Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Regular MeetingLos Angeles, CA · April 5, 2022
Minutes
JOURNAL – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM , CITY HALL 2:00 PM
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS
MEMBERS:
DAWSON, CHAIR
COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO
COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
(Candy Rosales Legislative Assistant (213) 9781078
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ITEM(S)
(1) 211272
CD 5 REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, and related CEQA
findings; report from the Department of City Planning, Office of the Zoning
Administrator, and an Appeal filed by Jan Fathi, Operator of Habibi Café
(Representative: Martin S. Wolf, Esq., MSW Law Firm) from the
determination in part of the Zoning Administrator, in requiring the
imposition of Condition Nos. 1 (Plan Approval), 5 (Covenant Recording),
10 (Hours of Operation), 19 (Los Angeles Police Department Private Event
Approval) and 20 (Private Events), 24 (Lighting), 45 (Acknowledgement of
New Operator), 46 (Plan Approval for New Operator), 47 (Fee), and 48
(Indemnification), pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles Municipal
Code, for the modification of the operation of an existing approximately
3,356 squarefoot restaurant/retail use, currently known as the Habibi Cafe,
located at 923925 South Broxton Avenue.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration
Case No. DIR20211463RV1A
Environmental No. ENV20211464CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(2) 220151
Motion (Raman O'Farrell Et Al.) relative to instructing the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety, with assistance from the City Attorney,
the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and all relevant departments,
to report back within 180 days with a plan for the implementation of an
ordinance and/or regulatory framework, effective or before January 1,
2023, that will require all new residential and commercial buildings in Los
Angeles to be built so that they will achieve zerocarbon emissions.
CONTINUED TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
(2) 220151
Motion (Raman O'Farrell Et Al.) relative to instructing the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety, with assistance from the City Attorney,
the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and all relevant departments,
to report back within 180 days with a plan for the implementation of an
ordinance and/or regulatory framework, effective or before January 1,
2023, that will require all new residential and commercial buildings in Los
Angeles to be built so that they will achieve zerocarbon emissions.
Fiscal Impact Statement: No
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For:
Westside Neighborhood Council
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Del Rey Neighborhood Council
APPROVED Motion (Raman O’Farrell Et Al.) (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(3) 220147
Motion (Raman – Koretz) relative to instructing the Department of City
Planning and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in
consultation with the City Attorney, to report back within 60 days with
recommendations for amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to
disallow the sale of Christmas trees in TwoFamily Dwelling and Multiple
Dwelling residential zones.
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
APPROVED Motion (Raman Koretz) AS AMENDED, to include additional
recommendation as detailed in the Report from Planning and Land Use Management
Committee (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(4) 210438
CD 2 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19,
Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from
the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Oil Can
Harry’s, located at 11506 West Ventura Boulevard, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Owners: Side by Side, LLC and 11502 Ventura LLC
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19,
Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from
the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Oil Can
Harry’s, located at 11506 West Ventura Boulevard, in the list of Historic
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Owners: Side by Side, LLC and 11502 Ventura LLC
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Cultural Heritage Commission dated 10122021 – (4) Yes;
(1) Absent: Lee
(5) 221200S14
TIME LIMIT: 5/09/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 5/06/22
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. April
Sandifer to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term
ending June 30, 2022, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr.
Michael Newhouse.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
Background Check: Pending
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
APPROVED Report from Mayor dated 3252022 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(6) 211030S1
CD 10 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) No. ENV
20195426SCEA, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021060246, Erratum,
Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California Environmental
Quality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning
Commission (LACPC); and, Appeal filed by Donna Jones, West Adams
Avenues Association from the determination of the LACPC approving the
following: a Project Permit Compliance Review to permit a mixeduse
development within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan; and, a Site Plan
Review for a development project which creates 50 or more dwelling units
for construction and operation of two mixeduse buildings, up to 86 feet in
height, with up to 380,112 square feet of total floor area, including up to 401
residential units, with 61 units reserved for Very LowIncome households
and 20 units reserved for Very LowIncome or LowIncome households,
and 40,454 square feet of commercial and community floor area, on two
sites comprising approximately 4.19acres (net area); the West Site would
include a 206,803 square foot building, with 225 residential units, 7,504
square feet of groundfloor commercial/restaurant uses, and 2,650 square
following: a Project Permit Compliance Review to permit a mixeduse
development within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan; and, a Site Plan
Review for a development project which creates 50 or more dwelling units
for construction and operation of two mixeduse buildings, up to 86 feet in
height, with up to 380,112 square feet of total floor area, including up to 401
residential units, with 61 units reserved for Very LowIncome households
and 20 units reserved for Very LowIncome or LowIncome households,
and 40,454 square feet of commercial and community floor area, on two
sites comprising approximately 4.19acres (net area); the West Site would
include a 206,803 square foot building, with 225 residential units, 7,504
square feet of groundfloor commercial/restaurant uses, and 2,650 square
feet of community space, on a 1.93 acre site; the East Site would include a
173,309 square foot building, with 176 residential units and 30,300 square
feet of commercial floor area (including a 22,277 square foot grocery store)
on a 2.25 acre site; for the properties located at 3502 3606 West
Exposition Boulevard, 3630 3646 South Crenshaw Boulevard, 3501
3633 West Obama Boulevard and 3631 3645 South Bronson Avenue,
subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: WIP Expo Crenshaw, LLC
Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP
Case No. CPC20195425DBMCUPSPPSPRPHP1A
Environmental No. ENV20195426SCEA
Related Case No. VTT82282
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles
City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from LACPC dated 02
032022 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
(7) 220062
CD 11 RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 220062S1
Mount Saint Mary’s University Chalon Campus (Campus) Wellness
Pavilion project (Project) Environmental Impact Report (EIR), related and
prepared Project Environmental Findings, Statement of Overriding
Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) prepared for the
Project EIR, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC),
and Appeals filed by 1) Brentwood Homeowners Association
(Representative: Kathleen Flanagan, Board President of Brentwood
Homeowners Association); 2) Douglas P. Carstens, on behalf of
Brentwood Residents Coalition, Brentwood Alliance of Canyons and
Hillsides, and Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University; 3)
Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law
Group, LLP; 4) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke, Barbara and Richard
Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena (Representative: Neill
Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) prepared for the
Project EIR, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC),
and Appeals filed by 1) Brentwood Homeowners Association
(Representative: Kathleen Flanagan, Board President of Brentwood
Homeowners Association); 2) Douglas P. Carstens, on behalf of
Brentwood Residents Coalition, Brentwood Alliance of Canyons and
Hillsides, and Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University; 3)
Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law
Group, LLP; 4) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke, Barbara and Richard
Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena (Representative: Neill
E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP); and 5) Timothy
D. Reuben and Stephanie I. Blum, Reuben Raucher and Blum; from the
determination of the LACPC in finding that the LACPC has reviewed and
considered the information contained in the EIR, No. ENV20162319EIR
(SCH No. 2016081015), dated April 2018, and the Final EIR, dated June
2021 (collectively, Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative
record; certifying that the Project EIR has been completed in compliance
with the CEQA, the Project EIR was presented to the LACPC as a
decisionmaking body of the lead agency, and the Project EIR reflects the
independent judgment and analysis of the lead agency; adopting the
related and prepared Project Environmental Findings, Statement of
Overriding Considerations, and the MMP prepared for the Project EIR;
approving a Plan Approval to allow for the development of Alternative 5 in
conjunction with the continued use of a private school in the RE401H
Zone, pursuant to Section 12.24 M of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
(LAMC); and, approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a
determination to permit a building height of 42 feet for the Wellness
Pavilion, in lieu of the maximum height of 30 feet otherwise permitted by
LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(d); for the Project (Alternative 5) involving the
demolition of two tennis courts, an outdoor pool area, one Facilities
Management building, the Fitness Center building, and several surface
parking lots on a 3.8acre portion of the 45acre Campus, and
the development of a 35,500 squarefoot twostory Wellness Pavilion, a
new outdoor pool area, Campus roadway improvements, new landscaped
areas, and several surface parking lots totaling 186 vehicle spaces; the
Wellness Pavilion will provide students, faculty, and staff with a gym, multi
purpose rooms, physical therapy lab, dance and cycling studios, lockers,
showers, restrooms, and an equipment storage area; the Project does not
include a request to increase student enrollment but will require the addition
of one new staff person, and will introduce three new types of events which
can be attended by outside guests, students, faculty, and/or staff; the
Project's new events will include: (1) Summer Sports Camps (which will
operate over a 12week period during the summer); (2) Health and
Wellness Speaker Series (a maximum of eight annual events); and, (3)
other Wellness/Sports Events/Activities (a maximum of 12 events per
year); two existing events, Athenian Day and Homecoming, currently held at
the Campus, will be moved to the Wellness Pavilion to allow for potential
attendance increases, and Club Sports, but not intercollegiate sports, will
be permitted; the Project will include a maximum building height of 42 feet;
for the property located at 12001 Chalon Road, subject to Modified
Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
operate over a 12week period during the summer); (2) Health and
Wellness Speaker Series (a maximum of eight annual events); and, (3)
other Wellness/Sports Events/Activities (a maximum of 12 events per
year); two existing events, Athenian Day and Homecoming, currently held at
the Campus, will be moved to the Wellness Pavilion to allow for potential
attendance increases, and Club Sports, but not intercollegiate sports, will
be permitted; the Project will include a maximum building height of 42 feet;
for the property located at 12001 Chalon Road, subject to Modified
Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
Case No. CPC19524072CUPA1A
Environmental Nos. ENV20162319EIR; SCH No. 2016081015
Related Case No. ZA2017928ZAD1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles
City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from LACPC dated 01
182022, AS AMENDED to include additional Conditions of Approval – (4) Yes; (1)
Absent: Lee
(8) 220062S1
CD 11 RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 220062
Project EIR, No. ENV20162319EIR (SCH No. 2016081015), and related
CEQA findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164;
report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and
Appeals filed by 1) Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T.
Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP; and 2) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke,
Barbara and Richard Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena
(Representative: Neill E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell,
LLP); from the determination of the LACPC in finding that the Project was
assessed in the previously certified Wellness Pavilion Project EIR, No.
ENV20162319EIR, SCH No. 2016081015; and pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, negative
declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project, and
approving a Zoning Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC
Section 12.24 X.28, to permit a total of 9,343 cubic yards of grading (cut
and fill), in lieu of the maximum cut and fill amount of 6,600 cubic yards
permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(f)(1); and, approving a Zoning
Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.26, to
permit the following modification to the number and height of retaining walls
at the development site: a) an allowance of 12 retaining walls per lot in lieu
LLP); from the determination of the LACPC in finding that the Project was
assessed in the previously certified Wellness Pavilion Project EIR, No.
ENV20162319EIR, SCH No. 2016081015; and pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, negative
declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project, and
approving a Zoning Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC
Section 12.24 X.28, to permit a total of 9,343 cubic yards of grading (cut
and fill), in lieu of the maximum cut and fill amount of 6,600 cubic yards
permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(f)(1); and, approving a Zoning
Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.26, to
permit the following modification to the number and height of retaining walls
at the development site: a) an allowance of 12 retaining walls per lot in lieu
of the maximum limit of one retaining wall per lot otherwise permitted by
LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; and, b) a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in
height from two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in lieu of the 12
foot height limit otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; for the
Project (Alternative 5) that would require a total of 9,343 cubic yards of
grading (cut and fill) and a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in height from
two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in conjunction with
development of the Wellness Pavilion; for the property located at 12001
Chalon Road, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
Case No. ZA2017928ZAD1A
Environmental Nos. ENV20162319EIR; SCH No. 2016081015
Related Case No. CPC19524072CUPA1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the Los Angeles
City Planning Commission (LACPC), as detailed in the Report from LACPC dated 01
182022, AS AMENDED to include additional Conditions of Approval – (4) Yes; (1)
Absent: Lee
(9) 191603S1
CD 9 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines,
and related CEQA findings; report from the South Los Angeles Area
Planning Commission (SLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Jean Frost, West
Adams Heritage Association, from the determination of the SLAAPC in
approving a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV20182454CE, as the
environmental clearance for the construction of a new fourstory (45 feet
high), approximately 185,985 squarefoot residential complex with 102
residential units, which includes five units set aside for Very Low Income
Households and two units set aside for Workforce Households, on a
124,257 net squarefoot lot in the Low Medium II District of the Hoover
Redevelopment Project Area, for the property located at 806 West Adams
Boulevard.
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines,
and related CEQA findings; report from the South Los Angeles Area
Planning Commission (SLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Jean Frost, West
Adams Heritage Association, from the determination of the SLAAPC in
approving a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV20182454CE, as the
environmental clearance for the construction of a new fourstory (45 feet
high), approximately 185,985 squarefoot residential complex with 102
residential units, which includes five units set aside for Very Low Income
Households and two units set aside for Workforce Households, on a
124,257 net squarefoot lot in the Low Medium II District of the Hoover
Redevelopment Project Area, for the property located at 806 West Adams
Boulevard.
Applicant: 806 West Adams Property, LLC c/o Robert Champion
Representatives: Andrew Brady and Kyndra Casper, DLA Piper LLP
Case No. DIR20204338RDP
Environmental No. ENV20182454CE1A
Related Case No. ENV20182454EAF1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
Against (Project):
Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council
DENIED the appeal, and thereby SUSTAINED the determination of the South Los
Angeles Area Planning Commission (SLAAPC), as detailed in the Report from
SLAAPC dated 07192021 – (4) Yes; (1) Absent: Lee
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PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
JOHN FERRARO COUNCIL CHAMBER, ROOM 340 , CITY HALL - 2:00 PM
200 NORTH SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA 90012
COUNCILMEMBER MARQUEECE HARRIS-
MEMBERS:
DAWSON, CHAIR
COUNCILMEMBER GILBERT A. CEDILLO
COUNCILMEMBER BOB BLUMENFIELD
COUNCILMEMBER JOHN S. LEE
COUNCILMEMBER MONICA RODRIGUEZ
(Candy Rosales - Legislative Assistant - (213) 978-1078
Questions can be submitted to clerk.plumcommittee@lacity.org)
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MULTIPLE AGENDA ITEM COMMENT
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
ITEM(S)
(1) 21-1272
CD 5 REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO DATE TO BE DETERMINED
Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15321, and related CEQA
findings; report from the Department of City Planning, Office of the Zoning
Administrator, and an Appeal filed by Jan Fathi, Operator of Habibi Café
(Representative: Martin S. Wolf, Esq., MSW Law Firm) from the
determination in part of the Zoning Administrator, in requiring the
imposition of Condition Nos. 1 (Plan Approval), 5 (Covenant Recording),
10 (Hours of Operation), 19 (Los Angeles Police Department Private Event
Approval) and 20 (Private Events), 24 (Lighting), 45 (Acknowledgement of
New Operator), 46 (Plan Approval for New Operator), 47 (Fee), and 48
(Indemnification), pursuant to Section 12.27.1 of the Los Angeles
Municipal Code, for the modification of the operation of an existing
approximately 3,356 square-foot restaurant/retail use, currently known as
the Habibi Cafe, located at 923-925 South Broxton Avenue.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles, Office of Zoning Administration
Case No. DIR-2021-1463-RV-1A
Environmental No. ENV-2021-1464-CE
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(2) 22-0151
Motion (Raman - O'Farrell - Et Al.) relative to instructing the Los Angeles
Department of Building and Safety, with assistance from the City Attorney,
the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, and all relevant departments,
to report back within 180 days with a plan for the implementation of an
ordinance and/or regulatory framework, effective or before January 1,
2023, that will require all new residential and commercial buildings in Los
Angeles to be built so that they will achieve zero-carbon emissions.
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Westside Neighborhood Council
Hollywood United Neighborhood Council
Del Rey Neighborhood Council
(3) 22-0147
Motion (Raman – Koretz) relative to instructing the Department of City
Planning and the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, in
consultation with the City Attorney, to report back within 60 days with
recommendations for amending the Los Angeles Municipal Code to
disallow the sale of Christmas trees in Two-Family Dwelling and Multiple
Dwelling residential zones.
Community Impact Statement: Yes
For: Los Feliz Neighborhood Council
(4) 21-0438
CD 2 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8, and Article 19,
Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines, and report from
the Cultural Heritage Commission relative to the inclusion of the Oil Can
Harry’s, located at 11506 West Ventura Boulevard, in the list of Historic-
Cultural Monuments.
Applicant: City of Los Angeles
Owners: Side by Side, LLC and 11502 Ventura LLC
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(5) 22-1200-S14
TIME LIMIT: 5/09/22; LAST DAY FOR COUNCIL ACTION: 5/06/22
Communication from the Mayor relative to the appointment of Ms. April
Sandifer to the West Los Angeles Area Planning Commission for the term
ending June 30, 2022, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of
Mr. Michael Newhouse.
Financial Disclosure Statement: Pending
Background Check: Pending
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(6) 21-1030-S1
CD 10 Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) No.
ENV-2019-5426-SCEA, State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2021060246,
Erratum, Mitigation Monitoring Program, and related California
Environmental Quality Act findings; report from the Los Angeles City
Planning Commission (LACPC); and, Appeal filed by Donna Jones, West
Adams Avenues Association from the determination of the LACPC
approving the following: a Project Permit Compliance Review to permit a
mixed-use development within the Crenshaw Corridor Specific Plan; and,
a Site Plan Review for a development project which creates 50 or more
dwelling units for construction and operation of two mixed-use buildings,
up to 86 feet in height, with up to 380,112 square feet of total floor area,
including up to 401 residential units, with 61 units reserved for Very Low-
Income households and 20 units reserved for Very Low-Income or Low-
Income households, and 40,454 square feet of commercial and community
floor area, on two sites comprising approximately 4.19-acres (net area);
the West Site would include a 206,803 square foot building, with 225
residential units, 7,504 square feet of ground-floor commercial/restaurant
uses, and 2,650 square feet of community space, on a 1.93 acre site; the
East Site would include a 173,309 square foot building, with 176 residential
units and 30,300 square feet of commercial floor area (including a 22,277
square foot grocery store) on a 2.25 acre site; for the properties located
at 3502 - 3606 West Exposition Boulevard, 3630 - 3646 South Crenshaw
Boulevard, 3501 - 3633 West Obama Boulevard and 3631 - 3645 South
Bronson Avenue, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: WIP Expo Crenshaw, LLC
Representative: Edgar Khalatian, Mayer Brown, LLP
Case No. CPC-2019-5425-DB-MCUP-SPP-SPR-PHP-1A
Environmental No. ENV-2019-5426-SCEA
Related Case No. VTT-82282
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(7) 22-0062
CD 11 RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 22-0062-S1
Mount Saint Mary’s University Chalon Campus (Campus) Wellness
Pavilion project (Project) Environmental Impact Report (EIR), related and
prepared Project Environmental Findings, Statement of Overriding
Considerations, Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) prepared for the
Project EIR, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
findings; report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC),
and Appeals filed by 1) Brentwood Homeowners Association
(Representative: Kathleen Flanagan, Board President of Brentwood
Homeowners Association); 2) Douglas P. Carstens, on behalf of
Brentwood Residents Coalition, Brentwood Alliance of Canyons and
Hillsides, and Residential Neighbors of Mount Saint Mary’s University; 3)
Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T. Hall, Channel Law
Group, LLP; 4) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke, Barbara and Richard
Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena (Representative: Neill
E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell, LLP); and 5) Timothy
D. Reuben and Stephanie I. Blum, Reuben Raucher and Blum; from the
determination of the LACPC in finding that the LACPC has reviewed and
considered the information contained in the EIR, No. ENV-2016-2319-EIR
(SCH No. 2016081015), dated April 2018, and the Final EIR, dated June
2021 (collectively, Project EIR), as well as the whole of the administrative
record; certifying that the Project EIR has been completed in compliance
with the CEQA, the Project EIR was presented to the LACPC as a decision-
making body of the lead agency, and the Project EIR reflects the
independent judgment and analysis of the lead agency; adopting the
related and prepared Project Environmental Findings, Statement of
Overriding Considerations, and the MMP prepared for the Project EIR;
approving a Plan Approval to allow for the development of Alternative 5
in conjunction with the continued use of a private school in the RE40-1-
H Zone, pursuant to Section 12.24 M of the Los Angeles Municipal Code
(LAMC); and, approving, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 F, a
determination to permit a building height of 42 feet for the Wellness
Pavilion, in lieu of the maximum height of 30 feet otherwise permitted by
LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(d); for the Project (Alternative 5) involving the
demolition of two tennis courts, an outdoor pool area, one Facilities
Management building, the Fitness Center building, and several surface
parking lots on a 3.8-acre portion of the 45-acre Campus, and
the development of a 35,500 square-foot two-story Wellness Pavilion, a
new outdoor pool area, Campus roadway improvements, new landscaped
areas, and several surface parking lots totaling 186 vehicle spaces; the
Wellness Pavilion will provide students, faculty, and staff with a gym, multi-
purpose rooms, physical therapy lab, dance and cycling studios, lockers,
showers, restrooms, and an equipment storage area; the Project does not
include a request to increase student enrollment but will require the
addition of one new staff person, and will introduce three new types of
events which can be attended by outside guests, students, faculty, and/or
staff; the Project's new events will include: (1) Summer Sports Camps
(which will operate over a 12-week period during the summer); (2) Health
and Wellness Speaker Series (a maximum of eight annual events); and,
(3) other Wellness/Sports Events/Activities (a maximum of 12 events per
year); two existing events, Athenian Day and Homecoming, currently held
at the Campus, will be moved to the Wellness Pavilion to allow for potential
attendance increases, and Club Sports, but not intercollegiate sports, will
be permitted; the Project will include a maximum building height of 42 feet;
for the property located at 12001 Chalon Road, subject to Modified
Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
Case No. CPC-1952-4072-CU-PA-1A
Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-2319-EIR; SCH No. 2016081015
Related Case No. ZA-2017-928-ZAD-1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(8) 22-0062-S1
CD 11 RELATED TO COUNCIL FILE NO. 22-0062
Project EIR, No. ENV-2016-2319-EIR (SCH No. 2016081015), and related
CEQA findings pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164;
report from the Los Angeles City Planning Commission (LACPC), and
Appeals filed by 1) Bundy Canyon Association (Representative: Jamie T.
Hall, Channel Law Group, LLP; and 2) Bernadette and Tim Leiweke,
Barbara and Richard Bergman, Victor Antola, and Mary and David Vena
(Representative: Neill E. Brower, Esq., Jeffer Mangels Butler and Mitchell,
LLP); from the determination of the LACPC in finding that the Project was
assessed in the previously certified Wellness Pavilion Project EIR, No.
ENV-2016-2319-EIR, SCH No. 2016081015; and pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines, Sections 15162 and 15164, no subsequent EIR, negative
declaration, or addendum is required for approval of the Project, and
approving a Zoning Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC
Section 12.24 X.28, to permit a total of 9,343 cubic yards of grading (cut
and fill), in lieu of the maximum cut and fill amount of 6,600 cubic yards
permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.10(f)(1); and, approving a Zoning
Administrator Determination, pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 X.26, to
permit the following modification to the number and height of retaining walls
at the development site: a) an allowance of 12 retaining walls per lot in lieu
of the maximum limit of one retaining wall per lot otherwise permitted by
LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; and, b) a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in
height from two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in lieu of the
12-foot height limit otherwise permitted by LAMC Section 12.21 C.8; for
the Project (Alternative 5) that would require a total of 9,343 cubic yards
of grading (cut and fill) and a total of 12 retaining walls ranging in height
from two feet to a maximum height of up to 17 feet, in conjunction with
development of the Wellness Pavilion; for the property located at 12001
Chalon Road, subject to Modified Conditions of Approval.
Applicant: Debra Martin, Mount Saint Mary’s University
Representative: Victor De la Cruz, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, LLP
Case No. ZA-2017-928-ZAD-1A
Environmental Nos. ENV-2016-2319-EIR; SCH No. 2016081015
Related Case No. CPC-1952-4072-CU-PA-1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: None submitted
(9) 19-1603-S1
CD 9 Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Article 19, Section 15332 of the CEQA Guidelines, and
related CEQA findings; report from the South Los Angeles Area Planning
Commission (SLAAPC), and an Appeal filed by Jean Frost, West Adams
Heritage Association, from the determination of the SLAAPC in approving
a Categorical Exemption, No. ENV-2018-2454-CE, as the environmental
clearance for the construction of a new four-story (45 feet high),
approximately 185,985 square-foot residential complex with 102
residential units, which includes five units set aside for Very Low Income
Households and two units set aside for Workforce Households, on a
124,257 net square-foot lot in the Low Medium II District of the Hoover
Redevelopment Project Area, for the property located at 806 West Adams
Boulevard.
Applicant: 806 West Adams Property, LLC c/o Robert Champion
Representatives: Andrew Brady and Kyndra Casper, DLA Piper LLP
Case No. DIR-2020-4338-RDP
Environmental No. ENV-2018-2454-CE-1A
Related Case No. ENV-2018-2454-EAF-1A
Fiscal Impact Statement: Yes
Community Impact Statement: Yes
Against (Project):
Empowerment Congress North Area Neighborhood Development Council
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Telecommunication Relay Services
Telephone communication is one of the most important forms of communication in society today. Due to advancements in technology,
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