3.A. APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL TO DEMOLISH A COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCT A SEVEN-STORY MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING 110 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT UNITS ABOVE 3,795 SQUARE FEET OF GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE OVER A SUBTERRANEAN GARAGE WITH 115 PARKING SPACES LOCATED AT 8025 SANTA MONICA BOULEVARD, INCLUDING A FINDING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER A CLASS 32 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS (14 CCR § 15332) [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, D. VU]: SUBJECT: This item is an appeal of the Planning Commission's adoption of Resolution No. PC 23-1530, which found the project to be exempt from CEQA under Section 15532 (In-fill Development Projects) and approved the demolition of an existing two-story commercial building and construction of an approximately 82,510-square-foot, seven-story, mixed-use building containing 110 residential apartment units above approximately 3,795 square-feet of ground floor commercial space over a two-level subterranean garage with 115 parking spaces. The approved project includes 15 units of on-site affordable housing and utilizes a density bonus and concessions pursuant to West Hollywood Municipal Code § 19.22.050 and the State Density Bonus Law under Government Code § 65915.