Related Case Number: ZA-2018-3985-MCUP-TOC-WDI-SPR and VTT-82171-CN
Community Plan Areas: Wilshire
Project Description: The proposed Project involves the construction, use, and maintenance of a 222,944 square-foot mixed-use tower with 256 residential units, 2,507 square feet of office floor area, and a maximum height of 341 feet. The project will also involve the demolition of all preexisting buildings onsite, except for the reuse of an existing church building in to 12,800 square feet of restaurant uses. The project will set aside 29 units (11% of the total quantity of units) for extremely low income households. The proposed project has 329 automobile parking spaces, which includes four levels of subterranean parking, 141 long-term bicycle parking spaces, 17 short-term bicycle parking spaces, and 21,450 square feet of open space.
Permits and Approvals: The applicant is requesting: (1) Pursuant to Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 17.01 and 17.15, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map for the creation of four (4) airspace lots, the merger of 20 feet of an existing dedication along Shatto Place in to the Project site, the subsurface merger of Shatto Place between 30 feet and 37 feet from the centerline of Shatto Place beginning at seven feet below the sidewalk in to the Project site, the merger of the corner cut of Shatto Place and 6th Street, the waiver of public right of way improvements along Shatto Place, the waiver of dedication and public right of way improvements along 6th Street, and the proposed Haul Route; (2) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.22 A.31, a Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) Affordable Housing Incentive Program to permit an 80% increase in density consistent with the provisions of the TOC Affordable Housing Incentive Program along with the following two incentives for a qualifying Tier 4 Project, reserving 29 units as affordable to and occupied by Extremely Low Income Households for a period of 55 years: (a) Authorization to provide setbacks consistent with the RAS3 Zone and (b) Authorization to reduce required open space by 25%; (3) Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24 W.1, a Master Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction with three proposed restaurants. All restaurants seeking to utilize the requested MCUP would have maximum hours of operation from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m., daily, with a combined floor area of 12,800 square feet; (4) Pursuant to LAMC Section 16.05, a Site Plan Review; (5) Adoption of the Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA); and (6) Approval of other permits, ministerial or discretionary, may be necessary in order to execute and implement the project. Such approvals may include, but are not limited to: landscaping approvals, exterior approvals, storm water discharge permits, grading permits, haul route permits, and installation and hookup approvals for public utilities and related permits.
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: Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Transportation, and Mandatory Findings of Significance. This location is not a site on any of the lists enumerated under Gov. Code Section 65962.5. Pursuant to Section 21155.2 of the PRC, this SCEA Initial Study: (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 avoid or mitigate to a level of insignificance all potentially significant or significant effects of the Project required to be identified in this initial study.
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 621, 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 "Environmental Review" tab on the left-hand side, then "Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessments", and click on the Project title).
The SCEA can also be purchased on CD-ROM for $5.00 per copy. Contact Will Hughen at (213) 978-1182 to purchase copies.
If you wish to submit comments following review of the SCEA, please reference the Environmental Case Number above, and submit them in writing by Monday, June 24, 2019, no later than 4:00 p.m.
Please direct your comments to:
Mail: Will Hughen
City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 763
Los Angeles, CA 90012
E-mail: william.hughen@lacity.org
Comment Review Period: May 23, 2019 to June 24, 2019
