SMB20 PROJECT Final Environmental Impact Report
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City of West Hollywood SMB20 PROJECT Final Environmental Impact Report Prepared for: City of West Hollywood 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard West Hollywood, California 90069 Prepared by: IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 December 2011 SMB20 PROJECT Final Environmental Impact Report Prepared for: City of West Hollywood 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard West Hollywood, California 90069 Prepared by: Impact Sciences, Inc. 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 December 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 Introduction to the Final EIR ................................................................................................................1.0-1 2.0 Executive Summary ...............................................................................................................................2.0-1 3.0 Responses to Written Comments on the Draft EIR............................................................................3.0-1 State and Local Agencies 1 State of California Office of Planning and Research, 5/10/2011.........................................3.0-3 2 State of California Office of Planning and Research, 7/12/2011.........................................3.0-4 3 California Regional Water Quality Control Board, 5/6/2011..............................................3.0-5 4 California Regional Water Quality Control Board, 7/11/2011............................................3.0-7 5 County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, 7/7/2011 ......................................3.0-17 6 City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation, 6/30/2011.........................................................3.0-20 Firms and Individuals 7 Andres, Travis, 6/18/2011......................................................................................................3.0-23 8 Ballard, Brian, 7/7/2011..........................................................................................................3.0-24 9 Barker, Erik, 6/30/2011...........................................................................................................3.0-25 10 Barnett, Shawn, 6/20/2011 .....................................................................................................3.0-27 11 Carlyle, Timothy D., Songstad & Randall, LLP, 5/9/2011.................................................3.0-28 12 Eafalla, Louis, 7/5/2011 ..........................................................................................................3.0-38 13 Elliott, Todd, Truman & Elliott, LLP, 5/6/2011...................................................................3.0-40 14 Fernandez, Kim 6/21/2011.....................................................................................................3.0-44 15 Goldenberg, Elena 7/6/2011 ..................................................................................................3.0-45 16 Grant, Dennis, 6/30/2011 .......................................................................................................3.0-46 17 Hughes, Albert, 5/9/2011.......................................................................................................3.0-55 18 Iparraguirre, Graciela, 7/11/2011..........................................................................................3.0-57 19 Jordan, Maurice, 7/10/2011....................................................................................................3.0-61 20 Joyce, Victoria Jane, 6/30/2011 ..............................................................................................3.0-62 21 Kanarek, Martin, 6/24/2011...................................................................................................3.0-63 22 Kroger, William, 6/21/2011....................................................................................................3.0-65 23 Kroger Family, 7/6/2011 ........................................................................................................3.0-68 24 Leftgoff, Terry, Terry Leftgoff & Associates, 5/9/11 ..........................................................3.0-70 25 Leftgoff, Terry, Terry Leftgoff & Associates, 7/11/2011 ..................................................3.0-106 26 Lightfoot, Sheila, 5/6/11.......................................................................................................3.0-132 27 Lipnick, Randy, 6/23/2011...................................................................................................3.0-135 28 McKlaine, Kaye, 6/22/2011..................................................................................................3.0-136 29 Meister, Lauren, 5/10/2011 ..................................................................................................3.0-137 30 Murchison, Neill, 6/30/2011 ................................................................................................3.0-139 31 Oswald, Helga, 5/10/2011....................................................................................................3.0-140 32 Pamieri, Jimmy, 7/5/2011.....................................................................................................3.0-142 33 Scotti, Arthur, 6/19/2011......................................................................................................3.0-144 34 Scotti, Arthur, 7/6/2011........................................................................................................3.0-145 35 Sullivan, Catherine, 7/5/2011 ..............................................................................................3.0-149 Impact Sciences, Inc. i SMB20 Project Final EIR 1024.003 December 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) Section Page 36 Teramatsu, Michelle, 6/24/2011 ..........................................................................................3.0-151 37 Weingourt, Rita, 6/17/2011..................................................................................................3.0-152 4.0 Clarifications and Modifications to the Draft EIR..............................................................................4.0-1 5.0 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ................................................................................5.0-1 Appendices A Comment Letters LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 3.0-1 Project Site Truck Access.....................................................................................................................3.0-35 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.0-1 Significance of Environmental Issues for the Proposed Project.......................................................2.0-4 2.0-2 Comparison of Alternatives to the Proposed Project ........................................................................2.0-7 5.0-1 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ................................................................................5.0-2 Impact Sciences, Inc. ii SMB20 Project Final EIR 1024.003 December 2011 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE FINAL EIR A. PURPOSE This document and the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) are the Final EIR for the SMB20 Project (Project). It has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.), and its implementing guidelines (Title 14, California Code Regulations, Sections 15000 et seq., [State CEQA Guidelines]), as amended. The City of West Hollywood (City) will consider this Final EIR in its capacity as Lead Agency before it approves or denies the Project. The Findings of Fact and any Statement of Overriding Consideration would be made after the City has considered the information contained in this Final EIR. Likewise, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) would be adopted at the time the Findings of Fact are adopted and would also be included in the public record for the Project. As required by Section 15132 of the State CEQA Guidelines, a Final EIR shall consist of the following: The Draft EIR or a revision of the Draft EIR Comments received on the Draft EIR either verbatim or in summary A list of persons, organizations, and public agencies commenting on the Draft EIR The responses of the Lead Agency to significant environmental points raised in the review process Any other information added deemed necessary by the Lead Agency The evaluation and response to public comments is an important part of the CEQA process as it allows for (1) the opportunity to review and comment on the methods of analysis contained within the Draft EIR, (2) the ability to detect any omissions that may have occurred during preparation of the Draft EIR, (3) the ability to check for accuracy of the analysis contained within the Draft EIR, (4) the ability to share expertise, and (5) the ability to discover public concerns. B. THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS As defined by Section 15050 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the City is serving as Lead Agency, and is responsible for preparing the EIR for this Project. As such, the City is responsible for ensuring that the EIR satisfies the procedural and informational requirements of CEQA and for the consideration and certification of the adequacy of the EIR prior to making any decision regarding the Project. Impact Sciences, Inc. 1.0-1 SMB20 Project Final EIR 1024.003 December 2011 1.0 Introduction to the Final EIR The initial steps of the environmental review process are to determine whether CEQA applies and whether an EIR is required. For this Project, the City determined that CEQA did apply and, after review of the Project, indicated the possibility