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May 6, 2024
April in Review 🌷
Around the Corner
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Round-up of April planning announcements:
LA City Council motion calls for discretionary review of ED1 projects in historic districts, joining an earlier motion to prepare an Interim Control Ordinance for ED 1 developments on sites with RSO units in Northeast LA
ED 1 entitled projects have been listed for sale
LA County judge ruled SB 9 unconstitutional
Santa Monica receives ProHousing Designation and will continue to implement SB 9
April in Review
City of LA Case Breakdown by Project Type:
Categorical Exemption (CE): 14
Executive Directive 1 (ED1): 38 (+70 Pre-Application Reviews, or PAR)
Conditional Use Beverage-Alcohol Permits (CUB): 15
Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC): 6
Appeals: 2
Highlighted Cases
City of LA
1749 Vine St, CPC-2018-2114-DB-CU-MCUP-SPR: Terminated after inactivity and EIR process; project to preserve Capitol Records complex and new mixed-use development with 1,005 dwelling units (including 133 senior affordable) and commercial, office, and communal space
1326 S Westlake Ave, ADM-2024-2240-ADUH: Administrative clearance under AB 2299 and SB 1069 in the Pico-Union HPOZ Preservation Plan, a 849 sqft. garage will receive new doors and new fenestration as part of the existing garage’s conversion to a new ADU
8630 Wall St, ADM-2024-2231-DB-HCA-ED1: Demolition of existing SFD and construction of new 100% affordable, 3-story (36' 8") apartment building (6,792 sf) with a total of 11 units (9 LI, 2 ELI)
13420 Wentworth St, TT-84247-HCA: Tentative tract map to subdivide existing (T)R1 lot (49,610.3 sf) lot with existing SFD into 6 R1 lots
1566 Lyman Pl, DIR-2024-2344-SPPC: Change of use from M-Retail in Shell Building to B-Business
City of Santa Monica
1415 5Th St, 24ENT-0080: Approval for a proposed 18-story mixed-use building with 422 residential units (64 affordable units) with 6,615 sf of retail and two levels of 186 subterranean parking spaces
1123 Ocean Park Blvd, 24ENT-0079: Occupancy Permit to return four apartment buildings to the rental market, with three units rented while the owner occupies the fourth unit
City of Pasadena
1645 N Lake Ave, DHP2024-00116: Demolition of non-historic duplex slated for new development
979 N Marengo Ave, DHP2024-00115: 2nd story addition to a non-contributing SFD
Culver City
8432 Steller Dr, P2024-0091: Administrative Site Plan Review (ASPR) for Conversion of Existing Industrial Building to Office Use with 5,748 sf of additional floor area
5813 Washington Blvd, P2024-0082: New 3-story, 46,309 sf office development, with two levels of subterranean parking (82 stalls with reduced parking dimensions), new rooftop wireless telecommunication facility, and associated site improvements. Application to demolish all existing site improvements, including 1- and 2-story commercial/office buildings totaling 10,526 sf surface parking lot
4114 Sepulveda Blvd, P2024-0103: Sign Permit for Randy's Donuts - 2 new wall signs and monument sign face change out
The Week Ahead
May 7 | LA Planning and Land Mgmt Committee
754 South Hope St, VTT-74876-CN-2A: Appeal from CREED LA over approval of 8th, Grand, and Hope Project comprised of 580 residential units and up to 7,499 sf. of ground floor commercial/retail/restaurant space with FAR of 9.25:1 in DTLA
17533-17547 Revello Dr, 17550 Tramonto Dr, DIR-2019-6352-CDP-MEL-1A: Appeal from Castellammare neighborhood residents over coastal development permit with Mello Act compliance to construct a 3-story SFD (33'h) with attached garage, pool/spa, trellises, retaining walls, piles, and grading
5240 North Lankershim Blvd, DIR-2022-6485-TOC-SPR-VHCA-1A: Appeal from SAFER over construction of 7-story mixed-use TOC building with 128 units (13 ELI), 5,000 sf commercial space, and 71 parking spaces. Determination that the project qualifies as a transit priority project.
May 7 | LA Harbor Area Planning Commission
1333 West Pacific Coast Highway, ZA-2023-4461-CU-1A: Appeal of 1,287 sf Starbucks coffee shop with a drive-through and walk-up pedestrian window. The proposed project also includes six parking spaces within a surface parking lot and a single drive-through lane
May 8 | City of Santa Monica Planning Commission
Adoption of Resolution Numbers 24-002 (PCS) and 24-003 (PCS), declaring the intention of the Planning Commission to consider recommending to the City Council to: 1) Amend the Land Use and Circulation Element of the City’s General Plan, Bergamot Area Plan, and Downtown Community Plan for consistency with the Goals, Policies, and Programs of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and recent updates to State housing laws; and 2) Amend the text of the Zoning Ordinance for consistency with the Goals, Policies, and Programs of the 6th Cycle Housing Element
Presentation by Omgivning on Adaptive Reuse
Discussion and Possible Direction Regarding Phase 2 Implementation of the 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element Programs
May 9 | LA City Planning Commission
1540 Alcazar St, CPC-2022-9266-CU: Construction of a new seven-story, 143.5 feet in height, multi-discipline research facility (USC Discovery and Translation Hub) proposed to be developed on the USC Health Sciences Campus. Proposed building would contain two subterranean levels and comprise approximately 201,292 sf
6801 West Hollywood Blvd, CPC-2001-1940-DA-ZV: Termination of the Development Agreement (DA) contract, by and between the City of Los Angeles and Trizechahn Hollywood, LLC, executed November 5, 2002 (Contract). A Notice of Default was issued on February 22, 2024, and the purported successor Developer was required to cure the default but did not
2511, 2513, 2515, 2517 West Sunset Blvd, DIR-2023-2028-TOC-SPR-HCA-1A: Appeal from Sunset Rampart Business District and Neighbors and SAFER over the demolition of an existing grocery store, recycling center, and surface parking lot for the construction of a five-story, mixed-use building that will include 3,603 sf of commercial and 121 residential dwelling units (13 ELI)
May 9 | LA South Valley Area Planning Commission
22822 Ventura Blvd, ZA-2022-2788-CU-SPP-SPPA-SPR-WDI-1A: Appeal from West Valley Alliance for an Optimal Living of demolition of an existing 6,739 sf commercial building and the construction, use, and maintenance of a new 3,426 sf drive-through, fast-food restaurant (In-N-Out Burger) with 31 automobile parking spaces and a queuing lane for 23 cars
11612–11618 West Ventura Blvd, ZA-2018-7167-CUB-ZV-SPP-1A: Appeal of Conditional Use to permit the continued sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption for existing 3,849 sf restaurant, offering live entertainment and having 117 indoor seats and 26 outdoor seats on the adjoining sidewalk. The proposed project also includes a Zone Variance to allow the required parking spaces to continue to be provided off-site at a location within 750 feet by a lease agreement instead of the otherwise required recorded covenant and agreement.
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