CF 16-1280   AT CITY COUNCIL 

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, COMMUNICATION FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY and ORDINANCE FIRST CONSIDERATION relative to enacting the NoHo West Sign District.

Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR:

FIND, that the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. ENV-2015-888-EIR, was certified for the project on a prior discretionary approval for the project on September 9, 2016; FIND, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15162, that no subsequent EIR or subsequent Mitigated Negative Declaration is required for the current discretionary approval where the whole of the administrative record demonstrates that no major revisions to the EIR are necessary due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified significant effect resulting from changes to the project, changes to circumstances, or the existence of new information; FIND, that no Addendum is required and no changes or additions to the EIR are necessary pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164.

ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Director of Planning dated December 13, 2016, as the Findings of Council.

PRESENT and ADOPT the accompanying ORDINANCE dated May 5, 2017, approved by the Director of Planning on behalf of the Los Angeles City Planning Commission, creating a new signage supplemental use district (Sign District) for the NoHo West Project, which involves an integrated commercial, retail and residential development consisting of a mix of uses totaling approximately 1.3 million square feet, including the rehabilitation and expansion of a former Macy’s building for approximately 253,000 square feet of office and retail uses; approximately 316,000 square feet of new commercial development; 642 rental housing units; and public and private recreational amenities, with the Sign District authorizing new static and digital signage for the project, for the approximately 24.7 acre site located at the southeast corner of Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Erwin Street, generally bounded by Erwin Street to the north, Radford Avenue to the east, Laurel Canyon Boulevard and State Route 170 (Hollywood) Freeway to the west and Oxnard Street to the south.

Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the City Attorney. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.

Community Impact Statement: None submitted.

(Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of the above matter)

Adopted to Continue, Unanimous Vote (11); Absent: Englander, Huizar, Price (3)
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED – CONTINUED TO MAY 24, 2017

—    Refer to CF 16-1280  for Detail

• 06/06/2017 Council Action Vote Action: Adopted, Vote Given: (10 – 0 – 5) (June 6, 2017), Communication from Mayor (June 2, 2017),  Final Ordinance (June 2, 2017), Report from City Attorney (May 5, 2017)
• 06/02/2017 Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: July 16, 2017.
• 05/24/2017 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
• 05/23/2017 Council closed public hearing and continued item to May 24, 2017.
• 05/18/2017 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on May 23, 2017 .
• 05/16/2017 Planning and Land Use Management Committee waived consideration of item .
• 05/09/2017 City Attorney document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
• 05/05/2017 Document(s) submitted by City Attorney, as follows:

City Attorney report R17-0141, dated May, 5, 2017 relative to enacting the NOHO West Sign District.

• 01/09/2017 Council Action.
• 01/05/2017 Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: February 14, 2017.
• 12/27/2016 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is January 9, 2017.
• 12/20/2016 Council Action.
• 12/19/2016 Mayor transmitted file to City Clerk. Ordinance effective date: January 29, 2017.
• 12/14/2016 City Clerk transmitted file to Mayor. Last day for Mayor to act is December 27, 2016.
• 12/14/2016 Council adopted item, as amended, forthwith.
• 12/13/2016 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved as amended .
• 12/09/2016 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on December 14, 2016 .
• 12/02/2016 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on December 13, 2016.
• 11/16/2016 Los Angeles City Planning Commission document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
• 11/15/2016 Document(s) submitted by Los Angeles City Planning Commission, as follows:

Los Angeles City Planning Commission report, dated November 15, 2016, relative to an appeal for the property at 6150 North Laurel Canyon Boulevard.