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INITIAL STUDY 945 W. 8Th Street Project City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning Environmental Analysis Section City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 750 Los Angeles, CA 90012 INITIAL STUDY CENTRAL CITY COMMUNITY PLAN AREA 945 W. 8th Street Project Case Number: ENV-2017-2513-EIR Project Location: 945 W. 8th Street (Project Site); 951 W. 8th Street; 1013 W. 8th Street; 959 W. 7th Street; 725 S. Figueroa Street; and 777 S. Figueroa Street (Unified Development Site), Los Angeles, CA, 90015 Council District: 14 Project Description: The 945 W. 8th Street Project (e.g., the proposed Project or Project) proposes to develop a mixed-use residential and commercial development on an approximately 1.29-acre (56,220-square- foot) vacant rectangular site (Project Site) within the larger approximately 7.7-acre Unified Development Site. The Unified Development Site includes the entire block bounded by the Harbor Freeway (SR-110) to the west, S. Figueroa Street to the east, W. 7th Street to the north, and W. 8th Street to the south. No new development is proposed outside of the Project Site, and existing uses within the Unified Development Site would continue to operate as under existing conditions. The mixed-use Project would include up to 791,843 square feet of floor area in a single tower atop an 11-level podium (Podium) with two entirely subterranean levels (below grade relative to W. 8th Street), three partially subterranean levels (above grade as viewed from W. 8th Street and below grade relative to W. 7th Street), and six above-grade levels. The total maximum building height would be 64 stories or approximately 695 feet above grade as viewed from W. 8th Street, with residential uses provided on 56 above-grade floors. The Project would include a total of up to 781 residential units and up to approximately 6,700 square feet of commercial retail and/or restaurant uses. Commercial uses would be located at ground level at the Level B1 Plaza level (Level B1 Plaza) adjacent to the existing outdoor plaza immediately to the east. Parking would be provided on-site within the Podium with vehicular access provided from both W. 8th Street and from W. 7th Street. APPLICANT: PREPARED BY: ON BEHALF OF: Maguire Properties – 755 S. ESA The City of Los Angeles Figueroa, LLC Department of City Planning Environmental Analysis Section SEPTEMBER 2017 Table of Contents Page Initial Study Checklist ....................................................................................................................................................... IS‐1 Attachment A: Project Description .............................................................................................................................. A‐1 A. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ A‐1 B. Project Location and Surrounding Uses .................................................................................................................. A‐2 C. Site Background and Existing Site Conditions ...................................................................................................... A‐6 D. Existing Planning and Zoning ...................................................................................................................................... A‐7 E. Project Description ........................................................................................................................................................... A‐8 F. Anticipated Project Approvals .................................................................................................................................. A‐23 Attachment B: Explanation of Checklist Determinations ................................................................................... B‐1 I. Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................................................................. B‐1 II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources ......................................................................................................................... B‐3 III. Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................................................ B‐5 IV. Biological Resources ........................................................................................................................................................ B‐7 V. Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................................................ B‐10 VI. Geology and Soils ........................................................................................................................................................... B‐12 VII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ........................................................................................................................................ B‐17 VIII. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .......................................................................................................................... B‐18 IX. Hydrology and Water Quality ................................................................................................................................... B‐22 X. Land Use and Planning ................................................................................................................................................ B‐27 XI. Mineral Resources ......................................................................................................................................................... B‐28 XII. Noise .................................................................................................................................................................................... B‐29 XIII. Population and Housing .............................................................................................................................................. B‐30 XIV. Public Services ................................................................................................................................................................ B‐31 XV. Recreation ......................................................................................................................................................................... B‐33 XVI. Transportation/Traffic ................................................................................................................................................ B‐33 XVII. Tribal Cultural Resources ........................................................................................................................................... B‐36 XVIII. Utilities and Service Systems .................................................................................................................................... B‐36 XIX. Mandatory Findings of Significance ....................................................................................................................... B‐42 Appendices Appendix A : Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report Appendix B: Tree Report Appendix C: Geotechnical Evaluation City of Los Angeles 945 W. 8th Street Project ESA i Table of Contents September 2017 List of Figures Page A‐1 Regional and Site Location Map ................................................................................................................................ A‐3 A‐2 Aerial Photograph ........................................................................................................................................................... A‐4 A‐3 Unified Development Site ............................................................................................................................................ A‐5 A‐4 Overall Site Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ A‐10 A‐5 Level B3 (8th Street) ................................................................................................................................................... A‐11 A‐6 Level 1 (7th Street Lobby Level) ............................................................................................................................ A‐12 A‐7 Level B1 (Plaza) ............................................................................................................................................................ A‐13 A‐8 Level 7 (Residential Amenity Level) .................................................................................................................... A‐14 A‐9 Building Cross‐Sections ............................................................................................................................................. A‐17 A‐10 Conceptual Rendering #1 ......................................................................................................................................... A‐18 A‐11 Conceptual Rendering #2 ......................................................................................................................................... A‐19 List of Tables Page A‐1 Proposed Development Program ............................................................................................................................
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