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LANKERSHIM LOFTS PROJECT Draft Environmental Impact Report Volume I SCH No City of Los Angeles LANKERSHIM LOFTS PROJECT Draft Environmental Impact Report Volume I SCH No. 2010051083 Prepared for: City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency 1200 West 7th Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles, California 90017 Prepared by: IMPACT SCIENCES, INC. 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 APRIL 2011 LANKERSHIM LOFTS PROJECT Draft Environmental Impact Report Volume I Prepared for: City of Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency 1200 West 7th Street, Suite 500 Los Angeles, California 90017 Prepared by: Impact Sciences, Inc. 803 Camarillo Springs Road, Suite A Camarillo, California 93012 April 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Volume I Section Page 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................1.0-1 2.0 Summary .................................................................................................................................................2.0-1 3.0 Project Description .................................................................................................................................3.0-1 4.0 Environmental Impact Analysis...........................................................................................................4.0-1 4.1 Aesthetics ..................................................................................................................................4.1-1 4.2 Air Quality and Global Climate Change...............................................................................4.2-1 4.3 Cultural Resources...................................................................................................................4.3-1 4.4 Noise ..........................................................................................................................................4.4-1 4.5 Land Use and Planning...........................................................................................................4.5-1 4.6 Hazards and Hazardous Materials........................................................................................4.6-1 5.0 Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes ...............................................................................5.0-1 6.0 Growth Inducement...............................................................................................................................6.0-1 7.0 Alternatives.............................................................................................................................................7.0-1 8.0 Effects Found Not To Be Significant....................................................................................................8.0-1 9.0 List of EIR Preparers ..............................................................................................................................9.0-1 10.0 References and Persons Consulted ....................................................................................................10.0-1 Impact Sciences, Inc. i Lankershim Lofts Project Draft EIR 1027.003 April 2011 Volume II Appendices 1.0 Notice of Preparation (NOP) and comments on the NOP Notice of Preparation Comments on the NOP 4.2 Air Quality Documentation Environmental and Regulatory Setting for Air Quality and Global Climate Change Construction and Operational Emissions LST Lookup Thresholds CO Hotspots Greenhouse Gas Emissions 4.3 Historic Resources Assessment 4.4 Noise Modeling Analysis 4.6 Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report Soil Vapor Survey Asbestos Reports 7.0 Project Alternative Renovation Studies Architectural and Engineering Feasibility Study Construction Estimate Commercial Real Estate Rental Study Profitability Analysis 8.0 Memorandum Traffic Study Waiver Request Update Impact Sciences, Inc. ii Lankershim Lofts Project Draft EIR 1027.003 April 2011 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 3.0-1 Regional Location Map..........................................................................................................................3.0-3 3.0-2 Project Vicinity Map...............................................................................................................................3.0-4 3.0-3 First Floor Plan........................................................................................................................................3.0-7 3.0-4 Typical Floor Plan ..................................................................................................................................3.0-8 3.0-5 Open Space Plan.....................................................................................................................................3.0-9 3.0-6 Building Elevations ..............................................................................................................................3.0-10 3.0-7 Subterranean Level One ......................................................................................................................3.0-13 3.0-8 Subterranean Level Two......................................................................................................................3.0-14 4.1-1 Photo of Office Building........................................................................................................................4.1-3 4.1-2 Photo of Office Building and Parking Structure ................................................................................4.1-4 4.1-3 Photo of 5059 Lankershim Boulevard..................................................................................................4.1-5 4.1-4 Photo of 5056–5058 Fair Avenue ..........................................................................................................4.1-6 4.1-5 Photos of 5047 Lankershim Boulevard................................................................................................4.1-7 4.1-6 Winter Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 9:00 AM–11:00 AM ......................................4.1-20 4.1-7 Winter Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 12:00 PM–2:00 PM........................................4.1-21 4.1-8 Winter Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 3:00 PM..........................................................4.1-22 4.1-9 Summer Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 9:00 AM–11:00 AM ...................................4.1-23 4.1-10 Summer Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 12:00 PM–2:00 PM.....................................4.1-24 4.1-11 Summer Solstice: Existing and Proposed Structures; 3:00 PM–5:00 PM.......................................4.1-25 4.4-1 Common Noise Levels...........................................................................................................................4.4-3 4.4-2 Noise Attenuation by Barriers and Elevation Differences................................................................4.4-4 4.4-3 Typical Levels of Ground-bourne Vibration ......................................................................................4.4-7 4.4-4 Land Use Compatibility Guidelines ....................................................................................................4.4-8 4.4-5 Noise Monitoring Locations ...............................................................................................................4.4-15 4.4-6 Noise Levels of Typical Construction Equipment...........................................................................4.4-22 Impact Sciences, Inc. iii Lankershim Lofts Project Draft EIR 1027.003 April 2011 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 2.0-1 Summary Table of Project Impacts and Mitigation Measures .........................................................2.0-7 4.2-1 SCAQMD Daily Construction Emissions Thresholds.......................................................................4.2-4 4.2-2 Localized Significance Thresholds for Proposed Project (Construction)........................................4.2-5 4.2-3 SCAQMD Daily Operation Emission Thresholds..............................................................................4.2-5 4.2-4 Localized Significance Thresholds for Proposed Project (Operation).............................................4.2-7 4.2-5 Estimated Construction Emissions ....................................................................................................4.2-12 4.2-6 Estimated Construction Emissions – Phase II with Operational Phase I Overlap ......................4.2-13 4.2-7 Construction Localized Significance Thresholds Analysis.............................................................4.2-14 4.2-8 Maximum Daily Estimated Operational Emissions ........................................................................4.2-16 4.2-9 Maximum 2012 Carbon Monoxide Concentrations – Future Plus Project ...................................4.2-19 4.2-10 Operational Localized Significance Thresholds Analysis...............................................................4.2-22 4.2-11 Comparison of VMT and Population Growth..................................................................................4.2-26 4.2-12 Estimated Construction Greenhouse Gas Emissions.......................................................................4.2-29 4.2-13 Estimated Net Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions.................................................................4.2-31 4.2-14 Consistency with the LA Green Plan.................................................................................................4.2-33 4.2-15 Consistency with CARB Recommended
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