City Council

(11) 25-1198-S1 CD 15 PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, NO. ENV-2022- 6860-ND, and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal for the properties located at 1420 and 1500 North Coil Avenue; and 1532, 1540, and 1542 North Alameda Street. Recommendations for Council action: 1. FIND, after consideration of the whole of the administrative record, the project was assessed in Negative Declaration No. ENV-2022-6860-ND, adopted on December 10, 2025, and pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15162, no supplemental or subsequent Environmental Impact Report or negative declaration is necessary. 2. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC) as the Findings of Council. 3. RESOLVE TO DENY THE APPEAL filed by Coalition for Responsible Equitable Economic Development Los Angeles (CREED LA) (Representative: Andrew Graf, Adams Broadwell Joseph & Cardozo), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the LACPC’s determination in approving, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 12.24 X.22, a Zoning Administrator Determination to allow Transitional Height of 65 feet within a distance of 100 to 199 feet from the R1 zone, in lieu of the Transitional Height of 61 feet otherwise allowed by LAMC 12.21.1.A.10; for the improvement and expansion of an existing one-story, 42-foot tall, 221,496 square-foot cold storage facility, resulting in a two-story, 65-foot tall, 267,960 square foot facility, with a total 0.36:1 Floor Area Ratio, the expansion includes the demolition of 27,157 square feet of an existing cold dock for a new 71,331 square foot freezer, resulting in a net addition of 44,174 square feet of new floor area, the improvements include 2,290 square feet of a new engine/mechanical room, electrical room, and fire pump room, the Project also involves a new automated racking system, other interior improvements, and reducing the length of the existing double rail spur, the Project will provide 114 parking spaces, with no trees to be removed, and the grading of less than 500 cubic yards of soil and import of 7,000 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 1420 and 1500 North Coil Avenue; and 1532, 1540, and 1542 North Alameda Street, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Richard Burke, Konoike Pacific Calf Inc. Representative: John Parker, Pacific Crest Consultants Case No. CPC-2022-6859-GPA-HD-ZAD-WDI-1A Environmental No. ENV-2022-6860-ND Fiscal Impact Statement: The LACPC reports that there is no General Fund impact as administrative costs are recovered through fees.