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September 17, 2024 Item #13

Agenda Item 13

(13) 24­0728\nCD 14 Previously Certified Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV­2004­\n1950­EIR, and determination pursuant to California Environmental Quality\nAct Guidelines Section 15162 and 15164 no subsequent EIR is required;\nFifth Addendum dated September 2023; report from the Los Angeles City\nPlanning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Felipe Caceres,\nUniversity of Southern California (USC) Forward (Representative: Jordan\nR. Sisson, Esq.), from the determination of the LACPC in approving,\npursuant to Section 12.24 U.14 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a\nMajor Conditional Use Permit to allow for the development of 201,292\nsquare feet of nonresidential floor area in the C2 Zone; for the construction\nof a new seven­story, 143.5 feet in­height, multi­discipline research facility\n(USC Discovery and Translation Hub) proposed to be developed on the\nwesterly portion of the USC Health Sciences Campus. The proposed\n1950­EIR, and determination pursuant to California Environmental Quality\nAct Guidelines Section 15162 and 15164 no subsequent EIR is required;\nFifth Addendum dated September 2023; report from the Los Angeles City\nPlanning Commission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Felipe Caceres,\nUniversity of Southern California (USC) Forward (Representative: Jordan\nR. Sisson, Esq.), from the determination of the LACPC in approving,\npursuant to Section 12.24 U.14 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, a\nMajor Conditional Use Permit to allow for the development of 201,292\nsquare feet of nonresidential floor area in the C2 Zone; for the construction\nof a new seven­story, 143.5 feet in­height, multi­discipline research facility\n(USC Discovery and Translation Hub) proposed to be developed on the\nwesterly portion of the USC Health Sciences Campus. The proposed\nbuilding would contain two subterranean levels and comprise\napproximately 201,292 square feet of floor area. The proposed use would\naccommodate over 84 researchers and would support both "wet" (bench)\nand "dry" (computational) laboratory research; for the properties located at\n1590 North Eastlake Avenue; 1425 ­ 1501 North San Pablo Street; and\n1540 ­ 1580 East Alcazar Street, subject to Conditions of Approval; and\nadoption of project findings.\nApplicant: Bryan Eck, University of Southern California\nRepresentative: Matt Dzurec, Armbruster Goldsmith & Delvac\nCase No. CPC­2022­9266­CU­1A\nEnvironmental No. ENV­2004­1950­EIR­ADD5\nFiscal Impact Statement: Yes\nCommunity Impact Statement: None submitted\nTIME LIMIT FILE ­ SEPTEMBER 20, 2024\n(LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION ­ SEPTEMBER 20, 2024)