provide a 680 square-foot loading zone with a maximum\nclear height of 12 feet in lieu of 809 square feet with a maximum clear height of 14 feet required\nby LAMC Section 12.21 C.6;\n4. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Main Conditional Use Permit to the sale and dispensing of a\nfull line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within the ground-floor commercial spaces and\nresidential common amenity areas for residents and guests only;\n5. Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.21 W.49, a Conditional Use Permit to permit a wireless communication\nfacility (WTF) on the rooftop of the new building which would replace an existing WTF on the rooftop\nof the existing building to be demolished; and\n6. Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development that creates more than 50\nnew dwelling units.\nApplicant: J.J. Abraham, 400 S. San Vicente LLC\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nStaff: David Woon, Planning Assistant\ndavid.woon@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1368