AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: October 11, 2022
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Ryan Gohlich, AICP, Director of Community Development Subject: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, SPECIFIC PLAN, ZONE TEXT AND
MAP AMENDMENTS, MASTER PLAN OF STREETS AMENDMENT,
ENCROACHMENT AGREEMENT, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
AND FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR A NEW
SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A VESTING TENTATIVE PARCEL
MAP FOR THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT IS A NEW MULTIPLE USE
BUILDING CONTAINING A LUXURY HOTEL WITH RESTAURANTS
AND ANCILLARY SERVICES, A PRIVATE CLUB, AND STREET
LEVEL RETAIL USES WITH NORTH RODEO DRIVE FRONTAGE.
(CHEVAL BLANC BEVERLY HILLS SPECIFIC PLAN PROJECT) – 456 AND 468 NORTH RODEO DRIVE; 449, 451 AND 453 NORTH
BEVERLY DRIVE; AND 461 THROUGH 465 NORTH BEVERLY
DRIVE.
Attachments: 1. Applicant Correspondence, dated 9.28.22
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council continue the Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills Specific Plan Project (“Project”) hearing to Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
INTRODUCTION
On September 20, 2022 the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the Project and by a 4-1 vote (Councilmember Mirisch dissenting), directed staff to, subject to an acceptable development agreement, return with draft resolutions and ordinances for conditional approval of the requested Project entitlements.
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Meeting Date: October 11, 2022
DISCUSSION
The City Attorney’s office and the City’s lawyers from Greenberg Glusker are in continued discussions with the Applicant to develop a draft Development Agreement for presentation to the entire Council for consideration. The lawyers have requested that the item be continued to November 1, 2022 so that development agreement issues can continue to be solved for presentation to the City Council. On September 28, 2022 the Applicant submitted correspondence to the City requesting that the Project hearing be continued to Tuesday, November 1, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of the Project will be a function of the terms included in any Development Agreement entered into by the City Council.
Ryan Gohlich
Director of Community Development
Approved By
Attachment 1
Applicant Correspondence
Dated 9.28.2022
From: Quick, Deborah (SFO)
To: Masa Alkire
Cc: RWG DavidSnow
Subject: CB/BH: Request for continuance
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 9:55:52 AM
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Masa,
Cheval Blanc Beverly Hills requests that the October 11, 2022 hearing be continued to November 1, 2022, as the negotiations on the Development Agreement are ongoing.
Regards,
Deborah Quick | Perkins Coie LLP
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