City Planning Commission · Held
Los Angeles City Planning Commission meeting, July 9, 2026
From the minutes: On July 9, 2026, the Los Angeles City Planning Commission voted 8-0 to approve a seven-story, 161,645 sq. ft. self-storage building at 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd. and recommend that the City Council rezone the site to raise its allowed floor area ratio from 1.5:1 to 6:1; five appeals followed and the case is pending in the Council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee (minutes; CF 26-1289-S1). It also approved, 8-0, a seven-unit apartment building with two affordable units behind a 1907 duplex at 217 N. Avenue 55 in Highland Park (minutes).
Outcomes for the July 9, 2026 meeting of the City Planning Commission come from its posted minutes.
| Where | City Hall, John Ferraro Council Chamber, Room 340, 200 N. Spring St., and by Zoom |
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| Agenda | Official agenda (posted June 30, 2026) |
| Minutes | Official minutes |
| City Council districts | Council District 1, Council District 10 |
6. Self-storage building at 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd.
- What it does: Replaces a one-story warehouse and two parking lots with a seven-story, 161,645 sq. ft. self-storage building with five car spaces and 36 bicycle spaces, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. It needs a zone and height district change from C2-1-O to (T)(Q)C2-2D-O, raising the allowed floor area ratio from 1.5:1 to 6:1, a conditional use permit for storage within 500 feet of a residential zone, and project review (agenda).
- Who brought it: Applicant David Kelly, Westport Properties Inc., represented by Dana Sayles of three6ixty. Hakeem Parke-Davis attended for Councilmember Heather Hutt (minutes).
- Who it affects: Council District 10, Wilshire plan area; the case record lists the Olympic Park Neighborhood Council area.
- What happened: The Commission adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration, approved the conditional use and project review with modified conditions, and recommended that the Council adopt the zone change ordinance, including a waiver of a 2.5-foot alley dedication. Vote 8-0: Rosenstein moved, Chavez seconded, Lawshe absent (determination letter).
- What’s next: Five appeals of the conditional use and project review were filed and attached to the Commission’s Sept. 8 report (CF 26-1289-S1). The appeals and the zone change (CF 26-1289) were referred to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee on Sept. 16; the last day for the Council to act on the appeals is Nov. 6, 2026 (CF 26-1289-S1).
Item 5a was pulled from the consent calendar and approved 8-0 with amended findings: Diaz moved, Klein seconded, Lawshe absent (minutes; determination letter, mailed Aug. 11, 2026). Vice President Caroline Choe presided; President Monique Lawshe was absent. No one spoke during neighborhood council or general public comment (minutes). Audio is posted.
Every item
| # | Item | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Seven-story self-storage building at 4802-4828 W. San Vicente Blvd., with a zone and height district change to raise the floor area ratio from 1.5:1 to 6:1 | Approved; zone change recommended to City Council (8-0-1) |
| 1 | Director's report and commission business | |
| 2 | Neighborhood council statements on agenda items (no speakers) | |
| 3 | General public comment (no speakers) | |
| 4 | Reconsiderations (none requested) | |
| 5a | Seven-unit apartment building with one low-income and one very low-income unit behind a historic 1907 duplex at 217 N. Avenue 55, Highland Park | Removed from consent; approved with amendments (8-0-1) |