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(16) 26-1081-S1 CD 4 Statutory Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21080.66, and related CEQA findings; Report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Amy C. Minteer, on behalf of Studio City Residents Association & Save LA River Open Space, from the determination of the LACPC in: 1) Approving a Project Review, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1 Section 16.05 and Chapter 1A Section 13B.2.4, for a development project resulting in a net increase of 50 or more dwelling units and 50,000 gross square feet or more of non-residential floor area; and 2) Approving a Project Compliance, pursuant to LAMC Chapter 1A Section 13B.4.2 and the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan, Section 9, to permit the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 814 dwelling units and 75,968 square feet of restaurant floor area; for the demolition and removal of all existing structures from the Project Site and the construction, use, and maintenance of a 744,906-square-foot mixed-use development comprised of 814 residential units, 46 of which are reserved for Very Low Income households, and 75,968 square feet of restaurant space; the seven-story (84-foot-high) building will contain 668,938 square feet of residential floor area and 75,968 square feet of restaurant floor area with a maximum floor area ratio of 3.2:1; the Project's residential portion will provide 1,040 automobile parking spaces, 324 long-term bicycle parking stalls, and 30 short-term bicycle parking stalls; the commercial portion of the Project will provide 766 automobile parking spaces, 40 long-term bicycle parking stalls, and 38 short-term bicycle parking stalls; the Project will provide a total of 89,937 square feet of open space, including pool decks, courtyards, indoor recreational rooms located on the first through seventh floors, and private balconies; the Project proposes the removal of 240 non-protected trees from the Project Site and three non-protected street trees from the public right-of-way; the Project proposes grading and exporting of up to 521,000 cubic yards of earth and installation of wall, monument, projecting, identification, and wayfinding signs; for the properties located at 12501 - 12665 West Ventura Boulevard, subject to Conditions of Approval; and adoption of project findings. Applicant: Brett Torino & Eleda Cohen / Studio City Sports Center, LLC Representative: Rose Fistrovic / Psomas Case No. CPC-2025-5697-DB-PR-SPPC-MCUP- VHCA-1A Environmental No. ENV-2025-5698-SE Related Case Nos. VTT-84453; VTT-84453-1A; VTT-84453-2A Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes