Case Number: ENV-2015-2448-EIR
Council District: 13
State Clearinghouse Number: 2015091003
Community Plan Areas: Hollywood
Project Location: 5509, 5511, 5515, 5517, 5519, 5521, 5523, 5525, 5527, 5529 West Sunset Boulevard; 1505, 1507, 1509, 1511, 1515, 1523, 1525, 1527, 1529, 1531, 1535 North Western Avenue; and 5518 West Harold Way, Los Angeles, California, 90028
Draft Environmental Impact Report
Project Description: The Project includes demolition and removal of the existing 26,457-square foot commercial/retail building, covered storage areas, and 105 surface parking spaces on the Project site and development of the site with a mixed-use building, including five stories of residential apartments above a podium level, 33,980 square feet of general commercial land uses (including 32,990 square feet of ground-floor retail and a 990-square-foot leasing office), and two levels of subterranean parking. The Project includes 293 dwelling units - 105 studios, 110 1-bedroom units, and 78 2-bedroom units. Of the 293 dwelling units, 15 units would be very-low-income units. The maximum height of the building would reach approximately 80 feet. In order to implement the Project, the Project Applicant is requesting approval of the following discretionary actions from the City: 1) Project Permit Compliance for consistency with the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan (SNAP); 2) Site Plan Review for a project creating more than 50 residential units; 3) Pursuant to LAMC 12.22-A.25(c), a 21 percent density bonus of which 6.0 percent would be set aside for very-low-income households. The Project Applicant is requesting one On-Menu Affordable Housing Incentive to allow an increase in the FAR to 3.3:1 in lieu of the maximum 3:1 as limited in the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan (SNAP); 4) Project Permit Adjustment to allow a 10-foot high Pedestrian Throughway in lieu of the 12-foot height limit as required in the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan SNAP; 5) Project Permit Adjustment to allow an increase in height of less than 10 percent of the height limitation, resulting to a maximum height of 80 feet in lieu of the 75-height limit in the Vermont/Western Transit Oriented District Specific Plan (SNAP); and 6) Master Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for on-site sale and consumption of a full line of alcoholic beverages at two restaurants and off-site sale and consumption of a full line of alcoholic beverages at a planned grocery store.Anticipated Significant Environmental Effects: Based on the analysis included in the Draft EIR, the Project would result in a significant and unavoidable impact related to Neighborhood Traffic Intrusion.
Document Review and Comment: If you wish to review a print copy of the Draft EIR or the documents referenced in the Draft EIR, you may do so during office hours (between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.) at the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, 200 North Spring Street, City Hall, Room 750, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. The Draft EIR is available online at the Department of City Planning’s website at http://planning.lacity.gov (click on "Environmental Review" then "Draft EIR"); and electronic copies are also available at the following libraries:1. Will and Ariel Durant Branch Library, 7140 West Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90046
2. John C. Fremont Branch Library, 6121 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
3. Wilshire Branch Library, 149 North St. Andrews Place, Los Angeles, CA 90004
4. Los Feliz Branch Library, 1874 Hillhurst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90027
5. Cahuenga Branch Library, 4591 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029
6. Frances Howard Golden-Hollywood Regional Library, 1623 North Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90028
7. Los Angeles Central Library, 630 West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071
The Draft EIR can also be purchased on CD-ROM for $7.50 per copy. Contact Karen Hoo at (213) 978-1331 to purchase copies. If you wish to submit comments following the review of the Draft EIR, please reference the file number above and submit them in writing no later than 4:00 P.M. on Monday, December 5, 2016.
Please direct your comments to:
Karen Hoo, Environmental Review Coordinator
Environmental Review Section
Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 750
Los Angeles, CA 90012
E-mail: planning.envreview@lacity.org
Comment Review Period: October 20, 2016 – December 5, 2016
