City Council

(31) 26-0185 CD 5 STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to an appeal filed for the properties located at 2930 - 2936 South Sepulveda Boulevard. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21080.66 and the provisions in Assembly Bill (AB) 130 as a residential infill development. 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 Pam Rieder (Representative: Elizabeth Klebaner, Nossaman LLP), and THEREBY SUSTAIN the determination of the LACPC in approving, pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 13B.2.4, a Project Review for a development that creates more than 50 new residential dwelling units; Condition No. 43, Indemnification and Reimbursement of Litigation Costs; and the determination that the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to PRC Section 21080.66 and the provisions in AB 130; for the construction of a 71- foot high, six story, 77-unit residential development including 12 units set aside for Very Low-Income Households, and two subterranean parking levels including 84 parking spaces, the Project includes a total Floor Area of 74,282 square feet with a 2.99:1 Floor Area Ratio, there are no existing trees on site, and two existing street trees to remain, the project includes the demolition of an existing office building and a haul route for the export of 9,771 cubic yards of soil; for the properties located at 2930 - 2936 South Sepulveda Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: George Garikian Representative: Rodney Khan and Todd Nelson Case No. CPC-2024-5548-DB-PR-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2024-5549-SE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the LACPC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.