DIR-2022-9165-TOC-SPP-HCA
Summary
SCH Number
2025070388
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
DIR-2022-9165-TOC-SPP-HCA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/10/2025
Document Description
The proposed project is located at 1136 North Vermont Avenue and is for the demolition of two (2) commercial buildings and surface parking lots, and the construction, use, and maintenance of a seven (7)-story, 58,968 square-foot, 65-unit mixed-use building, measuring 75 feet in height. The applicant is setting aside 11 percent of the total 65 units and a minimum of 11 percent of the base 36 units, respectively, for Extremely Low-Income Households. The building will contain 58,968 square feet of floor area with a 4.201:1 FAR. The unit mix will be comprised of six (6) studios, 52 one (1)-bedroom units, and seven (7) two (2)-bedroom units. The project also includes 1,807 square feet of commercial floor area, which comprises a 0.11:1 FAR. There will be 43 automobile parking spaces, four (4) of which will be shared commercial and residential guest parking spaces. The project also includes 36 bicycle parking spaces, and 5,630 square feet of usable open space. The number of units and size is not unusual for the vicinity of the subject site and is similar in scope in scope to other existing multi-family dwellings in the area. Thus, there are no unusual circumstances which may lead to a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, the proposed project will include the grading and export of approximately 5,565 cubic yards of earth.
Contact Information
Name
Nashya Sadono-Jensen
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Matthew Hayden
Agency Name
Hayden Planning
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Zip
90029
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
1136 North Vermont Avenue
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Michel Pourmussa, Hollywood Vermont Residences, LLC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 – Class 32
Reasons for Exemption
A project qualifies for a Class 32 Categorical Exemption if it is developed on an infill site and meets the conditions as follows: (a) The project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with the applicable zoning designation and regulations; (b) The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses; (c) The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species; (d) Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and (e) The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services
(a) The project is consistent with applicable general plan designation, applicable policies, and applicable zoning designations.
The subject site is located within the Hollywood Community Plan area. An updated Hollywood Community Plan was adopted by City Council on May 9, 2023, and became operative on February 11, 2025. The Applicant filed a building permit application with the Department of Building and Safety before February 11, 2025, under Permit Nos. 22010-10000-04519 and 22010-10001-04519. Therefore, the project is vested to the local planning and zoning rules that were in place at the time the building permit application was completed, or on October 12, 2022. Therefore, the project is not subject to the new Hollywood Community Plan and its
Community Plan Implementation Overlay. The project site is zoned [Q]C2-2D and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Highway Oriented Commercial. As shown in the case file, the project is consistent with the applicable Hollywood Community Plan designation and policies and all applicable zoning designations and regulations in conjunction with the TOC Affordable Housing Incentive Program.
(b) The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses.
The subject site is wholly within the City of Los Angeles, on a site that is approximately 0.32 acres. The surrounding area is characterized by level topography, improved streets and residential and commercial development. Properties to the north, south, east, and west are zoned [Q]C2-2D and developed with commercial uses, and are within Subarea C (Community Center) of the Vermont/Western SNAP Specific Plan.
(c) The project has no value as a habitat for endangered species, rare, or threatened species.
The site previously disturbed and surrounded by development and therefore is not, and has no value as, a habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. The applicant submitted a Tree Disclosure Statement, signed by owner, Hollywood Vermont Residences, LLC,
confirming that there are no protected trees on-site.
(d) Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
The project will be subject to Regulatory Compliance Measures (RCMs), which require compliance with the City of Los Angeles Noise Ordinance, pollutant discharge, dewatering, stormwater mitigations, and Best Management Practices for stormwater runoff. These RCMs will ensure the project will not have significant impacts on noise and water. An Air Quality Study that was prepared by DKA Planning in November 2022, concluded that any impacts would be less than significant.
Furthermore, the City of Los Angeles Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Calculator resulted in the proposed project having a net increase of 47 daily vehicle trips and a net increase of 276 daily VMT. Based on the VMT Calculator, the project is not required to perform VMT analysis under the VMT standards.
Interim thresholds were developed by DCP staff based on CalEEMod model runs relying on reasonable assumptions, consulting with AQMD staff, and surveying published air quality
studies for which criteria air pollutants did not exceed the established SCAQMD construction and operational thresholds. Therefore, the project would not result in any significant effects
related to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
(e) The proposed project has been reviewed by City staff and can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.
The project site will be adequately served by all public utilities and services given that the construction of a residential building will be on a site which has been previously developed and is consistent with the General Plan. Therefore, the project meets all of the Criteria for the Class 32. As the project has been found to be categorically exempt from CEQA, the project is not anticipated to have a negative effect on the environment and no mitigation measures are required.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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