100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills Media Center Project
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100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills Media Center Project Draft Environmental Impact Report SCH#2017051012 prepared for City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive, First Floor Beverly Hills, California 90210 prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, California 90012 November 2017 100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills Media Center Project Draft Environmental Impact Report SCH#2017051012 prepared for City of Beverly Hills Community Development Department 455 North Rexford Drive, First Floor Beverly Hills, California 90210 prepared by Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 301 Los Angeles, California 90012 November 2017 This report prepared on 50% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content. Table of Contents Table of Contents Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................1 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 23 2 Project Description ...................................................................................................................... 35 2.1 Project Applicant .............................................................................................................. 35 2.2 Lead Agency Contact Person ............................................................................................ 35 2.3 Project Location ............................................................................................................... 35 2.4 Existing Site Characteristics ............................................................................................. 38 2.4.1 Current Land Use Designation and Zoning ...................................................... 38 2.4.2 Surrounding Land Uses .................................................................................... 38 2.5 Project Characteristics ..................................................................................................... 38 2.5.1 Proposed Site Plan ........................................................................................... 39 2.5.2 Parking and Site Access ................................................................................... 56 2.5.3 Utilities ............................................................................................................. 56 2.5.4 Construction and Grading ................................................................................ 57 2.5.5 Green Building Features .................................................................................. 60 2.5.6 Applicant-Proposed Project Design Features .................................................. 60 2.6 Project Objectives ............................................................................................................ 60 2.7 Required Approvals .......................................................................................................... 61 3 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 63 4 Environmental Impact Analysis ................................................................................................... 67 4.1 Aesthetics ......................................................................................................................... 69 4.1.1 Setting .............................................................................................................. 69 4.1.2 Impact Analysis ................................................................................................ 79 4.2 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................ 93 4.2.1 Setting .............................................................................................................. 93 4.2.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 100 4.3 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 109 4.3.1 Setting ............................................................................................................ 109 4.3.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 121 4.4 Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................... 131 4.4.1 Setting ............................................................................................................ 131 4.4.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 133 4.5 Noise .............................................................................................................................. 149 4.5.1 Setting ............................................................................................................ 149 4.5.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 155 4.6 Transportation and Traffic ............................................................................................. 169 4.6.1 Setting ............................................................................................................ 169 4.6.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 176 Draft Environmental Impact Report i City of Beverly Hills 100 North Crescent Drive Beverly Hills Media Center Project 4.7 Tribal Cultural Resources ............................................................................................... 201 4.7.1 Setting ............................................................................................................ 201 4.7.2 Impact Analysis .............................................................................................. 203 5 Other CEQA Required Discussions ............................................................................................. 207 5.1 Growth Inducement ....................................................................................................... 207 5.1.1 Population Growth ........................................................................................ 207 5.1.2 Economic Growth .......................................................................................... 207 5.1.3 Removal of Obstacles to Growth ................................................................... 208 5.2 Irreversible Environmental Effects ................................................................................. 208 5.3 Energy Effects ................................................................................................................. 209 6 Alternatives ................................................................................................................................ 213 7 References ................................................................................................................................. 245 7.1 Bibliography ................................................................................................................... 245 7.2 List of Preparers ............................................................................................................. 246 7.3 Organizations and Persons Consulted ........................................................................... 247 Tables Table 1 Project Summary .................................................................................................................2 Table 2 Summary of Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Residual Impacts ........ 10 Table 3 NOP Comments and EIR Response .................................................................................. 24 Table 4 Issues Not Studied in the EIR ........................................................................................... 28 Table 5 Project Summary .............................................................................................................. 39 Table 6 Cumulative Projects List ................................................................................................... 64 Table 7 Ambient Air Quality Data ................................................................................................. 94 Table 8 Current Federal and State Ambient Air Quality Standards .............................................. 95 Table 9 SCAQMD LSTs for Emissions in SRA-2 ............................................................................ 102 Table 10 Estimated Project Employment ..................................................................................... 102 Table 11 Estimated Construction Phase Emissions ...................................................................... 104 Table 12 Estimated Operational Emissions .................................................................................. 105 Table 13 Existing Land Uses and Zoning ....................................................................................... 132 Table 14 Project Consistency with General Plan Policies ............................................................. 133 Table 15 Sound Level Measurement Results ...............................................................................