Los Angeles
City Planning Commission Central
Agenda Item 8
8. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Nathan Korman, NBK, LLC\nRepresentative: Christopher Manasserian, Gonzales Law Group, APC\nAppellant: UNITE HERE, Local 11\nRepresentative: Jordan Sisson, Law Offices of Gideon Kracov\nStaff: Danalynn Dominguez, City Planner\ndanalynn.dominguez@lacity.org\n(213) 978-1340\nJack Chiang, Associate Zoning Administrator\n6. ZA-2017-4610-CU-MCUP-SPR-1A Council District: 14 – de León\nCEQA: ENV-2017-3933-CE **Last Day to Act: 02-28-22\nPlan Area: Central City Continued From: 05-14-19, 08-27-19, 10-22-19, 12-10-19\n02-11-20, 04-28-20, 07-14-20, 10-13-20\n01-26-21, 04-13-21, 06-22-21, 09-28-21\n12-14-21, 05-24-22, 07-26-22, 10-25-22\nPUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED\nPROJECT SITE: 949 South Hope Street; (615 West Olympic Boulevard;\n950 South Flower Street; 600 West 9th Street)\nThe Applicant requests that the matter be continued to a date certain of May 9, 2023.\nPROPOSED PROJECT:\nDemolition of an existing three-story office building and the construction, use, and maintenance of a\n251,222 square foot, 27-story, residential tower with 236 residential apartment units and 10,010\nsquare feet of ground floor commercial restaurant space (6,699 square feet indoors and 3,311 square\nfeet outdoors). All proposed restaurants would have maximum hours of operation from 7:00 a.m. to\n2:00 a.m., daily. The proposed Project includes 179 automobile parking spaces, 138 long-term bicycle\nparking spaces, and 30 short-term bicycle parking spaces.\nAPPEAL:\nAn appeal of the November 7, 2018, Zoning Administrator’s determination which:\n1. Determined, based on the whole of the administrative record, the Project is exempt from CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332, Class 32, and that there is no substantial evidence\ndemonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section\n15300.2, applies;\n2. Approved, pursuant to Section 12.24 W.24 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC), a\nConditional Use to allow a transient occupancy residential structure in the R5 Zone;\n3. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 S, a 20 percent reduction in parking requirements;\n4. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Master Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale\nand dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with one\nproposed restaurant and to allow for the sale and dispensing of beer and wine only for on-site\nconsumption in conjunction with two proposed restaurants, for a total of three restaurants;\n5. Approved, pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review for a development project resulting\nin a net increase of 50 of more residential units; and\nCentral Los Angeles Area Planning Commission 4 February 28, 2023\n6. Adopted the Conditions of Approval and Findings.\nApplicant: Forest City Southpark Two, LLC\nRepresentative: Todd Nelson, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac LLP\nAppellant: Norman Racine, Skyline Homeowners Association\nRepresentative: Elizabeth Camacho and Allan Abshez, Loeb & Loeb LLP\nStaff: Henry Chu, Associate Zoning Administrator