City Council

(23) 26-0975 CD 15 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA), AND RELATED CEQA FINDINGS; COMMUNICATION FROM THE HARBOR AREA PLANNING COMMISSION (HAPC) relative to an appeal filed by Noel Gould, Emma Rault, Robin Rudisill, and June Smith, and sustaining the Zoning Administrator’s Determination and Findings, dated April 1, 2026, in: 1) Approving, pursuant to Chapter 1 Section 12.20.2 and Chapter 1A Section 13B.9.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a Coastal Development Permit, 2) Approving, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1 Section 12.27 and Chapter 1A Section 13.B.5.3, a Zone Variance to allow the continued use of an existing non- conforming historic cafe in the R1-1XL Zone, 3) Approving, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1 Section 12.27 and Chapter 1A Section 13.B.5.3, a Zone Variance to allow the on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine in the R1-1 XL Zone, and 4) Approving, pursuant to Government Code Sections 65590 and 65590.1 and the City of Los Angeles Interim Mello Act Compliance Administrative Procedures, a Mello Act Compliance Review for the construction of two new Residential Units in the Coastal Zone; for the continuation and rehabilitation of an existing 736 square-foot historic cafe, proposing 73 total seats with 27 indoor seats and 46 uncovered outdoor seats with on-site sale and consumption of beer and wine with the proposed hours of operation of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily, and the demolition of an existing 1,118 square-foot garage, and the construction of a new, two-story 2,453 square-foot single-family dwelling with an attached 1,070 square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) both measuring 21 feet in height, along with an attached two-car garage and one carport in the Dual Permit Jurisdiction Area of the Coastal Zone; for the property located at 700 West Paseo del Mar, subject to Conditions of Approval. Applicant: Vartan Achabahian, Masis Holdings, LLC Representative: Jesi Harris, Brian Silveira & Associates Case No. ZA-2023-7218-ZV-CDP-MEL-HCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2023-7220-CE [On August 11, 2026 the City Council adopted Motion (McOsker - Hutt), pursuant to Charter Section 245, asserting jurisdiction over the June 30, 2026 action of the HAPC.] (Planning and Land Use Management Committee report to be submitted in Council. If a public hearing is not held in Committee, an opportunity for public comment will be provided.) (Please visit www.lacouncilfile.com for background documents.)