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Final Environmental Impact Report FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels Project Environmental Case No.: ENV-2016-2594-EIR State Clearinghouse No.: 2016121063 Project Location: 1240-1260 S. Figueroa Street & 601 W. Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90015 Additional Locations for the Proposed Sign District: 1300 S. Figueroa Street, 535 W. Pico Boulevard, 520- 638 W. Pico Boulevard, 1220-1308 S. Flower Street, & 1309-1315 S. Flower Street Community Plan Area: Central City Council District: 14 – Huizar Project Description: The Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels project would develop approximately 506,682 square feet of floor area in two hotel towers, providing up to 1,162 guestrooms and 13,145 square feet of retail/restaurant space on an approximately 1.22-acre development site located at 1240-1260 S. Figueroa Street and 601 W. Pico Boulevard in the Central City community of the City of Los Angeles. The Project Site currently contains a 27,800-square-foot two-story commercial building and surface parking lots, which are to be demolished. Three hotels, which are identified as Hotel A, Hotel B, and Hotel C, are to operate within the two proposed towers. Proposed Hotel A and Hotel B would be developed in a single 42-story, 529-foot tower on the northeast corner of S. Figueroa Street and W. Pico Boulevard. The Hotel A/B Tower would include 11,000 square feet of ground- floor retail/restaurant uses, up to 820 hotel guestrooms, hotel lobbies, guest amenities such as rooftop pool decks and a viewing deck, conference and meeting room spaces, signage, and parking for all three hotels (353 spaces). Proposed Hotel C would be developed in a 25-story, 326-foot tower located on the northwest corner of Pico Boulevard and Flower Street. The Hotel C Tower would include a hotel lobby, approximately 2,145 sf of ground- floor commercial retail/restaurant uses, up to 342 guestrooms, and guest amenities such as a landscaped rooftop pool deck. The approximate floor area ratio (FAR) for the Project is 9.9:1. A City-initiated sign district would also be implemented on the Project Site and certain surrounding parcels along S. Figueroa Street, W. Pico Boulevard, and S. Flower Street. Prepared by: Applicant: Prepared For: ESA Lightstone DTLA LLC The City of Los Angeles 80 South Lake Avenue, Suite 570 555 W. 5th Street, 35th Floor Department of City Planning Pasadena, CA 91101 Los Angeles, CA 90013 January 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels Final Environmental Impact Report Page Chapter 1: Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1. Purpose of the Final EIR .................................................................................... 1-1 1.2. Project Summary ............................................................................................... 1-1 1.3. Overview of the CEQA Public Review Process for the Draft EIR ...................... 1-3 1.4. Organization of Final EIR ................................................................................... 1-5 Chapter 2: Responses to Comments ............................................................................... 2-1 2.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2-1 2.2. Responses to Comments .................................................................................. 2-4 Chapter 3: Revisions, Clarifications, and Corrections ................................................... 3-1 3.1 Executive Summary ........................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Project Description ............................................................................................. 3-4 3.3 Aesthetics .......................................................................................................... 3-6 3.4 Air Quality .......................................................................................................... 3-6 3.5 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ..................................................................... 3-7 3.6 Noise ................................................................................................................. 3-8 3.7 Fire Protection ................................................................................................... 3-8 3.8 Transportation and Traffic .................................................................................. 3-9 3.9 Other CEQA Considerations ............................................................................ 3-10 Chapter 4: Mitigation Monitoring Program ...................................................................... 4-1 4.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.2. Organization ...................................................................................................... 4-1 4.3. Administrative Procedures and Enforcement ..................................................... 4-2 4.4. Program Modification ......................................................................................... 4-2 4.5. Project Design Features, Mitigation Measures, and Implementation ................. 4-3 Appendices A: Original Comment Letters B: Supporting Documentation for Comment Letter 11 Exhibit 1 – Urban Context Photos Exhibit 2 – CLA Report Exhibit 3 – 2012 RFP Exhibit 4 – High-Desntiy FAR Information Exihibit 5 – Economic Feasibility Report Exihibit 6 – AXIS Site Plan Analysis Tables 2-1 Comments Received in Response to the Draft EIR .................................................... 2-2 City of Los Angeles i Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels SCH No. 2016121063 January 2018 This page left intentionally blank CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose of the Final EIR The City of Los Angeles (City), as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), has prepared this Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) for the proposed Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels (the Project). This document, in conjunction with the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR), comprise the Final EIR. As described in Sections 15088, 15089, 15090 and 15132 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the Lead Agency must evaluate comments received on the Draft EIR and prepare written responses and consider the information contained in a Final EIR before approving a project. Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15132, a Final EIR consists of: (a) the Draft EIR or a revision of the Draft; (b) comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR either verbatim or in summary; (c) a list of persons, organizations, and public agencies commenting on the Draft EIR; (d) the responses of the Lead Agency to significant environmental points raised in the review and consultation process; and (e) any other information added by the Lead Agency. Accordingly, the Final EIR for the Project comprises two parts as follows: Part 1: Draft EIR and Technical Appendices – Volume 1: Draft Environmental Impact Report (Chapters 1 through 9) – Volume 2: Draft Environmental Impact Report – Appendices A through C – Volume 3: Draft Environmental Impact Report – Appendices D through F-1 – Volume 4: Draft Environmental Impact Report – Appendices F-2 through K-1 – Volume 5: Draft Environmental Impact Report – Appendices K-2 through O Part 2: Final EIR and Technical Appendices – Volume 6: Final Environmental Impact Report (Chapters 1 through 4) and Appendices A and B 1.2 Project Summary The Project Site proposed for redevelopment is located at 1240-1260 S. Figueroa Street and 601 W. Pico Boulevard (APNs 5138-025-014, 5138-025-017, 5138-025-016, and 5138-025-900). The Project Site is bounded by S. Figueroa Street to the west, W. Pico Boulevard to the south, and S. Flower Street to the east. A City-initiated Sign District is also proposed for the Project Site, as City of Los Angeles 1-1 Fig+Pico Conference Center Hotels SCH No. 2016121063 January 2018 1. Introduction well as for surrounding parcels, including the following addresses: 1300 S. Figueroa Street, 535 W. Pico Boulevard, 520-638 W. Pico Boulevard, 1220-1308 S. Flower Street, & 1309-1315 S. Flower Street (APNs 5134-010-004, 5134-010-023, 5134-011-026, 5134-011-027, 5134-011-028, 5138- 026-011, 5138-026-016, 5138-026-017, 5138-026-020, 5138-026-028, 5138-026-036, and 5138- 026-900). The Project Site is located within the South Park district of downtown Los Angeles and is adjacent to the Metro Pico Station, located directly across S. Flower Street to the east. The Project Site is currently developed with a 35-foot tall, 27,800-square-foot two-story commercial building occupied by three restaurants, and surface parking lots that serve the building and provide general public parking. The Project would demolish the existing commercial building and surface parking lots in order to construct a new mixed-use development. The Project would include approximately 506,682 square feet of floor area (approximately 9.9:1 FAR averaged across the Project Site) in two hotel towers with retail/restaurant and hotel lobby uses on the ground floor. The Project would provide up to 1,162 hotel rooms within two towers that would likely contain three hotel brands, which are identified as Hotel A, Hotel B, and Hotel C. One tower, at the corner of S. Figueroa Street and W. Pico Boulevard, would contain two hotels (Hotel A/B Tower) in a single 42-story tower, collectively providing up to 820 guest
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