Related Case Number: CPC-2018-5593-CDP-DB-CU-SPR-WDI-SPP-MEL
Community Plan Areas: Venice
Project Description: The Project consists of the removal of a vacant service yard and surface parking lot and the construction of a 101,771 square-foot, 98-unit (68 senior units and 30 family units) residential development comprised of one three-story structure with one subterranean parking level and nine two-story structures with a maximum height of 40.5 feet (measured to the top of the clock tower); 82 parking spaces are provided in the subterranean parking level and all vehicle access is provided on Thatcher Avenue via Princeton Drive (to the northeast). The Project provides affordable and supportive housing for senior citizens and formerly homeless families, with approximately 590 square feet of supportive services onsite. The Project site is approximately 93,278 square feet and would provide approximately 19,951 square feet of open space. Approximately 45 non-protected trees will be removed from the site; no street trees will be removed. The Project includes the removal (relocation) of a vehicular gate on Princeton Drive and construction of a new vehicular gate and paving on Thatcher Avenue, adjacent to the northeast corner of the project site; vehicle access is limited to emergency vehicles. The project would require export of 4,800 cubic yards of soil and removal of 2,400 cubic yards of asphalt.
Permits and Approvals: In order to permit development of the Project, the City may require approval of one or more of the following discretionary actions: (1) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.20.2 a Coastal Development Permit for a Project in the single-permit jurisdiction of the coastal zone; (2) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24-U.21 a Conditional Use Permit to permit a joint public and private development with uses more intensive than those permitted in the most restrictive adjoining zone (R1-1); (3) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22-A.25 a Density Bonus (DB) with Parking Option 1, one on-menu request to allow a total height of 40.5 feet in lieu of the otherwise permitted 30-foot height limit and an off-menu request for a reduction in the minimum space between buildings, of 8-feet in lieu of the otherwise required 20-feet, for a project in which multiple residential buildings are located on the same lot; (4) Pursuant to LAMC Section 11.5.7 a Specific Plan Project Permit Compliance for a project within the Venice Coastal Zone Specific Plan; (5) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.37-I a Waiver of Dedication or Improvement to waive the required improvements on Oxford Avenue; (6) Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05 a Site Plan Review for a project of 50 or more dwelling units; (7) Pursuant to Sections 65590 and 65590.1 of the California Government Code, a Mello Act Compliance Review for the construction of 98 new Residential Units within the Coastal Zone; and (8) Other discretionary and ministerial permits and approvals that may be deemed necessary, including, but not limited to, temporary street closure permits, grading permits, excavation permits, foundation permits, haul route and building permits, and sign permits in order to execute and implement the Project.
Mitigation Measures: The SCEA determined that all potentially significant environmental impacts can be mitigated to less than significant. Mitigation measures were adopted for the following impact areas: Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and Tribal Cultural Resources. The Project site is included on the lists enumerated under Gov. Code Section 65962.5, however, clean-up has been completed and a no further action letter was issued, dated November 19, 1996. The potential effects of the existence or release of hazards are mitigated to a level of insignificance, in compliance with state and federal requirements. Pursuant to Section 21155.2 of the PRC, this SCEA: 1) incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior applicable environmental impact reports, including the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), and adopted in findings made pursuant to Section 21081; and 2) contains mitigation that either avoids or mitigates to a level of insignificance all potentially significant or significant effects of the Project required to be identified in the initial study prepared for the Project.
File Review and Comments: The Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA) and the documents referenced in the SCEA are available for public review at the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, 200 N. Spring Street, Room 721, Los Angeles, CA 90012, during office hours Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. Please contact the Staff Planner listed below to schedule an appointment.
The SCEA is also available online at the Department of City Planning’s website at https://planning.lacity.gov (click on the "Development Services" tab on the top bar, “Published Documents” under Environmental Review, then “Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessments (SCEA)”, and click on the Project title).
The SCEA can also be purchased on CD-ROM for $5.00 per copy. Contact Juliet Oh at (213) 978-1186 to purchase copies.
If you wish to submit comments following review of the SCEA, please reference the Environmental Case No. above, and submit them in writing by Monday, October 28, 2019, no later than 4:00 p.m.
Please direct your comments to:
Mail: Juliet Oh
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 721
Los Angeles, CA 90012
E-mail: juliet.oh@lacity.org
Comment Review Period: September 26, 2019 to October 28, 2019
