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5. ZA-2019-5239-CU-CUB-ZAA-SPR-WDI-1A Council District: 13 – Soto-Martinez\nCEQA: ENV-2019-5240-CE **Last Day to Act: 03-13-23\nPlan Area: Hollywood Continued From: 06-28-22; 09-13-22\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 1723 – 1731 North Wilcox Avenue\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of five, two-story apartments buildings and the construction, use, and maintenance of a\nnew six-story hotel composed of 41,514 square feet of floor area with 81 guest rooms and 244 square\nfeet of commercial floor area. The Project proposes a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of\napproximately 4.06:1. The building will be designed as a structure above one podium parking level\nlocated at grade and one parking level located below grade. Zero foot rear and side yard setbacks\nare proposed on the podium parking level and the rest of the structure proposes rear yard and side\nyard setback encroachments on the third story and rooftop level of the hotel. The Project will require\ngrading consisting of 6,630 cubic yards of cut and export. Three street trees are located on Wilcox\nAvenue and are proposed for removal as part of the Project.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the March 23, 2022, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332 Article\n19 (Class 32), and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a\ncategorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 regarding location,\ncumulative impacts, significant effects or unusual circumstances, scenic highways, or hazardous\nwaste sites, or historical resources applies;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.15 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC)\n(previously LAMC Section 12.24 C1.5(j), prior to the Ordinance No. 182,452 Code amendment,\nEffective on April 4, 2013) and LAMC Section 2.1.c of Ordinance 165,659, a Conditional Use to\npermit a development combining Residential and Commercial Uses in the R5 Zone when located\noutside of the Central City Community Plan Area;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Conditional Use to permit the sale and\ndispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption within the hotel rooms\n(mini-bars) in conjunction with a hotel in the [Q]R5-2 Zone;\n4. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit side\nyard setbacks of zero-foot at the ground floor level and a nine-foot at the rooftop level, in lieu of\nthe required 10-feet pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.11 C.2 and 12.12 C.2 along the northerly and\nsoutherly property lines;\n5. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.28, a Zoning Administrator’s Adjustment to permit a rear\nyard setback of zero-foot at the ground floor level and a 14-foot rear yard setback for a roof canopy\nat the third story level, in lieu of the required 19-feet rear yard setback pursuant to LAMC Sections\n12.11 C.3 and 12.12 C.3 along the westerly property line;\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 3 February 28, 2023