City Council Approves $1B Crossroads Hollywood Project

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES $1B CROSSROADS HOLLYWOOD PROJECT DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE P2 In January, the City Council cleared the path for located in the paseo for members of the public the Harridge Development Group to construct to gather and socialize. ENVIRONMENTAL the $1 billion Crossroads Hollywood project. POLICY UNIT The Harridge Development Group worked P2 Spanning across 8-acres, the project will replace surface parking and a number of existing with City officials to retain a number of existing buildings onsite and to protect the historically ENVIRONMENTAL one- and two-story buildings with commercial, REVIEW residential, and entertainment uses. designated Crossroads of the World shopping P3 plaza, Bullinger Building, and Hollywood The project site will include eight new buildings Reporter Building, by locating the majority of WILDLIFE PILOT — the tallest of which will reach 31 stories. the allowable density and height away from STUDY Several of the buildings will be mixed-use these sites. Designed by local architect Robert P4 residential, ranging from studio, one-bedroom, V. Derrah, the Crossroads of the World complex LEGISLATIVE and two-bedroom units. One hundred and five is one of Los Angeles’s most recognizable UPDATE of the overall 950 units will be reserved for Very properties. It was built in 1936 to serve as an P6 Low Income households earning $48,450 per outdoor mall, and has since been associated year or less for a household of four. Additionally, with international celebrities and Hollywood’s PLANNING 101 TRAINING SERIES the 1.4 million-square-foot complex will feature evolution throughout the 20th century. P7 a 308-room hotel and 190,000 square feet of commercial space with retail storefronts and In addition to preserving and revitalizing part of STAFF restaurants. Los Angeles’s history, the project also includes a PROFILE number of features to ensure its environmental P8 The project incorporates design features that will sustainability into the future. It is one of just improve the pedestrian experience. A signature 16 development projects across the State PLANNING feature of the project is its paseo, which extends of California to proceed under the Jobs and UPDATES P8 diagonally from Sunset Boulevard at the frontage Economic Improvement through Environmental of Crossroads of the World to the corner of Leadership Act of 2011 (AB 900), and it received Selma and Highland Avenues. The proposed certification as an Environmental Leadership project will result in approximately 166,375 Development Project for its climate adaptive square feet of open space — 23,500 of which is strategies. DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING | 2 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING | 3

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE VINCENT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY UNIT STRENGTHENING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW BERTONI The Department established an Environmental Policy Unit in the fall of 2018 to provide citywide guidance on environmental regulations. The Unit is responsible for updating existing policies and practices to comply with state The Department took action in early 2019 to strengthen and local changes to environmental law. environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). At its meeting on February 28, 2019, the Since its inception, the Unit has undertaken revisions to the Department’s City Planning Commission (CPC) endorsed the adoption of As planners, we shape the built environmental thresholds, as outlined under the California Environmental the updated State CEQA Guidelines and Appendix G as the environment — the spaces that we, as Quality Act (CEQA). These thresholds determine a proposed project’s Department’s thresholds for review under CEQA. people, create to provide the setting potential effects on the environment, and are updated periodically at the for human activity. We approach this state and local level to stay current with environmental case law and CEQA. In 2017, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) assignment with the utmost sensitivity to proposed the largest comprehensive update to the CEQA our natural environment, recognizing the A major portion of the Unit’s work is also focused on improving coordination Guidelines and Appendices since the 1990s. This update competing demands on our resources and between City departments and standardizing environmental documents to included adding new impact categories to the checklist in the realities of climate change. ensure greater compliance and consistency. These changes assist City staff Appendix G, as well as other substantive, technical, and throughout the project review process — achieving greater transparency efficiency changes. The changes were approved by the State As a Department, we are advancing and improved analysis as a result of these new efficiencies. and became effective at the end of 2018. The most significant work programs that are improving the changes to Appendix G included the addition of two new sustainability and resiliency of Los Angeles. environmental impact categories: Energy and Wildlife. Most recently, we initiated a wildlife pilot study that is examining ways we can To ensure compliance with the revised CEQA Guidelines and improve habitat preservation in some of Appendices, the Department began utilizing the updated our hillside areas. Key Highlights Appendix G checklist questions in environmental review documents at the start of 2019. Prior to the update, the Additionally, we are updating our local Department had been using a combination of the 2006 LA City environmental thresholds to encourage Convening Staff Trainings CEQA Thresholds Guide, the State CEQA Guidelines Appendix smarter development in proximity to TRAINING G, and other agency regulations to determine whether projects The Unit is providing training to better high-quality transit to enable Angelenos had potential environmental impacts. Since then, CEQA has acquaint new Department staff to CEQA to have better access to housing and live changed through amendments to the CEQA Statute and and the corresponding materials needed closer to jobs and services. This approach Guidelines as well as through court cases that have interpreted for the purposes of evaluating projects. to planning has the potential to reduce how various provisions of CEQA should be applied. With this greenhouse gas emissions by creating update, the Department is able to apply the most current communities where people can live close CEQA requirements, as well as automatically incorporate future updates by the State to Appendix G. to jobs, schools, shopping, and other Updating Citywide Forms and destinations — providing opportunities Templates The Department will continue to use additional CEQA for people to choose alternative modes of thresholds as appropriate on a project-by-project basis to transportation rather than driving. The Unit is revising templates for project review to reflect recent revisions to answer the Appendix G questions. The shift to the 2019 CEQA Appendix G questions will however ensure consistency and In Los Angeles, we see planning for the environmental rules and procedures for compliance with the new CEQA Guidelines, and centralize environment and the economy as two consistency. the Department’s CEQA thresholds into one document. Use sides of the same coin — an opportunity of the updated CEQA provisions is expected to also result in for us to ensure that we are incorporating more sustainable development decisions, particularly those the latest climate adaptive strategies to addressing important issues like water supply, energy, and achieve better economic results for our Developing an Environmental wildfire, as well as the clarified exemptions for transit-oriented communities and all who live, work, and Review Guide developments and upgrades to existing facilities. visit our City. The Unit is formulating an internal guide to assist the Department in evaluating project applications in accordance with CEQA. DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING | 4 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING | 5

PROTECTING AND RESTORING PROTECTINGLOS ANGELES’S AND RESTORINGWILDLIFE LOS ANGELES’S WILDLIFE

The Department has initiated a wildlife study to examine potential development regulations in the hillside neighborhoods of the Santa Monica Mountains. At the request of Councilmember Paul Koretz, the Department is conducting a pilot study for the purposes of testing out new development standards that could inform future citywide policies.

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE THURSDAY, MAY 2 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm PLANNING 101 TRAINING SERIES Los Angeles City College, Planning for the Environment Student Union Multipurpose Room B A NEW FRAMEWORK 855 N. Vermont Avenue In May, the Department will be initiating the next installment of Planning 101 trainings, in partnership with the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. FOR EVALUATING There will be seven trainings held across Los Angeles, along with a webinar. MONDAY, MAY 6 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm This year’s topic will be environmental review and the types of policies and Department of Water & Power TRANSPORTATION regulations that guide project and policy planning considerations at the city level. Crenshaw Customer Service Center Participants will also be introduced to the role of the City and its residents in planning 4030 Crenshaw Boulevard IMPACTS for the environment. On February 28, the City Planning Commission (CPC) Planning staff will begin with an overview of the California Environmental Quality recommended approval of the Department’s revised Act (CEQA) and how statewide regulations inform the types of environmental TUESDAY, MAY 7 thresholds for evaluating transportation-related review for proposed projects and policies. They will then share updates on citywide 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm impacts of a project on the environment. These efforts underway that relate to the environment — ranging from hillside construction Canoga Park Senior Citizens Center updated transportation thresholds aim to improve regulations to new wildlife protections. 7326 Jordan Avenue mobility options citywide — informing transportation alternatives and a broader range of potential Planning 101 is an educational initiative spearheaded by the Department. It was mitigation measures for future development projects. initiated in 2017 in response to a growing desire from the public to learn more about MONDAY, MAY 13 the planning process. Since its inception, 23 trainings were attended by nearly 1,200 These changes are in response to State legislation, community members, with a number of these individuals representing neighborhood 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm which requires cities across California to use councils and small business owners. Ramona Hall Community Center an updated framework for CEQA analysis of 4580 N. Figueroa Street transportation impacts known as VMT — Vehicle Miles Traveled. Several cities have already made the shift including Pasadena, San Francisco, San Jose, and MONDAY, MAY 20 Oakland. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Henry Medina Parking Enforcement Facility By adopting the VMT framework, the Department 11214 W. Exposition Boulevard will be able to account for regional environmental impacts when reviewing development applications — including, the total number of cars on the road, the WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 distances they travel, and their associated impacts on the transportation system. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Pacoima City Hall To manage concerns related to vehicular delay, the 13520 Van Nuys Boulevard Department is also updating mitigation measures for projects that are subject to environmental review under State law. These transportation mitigation THURSDAY, MAY 23 measures range from employer-sponsored rideshare 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm programs to infrastructure improvements that are Banning Landings Community Center intended to make walking easier, safer, and more 100 E. Water Street accessible for pedestrians as well as to increase transportation opportunities.

The City Council will receive an update from the WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 Department on the new framework later this spring. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm To educate community members on the proposed Webinar changes, the Department will be facilitating citywide RSVP: bit.ly/p101env workshops in the near future.

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STAFF PROFILE CITY PLANNING UPDATES

RUBINA On February 11, Records Management relocated GHAZARIAN to Figueroa Plaza at 221 N. Figueroa Street to allow project applicants to more easily review case files while visiting the public counter at the Metro/ Downtown Development Services Center.

Rubina Ghazarian is a City Planner in the Citywide On March 19, the City Council’s Planning and Policy Unit overseeing transportation planning. She Land Use Management Committee approved implements the strategies of the Mobility Plan 2035 — a resolution and ordinance to transfer the land the policy document that sets the vision for how the use authority from the former Community City will accommodate all users and modes of travel. Redevelopment Agency to the City of Los Angeles — eliminating the need for projects Most recently, Rubina worked on updating the City’s located within redevelopment plan areas to acquire transportation thresholds and analysis procedures, multiple sign-offs. The transfer of land use authority which are used by Department staff to determine a is pending final action by the City Council. proposed project or plan’s impacts on its surrounding environment. This effort more closely aligns local procedures with those of the State in order to reduce On March 27, the City Council adopted a motion greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. instructing the Department to prepare a technical Rubina previously worked as a mobility planner at the amendment to the City’s existing emergency Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) shelter standards. The amendments will align the and LA Metro where she planned complete streets City’s Municipal Code with the State Government corridor projects and implemented the Los Angeles Code to ensure that local regulations do not Bike Share program in the Downtown Los Angeles and conflict with future changes to State law. Venice neighborhoods.

Rubina is a native Angeleno who is passionate about creating livable and inclusive communities. She has a Masters of Planning from the University of Southern FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA California and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Environmental Studies from UC San Diego. PLANNING4LA

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