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Agenda Item 12
(12)\n230952\nCD 1\nCategorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15332, Class\n32, and related CEQA findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning\nCommission (LACPC); and an appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for\nEnvironmental Responsibility (SAFER) (Representative: Richard Drury,\nLozeau Drury LLP), from the LACPC’s determination in approving a\nCategorical Exemption as the environmental clearance for the construction,\nuse, and maintenance of a sevenstory, mixeduse building containing\napproximately 105,620 squarefeet of floor area, comprised of 13,046\nsquarefeet of commercial floor area and 88,398 squarefeet of residential\nfloor area, on a 29,058 squarefoot site, resulting in a Floor Area Ratio of\n3.63:1; the Project includes the demolition of two, onestory commercial\nbuildings and a surface level parking lot; the Project will include 100\ndwelling units, 10 of which will be reserved for Extremely Low Income\nHouseholds; the building will rise to a maximum height of approximately 92\nfeet; a total of 72 vehicle parking spaces, 125 longterm bicycle parking\nspaces, and 32 shortterm bicycle parking spaces will be provided within\nthe subterranean parking garage, the ground floor, and the second floor;\nthe Project includes 16,478 squarefeet of open space, consisting of a\n2,066 squarefoot gym on the second floor, a 4,466 squarefoot courtyard\nand a 977 squarefoot community hall on the third floor, a 7,219 squarefoot\nroof deck, and 1,750 squarefeet of private open space; additionally, the\nProject requires the export of 21,400 cubic yards of earth and the removal\nof one nonprotected tree onsite with a trunk diameter greater or equal to\neight inches; for the properties located at 550 South Union Avenue; and\n1701, 1709, 1715, 1717, 1717 ½ West 6th Street.\nApplicant: Benbaroukh, LLC\nRepresentative: Hamid Gabbay, Gabbay Architects\nCase No.: DIR20217344TOCSPRHCA\nEnvironmental Case No.: ENV20205078CE\nRelated Case Nos.: DIR20217344TOCSPRHCA1A; ENV20205078\nCE1A