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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
CURRENT PLANNING DIVISION 9770 CULVER BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA 90232-0507
November 4, 2025
Spencer Kallick
Allen Matkins
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
RE: NOTICE OF APPROVAL – DENSITY AND OTHER BONUS INCENTIVES REQUESTS – P2024-0190-DOBI
5757 Uplander Way, Mixed Use High (MU-HD) Zone
Dear Spencer Kallick :
On July 1, 2025, Allen Matkins on behalf of B9 Sequoia Culver City Owner, LP, applied for Site Plan Review (SPR), Tentative Parcel Map (TPM), D ensity and Other Bonus Incentives (DOBI), and Extended Construction Hours to allow development of a mixed-use project with 1,077 residential units, including 78 very low-income units , and 5, 772 square feet of commercial space. Pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 17.580.075, DOBI requests are reviewed and approved by the Planning and Development Director and do not require a public hearing. This letter serves as approval for the DOBI portion of the above- described Project.
Density and Other Bonus Incentives
The Project site is 8.34 acres with an allowed base density of 834 dwelling units per acre. The Project is seeking a density bonus pursuant to State Density Bonus Law which mandates that the City grant a density bonus with concessions and waivers because at least 5% of total base units are reserved for very low-income households. For this Project, DOBI related data is as follows:
Base
Density
Units
Percent Base
Units VLI
Provided
Number of
VLI Units
Provided
Eligible %
Density
Bonus
Eligible
Number of
Bonus Units
Number of
Bonus Units
Provided
Total
Units
834 9.4% 78 30% 250 243 1,077
Concessions
The following concession is requested:
• Building height concession to increase from 56 feet to 93 feet 6 inches.
Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law and CCMC Section 17.580.075, the Director can deny a concession request only by making a written finding based on substantial evidence of one of the following:
• The incentive does not result in identifiable and actual cost reductions. • The incentive has a specific adverse impact upon public health or safety. • The incentive is contrary to state or federal law.
Attachment 6 - DOBI Administrative Approval
DOBI Request
5757 Uplander Way
November 4, 2025
These findings cannot be made, and the requested concession is approved.
Waivers
Additionally, the following waiver is requested:
• Reduction of loading space clearance height from 14 feet to 12 feet 9 inches , with a condition that the manager/operator of the development shall notify all new owners/tenants regarding the impact of the height limitation on the size of delivery vehicles that can be accommodated.
Pursuant to State Density Bonus Law and CCMC Section 17.580.075, the Director can deny a waiver request only by making a written finding based on substantial evidence of one of the following:
• The waiver would have a specific adverse impact upon health, safety, or the physical environment.
• The waiver would have an adverse impact on a California Register of Historic Resources property.
• The waiver is contrary to state or federal law.
• The standard being waived does not physically preclude construction of the Project.
These findings cannot be made, and the waiver request is approved.
DOBI Approval
The Planning and Development Director approves the reservation of affordable units, requested density increase, building height concession and waiver for reduction of loading clearance height, as noted above. These approvals are conditioned on the approval of the entitlements for P2024-0190 and shall be in effect for the lifetime of these entitlements.
This administrative decision may be appealed in accordance with CCMC Title 17, Article
17.640 – Appeals, by any interested person within 15 calendar days of the date of approval, by 5:30 PM. If no appeal is filed by the specified date, the decision shall become final. If a timely appeal is filed, we will notify you. If you have any questions, please contact Peer Chacko,
Senior Planner at [email protected], or call directly at (310) 253-5755.
Sincerely,
Mark E. Muenzer
Planning and Development Director
Copy: Emily Stadnicki, Current Planning Manager
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