Final Draft of EIR the Villages at the Alhambra
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City of Alhambra Community Development Department 111 South First Street Alhambra, CA 91801 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT The Villages at the Alhambra Case Number: RP-17-1, CU-17-9, & TT-74194 State Clearinghouse No. 2017101025 Project Location: 1000 South Fremont Avenue; 2215 West Mission Road; 629, 635, 701, 825 and 1003 South Date Avenue; Alhambra, CA 91803 Project Description: The proposed Villages at the Alhambra Project (Project) covers portions of a 38.38-acre site bounded by Fremont Avenue (west), Mission Road (south), Date Avenue (east), and Orange Street (north) in the City of Alhambra. The Project would retain 902,001 square feet of existing office space and would repurpose 10,145 square feet of existing office space as Residential Amenity space for the newly proposed South Plan Area, discussed in detail below. Also, the Project would retain a 50,000 square-foot LA Fitness health club, but would replace existing surface parking areas, warehouse/storage/maintenance buildings, and a vacant office building with 516 new, for-sale, residential dwelling units in five-story stacked flat and townhome configurations; 545 new rental apartments in five-story stacked flat configurations; and 4,347 total parking spaces to accommodate all new uses. The proposed Project divides the site into five plan areas (refer to Draft EIR Figure II-4) consisting of the following specific components: Office Plan Area Retention of an existing 902,001 square feet of office space and 1,800 parking spaces, including the existing five-level parking structure and three-level parking structure. 10,145 square feet of existing office space would be repurposed as Residential Amenity space for the South Plan Area. No new development would occur within the Office Plan Area, although vehicle and pedestrian circulation areas along its edges would be modified to provide consistent linkages with the adjacent plan areas. North Plan Area Demolition of all existing structures (Buildings A12, B14, B15, and B16 shown on Draft EIR Figure IV.D-2), totaling 20,876 square feet and removal of surface parking lots. Construction of 516 new, for-sale, residential dwelling units in five-story stacked flats and townhomes configurations (731,698 square feet) (Buildings N1, N2, N3, and N4 shown on Draft EIR Figure II-4) with accompanying residential amenities. June 2020 City of Alhambra Community Development Department 111 South First Street Alhambra, CA 91801 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Provision of 1,135 parking spaces for residents and guests in 2.25-level below-grade parking garages for stacked flat units, individual garages for townhomes, and on-street parking within the North Plan area. East Plan Area Demolition of existing warehouse/storage buildings (Buildings B12 and B13 shown on Draft EIR Figure IV.D-2) totaling 21,700 square feet and surface parking lots. Construction of a five-story, 490-stall parking garage (Building E1 shown on Draft EIR Figure II-4) to serve the existing office uses in the Office Plan Area. South Plan Area Demolition of all existing structures and surface parking lots, except Building A0 shown on Draft EIR Figure IV.D-2 (10,145 sf) would be retained. Construction of 392 rental apartments in stacked flat configurations (449,816 square feet) in two five-story buildings (Buildings S1 and S2 shown on Draft EIR Figure II-4) with accompanying residential amenities. Provision of 663 parking spaces for residents and guests. Corner Plan Area Demolition of existing office and maintenance buildings and surface parking lots. Construction of 153 rental apartments in stacked flat configurations (176,116 square feet) in a five-story building with accompanying residential amenities (Building C1 shown on Draft EIR Figure II-4). Provision of 259 parking spaces for residents and guests. PREPARED FOR: City of Alhambra Development Services Department PREPARED BY: CAJA Environmental Services, LLC APPLICANT: Elite-TRC Alhambra Community LLC Elite-TRC North Parcel LLC The Corner Company LLC June 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ I-1 II. RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ............................................................................... II-1 III. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR ...................................... III-1 IV. MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM ............................... IV-1 APPENDICES Appendix A: Bracketed DEIR Comment Letters Appendix B: Traffic Study Scoping Form The Villages at the Alhambra City of Alhambra Final Environmental Impact Report June 2020 Page -i List of Figures and Tables Page Figure III-1 Revised DEIR Figure Project Site Zoning .............................................. III-7 Figure III-2 Revised DEIR Figure Project Site Land Use Designation ..................... III-7 Figure IV.F-2 Local Fault Map ................................................................................... III-13 Figure IV.F-3 Historical Seismic Event Map - Regional ............................................. III-14 Figure IV.F-4 Historical Seismic Event Map - Local .................................................. III-15 Table I-1 Comments Submitted on the Draft EIR ................................................... I-9 Table II-1 Buildout Scenario 2 – Construction & Operation Overlapping Localized On-Site Peak Daily Emissions ............................................ II-299 The Villages at the Alhambra City of Alhambra Final Environmental Impact Report June 2020 Page -ii I. Introduction 1. Purpose Before approving a project, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires the lead agency to complete environmental review of the project, and in some cases, prepare and certify a Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR). The contents of a Final EIR are specified in Section 15132 of the CEQA Guidelines, as follows: The Final EIR shall consist of: (a) The Draft EIR or a revision of the Draft. (b) Comments and recommendations received on the Revised Draft EIR either verbatim or in summary. (c) A list of persons, organizations, and public agencies commenting on the Revised Draft EIR. (d) The responses of the Lead Agency to significant environmental points raised in the review and consultation process. (e) Any other information added by the Lead Agency. 2. Organization of the Final EIR Pursuant to Section 15132 of the CEQA Guidelines, this document includes the following sections, which combined with the Draft EIR, constitutes the Final EIR for the Project: Section I. Introduction: This section provides an introduction to the Final EIR and the list of persons and agencies that submitted comments on the Draft EIR. Section II. Responses to Comments: This section includes responses to each of the significant environmental points raised in the comments submitted. Section III. Additions and Corrections to the Draft EIR: This section provides corrections and additions to the Draft EIR, based on and in response to comments received. Section IV. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program: This section includes all of the Mitigation Measures that have been identified to reduce or avoid the Project’s The Villages at the Alhambra City of Alhambra Final Environmental Impact Report June 2020 Page I-1 I. Introduction environmental impacts. This section also notes the monitoring phase, the enforcement phase, and the applicable department or agency responsible for ensuring that each mitigation measure is implemented. Appendices: The appendices to this document include copies of all the comments received on the Draft EIR and additional information cited to support the responses to comments. 3. Final EIR Process As defined by Section 21067 of CEQA, the City of Alhambra is the Lead Agency for the Project. In accordance with CEQA, the Lead Agency issued a Notice of Preparation on October 10, 2017 and prepared a Draft EIR. A Notice of Completion and Availability (NOC) of the Draft EIR was released on September 3, 2019, and the public review period on the Draft EIR took place from September 3, 2019 to November 1, 2019, a 60-day review period. Comments on the Draft EIR were received during the public review period. The responses to those comments are set forth in this Final EIR. The Draft EIR and this Final EIR will be submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council for certification in connection with action on the Project. 4. Review and Certification of the Final EIR Consistent with State law (Public Resources Code 21092.5), responses to agency comments are being provided to each commenting agency more than 10 days prior to certification of the EIR. The Final EIR is available for public review at the following locations: Paul Lam Community Development Department City of Alhambra 111 South First Street Alhambra, California 91801 Telephone: (626) 570-5040 Email: [email protected] Alhambra Public Library 101 South First Street, Alhambra, CA 91801 The Villages at the Alhambra City of Alhambra Final Environmental Impact Report June 2020 Page I-2 I. Introduction The Final EIR is also available online at http://www.cityofalhambra.org/locations/the- villages-at-the-alhambra/. 5. List of Commenters on the Draft EIR The City of Alhambra Community Development Department received a total of 133 comment letters on the Draft EIR. Each comment letter has been assigned a corresponding number, and distinct comments within each comment letter are also numbered. Comment letters from public agencies,