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PLUM sustains EIR and statement of overriding considerations for the Berry Building; appeals denied
Summary
After hours of testimony from preservationists and neighborhood residents, the Planning and Land Use Management Committee sustained LADBS's certification of the Berry Building EIR and denied appeals seeking to block a demolition permit for the historic cultural monument at 11973–11975 W. San Vicente Boulevard.
The Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted to deny appeals seeking to rescind the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and block demolition of the Berry Building (Historic Cultural Monument No. 887) on Feb. 19, sustaining the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners' prior certification and the City's statement of overriding considerations.
Department staff and LADBS told the committee the demolition request followed LADBS's determination that mandatory seismic soft‑story retrofits made preserving the structure financially infeasible. Staff said an EIR, mitigation monitoring program and SOC had been prepared and adopted by LADBS after review, and the Department of City Planning recommended the City Council sustain those determinations and adopt the necessary CEQA findings so a demolition permit could issue.
Appellants, represented by Jamie Hall of Channel Law Group on behalf of Angelenos for Historic…
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