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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-R___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUL VER CITY, CALIFORNIA, DENYING AN APPEAL FILED BY UNITE HERE L OCAL 11 AND AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S ADOPTION OF RES OLUTION NO. 2025-P011, APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW AND ADMIN ISTRATIVE USE PERMIT P2024-0246-SPR/AUP AND AN ADDENDUM TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION TO ALLOW A NEW 147-ROOM HOTEL WITH
GROUND FLOOR COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT SPACES, LOCATED AT 11469 JEFFERSON BOULEVARD IN THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL (CG) ZONE.
(P2025-0290-Appeal of Site Plan Review and
Administrative Use Permit P2024-0246-SPR/AUP)
WHEREAS, on October 8, 2024, Verdant Culver City, L LC, (the “Applicant”), filed an application for a Site Plan Review (SPR) and Admini strative Use Permit (AUP), to establish a new 147-room hotel with ground floor coffee shop an d restaurant spaces, including one level of at-grade and one level of below grade parking in the Commercial General (CG) Zone located at 11469 Jefferson Boulevard (the “Project”). The Project Site’s legal description being Lots 30, 31, and 32 of Tract No. 17531 in the City of Culver City with Los Angeles County Assessor number of 4216-028-023;
WHEREAS, to implement the proposed Project, approva l of Site Plan Review and Administrative Use Permit P2024-0246-SPR/AUP is req uired to ensure the Project is in compliance with the required standards, design guid elines, and ordinances of the City; minimize potential adverse effects on surrounding properties and the environment; and protect the integrity and character of the residential, commercial, and public areas of the City; and, WHEREAS, the Project was previously approved under a Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration and updated studies have shown no addit ional impact as a result of the approved project; therefore an addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared; and
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WHEREAS, on October 22, 2025, the Planning Commissi on continued a duly noticed public hearing on the subject item to allow the applicant additional time to adequately respond to public comment; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2025, after conducting a d uly noticed public hearing on the subject application, including full considerati on of the application, plans, staff report, environmental information and all testimony presented, the Planning Commission (i) by a vote of 5 to 0, determined that no further environmental analysis is required and adopted an addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and (ii) by a vote of 5 to 0, conditionally approved Site Plan Review and Administrative Use Permit P2024-0246-SPR/AUP; and WHEREAS, on December 1, 2025, UNITE HERE Local 11 ( “Appellant”) filed a timely appeal of the Planning Commission’s adoption of Res olution No. 2025-P015, pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 17.640.03 0, asserting that approval of the SPR and AUP without limits on permits extensions will r esult in stale entitlements that reflect outdated zoning rules and missed opportunities for alternative projects; and WHEREAS, the appeal letter does not include substan tial evidence that demonstrates the inadequacy of the Planning Commission’s decision or CEQA determination; and WHEREAS, Staff’s response to the appeal, incorporated herein by reference, is that the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2025-P01 5, including adoption of required findings and addendum to the Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration, was made on the basis of substantial evidence and in accordance with esta blished procedures and methodologies; and
WHEREAS, Best Best & Krieger, LLP submitted a point-by-point response to the appeal on behalf of the Applicant on January 16, 2026, and the response demonstrates the Appellant’s
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claims have no merit nor are supported by credible evidence and confirms the Planning Commission did not err in approving the Project; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2026, after a duly noticed public hearing on the Appeal of the Planning Commission’s adoption of Resolution No. 2025-P015, approving Site Plan Review and Administrative Use Permit, P2024-0246-SPR/AUP, and an addendum to a Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration to establish a new 1 47-room hotel, fully considering the whole administrative record, including, but no limited to , the Planning Commission’s decision, application materials, plans, staff report, findings, Appellant’s Appeal letter, Applicant response, environmental information and all testimony present ed, the City Council by a vote of ___ to ___, denied the appeal filed by the Appellant and affirmed the Planning Commission’s adoption of Resolution No. 2025-P015, including the addendum to the Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration, for Site Plan Review and Administrative Use Permit, P2024-0246-SPR/AUP.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. Since the Planning Commission adoption o f Resolution No. 2025-P015, which approved the Project and the addendum to the Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project, the circumstances under which the addendum was approved have not significantly changed, and no new significant information has been found that would impact the CEQA determination; therefore, no additional environmental analysis is required.
SECTION 2. There is substantial evidence, in light of the whole record, demonstrating that the addendum to the Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration complies with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Section 3. Pursuant to the foregoing recitations, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, hereby denies the appeal filed by the Appellant and affirms the Planning Commission’s adoption of Resolution No. 2025-P015, approving Site Plan Review and Administrative Use Permit, P2024-0246-SPR/AUP for the proposed 147-room hotel at 11469 Jefferson Boulevard.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to the foregoing recitations, the City Council of the City of Culver City, California, hereby determines and approves the addendum to the Certified Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed 147-room hotel at 11469 Jefferson Boulevard.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9
th day of February 2026.
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FREDDY PUZA, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ ________________________________ JEREMY BOCCHINO, City Clerk HEATHER BAKER, City Attorney