IV. Environmental Impact Analysis G. Land Use

1. Introduction

This section of the Draft EIR analyzes the proposed Project’s potential impacts with regard to land use. Specifically, this section analyzes the proposed Project’s consistency with relevant land use plans, policies, and regulations and evaluates the relationship of the proposed Project with surrounding land uses.

2. Environmental Setting a. Existing Conditions

(1) Project Site

The Project site is comprised of approximately 207 net acres located approximately 1.5 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles within the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan areas of the City of Los Angeles (City). The Project site is generally bounded by 30th Street and the alley south of 30th Street to the north, Jefferson Boulevard to the northeast, Exposition Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street and Flower Street to the east, and Vermont Avenue to the west. In addition, the Project site also includes a small area to the south of Exposition Boulevard and a second area to the east of the Harbor Freeway (I-110), adjacent to Jefferson Boulevard between Hope and Hill Streets. Of this area, approximately 202.5 net acres are currently owned by the University and approximately 4.5 net acres are owned by others (discussed in detail below).1 In general, these University-owned areas include academic space and University-affiliated uses, student and faculty housing uses, and retail/commercial uses.

An overview of existing conditions within each of the Subareas of the Project site is provided below:

1 Non-owned University properties include a gas station (0.5 acres) and the United University Church (0.6 acres) in Subarea 1 and the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing (3 acres) and the Los Angeles Fire Department Fire Station No. 15 (0.3 acres).

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(a) Subarea 1

Subarea 1, referred to as the “Academic Core Area,” is comprised of approximately 164 net acres that contain the core University activities of the University Park Campus (Campus). Subarea 1 is generally bound by Jefferson Boulevard to the north, Vermont Avenue to the west, Exposition Boulevard to the south, and Flower Street to the east. Approximately 163 net acres of the land within this Subarea are owned by the University. The remaining non-University owned property includes a gas station (0.5 acres) and the United University Church (0.6 acres).

As shown in Figure II-3 in Section II, Project Description, the majority of Subarea 1 constitutes the generally recognized core Campus area (referred to herein as Subarea 1A), bound by Jefferson Boulevard to the north, Vermont Avenue to the west, Exposition Boulevard to the south, and Figueroa Street to the east. Subarea 1A is comprised of approximately 152 acres. Existing development within Subarea 1A includes academic/administrative uses; University housing for approximately 3,311 students; student life facilities; and athletic and recreation facilities. Parking facilities, roadways, and landscaped open space areas that include plazas, courtyards, and pedestrian and bicycle paths are also provided throughout Subarea 1A. Athletic and recreational facilities are concentrated in the western half of Subarea 1A and include playfields, competition facilities, practice fields, and buildings and other facilities devoted to intercollegiate and intramural sports. Buildings within Subarea 1A comprise approximately 6,000,000 square feet of floor area. The portion of Subarea 1 located east of Figueroa Street is referred to as Subarea 1B, which is generally bound by Jefferson Boulevard to the north, Flower Street to the east, 37th Place to the south, and Figueroa Street to the west. Subarea 1B is comprised of approximately 12 acres and is developed with approximately 462,000 square feet of floor area. North of Exposition Boulevard, Subarea 1B includes the USC Galen Center, University-affiliated office and administrative space, a restaurant, and a hotel (with a conference center and a restaurant) that meets University as well as non-University needs. In addition, a parking structure, and a gas station property entitled to be redeveloped with a mix of student housing and retail uses are located north of Exposition Boulevard.2 Subarea 1B also includes approximately 3.1 net acres south of Exposition Boulevard and east of Figueroa Street that contains academic/University uses and the USC Credit Union. In addition, a parking structure serving the University is located in Subarea 1B. Table II-2 in Section II, Project Description, lists the existing buildings within Subarea 1 and their respective floor areas.

2 The mixed-use student housing and commercial project on the gas station property is not part of the proposed Project and is being developed by a private third party. This related project would provide 250 student beds and 18,000 square feet of retail. Construction for this related project is anticipated to begin in Summer 2010 and be completed in Summer 2012.

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The buildings within Subarea 1 range in height, with most buildings in the low- to mid-rise (four story) range and a few taller buildings of up to approximately 14 stories or approximately 150 feet.

(b) Subarea 2

Subarea 2, which is comprised of approximately 11 acres, is bound by Jefferson Boulevard to the north, Hill Street to the east, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Authority Transportation (Metro) right-of-way/extension of Exposition Boulevard to the south, and Hope Street to the west. The University owns all of the land in Subarea 2.

As shown in Figure II-4 in Section II, Project Description, existing buildings in Subarea 2 provide ancillary University support uses including administrative office uses, warehousing and storage, and library uses. In addition, Subarea 2 includes a USC parking structure as well as a maintenance yard and fuel station for USC tram/bus vehicles. Table II-3 in Section II, Project Description, lists the existing buildings within Subarea 2 and their respective floor areas. These buildings are up to approximately 100 feet in height and comprise approximately 560,000 square feet of existing floor area.

Subarea 3, referred to as the “University Village, Cardinal/Century Area” includes approximately 30 net acres of land located across Jefferson Boulevard from the core Campus area (i.e., north of Subarea 1A). Subarea 3 is generally bound by Jefferson Boulevard to the south, Hoover Street to the east, Vermont Avenue to the west and the alley southerly of 30th Street between Vermont Avenue and McClintock Avenue and 30th Street from McClintock Avenue to Hoover Street to the north. Subarea 3 is divided further into Subarea 3A and Subarea 3B. Subarea 3A comprises 27 acres within the eastern portion and the majority of Subarea 3. Subarea 3B consists of the approximately 3 net acre parcel at the western edge of Subarea 3 that includes the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing development. All of the land within Subarea 3 is owned by the University, with the exception of the senior housing and an existing 0.3-acre fire station site (Los Angeles Fire Department Station No. 15) on Jefferson Boulevard that is planned for relocation.

As shown in Figure II-5 in Section II, Project Description, the western portion of Subarea 3A includes University-owned student apartment buildings comprising approximately 358,000 square feet of floor area that provide housing for approximately 1,162 undergraduate students. These apartments include the Cardinal Gardens Apartments and the Century Apartments and La Sorbonne Apartments. These buildings are generally three stories in height. The eastern portion of Subarea 3A includes the University-owned University Village Shopping Center, which includes approximately 223,785 square feet of floor area. This shopping center contains a food court, restaurants,

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(2) Surrounding Uses

The surrounding Project vicinity includes a diverse mix of educational, institutional, commercial, recreational, residential, and community serving uses. As shown in the aerial photograph provided in Figure II-1 in Section II, Project Description, much of the area to the north and east of the Project site is developed with a mix of uses, many of which are University uses, such as academic buildings, student uses, various commercial uses, and residences, as well as community serving uses such as the Shrine Auditorium, the Hebrew Union College, the 32nd Street Elementary School, the USC Catholic Center, the Hillel Center and the Hoover Intergenerational Child Care Center. The area further east of the Project site is characterized by industrial uses dominated by the I-110 Freeway, which creates a physical barrier in the area. Exposition Park, a public regional park containing a variety of cultural, recreational, and athletic venues, is located to the south. In addition, the western side of the Project site is bound by Vermont Avenue, a mixed-use but predominantly commercial corridor, with residential neighborhoods to the west. These uses are described in greater detail below.

(a) Land Uses to the North

The areas north of Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 include various community serving uses in addition to residential development. Specifically, along Jefferson Boulevard, immediately northeast of the core Campus area (east of Subarea 3) is the University Gateway student housing project (currently under construction), as well as the Shrine Auditorium and associated parking lot. Further to the north of the core Campus are the Hebrew Union College, 32nd Street Elementary School, the USC Catholic Center, the Hillel Jewish Center, Hoover Intergenerational Child Care Center, and the USC McAllister Soccer Field. North of Subarea 3 are primarily medium density multi-family residential uses mixed with some single-family residences. Adjacent to Subarea 3 along 30th Place, these uses consist of two- to three-story multi-family buildings. Further to the north and along Hoover Street, these uses include large apartment complexes. Additionally, commercial uses that include a laundromat, a market, a medical/dental office, fast food restaurants, an automotive repair shop, and retail stores are located along Vermont Avenue. The area north of Subarea 2 consists primarily of industrial uses.

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Two Historic Preservation Overlay Zones (HPOZs) are located to the north of the Project site. HPOZs are areas that have been designated by the City as containing buildings, structures, landscaping, natural features or lots of historic, architectural, cultural or aesthetic significance. The Adams-Normandie HPOZ is located approximately 550 feet northwest of Subarea 3. The Adams-Normandie HPOZ covers an area bound by 22nd Street to the north, Normandie Avenue to the west, 29th Street to the south, and Vermont Avenue to the east. The architecture of the Adams-Normandie HPOZ represents the arts and crafts aesthetic of the early teens and features several large groupings of Shingle and Craftsman style residences. Van Buren Place Historic District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is located in the heart of the Adams-Normandie HPOZ.3 In addition, the University Park HPOZ is located approximately 0.30 mile to the north of Subarea 3. The University Park HPOZ covers an area generally bound by the I-10 Freeway to the north, Vermont Avenue to the west, 24th Street and Adams Boulevard to the south, and the I-110 Freeway to the east. The University Park HPOZ contains the largest remaining grouping of Victorian and Victorian transitional architecture in the City. Approximately 70 percent of University Park’s structures and sites are contributing resources. To preserve the context of this historic neighborhood, the City created the University Park HPOZ by Ordinance in 2000.4 The North University Park Specific Plan is also located adjacent to the Project site and includes provisions that address historic resources.

(b) Land Uses to the South

The area directly south of Subarea 1 (west of the I-110 Freeway) includes Exposition Park, a public-serving facility containing a variety of cultural and athletic venues such as the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the California Science Center, the California African American Museum, the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Exposition Park Rose Garden, Exposition Park Intergenerational Community Center, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the Science Center School & Amgen Center for Science Learning. The area south of Subarea 2 (east of the I-110 Freeway) includes the Department of Motor Vehicle offices and William Jefferson Middle School. Industrial uses are further south and southeast of Subarea 2. The area to the south of Subarea 3 is Subarea 1.

Subarea 1 is separated from uses to the east by the I-110 Freeway, with Subarea 2 to the immediate east. The areas east of the freeway and Subarea 2 are dominated by industrial uses.

3 Office of Historic Resources, City of Los Angeles, http://www.preservation.lacity.org/hpoz/la/adams- normandie; accessed March 24, 2010. 4 City of Los Angeles, University Park Historic Preservation Plan, July 14, 2005.

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(d) Land Uses to the West

Various residential and commercial uses are located west of the Project site. More specifically, multi-family residential uses, retail/commercial uses, fast-food restaurants, a post office, churches, and a gas station front Vermont Avenue to the west of Subarea 1 and Subarea 3, with multi-family residential neighborhoods also located further to the west.

b. Regulatory Framework

(1) Local

Various local plans and regulatory documents guide development of the Project site. These include the South Los Angeles Community Plan and the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan, both of which are a part of the Land Use Element of the City of Los Angeles General Plan. Additional land use restrictions, standards, and building and safety codes for the Project site are also contained in the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC). The Project site is also located within the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project area (formerly the Hoover Redevelopment Project area), Council District Nine Corridors Redevelopment Project area, the Greater Downtown Housing Incentive area, and the Los Angeles State Enterprise Zone. In addition, Subarea 2 of the Project site is located within an area targeted by the City’s Industrial Land Use Policy Project for the preservation of industrial-zoned land. These local plans and associated regulatory documents are further discussed below.

(a) City of Los Angeles General Plan

California state law requires that every city or county prepare and adopt a General Plan. The General Plan is a comprehensive long-term document that provides principles, policies, and objectives to guide future development.

In accordance with state requirements, the General Plan of the City of Los Angeles was originally adopted in 1974 and sets forth goals, objectives, and programs that address land use issues in the City. The General Plan consists of a series of documents or elements, including the seven State-mandated elements: Land Use, Transportation, Noise, Safety, Housing, Open Space, and Conservation. In addition, the City’s General Plan includes elements addressing Air Quality, Historic Preservation and Cultural Resources, Infrastructure Systems, Public Facilities and Services, and the Citywide General Plan Framework Element.

The Land Use Element of the City ‘s General Plan is comprised of 35 local area plans known as Community Plans that guide land use at the community level. As

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(i) General Plan Framework Element

The Citywide General Plan Framework Element (Framework Element), adopted in December 1996 and readopted in August 2001, establishes a strategy for long-term growth that sets a citywide context to guide amendments to the City's community plans, zoning ordinances, and other pertinent programs. The Framework Element defines citywide policies that influence most of the City's General Plan Elements. The policies are organized by chapters that address land use, housing, urban form and neighborhood design, open space and conservation, economic development, transportation, and infrastructure and public services.

The Land Use Chapter of the Framework Element provides primary objectives to support the viability of the City's residential neighborhoods and commercial districts and to encourage sustainable growth in appropriate locations. The Land Use Chapter establishes land use categories which are broadly described by ranges of intensity/density, heights, and lists of typical uses. The land use categories are Neighborhood Districts, Community Centers, Regional Centers, Downtown Centers, Mixed-Use Boulevards, and Industrial Districts. These land use categories do not connote land use entitlements or affect existing zoning for properties in the City and are intended to serve as a guideline for the community plans.5

As indicated in Figure IV.G-1 on page IV.G-8, portions of the Project site are located within areas categorized as Mixed-Use Boulevard (i.e., the western portions of Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 along Vermont Avenue), Regional Center (i.e., the eastern portion of Subarea 1 near Figueroa Street), and Neighborhood District (i.e., the eastern portion of Subarea 3), each described below.

 Mixed-Use Boulevards - Mixed-Use Boulevards are corridors which are appropriate for a mix of housing and commercial. Mixed use is encouraged along mixed-use boulevards at a scale, density, and height of development compatible with the nearby residential neighborhoods. Generally, different types of mixed-use boulevards will fall within a range of floor area ratios (FARs) from 1.5:1 up to 4:1 and be generally characterized by one- and two-story commercial

5 As indicated on General Plan Framework Figure 3-1, the Citywide General Plan Framework Element neither overrides nor supersedes the Community Plans. It guides the City’s long-range growth and development policy, establishing citywide standards, goals, policies and objectives for citywide elements and community plans. The Framework is flexible, suggesting a range of uses within its land use definitions. Precise determinations are made in the Community Plans.

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Neighborhood District

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Figure IV.G-1 General Plan Framework Long Range Land Use Diagram

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structures, up to three- to six-story mixed use buildings between centers and higher buildings within centers. Corresponding zoning for Mixed-Use Boulevards include the CR, C1, C1.5, C2, C4, and [Q]C2 zones. The western portions of Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 along Vermont Avenue are designated as a Mixed- Use Boulevard.

 Regional Centers - Regional Centers are defined as “a focal point of regional commerce, identity and activity and containing a diversity of uses such as corporate and professional offices, residential, retail commercial malls, major entertainment and cultural facilities and supporting services.”6 Regional Centers are also defined as having FARs ranging from 1.5:1 to 6.0:1, being developed with buildings of 6 to 20 stories or more, and functioning as major transportation hubs. Corresponding zoning for Regional Centers include the CR, C1.5, C4, and [Q]C2 zones. The eastern portion of Subarea 1 near Figueroa Street is designated as a Regional Center.

 Neighborhood Districts - Neighborhood districts are intended focal points of surrounding residential neighborhoods and serve populations of 15,000 to 25,000 residents. Neighborhood districts contain a diversity of uses that serve daily needs, such as restaurants, retail outlets, grocery stores, child care facilities, community meeting rooms, pharmacies, religious facilities, and other similar uses. The clustering of uses minimizes automobile trips and encourages walking to and from adjacent residential neighborhoods. Generally, neighborhood districts have a FAR of 1.5:1 or less, and are characterized by one- and two-story buildings, as determined in the community plan. Corresponding zoning for neighborhood districts include the C1, C1.5, C4, and [Q]C2 zones. The eastern portion of Subarea 3 is designated as a Neighborhood District.

The Housing Chapter of the Framework Element presents an overview of the critical issues related to housing in Los Angeles, provides goals to guide future action, and sets forth policies to address housing issues. The Housing Chapter elaborates the policies of the adopted Housing Element and has an overarching goal to define the distribution of housing opportunities by type and cost for all residents of the City. The Housing Chapter provides policy to achieve this goal through a number of measures: (1) concentrating opportunities for new development in the City's neighborhood districts and in community, regional, and downtown centers, as well as along primary transit corridors/boulevards; (2) providing development opportunities along boulevards located near existing or planned major transit facilities and areas characterized by low-intensity or marginally viable commercial uses with structures that integrate commercial, housing, and/or public service uses; and (3) focusing mixed uses around urban transit stations, while protecting and

6 Figure 3-1, Long Range Land Use Diagram, City of Los Angeles General Plan Framework, February 19, 2003.

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The Urban Form and Neighborhood Design Chapter defines "urban form" as the general pattern of building height and development intensity and the structural elements that define the City physically, such as natural features, transportation corridors, open space, public facilities, as well as activity centers and focal elements. "Neighborhood design" is defined as the physical character of neighborhoods and communities within the City. The primary goal of the Urban Form and Neighborhood Design Chapter is to create a livable City for existing and future residents that is attractive to future investment and to create a City of interconnected, diverse neighborhoods that builds on the strengths of those neighborhoods and functions at both the neighborhood and citywide scales. The Framework Element does not directly address the design of individual neighborhoods or communities, but embodies general neighborhood design and implementation programs that guide local planning efforts and lay a foundation for updating the community plans. The Urban Form and Neighborhood Design Chapter encourages growth in areas that have a sufficient base of both commercial and residential development to support transit service.

The Open Space and Conservation Chapter of the General Plan Framework contains goals, objectives, and policies to guide the provision, management, and conservation of public open space resources, address the outdoor recreation needs of the City's residents, and guide amendments to the General Plan Open Space Element and Conservation Element. The Open Space and Conservation Chapter of the General Plan Framework includes policies to resolve the City’s open space issues. Specifically, this chapter of the General Plan Framework contains specific open spaces goals, objectives and policies regarding resource conservation and management, outdoor recreation, public safety, community stability and resources development.

The Economic Development Chapter seeks to provide physical locations necessary to attract continued economic development and investment to targeted districts and centers. Goals, objectives, and policies focus on retaining commercial uses, particularly within walking distance of residential areas, and promoting business opportunities in areas where growth can be accommodated without encroaching on residential neighborhoods.

The goal of the Transportation Chapter is to provide adequate accessibility to commerce, work opportunities, and essential services, and to maintain acceptable levels of mobility for all those who live, work, travel, or move goods in Los Angeles. The chapter includes proposals for major transportation improvements to enhance the movement of goods and to provide greater access to major intermodal facilities, such as the ports and airports. The Transportation Chapter is implemented through the Transportation Element of the General Plan.

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Applicable policies and a consistency analysis of the proposed Project with each of the General Plan Framework chapters are provided in Table IV.G-1 on page IV.G-52 in the impact analysis below.

(ii) South Los Angeles Community Plan and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan

The Project site lies within the areas of the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plans. The South Los Angeles Community Plan area encompasses approximately 9,881 acres bound on the north by Pico Boulevard, on the east by Figueroa Street and Broadway Avenue, on the south by 120th Street and the County of Los Angeles, and on the west by Van Ness Avenue and Arlington Avenue. Directly to its east, the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan area encompasses approximately 9,884 acres bounded on the north by the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10), on the west by Figueroa Street and Broadway Avenue, on the south by the Century Freeway (I-105) and 120th Street, and on the east by the Alameda Corridor.

The Community Plans establish goals, objectives, policies, and programs to meet the existing and future needs and desires of the community through the year 2010. The last revisions to the South Los Angeles and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plans occurred in 2000, and both are in the process of being updated. Both Community Plans identify and address various land use issues including residential, commercial, industrial, historic, transportation, cultural and urban design, neighborhood character, and economic development issues. The Community Plans aim to preserve and enhance the characteristics of existing residential neighborhoods while providing new housing opportunities; improve the function, design, and economic vitality of commercial corridors; preserve and enhance the positive traits of existing uses and the community identity; maximize development opportunities with respect to transit improvements while minimizing adverse impacts; and utilize the remaining commercial and industrial development opportunity sites for job producing uses.

Within the Project vicinity, Figueroa Street is the boundary between the Community Plan areas; thus, Subarea 1A and all of Subarea 3 are located in the South Los Angeles Community Plan area, while Subarea 1B and Subarea 2 are located in the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan area. Figure IV.G-2 on page IV.G-12 illustrates the Community Plans’ land use designations for the Project site. As shown therein, the land use designations for the Subareas are as follows:

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 Subarea 1: Subarea 1A is designated for High Medium Residential uses. Subarea 1B is designated for Community Commercial uses.

 Subarea 2: The majority of Subarea 2 is designated for Limited Manufacturing uses. A small portion located directly east of Hope Street is designated for Open Space uses, although it appears this designation is in error since that property is occupied by a University-owned building.

 Subarea 3: The portion of Subarea 3 located east of McClintock Avenue is designated as Community Commercial. The portion of Subarea 3 located west of McClintock Avenue is designated as High Medium Residential.

Applicable land use goals, objectives, and policies in the Community Plans and a consistency analysis of the proposed Project with such provisions are provided in Table IV.G-2 on page IV.G-69 in the impact analysis below. The associated urban design policies are addressed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, of this Draft EIR. The Community Plan also includes public service-related goals, objectives, and policies which are addressed in Section IV.L, Public Services, of this Draft EIR, as well as transportation-related goals, objectives, and policies, which are addressed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation.

(b) Los Angeles Municipal Code

Chapter 1 of the City of Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) contains the City’s Planning and Zoning Code. The Planning and Zoning Code sets forth developments standards and regulations for the City’s designated land use zones. The Project site includes properties with various zoning designations as described below and depicted in Figure IV.G-2 on page IV.G-12.

 Subarea 1: Subarea 1A is zoned [Q]R4-1 (Multiple Dwelling Zone with Qualified conditions, Height District 1). Based on this zoning, the allowable floor area ratio (FAR) is 3:1, and building heights are unrestricted. The “Q” condition limits use of the property to University and University-related uses and requires a Plan Approval for any addition or change to University facilities. Subarea 1B, with the exception of the gas station property, is zoned C2-1L (Community Commercial, Height District 1L). The C2 zone permits a wide range of commercial uses as well as other uses, including university and residential uses. This area is subject to a maximum FAR of 1.5:1 and a maximum height of six stories and 75 feet. The gas station property, which is entitled to be redeveloped by a private third party, is zoned [T][Q]C2-2D (Community Commercial with Qualified conditions, Height District 2 with D limitations).

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 Subarea 2: The majority of Subarea 2 is zoned MR1-2 (Restricted Light Industrial, Height District 2), and a small portion located east of Hope Street is zoned as M2-2 (Light Industrial, Height District 2). The MR1 zone permits a wide range of commercial, service and light manufacturing uses; university uses are permitted with a Conditional Use Permit. Development in this Subarea is thus limited to a FAR of 6:1, with unlimited building heights.

 Subarea 3: The portion of Subarea 3 located east of McClintock Avenue is zoned [Q]C2-1-O (Community Commercial with Qualified conditions, Height District 1, Oil Drilling District). The C2 zone permits a wide range of commercial uses as well as other uses, including university and residential uses. Based on this zoning, development is restricted to a FAR of 1.5:1 with unlimited building heights. The allowable residential density pursuant to the “Q” restriction is 1 unit per 800 square feet of lot area. Additionally, the “O” designation indicates that oil drilling and production is permitted. The property for Fire Station No. 15 is zoned PF-1-O (Public Facilities, Height Zone 1, Oil Drilling District) and thus designated for Public Facilities and related uses. The portion of Subarea 3 located west of McClintock Avenue is zoned R4-1-O (Multiple Dwelling Zone, Height District 1, Oil Drilling District). Residential and university uses are permitted in the R4 zone. Development in this residential area is subject to a FAR of 3:1, unlimited building heights, and a residential density of 1 unit per 400 square feet of lot area with 1 guest room per 200 square feet of lot area.

In addition, Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 are located within the North University Park- Exposition Park-West Adams Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay (NSO) District established by Ordinance No. 180,218. Under the ordinance, new projects that include the erection, construction, enlargement, or use of any residential structure with five or more habitable rooms within an NSO District shall not be permitted unless a conditional use approval has been granted. A project shall be approved only if it meets the following: the project provides adequate on-site parking for the proposed number of habitable rooms; there is not a detrimental concentration of incompatible Campus-serving housing within the NSO District; and the project conforms to any applicable Historic Preservation Overlay Zone or Specific Plan requirements.

In addition, certain new development projects, such as the proposed Project, are subject to the City’s Green Building Ordinance (Ordinance No. 179,820). The ordinance adds Sections 16.10 and 16.11 to the LAMC and establishes the Green Building Program, whereby new development projects of 50,000 square feet or more or projects with more than 50 residential units must at a minimum meet the intent of the “certified” performance level under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental and Design (LEED) program. A discussion of the proposed Project’s consistency with the City’s Green Building Ordinance is provided in Section IV.B, Air Quality, of this Draft EIR.

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The Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project Area (formerly known as the Hoover Redevelopment Project Area) encompasses approximately 574 acres of land located just southwest of downtown Los Angeles. Figure IV.G-3 on page IV.G-16 shows the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project Area, which is divided into four areas: the original Hoover Redevelopment Project Area, which comprises portions of the northern and western areas of the USC Campus core, and three expansion areas. A portion of Subarea 1 and all of Subarea 3 of the Project site is located within the Redevelopment Project Area.

Creation of the Redevelopment Project Area was spurred by deteriorating conditions occurring in the community in the mid-1960s. Single-family residences had been subdivided into rooming houses, commercial activity was stagnant, and public facilities were outdated and strained. These blighted conditions, together with a desire to keep USC from relocating outside the City, led to the establishment of what is now known as the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project Area and adoption of the associated Redevelopment Plan for this area on January 27, 1966.7 The Redevelopment Plan goals call for the elimination of physical, economic, and social blight by encouraging development that promotes a thriving business environment and enhances the surrounding residential community.

The original Redevelopment Project Area (shown as Area 4 in Figure IV.G-3) covers approximately 165 acres and is divided into Areas A through R, as shown in Figure IV.G-4 on page IV.G-17. Portions of Subarea 1A and Subarea 3 of the Project site are part of the original Redevelopment Project Area 4. Specifically, the properties surrounding the original Campus in Subarea 1A are designated as Redevelopment Project Area N. The portion of Subarea 1B lying north of Exposition Boulevard is designated as Redevelopment Project Area M. The portion of Subarea 3 lying between Orchard Avenue and McClintock Avenue is designated as Redevelopment Project Area D while the portion lying between Vermont Avenue and Orchard Avenue is designated as Redevelopment Project Area E. The northern portion of Subarea 3 between McClintock Avenue and Hoover Boulevard is designated as Redevelopment Project Area G and the southern portion of Subarea 3 between McClintock Avenue and Hoover Boulevard is designated as Redevelopment Project Area H.

7 Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles, Hoover Redevelopment Project – Fact Sheet, online at http://www.crala.org/internet-site/Projects/Hoover/upload/hoover.pdf; accessed March 22, 2010.

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The Redevelopment Project Area was subsequently expanded in 1983 and again in 1989 to include three additional areas (shown as Areas 1 through 3 in Figure IV.G-3 on page IV.G-16). The portion of Subarea 1B lying south of Exposition Boulevard comprises a portion of Redevelopment Project Area 3.

The land use controls of the Redevelopment Plan expire on January 1, 2012. The CRA is presently studying whether to consolidate the provisions of this plan with those of several other redevelopment plans pertaining to other areas in South Los Angeles. Accordingly, the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan will no longer be applicable to the Project area after January 1, 2012, unless extended by the City Council. Additionally, the provisions of the Redevelopment Plan may be extended and/or amended if it is merged with the other South Los Angeles area redevelopment plans.

(d) CRA Council District Nine Corridors South of the Santa Monica Freeway Recovery Redevelopment Plan

The CRA’s Council District Nine Corridors South of the Santa Monica Freeway (Council District Nine Corridors) Recovery Redevelopment Project Area encompasses 2,817 acres and covers commercial and industrial corridors within the area bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway to the north, Alameda Street to the east, Normandie Avenue to the west, and 84th Street to the south. Residential neighborhoods located within this geography are excluded from the Redevelopment Project Area. As shown in Figure IV.G-5 on page IV.G-19, Subarea 2 of the Project site is located within the Council District Nine Corridors Redevelopment Project Area.

The Redevelopment Project Area was established in 1995 to address blighted conditions of the parcels within the Redevelopment Project area. Specifically, many of the parcels had evidence of broken public sidewalks, curbs, and gutters; poor site maintenance; deficient on-site parking; deteriorated alleys; and graffiti. In addition, the Redevelopment Project Area suffered from building deterioration and lack of commercial facilities as well as subdivided lots that were inadequate for proper use and development. The associated Redevelopment Plan was adopted on December 13, 1995 with the intent to develop job-producing programs and revitalize the major commercial and industrial corridors in the area.

(e) City of Los Angeles Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area

The City’s Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area was established by Ordinance No. 179,076 on September 23, 2007. The ordinance modified several code sections for residential or mixed-use projects within the Greater Downtown area, by adding a requirement for compliance with Design Guidelines and establishing a floor area bonus for projects that voluntarily provide a prescribed percentage of units for affordable housing.

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The eastern portion of Subarea 1 that lies east of Figueroa Street and Subarea 2 are located in the Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area.

(f) City of Los Angeles State Enterprise Zone

The Enterprise Zone Act (California Government Code Sections 7070-7089) was passed in 1984 to stimulate business and industrial growth in depressed areas of the State by relaxing regulatory controls that impede private investment. The Act establishes a program to provide tax incentives and benefits to economically depressed areas throughout the State. Businesses within an Enterprise Zone are eligible for special State and/or Federal tax incentives and benefits.

The City of Los Angeles has three approved State Enterprise Zones: the East Los Angeles Zone, the Harbor Zone, and the Los Angeles Zone (in which the Project site is located). The City of Los Angeles offers the following incentives to businesses within an Enterprise Zone: employer hiring credits, sales & use credits, business expense deductions, net interest deductions, net operating loss carryover, Department of Water and Power rate discount, fee waivers for site plan review of major development projects, sewer facility charge extended payment option, reduced parking rates, and work opportunity tax credits.8 The goal of the incentives is to stimulate business attraction, growth, and increased employment opportunities within economically challenged areas of the City.

(g) City of Los Angeles Industrial Land Use Policy Project

Industrial-zoned land in the City has been under increasing pressure from encroachment by other types of development, including commercial, residential, and institutional uses. Furthermore, General Plan amendments and rezoning have resulted in the loss of industrial-zoned and designated land. To assist in managing the conservation and underutilization of industrial land, the City developed the Industrial Development Policy Initiative to promote the retention and expansion of industrial jobs and businesses, optimize the use of industrial land, and increase City revenues from industrial activity. The City also initiated the Industrial Land Use Policy (ILUP) Project in 2006. As part of the ILUP Project, a comprehensive study of industrial-zoned land within the City was undertaken (ILUP Study). Specifically, in order to ensure appropriate development and foster a diverse economy, the Department of City Planning and CRA were instructed to undertake a study of the use of industrial-zoned land in the City and provide policy recommendations to guide future land use decisions. In February 2006, the Planning Department staff surveyed existing land uses within certain industrial areas in the City: the greater Downtown area (including Chinatown, Downtown Fashion and Flower Districts, and Alameda Artist in

8 City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, “State Enterprise Zones”, http://www.lacity.org/CDD/bus_statecred.html; accessed March 24, 2009.

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Residence District); Boyle Heights; Southeast Los Angeles (where the Project site is located); West Los Angeles; and Hollywood/Wilshire. The ILUP Project staff released preliminary findings and conclusions in November 2006, which were presented to community members, residents, business owners, developers, advocacy groups, and City staff for review and comment over a period of six months.

Subsequent to the ILUP Study, a January 3, 2008 memorandum entitled “Staff Direction Regarding Industrial Land Use and Potential Conversion to Residential or Other Uses” (ILUP Memo) was prepared by the Planning Department and CRA. The ILUP Memo provides guidance to Planning and CRA staff and emphasizes that the City’s adopted policy is to retain industrial land for job-producing uses. The ILUP Memo categorizes industrial land in specific areas of the City into four typologies:

 Employment Protection Districts – Areas where industrial zoning should be maintained and industrial land use designations should continue to be implemented. No residential uses should be allowed within these districts.

 Industrial Mixed-Use Districts – Areas that should remain as predominantly industrial/employment districts. Some limited residential uses may be supported.

 Transition Districts – Areas where industrial uses are no longer viable; major investment has taken place through other efforts and stand-alone residential or mixed-use developments containing housing and commercial uses may be appropriate.

 Correction Areas – Areas where conflicts currently exist between land uses and need to be corrected.

Attachment A – Geographically Specific Staff Directions of the ILUP Memo provides maps of the ILUP analysis areas, includes related statistical information, and contains geographically specific staff directions regarding industrial uses and issues. As shown in Figure IV.G-6 on page IV.G-22, within the Southeast Los Angeles Industrial Area, Analysis Area 9, which includes Subarea 2 of the Project site, is designated as an Employment Protection District.9 The staff directions for Analysis Area 9 state that given its proximity to USC and the presence of the Expo Line station, this area should be developed with a “Technology Park or University/Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Park to foster green or clean technology and new job and business generation. A limited amount of workforce housing may be evaluated as a component of the R&D Park plan, but only if it serves to maximize the preservation and expansion of jobs-producing land and uses, and directly facilitates the development of the Technology/R&D Park.”

9 ILUP Memo, “Attachment A – ILUP Geographically Specific Directions,” Southeast Los Angeles, available at http://cityplanning.lacity.org/Code_Studies/LanduseProj/Industrial_Files/SoutheastLA.pdf.

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The ILUP Memo is also intended to provide general long-term directions to City staff as they undertake community plan updates and consider rezoning of land. It should be noted that neither the ILUP Project nor the ILUP Memo takes any action that changes the current land use designations or zoning with respect to industrial land. As further clarified in a memorandum from the Department of City Planning (ILUP Clarification Memo) dated February 22, 2008, the ILUP Memo was not intended to predetermine land use decisions or presuppose any future land use changes. The ILUP Clarification Memo emphasizes that any land use decisions should be based on a thorough understanding of the complexities involved in each individual case and the significance of industrial lands. An analysis of the ILUP with respect to the proposed Project and compliance with the ILUP Memo is provided in the analysis of proposed Project impacts below.

(h) City of Los Angeles Walkability Checklist

The City of Los Angeles Walkability Checklist, Guidance for Entitlement Review (Walkability Checklist) was created by the City’s Urban Design Studio of the Department of City Planning and specifies urban design guidelines that are generally applicable to all projects requiring discretionary approval for new construction. The Walkability Checklist consists of objectives, goals, and implementation strategies regarding various design elements that are intended to improve the pedestrian environment, protect neighborhood character, and promote high quality urban form. The Walkability Checklist is not considered mandatory, but is intended for use by City planners in assessing the pedestrian orientation of a project and whether the project is consistent with the policies of the General Plan Framework. Such topics as sidewalks, crosswalks/street crossings, on-street parking, utilities, building orientation, off-street parking and driveways, on-site landscaping, building façades, and building signage and lighting are addressed and should be considered in the design of a project.

(2) Regional

Regional plans that provide general policies and guidance for growth and development in the Project area include the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Regional Transportation Plan (RTP), Growth Vision Report, and Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP). In addition, regional transportation and traffic issues are addressed in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) Congestion Management Program (CMP). Further, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) administers the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), which addresses attainment of State and federal ambient air quality standards throughout the South Coast Air Basin.

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(a) SCAG Regional Transportation Plan, Growth Vision Report, and Regional Comprehensive Plan

SCAG is the federally-designated metropolitan planning organization for six southern California counties, including the County of Los Angeles. As such, SCAG is mandated to create regional plans that address transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and air quality.

(i) Regional Transportation Plan

SCAG’s 2008 RTP, adopted in May 2008, presents a long-term transportation vision through the year 2035 for the SCAG region. The 2008 RTP was produced through a balanced approach that considered system preservation, system operation and management, improved coordination between land use decisions and transportation investments, and strategic expansion. Specific issues addressed within the 2008 RTP include mobility, air quality, climate change, energy, transportation financing, security and safety, environmental justice and mitigation, revenues and expenditures, transportation conformity, implementation and monitoring, corridor preservation, and future connections and growth. The RTP provides a basic policy and program framework for long-term investment in the regional transportation system in a coordinated, cooperative, and continuous manner. Transportation investments in the SCAG region that receive State or federal transportation funds must be consistent with the RTP and must be included in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) when ready for funding. The RTP also includes population, housing, and employment forecasts that provide advisory information to local jurisdictions for use in planning activities. The RTP projections for the Project area are addressed in Section IV.I, Population, Housing and Employment, of this EIR. The RTP goals that relate to the proposed Project are discussed in Table IV.G-8 on page IV.G-106 in the analysis of impacts below.

(ii) Growth Vision Report

In an effort to maintain the region’s prosperity, continue to expand its economy, house its residents affordably, and protect its environmental setting as a whole, SCAG has collaborated with interdependent sub-regions, counties, cities, communities, and neighborhoods in a process referred to by SCAG as Southern California Compass, which resulted in the development of a shared Growth Vision Report for Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties. SCAG began Compass in 2002, spearheaded by the Growth Visioning Subcommittee, which consists of civic leaders from throughout the region. The shared regional vision sought to address issues such as congestion and housing availability, which may threaten the region’s livability.

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The underlying goal of the growth visioning effort is to make the SCAG region a better place to live, work, and play for all residents regardless of race, ethnicity, or income. To organize the strategies for improving the quality of life in the SCAG region, a series of principles was established by the Growth Vision Subcommittee. These goals are contained in the Growth Vision Report. The four principles are intended to promote and maximize regional mobility, livability, prosperity, and sustainability. Decisions regarding growth, transportation, land use, and economic development should support and be guided by these principles. Specific policy and planning strategies also are provided as a way to achieve each of the principles. The proposed Project’s consistency with the Growth Vision goals is discussed in Table IV.G-8 on page IV.G-106.

The Compass Growth Vision notes that limitations on the amount of undeveloped land suitable for development may hinder the ability to accommodate new housing and jobs within the region. The report determined that under current adopted general plans, only 29 percent of the SCAG 2030 growth projection for the coastal basin of Los Angeles and Orange counties could be accommodated through new development on vacant land. Infill, or new development in already developed areas, will be relied upon to provide locations for nearly half of the anticipated new housing region-wide. The Compass Growth Vision concludes that the strategy of combining compact, mixed-use development with housing and jobs near major transportation infrastructure will be of enormous benefit in accommodating future growth, while also recognizing that incremental and strategic changes in small parts of the region can yield great benefits to the region as a whole as well as to individual cities.10

In addition, the Compass Blueprint 2% Strategy provides guidance for how and where SCAG can implement the Growth Vision for Southern California’s future. It calls for modest changes to current land use and transportation trends on only 2 percent of the land area of the region. Directing the changes to the selected 2 percent of the land identified produces the greatest policy achievement for the least land affected. The selected 2% sites located in the vicinity of the Project site are identified on the 2% Strategy Opportunity Areas Map for the City of Los Angeles – Central area, shown in Figure IV.G-7 on page IV.G-26. As shown therein, the Project site is located within a Compass 2% Strategy Opportunity Area.

(iii) Regional Comprehensive Plan

SCAG has also prepared and issued the 2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan in response to SCAG’s Regional Council directive in the 2002 Strategic Plan to define

10 Southern California Association of Governments, Southern California Compass Blueprint Growth Vision Report, June 2004, http://www.compassblueprint.org/2percent.

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Page IV.G-26 IV.G. Land Use solutions to interrelated housing, traffic, water, air quality, and other regional challenges.11 The 2008 RCP is an advisory document that describes future conditions if current trends continue, defines a vision for a healthier region, and recommends an Action Plan with a target year of 2035. The RCP may be voluntarily used by local jurisdictions in developing local plans and addressing local issues of regional significance. The plan incorporates principles and goals of the Compass Blueprint Growth Vision and includes nine chapters addressing land use and housing, transportation, air quality, energy, open space, water, solid waste, economy, and security and emergency preparedness. The action plans contained therein provide a series of recommended near-term policies that developers and key stakeholders should consider for implementation, as well as potential policies for consideration by local jurisdictions and agencies when conducting project review.

The 2008 RCP replaced SCAG’s 1996 Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide (RCPG) for use in SCAG's Intergovernmental Review (IGR) process. SCAG's Community, Economic and Human Development Committee and the Regional Council took action to accept the RCP, which now serves as an advisory document for local governments in the SCAG region for their information and voluntary use in developing local plans and addressing local issues of regional significance. However, as indicated by SCAG, because of its advisory nature, the RCP is not used in SCAG's IGR process. Rather, SCAG reviews new projects based on consistency with the 2008 RTP and Compass Growth Vision.12

(b) Los Angeles County Congestion Management Program

In 1990, California voters approved Proposition 111, which established the Congestion Management Program (CMP). Under Proposition 111, each county is required to designate an agency or representative body that is responsible for administrating the CMP at the county level. The designated CMP agency is charged with helping to coordinate land use, air quality, and transportation planning among the local jurisdictions and to prepare a CMP that helps manage traffic levels on a long-term basis.

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the designated CMP agency for Los Angeles County and is responsible for administering and implementing the 2004 CMP for Los Angeles County. The 2004 CMP includes a hierarchy of highways and roadways with minimum level of service standards, transit standards, a trip reduction and travel demand management element, a program to analyze the impacts of local land use decisions on the regional transportation system, a seven-year capital

11 SCAG, 2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan, http://www.scag.ca.gov/ rcp/pdf/finalrcp/f2008RCP_ExecSum.pdf, accessed February 17, 2009. 12 Prior to publication of the 2008 RTP, projects considered to be regionally significant based on SCAG criteria were required to provide an analysis of consistency with the 1996 RCPG goals and policies. However, SCAG now considers the RCPG defunct.

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The SCAQMD is responsible for bringing air quality in the South Coast Air Basin (Basin) into conformity with federal and State air pollution standards. The SCAQMD is also responsible for monitoring ambient air pollution levels throughout the Basin and for developing and implementing attainment strategies to ensure that future emissions will be within federal and State standards. The SCAQMD’s Air Quality Management Plan, last amended in 2007, presents strategies for achieving the air quality planning goals set forth in the Federal and California Clean Air Acts (CCAA), including a comprehensive list of pollution control measures aimed at reducing emissions. Please refer to Section IV.B, Air Quality, of this Draft EIR for an analysis of the proposed Project’s consistency with the AQMP.

3. Environmental Impacts a. Methodology

(1) Land Use Consistency

The analysis of land use consistency impacts considers whether the proposed Project would be in substantial conformance with applicable plans, policies, and regulations that govern land use on the Project site. The determination of land use consistency is based upon a review of the previously identified planning documents that regulate land use or guide land use decisions pertaining to the Project site. CEQA Guidelines Section 15125(d) requires that an EIR discuss inconsistencies with applicable plans that the decision-makers should address. A project is considered not inconsistent with the provisions of the identified regional and local plans if it meets the general intent of the plans and would not preclude the attainment of the primary goals of the land use plan or policy. If a project is determined to be inconsistent with specific objectives or policies of a land use plan, although not inconsistent overall with the land use goals of that plan and would not preclude the attainment of the primary intent of the plan, the project generally would be considered consistent with the plan.

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(2) Land Use Compatibility

The analysis of land use compatibility determines whether the proposed Project would be compatible in terms of use, size, density, intensity, scale, and other physical and operational factors with surrounding land uses and development. The analysis is also intended to determine whether existing communities or land uses would be disrupted, divided, or isolated by the proposed Project with consideration given to the duration of any disruptions. The compatibility analysis is based on field surveys, aerial photography, and land use maps in which surrounding uses have been identified and characterized. The analysis addresses general land use relationships and urban form, based on a comparison of land use relationships in the Project area under existing conditions at the time of the Notice of Preparation (NOP) to the conditions that would occur with Project implementation.

(3) Urban Decay

While under CEQA, economic and social impacts of a project (though they may be included in a CEQA document) are not to be treated as “significant” impacts on the physical environment, to the extent that there is a direct or indirect connection between a change in economic or social circumstances and a change in the physical environment, the economic or social change may be used to establish whether the physical change is significant. For example, this analysis would be considered when there is a potential for a proposed new retail development to trigger economic competition with existing retailers and other commercial uses in the project’s local community. If existing retailers and/or other commercial uses are adversely affected by this competition, declines in sales could directly result in and/or lead to disinvestment, business closures, abandonment, and other forms of physical decay that are indicative of urban decay. Urban decay is the phenomenon whereby a neighborhood or local area falls into physical deterioration. Forms of physical deterioration can include abnormally high business closures, long-term vacancies, as well as abandoned and dilapidated buildings.

The analysis of the proposed Project’s urban decay impacts is based on the Urban Decay Report (see Appendix K) prepared by HR&A Advisors, Inc. The report focuses on the proposed Project’s proposed retail uses in Subarea 3 as the other proposed uses of the proposed Project (e.g., academic/University uses, laboratory school, hotel uses) are not anticipated to result in urban decay impacts. The urban decay analysis measures the degree to which the construction and operation of the proposed Project’s retail uses could result in a significant adverse economic impact on existing and proposed retail developments and other commercial uses in the same market area(s).

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b. Significance Thresholds

Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines provides a set of sample questions that address impacts with regard to land use. These questions are as follows:

Would the project:

 Physically divide an established community?

 Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect?

 Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan?

With regard to impacts associated with land use consistency, the City of Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide states that the determination of significance shall be made on a case-by-case basis, considering the following factors:

 Whether the proposal is consistent with the adopted land use/density designation in the Community Plan, redevelopment plan or specific plan for the site; and

 Whether the proposal is inconsistent with the General Plan or adopted environmental goals or policies contained in other applicable plans.

Based on the factors presented above, the proposed Project would be considered to have a significant land use consistency impact if it was found to be in substantial conflict with either the adopted Community Plan, Specific Plans, or with the whole of relevant environmental policies in other applicable plans.

With regard to impacts associated with land use compatibility, the City of Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide states that the determination of significance shall be made on a case-by-case basis, considering the following factors:

 The extent of the area that would be impacted, the nature and degree of impacts, and the type of land uses within that area;

 The extent to which existing neighborhoods, communities, or land uses would be disrupted, divided or isolated, and the duration of the disruptions; and

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 The number, degree, and type of secondary impacts to surrounding land uses that could result from implementation of the proposed project.

Based on these factors, the proposed Project would have a significant impact if the proposed Project would substantially and adversely change the existing land use relationships between the Project Site and existing off-site uses or would disrupt, divide, or isolate existing neighborhoods or communities.

The City of Los Angeles CEQA Thresholds Guide does not specify a threshold or consideration factors with regard to urban decay. For the purposes of this analysis, the proposed Project would have a significant impact associated with urban decay if the proposed Project would adversely affect the viability of retail uses within the market area that the proposed Project is intended to serve such that the existing retail uses could fall into long-term physical disrepair.

c. Project Design Features

The proposed Project would provide for the development of up to approximately 2,500,000 square feet of academic and University uses; approximately 350,000 square feet of retail/commercial uses; and approximately 2,135,000 square feet of student and faculty housing development that would provide up to 5,400 student beds in a variety of housing types and configurations and approximately 250 faculty housing units. The proposed Project would also provide for an approximately 165,000 square foot hotel and conference center with up to 150 guest rooms, conference and banquet facility areas, sit down restaurant area, a swimming pool, and other related amenities. In addition, a new University-affiliated K-8 laboratory school/community educational academy may also be developed. The proposed Project would also include new landscaped open space areas and associated facilities for community use to enhance the Campus and surrounding area. The proposed Project would also provide for improved pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle circulation and increased pedestrian safety. In some cases, new development would replace existing structures.

The proposed Project would set limits on the allowable development permitted in each Subarea, including limits on building heights, massing, as well as yards and setbacks. The proposed Project would also provide open space/landscape and parking regulations. Furthermore, Urban Design Guidelines and streetscape guidelines would be provided. In addition, as described below, the proposed Project would provide flexibility for floor area transfers. The components of the proposed Project are further described below.

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(1) Required Approvals

As described in more detail below, approvals required for development of the proposed Project may include, but are not limited to, the following:

 USC Specific Plan to establish the land use and regulatory framework for the physical development of the Project site. The USC Specific Plan would provide detailed standards for the development of the Project site, and would eliminate the need to obtain separate entitlements where such would otherwise be required under the current applicable zoning regulations;

 General Plan Amendments as shown in Table II-9 in Section II, Project Description;

 Zone and Height Changes from [Q]R4-1, C2-1L, [T][Q]C2-2D, MR1-2 and M2-2, [Q]C2-1-O, PF-1-O, and R4-1-O to reflect the proposed Specific Plan zone;

 Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to the Zoning Code.

 Development Agreement to allow for development consistent with the Specific Plan zone through the 2030 buildout year;

 Vesting Tentative Tract Map(s) to create ground and airspace lots, including potential street vacation;

 Alcohol approvals (to be included as part of the Specific Plan);

 Plan Approvals;

 Site Plan Review findings;

 Conditional Use Permits, as applicable;

 Director’s Approval/Project Permit Compliance Review;

 Financings such as bond financing;

 Approvals under the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project Area;

 Approvals under the Council District Nine Corridors South of the Santa Monica Freeway Recovery Redevelopment Project Area;

 Grading, excavation, and building permits;

 Certification of an Environmental Impact Report;

 Approval from the Cultural Heritage Commission;

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 Haul Route Approval, as necessary;

 Possible variances from the Los Angeles Municipal Code; and

 Any additional actions as may be deemed necessary or desirable.

In order to implement the proposed Project, various other approvals, permits and actions will be required by the City of Los Angeles and other responsible agencies. City agencies, departments, commissions, and councils that may use this EIR in their decision- making process include the Community Redevelopment Agency, Department of Building and Safety, the Planning Department, the Department of Public Works, the Planning Commission, the City Council, and the Community Redevelopment Agency. Other agencies may include the Regional Water Quality Control Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. USC may seek approval of entitlements for portions of the Project in advance of the City’s action on the proposed Specific Plan, pursuant to the existing requirements of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and the detailed urban design guidelines and standards discussed in the Project Design Features section that are intended to mirror those same guidelines and standards in the Specific Plan. Any such development would be required to obtain approval of separate entitlements, including but not limited to amendments to the General Plan, zoning and height district changes, conditional use permits, variances, tract maps, and other actions necessary to allow that portion of the Project to be constructed. In this event, it is anticipated that the Specific Plan would be subsequently adopted, and regulate the future use and development of any property where separate entitlements have been obtained.

(2) Transfers of Floor Area

As indicated above, the proposed Project would provide appropriate flexibility for a long-term program. Specifically, the proposed Project would allow for transfers of floor area for academic/University and student housing land uses on a per square foot basis between Subareas 1 and 3A. While the transfers of floor area between Subareas 1 and 3A would be permitted, the maximum amount of floor area would not exceed 30 percent of the Subarea totals for Subarea 1 and 15 percent of the Subarea total for Subarea 3A specified in Table II-1. In addition, the maximum Project total of 5,230,000 square feet may not be exceeded.

(3) Building Heights and Massing

Building heights for the proposed Project would be limited based on proposed height zones. Building heights would be limited to a maximum height of up to 150 feet within

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Subarea 1 and Subarea 2.13 Within Subarea 3A, allowable maximum building heights and massing would vary based on location and would range from 20 feet to 150 feet as shown in Figures II-8 through II-13 in Section II, Project Description. In addition, within Subarea 3B, building heights would continue to be subject to the current requirements, which limit the height as a function of the permitted floor area, but which do not otherwise specify a height limit.

(4) Open Space and Landscaping

The proposed Project would provide for new open space areas and landscaping that would integrate new buildings and enhance the existing character of the Project site and surrounding area, while serving the recreational needs of Project students and the community. Open space may be located at or above grade, or on rooftops and may include courtyards, plazas, pedestrian paseos, pedestrian streets, roof terraces, gardens, other similar outdoor gathering places, and athletic courts and fields.

In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Within Subarea 2, new landscaped areas and pedestrian pathways would integrate new buildings and buildings to remain. Subarea 3 would include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. An approximately 20,000 square foot fitness center would be provided as part of the proposed building development in Subarea 3. Additionally, in Subarea 3, an approximately 141,500 square foot athletic field area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage.

For the new student and faculty housing uses in Subarea 3A, a minimum total of 100 square feet of open space area per unit would be provided consisting of a combination of common or private open space areas.14 Common residential open space areas would be accessible to all residents and open to the sky, except for a recreation room. Additionally, common open space area shall be a minimum of 400 square feet in area, with no horizontal dimension less than 15 feet. Recreation rooms of at least 600 square feet may qualify for up to 25 percent of the total open space area.

All planted areas would be designed and installed in compliance with the landscaping guidelines provided in the proposed Project’s proposed Urban Design Guidelines (discussed below). In accordance with the landscaping guidelines of the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, landscaping would be both compatible with the Campus

13 New development within Parking lot B of Subarea 1 would be limited to 80 feet. 14 Recreational rooms of at least 600 feet may qualify for up to 25 percent of the total open space requirements.

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Page IV.G-34 WORKING DRAFT - Not for Public Review IV.G. Land Use as well as the surrounding community, utilizing a diversity of plant species, colors, and floras. All required setback areas not occupied by driveways or pedestrian paths would be landscaped. Common residential open space areas including plazas, paseos, and courtyards would contain a minimum of 25 percent planted area, including trees, shrubs, and/or groundcovers (with the exception of the rooftop athletic area in Subarea 3A which may be constructed with an artificial surface and would not be required to contain any planted areas). All planted areas would conform to the City’s water conservation requirements.

(5) Circulation, Parking and Access (Vehicular, Pedestrian and Bicycles)

One of the proposed Project objectives is to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety and minimize opportunities for pedestrian and vehicular conflict. Thus, as described below several improvements have been proposed to address this objective.

A high volume of pedestrians and cyclists cross Jefferson Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and Figueroa Street in traveling to and from the core campus. Much of this activity is focused at the intersections of McClintock Avenue, Hoover Street, and Royal Street. Currently, the segment of Jefferson Boulevard between Orchard Avenue and Hoover Street consists of five travel lanes, two travel lanes in each direction and one raised median/turn lane. In addition, parking is provided on the south side of the street (eastbound) through most of this segment and on the north side of the street (westbound) only between Orchard Avenue and McClintock Avenue (8 spaces). In order to achieve improvements in pedestrian and bicycle safety, without reducing traffic capacity, the Project proposes to eliminate the on-street parking between Orchard Avenue and Hoover Street in favor of an on-street bicycle lane and wider sidewalks. The resulting improvement would provide for five automobile travel lanes on Jefferson Boulevard (two in each direction with a raised median/turn lane and bicycle lanes on both sides). The narrowing would provide an on-street facility for cyclists traveling along Jefferson Boulevard and reduce the crossing distance for cyclists and pedestrians. This improvement would also retain vehicular travel capacity during the peak traffic periods.

Another improvement that is proposed to be implemented as part of the proposed Project is the conversion of McClintock Avenue between 30th Place and Jefferson Boulevard to a bicycle- and pedestrian-only street. This proposed roadway change would result in closure of the north leg of the intersection of McClintock Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard to vehicular traffic.

With regard to proposed access to each of the Subareas, the proposed Project would not make changes to the existing access scheme for Subareas 1 and 2, which is described above. However, modifications would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian

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Access to Subarea 3 would be modified and would include the following three main access points:

 A driveway would be provided along southbound Orchard Avenue between 30th Place and Jefferson Boulevard.

 The south leg of the existing intersection of McClintock Avenue and 30th Street would be modified to serve as a major vehicular access to the parking structure within the eastern portion of Subarea 3. The intersection of McClintock Avenue and 30th Street is currently configured such that McClintock Avenue merges into 30th Street. Motorists traveling eastbound on 30th Street are directed to turn right on to southbound McClintock Avenue. Motorists traveling westbound on 30th Street have the choice of traveling straight on westbound 30th Street or turn left on to southbound McClintock Avenue. Motorists traveling northbound on McClintock Avenue cannot turn left on to westbound 30th Street. The proposed Project proposes to signalize the intersection and allow full access from McClintock Avenue to/from 30th Street.

 A second major vehicular access would be provided from the west leg of the signalized intersection of 32nd Street & Hoover Street.

A valet pick-up/drop-off plaza is also proposed to be located on McClintock Avenue, south of the parking structure driveway. Limited access for loading/unloading may also be provided via the non-vehicular driveways located along westbound Jefferson Boulevard, 30th Street, 30th Place, and Orchard Avenue.

Bicycle and pedestrian access for Subarea 3 would be provided from the following major access points:

 North leg of Intersection of McClintock Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard.

 The northwest corner of the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street is also proposed to serve as a major access for bicycles and pedestrian to Subarea 3.

 Entrance located along northbound Orchard Avenue between Jefferson Boulevard and 30th Place.

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 Entrance located along Hoover Street, south of 32nd Street.

 Entrances located along westbound Jefferson Boulevard between McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street.

 Pedestrians would also be able to access Subarea 3 from other minor entrances that would be located along the perimeter of the development.

Overall, the proposed Project would generally continue to be served by the existing roadway system. In addition, the Project site would continue to be served by the existing University-operated tram system which would link the planning Subareas together and reduce vehicle travel. Rerouting of the tram system would occur as necessary. The Project site would also be served in the future by the Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line that is anticipated to be completed by 2010.

Modifications would potentially be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to other such improvements along Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1.

Parking would be provided to meet Project needs based on parking studies that identify required parking rates for the University population and various uses proposed under the proposed Project. As discussed in detail in Section IV.K.2, Parking the University would continue to rely on a parking demand model that assesses parking demand based on parking studies and tracks the parking available within the Campus parking facilities. Under this model, adequate parking would be provided through a “pool” approach. Parking for University Uses would be provided at a rate of 0.24 space per full time equivalent (FTE) student residing in ZIP codes 90007, 90089, and 90037, 0.48 space for all other FTE students, and 0.51 spaces for all FTE employees. As discussed in detail in Section IV.K.2, Parking, based on shared parking analysis conducted for the proposed Project, parking for the proposed University and Community Serving Uses in Subarea 3 would be provided at the following rates:

 Hotel:

o 0.5 spaces per room

o Banquet/Meeting Rooms - 4.5 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area

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 Faculty/Staff Housing:

o 1.5 reserved spaces per unit

o Guest parking for Faculty/Staff units can be provided at 0.15 spaces per unit

 Movie Theater – 0.05 spaces per seat

 Restaurant – 10 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area

 Retail – 3 spaces per 1,000 square feet of floor area

 Lab School – 1 space per classroom

Application of the above rates would result in a parking supply that satisfies the peak parking demand for the Project.

These parking requirements would differ from current LAMC parking requirements and would reflect parking demand for the proposed development. A reduction in these parking requirements may be allowed based on a finding that adequate parking will be provided. However, in no case would the reduction exceed 20 percent of the minimum parking requirements established for the proposed Project. Parking for any future projects in Subarea 3B would be provided in accordance with the parking requirements specified in the LAMC.

Parking required by individual Project developments within Subareas 1, 2 and 3A may be located: (1) at any location within the Project site in accordance with the Pooled Parking Inventory that is to be maintained by the City of Los Angeles Planning Department; or (2) within 1,500 feet of the boundaries of Subarea 1, including areas outside of the Project site; or (3) more than 1,500 feet of the boundaries of Subarea 1, including areas outside of the Project site, solely in the area bounded on the east by Figueroa Street, on the south by Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and on the west by Vermont Avenue. Required parking may be located outside of the Project site as specified above, provided that a covenant, lease, license or other arrangement is executed to the satisfaction of the Director of Planning, and further, that a shuttle between such parking areas outside of the Project site and the Project site is operated on a regular schedule.

Recognizing the unique situation of on-street parking in their neighborhood, USC had initiated discussions with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to find an effective solution for the neighborhood that would prioritize parking for non-USC residents over USC student residents and still allow for short-term parking for neighborhood guests/visitors. In discussions with LADOT, it was decided that a

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Additionally, the proposed Project would include requirements for off-street parking spaces for bicycles. For academic/University uses, bicycle parking spaces would be provided at a rate of one space per 2,500 square feet of net new floor area. Bicycle parking for new retail uses (including restaurant, theater, and health club uses) would be provided at a rate of five percent of the number of automobile parking spaces provided for such retail uses. Student housing would be required to have bicycle parking spaces at a rate of one space for every two net new beds provided for such housing.

(6) Signage and Lighting

Public signage for the proposed Project would be consistent in design, including fixture type, lettering, colors, symbols, and logos designed for specific areas or pathways. The proposed Project would provide for distinctive signage, which identifies principal entries to unique neighborhoods, historic structures and districts, and public buildings and parking. In addition, as new buildings are constructed or existing buildings are improved, proposed improvements, including new signage, would comply with The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Thus, proposed signage would complement, and would not detract from adjacent commercial and residential uses and would be consistent with designated historic resources. The Project regulations would permit signage displaying information regarding any University buildings, event, or program located or conducted within the Project area and such signage would be considered to be on-site signs as defined by LAMC Section, 14.4.2. Any such signage would be subject to the proposed signage guidelines of the Proposed Urban Design Guidelines. A master sign plan would be prepared for Subarea 3A prior to the issuance of any sign permits. The master sign plan would identify all sign types that can be viewed from the street, sidewalk or public right-of-way. The master sign plan would be designed and prepared by a single graphic design firm or signage design company to assure a cohesive, integrated approach to the variety of signs required for building identification, wayfinding and regulatory needs, and shall incorporate applicable signage design guidelines specified in the proposed Urban Design Guidelines (see below). The master sign plan would include:

 A site plan identifying location of all sign types and that identifies each proposed sign by number, showing its location in relation to structures, walkways and landscaped areas;

15 Subject neighborhood is located north of the Campus bound by Adams Boulevard in the north, 30th Street in the south, Vermont Avenue in the west, and Hoover Street in the east.

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 A matrix describing general characteristics of each sign type, sign name or number, illumination, dimensions, quantity); and

 A scaled elevation of each sign type showing overall dimensions, sign copy, typeface, materials, colors and form of illumination.

Lighting would be provided throughout the Project area to provide visibility, promote safety, and enhance the nighttime environment. Specifically, adequate lighting would be installed along all pedestrian walkways and vehicular access ways. Street lights would be attractively designed, compatible with building facades and other street furniture, and coordinated with an overall street furniture and graphics/signage program. The proposed Project would ensure that illumination sources would be shielded and on-site lighting be directed onto driveways and walkways, and away from adjacent residential uses.

(7) Urban Design Guidelines

New development within the Project site would be developed in accordance with a set of proposed Urban Design Guidelines that would serve to improve the environment both aesthetically and physically. These guidelines address site planning; building design; circulation, access and parking facilities; landscaping and open space; and light and glare. These Urban Design Guidelines include the following:

(a) Site Planning

Where structures are oriented toward the main commercial street where a parcel is located, pedestrian/vehicular conflicts shall be avoided by:

 Minimizing the number and widths of driveways providing sole access to the rear of lots fronting public streets.

 Minimizing the number and width of sidewalk curb cuts to promote street wall continuity and reduce conflicts with pedestrians on lots fronting public streets.

 Providing speed bumps for driveways paralleling walkways for more than 50 feet.

 Focus activity on the street, encouraging a vibrant pedestrian-oriented environment, with activity centered along property edges at the interface between building and street. Retail, commercial service, and University and Community Serving uses that are open to the public should be located along frontages of commercial developments on lots fronting public streets.

 Provide front pedestrian entrances for businesses fronting on main public streets or public access paseos. Any primary entrance along the public street shall remain unlocked and unobstructed during normal business hours.

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 Provide ancillary structures, service areas, pedestrian walkways, vehicular paths, loading areas, drop off and landscaped areas relating to the location and use of the structure.

 Provide, where feasible, the undergrounding of new utility service within Subarea 3A.

 Provide useable open space within or adjoining residential buildings or residential components of mixed-use buildings for outdoor activities.

 Locate surface parking in such locations that are set back and screened along public streets and alleys.

 Locate building facades at the front property line or at the required setback to create a strong street edge. Where additional setback is necessary, that area can be used to create a courtyard or an “outdoor room” adjacent to the street, incorporating seating or water features, for example.

 Promote an open design wherein fence features are minimized and discrete, or eliminated if possible. Fence features in Subarea 3 along any exterior façade or public access pedestrian route should be avoided.

(b) Building Design

The mass and proportion of all new buildings shall adequately address pedestrian scale. The design of all proposed projects shall be articulated to provide variation and visual interest, and enhance the streetscape by providing continuity with adjacent buildings and reducing opportunities for graffiti. Building materials shall be employed to provide texture, interest and variety to exterior building facades fronting public streets. The purpose of these provisions is to ensure that a project avoids large sterile expanses of building walls facing public streets; is designed to complement the surrounding neighborhood; and creates a stable environment with a pleasant and desirable character, as follows:

 Utilize building façade area including transparent building elements, such as windows and doors, on front facades of academic and retail storefronts to sustain street level interest. However, facades of structures facing rear parking areas or alleys, may minimize transparent elements.

 Transparent building elements, such as storefronts, display windows, glazed entry lobbies, and other design features that allow for transparency shall occupy a minimum of 50 percent of the exterior wall surface of the ground floor façade of commercial storefronts facing Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street.

 Require the use of articulations, recesses, surface perforations, porticoes, arcades, periodic changes in wall plane, building material and/or color, the

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introduction of building fenestration, canopies, awnings and setbacks, storefront signage, or other approaches that create visual interest, and/or shadow lines to break up long, flat buildings, particularly of facades that face a public street or alley.

 Building podiums shall create a consistent urban street wall defining the street edge.16 A building street wall shall be defined as the street facing façade of a building’s podium level. Breaks in the building street wall shall be restricted to that necessary to accommodate pedestrian paseos, public plazas, entry forecourts, permitted vehicular access driveways, and residential/hotel drop-offs (e.g., porte cochere) and front yards for faculty/staff townhomes.

 Commercial projects should be designed in an architectural style and character that is complementary of the USC Campus while promoting a unique identity for the Subarea.

 Dark tinted, reflective or opaque glazing is discouraged for any required public street level wall opening.

 Design areas of building façades to receive appropriately scaled and positioned signage.

 Architectural features such as canopies, awnings, and overhangs shall be permitted to extend beyond the face of the building into the public right-of-way, provided they do not impede any streetscape trees or other streetscape elements, and that the necessary approvals have been obtained.

 Architectural features such as canopies, awnings, and overhangs shall be compatible with the architecture of the building.

 Architectural features such as canopies, awnings, and overhangs may be constructed of woven fabric, glass, metal or other permanent material compatible with the building architecture. Internally illuminated awnings shall not be permitted.

 Locate access to service and loading facilities in non-obtrusive locations so that they are separated or screened from pedestrian paseos and primary building entrances.

 Public street-level access to service and loading facilities shall be located away from a primary building entrance, pedestrian paseo, or public outdoor gathering area. This guideline shall not apply to a student/faculty/staff housing or hotel drop-off (porte-cochere).

16 The podium level is the base or plinth level of the building. Generally, one or two levels of commercial uses or parking would be located below the podium level, with residential or academic above the podium level.

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 Screen all rooftop equipment and building appurtenances from public view.

 Require the enclosure of trash and recycling areas for all projects.

 All entrances to retail uses located along public streets should be designed so to appear as retail storefronts. Architectural features that reinforce the retail character of the ground level street wall and/or help define the pedestrian environment along the sidewalk, such as canopies, awnings, and overhangs, are encouraged and should be integral to the architecture of the building.

 Reduce the visual impact of parking structures so as to promote sidewalk interest and pedestrian activity.

 On-site surface parking facilities (i.e., parking lots) should be discouraged within Subarea 3A, except surface parking associated with student/faculty/staff housing or hotel drop-off (porte-cochere), and existing surface parking facilities.

 Locate ground floor parking to minimize its visibility along public street level facades.

 Within Subarea 3A, parking facilities should be located behind occupied ground floor building or tenant space along street level facades, except for street frontage devoted to vehicular access, drop-off or valet parking facilities devoted primarily to a student/faculty/staff housing or hotel drop-off (e.g., porte-cochere).

(d) Landscaping and Open Space

 Where feasible, use landscaping to provide a buffer where property lines abut adjacent residential uses.

 Pedestrian ways should have paving that is varied in scale. Paving should be consistent with the existing concrete and brick banding system that is prevalent throughout Campus.

 Seating, pedestrian lighting, building entrances, and bicycle parking should be integrated into the pedestrian ways.

 Plant species and landscape design should be compatible with the Southern California region and the University Park Campus.

 Provide a diversity of open spaces throughout the Project site, including space devoted to public gatherings, pedestrian movement, and other social and recreational functions.

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 Utilize drought tolerant plant species within required open space areas to the greatest extent possible.

 Landscaping should be both compatible with the Campus as well as the surrounding community, utilizing a diversity of plant species, colors, and floras.

 Make all retail and residential areas conducive to a variety of outdoor activities such as standing, sitting, strolling, conversing, window shopping, dining, etc. Incorporate amenities that support these activities. In particular, add seating for comfort and use plants for their shading, cooling, and aesthetic qualities.

 Within landscaped areas abutting buildings, design open space areas to give them the character of outdoor rooms contained by buildings and provide landscaping that comfortably supports human occupation and use.

(e) Light and Glare

 Install adequate lighting along all pedestrian walkways and vehicular access ways. Lighting along pedestrian walkways should be directed downwards and should avoid glare.

 Shield illumination source and direct on-site lighting onto driveways and walkways, away from adjacent residential uses.

(f) Signage

a. Signage Guidelines For All Sign Types

 Signs in Context

i. Signs should be conceived as an integral part of the project design so as not to appear as an afterthought.

ii. The location, size, and appearance of signs should complement the building and should be in character with the Subarea in which they are located.

iii. Signs should respect residential uses within and adjacent to a project. The intent is to promote a more peaceful living environment without undue impacts upon residential uses. Small signs, no animation, limited lighting and shorter operating hours are appropriate where signs are visible from residences.

 Sign Location in Relation to Street Trees

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i. Except in locations where street trees are not required, no signs shall be located between 14 feet above sidewalk elevation and 40 feet above sidewalk elevation to avoid conflicts with the tree canopy, except where the applicant demonstrates that no conflict will occur.

ii. To accommodate tenant signs below the tree canopy, a street tree’s lateral branches may be removed below a height of 14 feet above the sidewalk elevation, provided that: a) no removed branch has a diameter of more than 1/4 of the trunk diameter or 3”, whichever is less, and b) the total tree height is 2.5 times the clear trunk height. For example, if the total tree height is 35 feet, the lateral branches along the trunk may be removed below 14 feet. If the total tree height is 25 feet, the lateral branches may be removed below 10 feet.

iii. Trees may not be topped or headed back on the sides to expose signs. If a tree is topped or headed back to expose a sign, the tree shall be replaced by the sign permit holder or sign owner with a tree equal in size to the topped or headed tree prior to topping or heading.

 Sign Illumination and Animation

i. Illuminated signs that reflects the individual character of the Specific Plan Subareas are encouraged.

ii. Signs shall use appropriate means of illumination. These include: neon tubes, fiber optics, incandescent lamps, cathode ray tubes, shielded spotlights and wall wash fixtures.

iii. Signs may be illuminated during the hours of operation of a business, but not later than 2 A.M. or earlier than 7 A.M.

b. Residential Project Signs

 Signage should reinforce the identity of the residential complex and be visible from the most prominent public corner or frontage.

 All signs shall be integrated with the design of the project’s architecture and landscaping. As a family of elements, signs should be related in their design approach and convey a clear hierarchy of information.

 Signage should identify the main/visitor entrance or lobby, resident or visitor parking, community facilities, major amenities and commercial uses. These signs should be related in style and material while appropriately scaled for the intended audience.

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 Residents soon learn the project entries and facilities so signs should not be too large or duplicative.

 Signs for community facilities should be prominent and easily read by first time visitors.

 Mixed-use projects with commercial or retail tenants shall comply with the retail section below.

c. Retail Signs

 Retail signs should be appropriately scaled from the primary viewing audience (pedestrian-oriented districts require smaller signage than fast moving automobile-oriented districts).

 The location, size, and appearance of tenant identification signs should contribute to street activity and enhance the street-level experience that is appropriate to each Subarea.

 For projects that have multiple storefront tenants of similar size, generally all signage should be of the same type (i.e., cut out letters, blade, or neon) and the same relative size and source of illumination. Retail tenants will appear to be different by their store name, font, color and type of retail displays.

d. Tall Building Signs

 Buildings at least 120 feet tall may have “Tall Building Signs” that identify the building, subject to the following criteria:

 Location. On a flat topped building, Tall Building Signs must be located between the top of the windows on the topmost floor and the top of the roof parapet or within an area 16 feet below the top of the roof parapet. On buildings with stepped or otherwise articulated tops, Tall Building Signs may be located within an area 16 feet below the top of the building or within an area 16 feet below the top of the parapet of the main portion of the building below the stepped or articulated top. Tall Building Signs must be located on a wall and may not be located on a roof, including a sloping roof, and may not block any windows.

 Maximum Sign Area. A Tall Building Sign may not occupy more than 50% of the area in which the sign may be located on a single building face or 800 square feet, whichever is less and may include only a single line of text.

 Number of Tall Building Signs. A building may have no more than two Tall Building Signs on any two sides of the building. In the case of a cylindrical or elliptical building, the building should be considered to have four quadrants,

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which will in no case exceed 25% of the perimeter of the building. Both Tall Building Signs on a building must be identical.

 Materials. Tall Building Signs must be constructed of high quality, durable materials that are compatible with the building materials. Cut-out letters that are individually pin-mounted and backlit are encouraged. Box signs are prohibited.

 Orientation. To the extent feasible, Tall Building Signs shall not be oriented toward nearby residential neighborhoods.

 Flexibility. Tall Building Signs shall be designed to be changed over time.

 Other Guidelines. Tall Building Signs are encouraged to meet the following guidelines:

o The use of symbols, rather than names or words, is encouraged.

o Tall Building Signs should be integrated into the architectural design of the building.

o Nighttime lighting of Tall Building Signs, as well as of distinctive building tops, is encouraged and the two should be integrated. Lighting of Tall Building signs should include backlighting that creates a “halo” around the skylight sign. Backlighting may be combined with other types of lighting.

(8) Streetscape Guidelines

Improvements to the streetscape and landscaping in public spaces and rights-of- way within the Project area would comply with a set of streetscape guidelines. These guidelines would improve the environment both aesthetically and physically, as opportunities in the Project area occur which involve public improvements or other public and/or private projects that affect public spaces and rights-of ways.

(a) Street Trees

 Select species which (a) enhance the pedestrian environment, and convey a distinctive high quality visual image for the streets, (b) are drought and smog- tolerant and complement existing street trees.

 Establish a hierarchy for street trees which shall include:

o Major Accent Trees. These trees should be located at entry locations, intersections, and activity centers.

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o Street Trees. Select specific species to be the common tree for street frontages. A single flowering species may be selected for all commercial districts or different species selected to distinguish one neighborhood, district, or street from another. In commercial districts, the trees should be more transparent or have a higher canopy to promote views of store fronts and signs.

o Ornamental or Special Plantings. At special areas along street frontages, such as linkages to pedestrian walkways and plazas and outdoor dining areas, ornamental trees providing shade and color should be utilized to emphasize and focus attention on those places.

 Provide for the installation of street trees along public sidewalks defining the types and spacing in accordance with the City of Los Angeles Urban Forestry Division’s Street Tree Selection Guide.

(b) Street Furniture

 Install street furniture that encourages pedestrian activity or physical and visual access to buildings and which is aesthetically pleasing, functional and comfortable, including such elements as bus and pedestrian benches, bus shelters, kiosks, community notice boards, trash and recycling receptacles, newspaper racks, bicycle racks, USC Department of Public Safety emergency phones, landscaped planters, drinking fountains, and bollards. Priority should be given to pedestrian oriented areas.

 Where appropriate in pedestrian commercial districts, allow for the use of kiosks, carts and other street furniture.

 Install new street lights in commercial districts which are pedestrian oriented. Street lights shall be attractively designed, compatible in theme and location with building facades and other street furniture, provide adequate visibility, security, and a festive night time environment, and be coordinated with an overall street furniture and graphics/signage program.

 Establish a consistent decoratively themed street lighting type in Campus areas utilizing a light standard that is compatible with the Campus and coordinated with an overall street furniture and graphics/signage program.

(d) Sidewalks/Paving

 Pave sidewalks and crosswalks with brick pavers, concrete, or other safe, non- slip materials to create a distinctive pedestrian environment and, for crosswalks,

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to visually and physically differentiate these from vehicle travel lanes and promote continuity between pedestrian sidewalks.

 Develop sidewalk “pull-outs” or bulbs at intersections, where they do not adversely impact traffic flow or safety, by extending the sidewalk to the depth of a parking stall, to accommodate landscaping and street furniture and reduce the width of the crosswalk.

(9) University Park “Core Campus” Planning and Design Guidelines17

 Buildings should be urban types that align on the streets, courts, and quadrangles of the Campus.

 Buildings should generally be not less than three stories or more than five stories in height in order to adequately define the public spaces of the Campus and to maximize the limited remaining building sites opportunities. Greater height may be achieved on the interior of the block by stepping back from the street.

 All buildings should have full basements, where feasible to maximize the limited remaining building site opportunities.

 Principal building entrances should be legible, and be located along the public spaces – the streets and quadrangles.

 The architectural vocabulary of all new buildings must be compatible with, inspired by, and be reflective of the Italian Romanesque style of the historic core of the University Park Campus, and in particular of the four paradigmatic buildings of the Campus (i.e. Bovard Administration Building, Doheny Memorial Library, Mudd Memorial Hall of Philosophy, and Gwynn Wilson Student Union).

 Buildings should generally be masonry construction (brick, stone, concrete, etc.) with punched windows, and be in a color range compatible with the Campus environment. Brick should be a blended mix rather than a single color.

 Both flat and sloped red tile roofs should be utilized.

 Buildings should have a base, middle and top. The base is especially important as it reinforces the pedestrian scale of the building and defines a ground level layer of space for people and activity.

17 The University Park Core Campus Planning and Design Guidelines are established guidelines which have been approved by the Board at the University.

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 The ground floors of buildings should be articulate and distinct, and where feasible, the interior spaces should be organized as extensions of the public space outside. Utilize colonnades and loggias where feasible.

 Quadrangles are the public space of the Campus. New quadrangles should be created to expand the possibilities of leisure and ceremonial use and to extend the civic structure of public spaces.

 New quadrangles should expand the current landscape repertoire to a full range of landscape types; i.e. from formal to picturesque.

 Courts are the outdoor living rooms of the Campus. They should be included in new buildings when feasible, and underdeveloped existing courts should be improved.

 Ground floor spaces of building should relate to the courts they enclose.

 Streets are both the places and connection spaces. The remaining public vehicular street systems of sidewalk-street-sidewalk should be replaced over time by tree-lined pedestrian ways.

 Trees on major pedestrian ways should be planted in regular rows, and as closely spaced as recommended for the species, in order to form a spatial canopy.

 There should be a hierarchy of streets or ways. Some major streets should be defined by regular rows of single species, others in segments of different species. Secondary streets may be either regular or picturesque, and may be composed of single or multiple species.

 Pedestrian ways should have paving that is varied and small in scale. Paving should be consistent with the existing concrete and brick banding system that is prevalent throughout campus.

 Seating, pedestrian lighting, building entrances and bicycle parking should be integrated into the pedestrian ways.

 Plant material and landscape design should be compatible with the Southern California region and the University Park Campus.

d. Analysis of Proposed Project Impacts

(1) Land Use Consistency

As discussed above, development of the Project site would occur in accordance with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines and the University’s approved University Park

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Campus Planning and Design Guidelines. In addition, development would be subject to various local and regional land use regulations, plans, and programs. The proposed Project’s consistency with these applicable regulations, plans, and programs is addressed below.

(a) City of Los Angeles General Plan

(i) General Plan Framework Element

Table IV.G-1 on page IV.G-52 provides an analysis of the proposed Project’s consistency with relevant goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan Framework Element. As demonstrated therein, the proposed Project would generally be consistent with the General Plan Framework Element. Specifically, the proposed Project would provide a mix of academic/University uses, student and faculty residential uses, retail/commercial uses, a hotel with conference areas, and a laboratory school/community educational academy that would contribute to the existing diversity of uses in the Project area. Such uses would be consistent with the Mixed-Use Boulevard and Regional Center designations of the various portions of the Project site identified above. Specifically, the proposed types of uses and FAR would be consistent with those set forth for the Regional Center designation within the eastern portion of Subarea 1 near Figueroa Street and the Mixed-Use Boulevard designation within the western portions of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont Avenue However, the proposed Project would modify the Neighborhood District designation within the eastern portion of Subarea 3 to a Community or Regional Center designation, which would reflect the proposed uses and FAR proposed by the Project.

The proposed academic/University uses would support existing and future USC students and faculty by increasing academic space to a level that better supports academic excellence. In addition, the proposed Project's student and faculty residential uses would help meet the housing needs of USC students and faculty. The new retail/commercial uses, hotel/conference areas, and laboratory school/community educational academy would serve the USC community as well as the greater surrounding community, thus enhancing the existing range of services. The proposed Project would also incorporate new landscaped open space and associated facilities, thus further promoting an improved quality of life for the community.

In addition, by developing a mix of mutually compatible uses in proximity to the highly urbanized Campus, the proposed Project would create opportunities for students, faculty, and visitors to walk and/or bike to and from their destinations. Furthermore, the Project site is served by numerous public transit services and will be served in the future by the Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. Development of the proposed Project's mix of uses near existing and future public transit services would promote the use of alternative transportation. The proposed Project would also include

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency

Chapter 3 - Land Use

Distribution of Land Use Objective 3.1: Accommodate a diversity of uses The proposed Project would enhance the existing diversity of that support the needs of the City’s existing and uses in the Project area by providing a mix of future residents, businesses, and visitors. academic/University uses, student and faculty housing, retail/commercial uses, a hotel with conference areas, and a laboratory school/community educational academy. The proposed academic/University uses would support existing and future USC students and faculty by increasing academic space. Furthermore, the proposed Project's housing component would help meet the housing needs of USC students and faculty. In addition, the proposed Project would provide retail/commercial uses, a hotel, and a laboratory school/academy that would serve the University population and surrounding community, thus enhancing the existing range of services. Overall, the proposed Project's various uses would support the needs of existing and future students, faculty, visitors, and businesses. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 3.1.1: Identify areas sufficient for the The proposed Project would develop a diverse mix of uses in development of a diversity of uses that serve the the USC University Park Campus area. The proposed needs of existing and future residents, provide job academic/University uses, student and faculty housing, opportunities, and support visitors and tourism. retail/commercial uses, hotel, and library school/academy would serve the needs of existing and future USC students, faculty, visitors, and businesses. Furthermore, the proposed Project's proposed retail/commercial uses would provide new job opportunities, and the proposed hotel would support visitors/tourism. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.1.3: Identify areas for the establishment Implementation of the proposed Project would create new of new open space opportunities to serve the open space areas. In particular, new pedestrian pathways needs of existing and future residents. These and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park- opportunities may include a citywide linear network like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also of parklands and trails, neighborhood parks, and include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as urban open spaces. open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.1.6: Allow for land use adjustments to The Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit account for the introduction of new transit routes line is currently under construction and will pass through the and stations and consider the appropriate type and Project area, with proposed stops at Jefferson density of use generally within one-quarter mile of Boulevard/Flower Street, Trousdale Parkway/Exposition the corridor and station to reflect the policies of the Boulevard, and Vermont Avenue/Exposition Boulevard. This General Plan Framework and Land Use - light rail line, which will run from Downtown Los Angeles to Transportation Policy. Culver City, is currently scheduled to be operational in 2010 and will be within one-quarter mile of the proposed Project. Therefore, the proposed Project's proposed land uses would

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency be served by this new transit route. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.1.7 Allow for development in accordance There is currently no Specific Plan adopted for the Project with the policies, standards, and programs of site. However, the proposed Project is anticipated to be specific plans in areas in which they have been developed in accordance with a proposed specific plan that adopted. In accordance with Policy 3.1.6, consider would set forth policies, standards, and policies that would amending these plans when new transit routes and guide future development. Thus, the proposed Project would stations are confirmed and funding is secured. be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.1.8 Consider the formulation of plans that A Specific Plan is proposed as part of the proposed Project facilitate the local community's identification of that would set forth standards with regard to uses, densities, precise uses, densities, and design characteristics and design characteristics for new development in the for development and public streetscape for Project area. The proposed Specific Plan would maintain neighborhood areas smaller than the community the unique identities of the individual Subareas and would plans, provided that the Framework Element's provide uses that would meet the needs of the existing and differentiation and relationships among land use anticipated University population. The proposed Specific districts are generally maintained, there is no Plan would increase housing capacity in the Project area. In significant change in the population and addition, with the proposed amendment to the General Plan employment capacity of the neighborhood, and Framework Element Land Use Diagram, the proposed there is no significant reduction in overall housing Project would be consistent with the general land use capacity. relationships set forth in the Framework Element. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.1.9 Assure that fair treatment of people of This policy is directed at policymakers and enforcement all races, cultures, incomes and education levels entities rather than individual development projects. with respect to the development, implementation Nonetheless, the proposed Project’s land uses would be and enforcement of environmental laws, open to all races, cultures, incomes, and education levels. regulations, and policies, including affirmative Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this efforts to inform and involve environmental groups, policy. especially environmental justice groups, in early planning stages through notification and two-way communication. Objective 3.2: To provide for the spatial The Project site is located within the USC University Park distribution of development that promotes an Campus area, a high density area featuring a mix of land improved quality of life by facilitating a reduction of uses including educational, institutional, residential, retail, vehicle trips, vehicle miles traveled, and air restaurant, hotel, and other service uses. Development of pollution. the proposed Project’s proposed mix of uses would expand the land use diversity within the area and serve the needs of existing and future students, faculty, staff, and area residents. The location of the proposed student and faculty residential units on or within walking distance of the USC University Park Campus, as well as the availability of nearby public transit facilities such as the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line, would provide opportunities for the use of alternative modes of transportation. Furthermore, the proposed neighborhood- serving commercial uses in Subarea 3 (University Village) would be in close proximity to existing surrounding residential uses. The convenient location and proposed mix of such uses would enable residents to walk to these uses

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency and would facilitate a reduction in vehicle trips and miles traveled. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this General Plan Framework objective.

Policy 3.2.1: Provide a pattern of development The proposed Project would develop new uses that would consisting of distinct districts, centers, boulevards, strengthen the University Park area as a major academic and neighborhoods that are differentiated by their center and community-oriented activity center. Specifically, functional role, scale, and character. This shall be the proposed Project would contribute new academic/ accomplished by considering factors such as the University uses, housing, retail/commercial uses, a hotel, existing concentrations of use, community-oriented and potentially a new laboratory school/community activity centers that currently or potentially service educational academy. The proposed Project would provide a adjacent neighborhoods, and existing or potential pattern of development that is consistent with what already public transit corridors and stations. exists. Specifically, under the proposed Project, Subarea 1 would continue to serve as the center of University activities. Anticipated uses within Subarea 1 include academic/ University uses (teaching and research, with related University administration and support services), as well as student housing. Under the proposed Project, new development within Subarea 2 would expand the existing ancillary University uses (e.g., administration/support) in the Subarea. Anticipated uses within Subarea 2 would generally consist of administration/support, storage, warehouse, manufacturing, research and development, and other uses that would support the functions of the University. Subarea 3 would include a mix of academic/University, retail/commercial, hotel, and student/faculty housing uses consistent with what currently exist in this subarea. The proposed academic/University uses would further promote the University’s presence in the area and reinforce Figueroa Street Corridor as a regional center. The proposed Project would also be accessible from existing and future public transit corridors and stations, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.2.2: Establish, through the Framework New development under the proposed Project would be Long-Range Land Use Diagram, community plans, implemented through a proposed Specific Plan that would and other implementing tools, patterns and types serve as a tool to guide orderly development of University of development that improve the integration of growth, including student and faculty housing as well as new housing with commercial uses and the integration retail/commercial uses. Under the Specific Plan, new uses of public services and various densities of would be integrated so as to facilitate functionality and residential development within neighborhoods at accessibility and enhance the character of the Project site appropriate locations. and surrounding area. In the event portions of the Project are developed through different sets of entitlements prior to a Specific Plan, the individual projects would comply with design guidelines, conditions and restrictions similar to those in the Specific Plan. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency Policy 3.2.3: Provide for the development of land The proposed Project would include new landscaped public use patterns that emphasize pedestrian/bicycle open space areas as well as pedestrian/bicycle access and use in appropriate locations. improvements to emphasize and promote pedestrian and bicycle access and use. Within Subarea 3 in particular, McClintock Avenue would be closed off to vehicles and restricted to pedestrian access. Furthermore, the proposed Project would include the development of a mix of academic/University uses, residential uses, retail/commercial uses, a hotel, and a laboratory school/community educational academy on and around the USC University Park Campus. This mix of uses would create opportunities for students, faculty, and visitors to walk or bike to and from their destinations. Furthermore, the proposed neighborhood- serving commercial uses in Subarea 3 (University Village) would be in close proximity to existing surrounding residential uses and therefore, would serve existing surrounding residents. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.2.4: Provide for the siting and design of The proposed Project would enhance the character of the new development that maintains the prevailing surrounding land uses. Specifically, new development in the scale and character of the City's stable residential Project area would be developed in accordance with a set of neighborhoods and enhance the character of proposed Urban Design Guidelines. Within Subarea 1, new commercial and industrial districts. Project buildings would be designed to complement and enhance the existing Campus buildings. Within Subarea 3, the proposed Project would develop a mix of residential and commercial uses that would be integrated and designed to create an attractive, pedestrian-friendly community through the use of landscaped pedestrian walkways and pedestrian scale buildings. Additionally, new Project buildings in Subarea 2 would replace the existing blighted buildings with new modern buildings that would enhance the aesthetics of the area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 3.4: Encourage new multi-family Various portions of the Project site are designated as Mixed- residential, retail commercial, and office Use Boulevard Regional Center and Neighborhood District. development in the City’s neighborhood districts, The western portion of Subarea 1 along Vermont Avenue is community, regional, and downtown centers as designated as Mixed-Use Boulevard. This land use category well as along primary transit corridors/ boulevards, allows for a mix of commercial, residential, and institutional while at the same time conserving existing uses. Thus, the proposed Project’s provision of neighborhoods and related districts. academic/University uses and student residential uses proposed for Subarea 1 would be consistent with this land use category. In addition, the eastern portion of Subarea 1 along Figueroa Street is designated as Regional Center. This land use category allows for a mix of regional serving commercial, residential, and institutional uses. The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses in the highly urbanized USC University Park Campus area, a major regional destination, and thus would be consistent with this land use category. Furthermore, while

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency the Neighborhood District designation for the eastern portion of Subarea 3 would be changed to Community or Regional Center under the proposed Project, the proposed Project’s mix of neighborhood-serving retail/commercial uses would be consistent with the land uses provided for within these land use categories Additionally, the proposed Project would be located in proximity to the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line and Figueroa Boulevard, a major transit corridor. Development of new student beds and faculty housing would also help preserve other nearby residential neighborhoods from being utilized for student housing. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective Policy 3.4.1: Conserve existing stable residential The proposed Project would not encroach upon existing neighborhoods and lower-intensity commercial stable residential neighborhoods and lower intensity districts and encourage the majority of new commercial districts. The Project site is adjacent to medium commercial and mixed-use (integrated commercial density to high density residential uses and commercial and residential) development to be located (a) in a uses. The proposed Project would be developed in the network of neighborhood districts, community, University Park area, a major academic and regional center regional, and downtown centers, (b) in proximity to in the City. Furthermore, the proposed Project would be rail and bus transit stations and corridors, and (c) developed in proximity to the future Metro Mid along the City's major boulevards, referred to as City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line and districts, centers, and mixed-use boulevards, in Figueroa Boulevard, a major transportation corridor. Thus, accordance with the Framework Long-Range Land the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Use Diagram. Policy 3.4.2: Encourage new industrial Subarea 2 of the Project site is designated for limited development in areas traditionally planned for such manufacturing uses by the Southeast Los Angeles purposes generally in accordance with the Community Plan. The proposed Project would provide for Framework Long-Range Land Use Diagram and the development of approximately 500,000 square feet of as specifically shown on the community plans. academic/University uses that would support the functions of the University. These uses would be consistent with the current Community Plan designation. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Neighborhood Commercial Goal 3D: Pedestrian-oriented districts that provide The eastern portion of Subarea 3 is currently designated as local identity, commercial activity, and support Los a Neighborhood District. While this designation would be Angeles' neighborhoods. changed to Community or Regional Center under the proposed Project, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal as the proposed Project would create a pedestrian-oriented district. Specifically, the proposed Project would develop a mix of uses that would enable pedestrian opportunities, and new development would be required to comply with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, thus ensuring that uses would be pedestrian- oriented. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. With these improvements, the proposed Project would provide local identity, increase commercial activity, and support the

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency surrounding neighborhoods. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

Objective 3.8: Reinforce existing and establish The Neighborhood District designation for the eastern new neighborhood districts which accommodate a portion of Subarea 3 would be changed to Community or broad range of uses that serve the needs of Regional Center under the proposed Project, Nonetheless, adjacent residents, promote neighborhood activity, the proposed Project’s development of new neighborhood- are compatible with adjacent neighborhoods, and serving retail/commercial uses would serve the needs of are developed as desirable places to work and residents of the Project site and adjacent neighborhoods. visit. Such uses would provide a broader range of services that would promote neighborhood activity. Furthermore, the proposed uses are consistent with the uses that already occur in that area, and thus, would be compatible with adjacent neighborhoods. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 3.8.1: Accommodate the development of The Neighborhood District designation is applicable to the neighborhood-serving uses in areas designated as eastern portion of Subarea 3. While this designation would "Neighborhood District". The range and be changed to Community or Regional Center under the densities/intensities of uses permitted in any area proposed Project, the proposed Project’s mix of shall be identified in the community plans. neighborhood-serving retail/commercial uses would be consistent with the range of land uses permitted within this land use category. However, the proposed Project would be developed at a density that would be greater than that typically set forth for the Neighborhood District designation. Therefore, the proposed Project would partially be consistent with this policy; however, upon redesignation, the proposed project would be consistent with the goals and policies applicable to the Community or Regional Center designations. Policy 3.8.2: Encourage the retention of existing The Neighborhood District designation for the eastern and development of new commercial uses that portion of Subarea 3 would be changed to Community or primarily are oriented to the residents of adjacent Regional Center under the proposed Project, Nonetheless, neighborhoods and promote the inclusion of the proposed Project’s development of new neighborhood- community services (e.g., childcare and serving retail/commercial uses would serve the residents of community meeting rooms). the Project site and adjacent neighborhoods. Furthermore, the development of the laboratory school/educational academy would serve the University and community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.8.3: Encourage the owners of existing The Neighborhood District designation for the eastern commercial shopping centers that contain chain portion of Subarea 3 would be changed to Community or grocery and drug stores to include additional uses, Regional Center commercial under the proposed Project, such as restaurants, entertainment, childcare Nonetheless, the proposed Project’s development of new facilities, public meeting rooms, recreation, cultural neighborhood-serving retail/commercial uses would be facilities, and public open spaces, which enhance consistent with this policy as the uses would include neighborhood activity restaurants, entertainment uses, recreational facilities, a fitness center, and open space areas. These proposed uses for Subarea 3 would enhance neighborhood activity and foster a community environment. Therefore, the proposed

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.8.4: Enhance pedestrian activity by the The proposed Project would create a pedestrian-oriented design and siting of structures in accordance with community. Specifically, the proposed Project would Chapter 5 Urban Form and Neighborhood Design develop a mix of uses in Subarea 3 that would enable policies of this Element and Pedestrian-Oriented pedestrian opportunities, and new development would be District Policies 3.16.1 through 3.16.3. required to comply with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, thus ensuring that uses would be pedestrian- oriented. Subarea 3 would also provide various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy Policy 3.8.5: Initiate a program of streetscape New Project development would be subject to the proposed improvements, where appropriate Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Guidelines, which are described in Subsection c, Project Design Features, and are designed to promote architectural compatibility and suitable landscaping. Adherence to these guidelines would ensure the creation of pedestrian–scaled buildings, architectural variation and visual interest, and an improved streetscape environment. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.8.6: Encourage outdoor areas within Project light sources would consist of exterior lighting along neighborhood districts to be lighted for night use, all pedestrian walkways and vehicular access ways, as well safety and comfort commensurate with their as lighting for security, architectural, and landscaping intended nighttime use. purposes. As required by the Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project, new illumination sources would be required to be shielded and directed onto associated driveways and walkways, away from adjacent residential uses. New street lights in pedestrian-oriented commercial districts would also be introduced and would consist of light standards that are compatible with the Campus and coordinated with an overall street furniture and signage program. Street lights installed along the Project site’s street frontages would be coordinated with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting to maintain appropriate and safe lighting levels on both sidewalks and roadways, while minimizing light and glare on adjacent properties. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Regional Centers Goal 3F: Mixed-use centers that provide jobs, The Regional Center land use category is applicable to the entertainment, culture, and serve the region. eastern portion of Subarea 1 along Figueroa Street. The proposed Project would develop proposed academic/University uses and student housing in Subarea 1. Specifically, these uses would serve the needs of existing and future USC students, faculty, visitors, and businesses. Furthermore, the University anticipates that by 2030, the University would increase its job opportunities. Specifically, the University would employ 1,900 faculty members and

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency 7,000 staff workers. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 3.10 Reinforce existing and encourage The Regional Center land use category is applicable to the the development of new regional centers that eastern portion of Subarea 1 along Figueroa Street. The accommodate a broad range of uses that serve, proposed Project would develop proposed provide job opportunities, and are accessible to the academic/University uses and student housing in Subarea 1. region, are compatible with adjacent land uses, These uses would serve the needs of existing and future and are developed to enhance urban lifestyles USC students, faculty, visitors, and businesses while enhancing urban lifestyles. Furthermore, given the Project site’s proximity to the Expo Light Rail Line and numerous public transit lines, the proposed uses would be accessible to the region. In addition, as analyzed within this Draft EIR section, the proposed academic/University uses and student housing would be compatible with adjacent surrounding commercial, institutional, and residential uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 3.10.1: Accommodate land uses that serve The Regional Center land use category is applicable to the a regional market in areas designated as eastern portion of Subarea 1 along Figueroa Street. The "Regional Center". Retail uses and services that proposed Project would develop proposed support and are integrated with the primary uses academic/University uses and student housing in Subarea 1. shall be permitted. The range and The range and intensities of these uses would be consistent densities/intensities of uses permitted in any area with those identified in the South Los Angeles and Southeast shall be identified in the community plans. Los Angeles Community Plans. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Policy 3.10.2: Accommodate and encourage the The proposed Project would not develop a multi-modal development of multi-modal transportation centers, transportation center. However, the proposed Project would where appropriate locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Exposition Boulevard, Hoover Street and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. As such, the proposed Project would support multi-modal transportation opportunities. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.10.3: Promote the development of high- As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and activity areas in appropriate locations that are Circulation, as part of the Project, modifications would be designed to induce pedestrian activity, in made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, accordance with Pedestrian-Oriented District with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve Policies 3.16.1 through 3.16.3, and provide pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core adequate transitions with adjacent residential uses Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle at the edges of the centers. accommodations would link to other such improvements along Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. These improvements would promote a pedestrian oriented area and enhance pedestrian routes

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency around the Campus. However, proposed building heights would result in significant shading impacts to certain residential uses to the north of the Project site, and generally located south of 30th Street during the Winter Solstice. Therefore, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy. Policy 3.10.4: Provide for the development of New Project development would be subject to the proposed public streetscape improvements, where Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Guidelines, which appropriate are described in Subsection c, Project Design Features, and are designed to promote architectural compatibility and suitable landscaping. Adherence to these guidelines would ensure the creation of pedestrian–scaled buildings, architectural variation and visual interest, and an improved streetscape environment. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.10.5: Support the development of small The proposed Project would provide for new recreational and parks incorporating pedestrian-oriented plazas, open space areas that would integrate new buildings and benches, other streetscape amenities and, where enhance the existing character of the Project site and appropriate, landscaped play areas surrounding area. In particular, new pedestrian pathways, plazas and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways, plazas as well as open space areas. Furthermore, the proposed Project would include a set of streetscape guidelines that would improve the aesthetics and character of the public streetscape. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.10.6: Require that Regional Centers be Project light sources would consist of exterior lighting along lighted to standards appropriate for nighttime all pedestrian walkways and vehicular access ways, as well access and use. as lighting for security, architectural, and landscaping purposes. As required by the Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project, new illumination sources would be required to be shielded and directed onto associated driveways and walkways, away from adjacent residential uses. New street lights in pedestrian-oriented commercial districts would also be introduced and would consist of light standards that are compatible with the Campus and coordinated with an overall street furniture and signage program. Street lights installed along the Project site’s street frontages would be coordinated with the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting to maintain appropriate and safe lighting levels on both sidewalks and roadways, while minimizing light and glare on adjacent properties. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

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Mixed-Use Boulevards Goal 3I: A network of boulevards that balance The mixed-use boulevard land use category is applicable to community needs and economic objectives with the western portion of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont transportation functions and complement adjacent Avenue. The proposed Project would expand upon the residential neighborhoods. existing academic/University uses and student uses that already occur in this area. These uses would serve the needs of the existing and future University community and would contribute to the economic growth of the area. Furthermore, the proposed uses would be located within an area already served by existing transportation services. Lastly, the proposed academic/University uses would not conflict with existing nearby adjacent residential neighborhoods as such uses already exist in the area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 3.13: Provide opportunities for the The mixed-use boulevard land use category is applicable to development of mixed-use boulevards where the western portion of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont existing or planned major transit facilities are Avenue. The proposed Project would not develop new located and which are characterized by low- commercial uses in this area. Rather, the proposed Project intensity or marginally viable commercial uses with would expand upon the existing academic/University uses commercial development and structures that and student uses that already occur in this area. As such, integrate commercial, housing, and/or public Vermont Avenue adjacent to the Project site would continue service uses. to be characterized by a mix of institutional, residential, and commercial uses. Furthermore, the proposed uses would be in close proximity to existing public transit lines and the future Metro Exposition Light Rail Transit Line. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 3.13.1: Encourage the development of The mixed-use boulevard land use category is applicable to commercial uses and structures that integrate the western portion of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont housing units with commercial uses in areas Avenue. The proposed Project would not develop new designated as "Boulevard-Mixed Use". The range commercial uses in this area. Rather, the proposed Project and density/intensity of uses permitted in any area would expand upon the existing academic/University uses shall be identified in the community plans. and student uses that already occur in this area. Vermont Avenue adjacent to the Project site would continue to be characterized by a mix of institutional, residential, and commercial uses. Thus, the proposed Project would generally be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.13.2: Allow boulevards designated for The mixed-use boulevard land use category is applicable to mixed uses to be differentiated into sub-areas that the western portion of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont may individually accommodate: (1) sites Avenue. The proposed Project would expand upon the developed exclusively for commercial uses, (2) existing academic/University uses and student housing uses structures that integrate housing with commercial that already occur in this area, but would not propose uses, (3) sites that contain a mix of free-standing additional commercial uses in this area Since no new uses commercial and housing, and (4) sites developed are proposed for this area and the proposed Project would exclusively for multi-family housing. The represent an infill development, the proposed Project would determination of the appropriate differentiation not alter existing land use relationships and would not shall be accomplished by the community plans in conflict with existing surrounding uses, particularly the consideration of the following: nearby residential neighborhoods. Implementation of the

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency a. Parcel depth and relationship to adjacent uses; proposed Project would develop uses that would be easily b. Adjacency to multi-family residential accessible to bus and rail and would also improve the neighborhoods; economic conditions and value of the Project site and surrounding areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would c. Location on a major bus or funded rail transit not be inconsistent with this policy. route; d. Existence of existing mixed uses; and/or e. Condition and economic value of existing structures (e.g., prevalence of dilapidation and/or economically obsolete commercial uses). Policy 3.13.3: Encourage the inclusion of public The mixed-use boulevard land use category is applicable to service uses (e.g., day and elder care, community the western portions of Subareas 1 and 3 along Vermont meeting rooms, and recreational facilities), school Avenue. The proposed Project would not develop new classrooms, cultural facilities (museums and public service uses in this area. Rather, the proposed libraries), and similar uses in mixed-use structures. Project would expand upon the existing academic/University uses and student uses that already occur in this area.

Vermont Avenue adjacent to the Project site would continue to be characterized by a mix of public service, institutional, residential, and commercial uses. Thus, the proposed Project would not be inconsistent with this policy. Policy 3.13.4: Provide adequate transitions where Development within the vicinity of the mixed-use designated commercial and residential uses are located areas of the Project site would include building height adjacent to one another. transitions that would be sensitive to the residential uses to the north. Further, new buildings would be required to be

articulated and built with a variety of materials so as to avoid long, uninterrupted and monotonous building facades. The application of additional design elements identified in the urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to siting of buildings and building entrances, location of parking areas and driveways, screening of parking areas, signage, lighting and landscaping, among other elements, would also help to ensure architectural compatibility of the new development and to protect the character and scale of existing residential neighborhoods. However, proposed building heights would result in significant shading impacts to certain residential uses to the north of the Project site, and generally located south of 30th Street during the Winter Solstice. Therefore, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy. Policy 3.13.5: Support the development of The proposed Project would provide for new recreational and recreational and small parks in areas developed open space areas that would integrate new buildings and with mixed-use structures. enhance the existing character of the Project site and surrounding area, while serving the recreational needs of the

University community and general community. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3.13.6 Design multi-family residential units As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and to minimize the impacts of traffic and noise and Circulation, by locating new student and faculty units in incorporate recreational and open space amenities proximity to the Campus, the proposed Project would create to support the needs of the residents. pedestrian/bicycle opportunities for students and faculty and would thus minimize traffic impacts in the area. Furthermore, the proposed narrowing of Jefferson Boulevard would improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, without reducing traffic capacity. With regard to noise, as analyzed in Section IV.H, Noise, the Project’s residential buildings design and construction would incorporate materials/systems and technology required to provide adequate sound insulation to meet the acceptable interior noise level of 45 dBA CNEL, as required by the City’s Building Code. Thus, noise impacts would be minimized. Additionally, the proposed Project would provide for new open space areas and landscaping that would serve the recreational needs of Project residents and the greater community. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Based on the above, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Chapter 4 – Housing Policy 4.1.1: Provide sufficient land use and The proposed Project would provide up to 5,400 student density to accommodate an adequate supply of beds in a variety of housing types and configurations and housing units by type and cost within each City approximately 250 faculty housing units. This proposed sub-region to meet the twenty-year projections of housing development would help meet the housing needs of housing needs. USC students who must now compete for space in the surrounding area or other more distant locations. This would provide space in existing units to meet other housing needs. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 4.2: Encourage the location of new The proposed Project would provide up to 5,400 student multi-family housing development to occur in beds in a variety of housing types and configurations and proximity to transit stations, along some transit approximately 250 faculty housing units in close proximity to corridors, and within some high activity areas with the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail adequate transitions and buffers between higher Transit line, near the major transit corridor of Figueroa density development and surrounding lower Boulevard, and within the high activity USC University Park density residential neighborhoods. Campus area. No development is planned within lower- density residential neighborhoods and adequate buffers are provided. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency Objective 4.3: Conserve scale and character of As analyzed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, the proposed residential neighborhoods Project would not substantially contrast with the scale and character of nearby uses, including the nearby residential neighborhoods to the north of Subarea 3. New development within the Project area would be developed in accordance with proposed Urban Design Guidelines to ensure compatibility with adjacent uses. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Chapter 5 – Urban Form and Neighborhood Design Goal 5A: A livable City for existing and future The proposed Project would promote a more livable City for residents and one that is attractive to future existing and future residents. By locating student and faculty investment. A City of interconnected, diverse residential uses in walking distance to the Campus, the neighborhoods that builds on the strengths of proposed Project would enhance the quality of life for those neighborhoods and functions at both the students and faculty. Furthermore, the proposed neighborhood and Citywide scales. neighborhood-serving commercial uses in Subarea 3 (University Village) would be in close proximity to existing surrounding residential uses and therefore, would serve existing surrounding residents. Additionally, development of new academic/University uses, retail/commercial uses, a hotel, as well as a potential laboratory school/community educational academy would increase shopping, dining, and hospitality options for the regional area and provide important opportunities for continued investment in the City. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this General Plan Framework goal. Objective 5.2: Encourage future development in The proposed Project would provide for new development in centers and in nodes along corridors that are the USC University Park Campus area, a major regional served by transit and are already functioning as destination and academic center. Additionally, the proposed centers for the surrounding neighborhoods, the Project would be located in proximity to the future Metro Mid community or the region. City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line and Figueroa Boulevard, a major transit corridor. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 5.5: Enhance the livability of all The proposed Project would enhance the livability of the neighborhoods by upgrading the quality of Campus neighborhoods as new development would be development and improving the quality of the required to comply with a set of proposed Urban Design public realm. Guidelines that would ensure high quality development. Furthermore, the proposed Project would include a set of streetscape guidelines that would improve the aesthetics and character of the public streetscape. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 5.8: Reinforce or encourage the The proposed Project would improve the existing pedestrian establishment of a strong pedestrian orientation in environment by introducing high quality, pedestrian-scaled designated neighborhood districts, community buildings, varied architectural, and mixed-use development centers, and pedestrian-oriented subareas within with street frontage improvements. The proposed Project’s regional centers, so that these districts and centers design would also include landscaped plazas, courtyards, can serve as a focus of activity for the surrounding and pathways to encourage pedestrian activity. Thus, the community and a focus for investment in the

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency community. proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 5.9: Encourage proper design and As described in Subsection C, Project Design Features, and effective use of the built environment to help Section IV.J.1, Public Service - Police, of this Draft EIR, the increase personal safety at all times of the day. proposed Project would provide for a variety of security features to promote individual and community safety at all times of the day. During operation of the proposed Project, the USC Department of Public Safety would continue to provide security and policing services to the Campus. In addition, the University would incorporate security features similar to those currently provided on the Campus to ensure the safety of the University community. These features would include intrusion alarms, omni-lock systems, closed circuit televisions, Lo Jack software for laptops, electronic security devices and intrusion detection systems, and Crime Prevention Through Environment Design (CPTED) features. In addition, blue-light emergency phones would be located as needed throughout the various areas of the Project site. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Chapter 6 – Open Space and Conservation Policy 6.4.1: Encourage and seek to provide for The proposed Project would provide for new open space usable open space and recreational facilities that areas and landscaping that would serve the recreational are distributed throughout the City. needs of Project students and the greater community. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 6.4.2: Encourage increases in parks and The existing USC Campus already includes significant other open space lands where deficiencies exist, passive and active recreation areas available for use by such as South East and South Los Angeles and USC-affiliated persons and by members of the general neighborhoods developed prior to the adoption of public. The proposed Project would provide for new open the State Quimby Act in 1965 space areas and landscaping in the Southeast and South Los Angeles Community Plan areas. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency Policy 6.4.8: Maximize the use of existing public The proposed Project would enhance the public open space open space resources at the neighborhood scale resources of the Campus neighborhoods. Specifically, the and seek new opportunities for private proposed Project would provide for new open space areas development to enhance the open space and landscaping that would integrate new buildings and resources of the neighborhoods. enhance the existing character of the Project site and surrounding area, while serving the recreational needs of the University community and general community. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Furthermore, the proposed Project’s proposed Urban Design Guidelines would create private opportunities to enhance open space resources by requiring new student, faculty, and staff housing development in Subarea 3A to provide a minimum total of 100 square feet of open space area per unit. Common residential open space areas such as plazas, courtyards, and roof terraces (with the exception of recreation rooms and a rooftop athletic area in Subarea 3) would contain a minimum of 25 percent planted area, including trees, shrubs, and/or groundcover. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Chapter 7 – Economic Development Objective 7.2: Establish a balance of land uses The proposed Project would develop a diverse mix of uses in that provides for commercial and industrial the USC University Park Campus area. The proposed development which meets the needs of local academic/University uses, student and faculty housing, residents, sustains economic growth, and assures retail/commercial uses, hotel, and laboratory maximum feasible environmental quality. school/community educational academy would serve the needs of existing and future USC students, faculty, visitors, and the general community. This mix of land uses would accommodate future University populations and would revitalize the area with uses that would be economically viable in the future. As discussed throughout the analyses presented within this Draft EIR, the proposed Project incorporates Project Design Features and mitigation measures that aim to minimize environmental impacts and attain the maximum feasible environmental quality. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this General Plan Framework objective. Policy 7.2.3: Encourage new commercial The proposed Project would develop academic/University development in proximity to rail and bus transit uses, student and faculty housing, retail/commercial uses, a corridors and stations. hotel, and a laboratory school/community educational academy in proximity to the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line as well as Figueroa Boulevard, a major transit corridor. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

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Applicable Goal/Objective/Policy Project Consistency Policy 7.8.3: Encourage mixed-use development The proposed Project would provide for the development of projects, which include revenue generating retail, a mix of academic/University uses, student and faculty to offset the fiscal costs associated with residential housing, retail/commercial uses, a hotel, and a laboratory development. school/community educational academy. The mix of uses would strengthen the University and would help generate revenue in the Project area. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 7.9: Ensure that the available range of The proposed Project would locate up to 5,400 student beds housing opportunities is sufficient, in terms of in a variety of housing types and configurations and location, concentration, type, size, price/rent approximately 250 faculty housing units in close proximity to range, access to local services and access to the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail transportation, to accommodate future population Transit line, near the major transit corridor of Figueroa growth and to enable a reasonable portion of the Boulevard, and within the high activity USC University Park City's work force to both live and work in the City. Campus area. The proposed Project‘s student and faculty housing would help meet the housing needs of University students and faculty through the year 2030. The proposed Project may also free up existing housing units in the local area being used by students. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Chapter 8 – Transportation (Goals, objectives, and policies as well as related implementation programs are set forth in the Transportation Element of the General Plan) Policy 3.13: Enhance pedestrian circulation in The proposed Project would enhance pedestrian circulation neighborhood districts, community centers, and by providing new landscaped public open space areas as appropriate locations in regional centers and along well as pedestrian/bicycle improvements to emphasize and mixed-use boulevards; promote direct pedestrian promote pedestrian and bicycle access and use. Within linkages between transit portals/platforms and Subarea 3 in particular, McClintock Avenue would be closed adjacent commercial development through off to vehicles and restricted to pedestrian access. facilities orientation and design. Furthermore, proposed Project would include the development of a mix of uses on and around the USC University Park Campus that would create opportunities for students, faculty, and visitors to walk and/or bike to and from their destinations. Furthermore, the proposed Project would be located in walking distance of the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line, as well as Figueroa Street, a major transit corridor. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 4.1: Seek to eliminate or minimize the As analyzed in Section IV.K, Transportation and Circulation, intrusion of traffic generated by new regional or the proposed Project would result in significant impact on local development into residential neighborhoods one neighborhood street segment. Thus, the proposed while preserving an adequate collector street Project would be inconsistent with this policy. system.

Source: Matrix Environmental, 2010.

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(ii) South Los Angeles Community Plan and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan

As previously discussed, Subarea 1A and all of Subarea 3 are located in the South Los Angeles Community Plan area. Subarea 1B and all of Subarea 2 are located in the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan area.

Community Plan goals, objectives, and policies regarding aesthetics are addressed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, Views, Light and Glare, and Shading, of this Draft EIR. Community Plan goals objectives and policies regarding public services are addressed within Section IV.L, Public Services, and transportation related goals, objectives, and policies are addressed in Section IV.K, Transportation, Access, and Parking, of this Draft EIR. The proposed Project’s consistency with the relevant land use goals, objectives, and policies set forth in the South Los Angeles Community Plan and Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan is analyzed in Table IV.G-2 on page IV.G-69.

In summary, the proposed mix of land uses, including academic/University uses, housing, retail/commercial uses, hotel/conference space, and a laboratory school/community educational academy, would be consistent with the land use designations of the site as well as with applicable goals, objectives, and policies within the Community Plans. While the Community Plans do not specifically address private institutional uses (such as the proposed Project’s proposed academic/University uses), the uses proposed under the proposed Project would strengthen the University’s presence in the community while accommodating for future University growth. Additionally, by developing student and faculty housing near the core Campus, the proposed Project would support the Community Plans’ goal of providing a safe, secure, and high-quality residential environmental for all economic, age, and ethnic segments of the community (Goal 1). In addition, with development of the retail/ commercial uses and hotel/conference areas in a University environment, the proposed Project would promote a strong and competitive commercial sector to serve the needs of the community (Goal 2). Further, the development of academic/University uses in Subarea 2 that support the University (e.g., warehouse, storage, research & development space) would preserve and promote the industrial nature of that particular area (Goal 3).

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency

Residential Goal 1 Goal 1 A safe secure, and high quality residential environment for all economic, The proposed Project would provide high-quality housing consisting of 5,400 new student beds provided in a age, and ethnic segments of the community. variety of housing types and configurations and 250 faculty units. Housing units would be of varying costs and sizes to serve the housing needs of existing and future USC students and faculty. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 1-1 Objective 1-1 To provide for the preservation of existing housing and for the Implementation of the proposed Project would result in the removal of approximately 1,162 beds within existing development of new housing to meet the diverse economic and physical University housing in Subarea 3 and potentially 200 beds in Subarea 1A. However, the proposed Project would needs of the existing residents and projected population of the Plan area provide 5,400 new student beds and 250 new faculty units and would result in an increase in student and to the year 2010. faculty housing. The proposed Project's new housing uses would meet the needs of the existing and projected population through 2030. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-1.1 Policy 1-1.1 Designate specific lands to provide for adequate multi-family residential Under the proposed Project, up to 5,200 student beds and 250 faculty units could be provided in Subarea 3 and development. up to 200 net new student beds could be provided in Subarea 1. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-1.2 Policy 1-1.2 Protect existing single-family and low density residential neighborhoods The proposed Project would not encroach upon existing single-family and low density residential from encroachment by higher density residential and other incompatible neighborhoods. The Project site is separated from the closest single-family and low-density neighborhoods by uses. medium-density and high-density residential neighborhoods. Furthermore, the proposed Project does not propose any new uses which do not already exist in the area. The proposed Project's mix of educational uses, medium-density housing, and commercial uses would be compatible with the existing educational, residential, and commercial uses in the surrounding area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 1-1.3 Policy 1-1.4 Require that new single-family and multi-family residential development New development under the proposed Project would be designed in accordance with applicable regulatory be designed in accordance with the design standards. standards and the Urban Design Guidelines identified in the Project Design Features (see Section II, Project Description, for further discussion). Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 1-1.4 Maintain at least 43 percent of residential lands designated for single The Project site does not include land designated for single family residential uses by the South Los Angeles family uses. Community Plan. Subarea 1 and the western portion of Subarea 3 are designated for High Medium Residential Uses by the South Los Angeles Community Plan. Therefore, this policy is not applicable. - Policy 1-1.3 Maintain at least 20 percent of residential lands designated for single- The Project site does not include land designated for single family uses or low medium density residential uses family uses and 54 percent for low medium density (duplexes) use. by the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan. The Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan designates the majority of Subarea 2 for Limited Manufacturing uses. A small portion of Subarea 2 at the southeast corner of Hope Street and 35th Street has an Open Space designation. Therefore, this policy is not applicable. Objective 1-2 Objective 1-2 To locate new housing in a manner which reduces vehicular trips and The proposed Project would provide new housing for USC students and faculty in proximity to the USC makes it accessible to services and facilities. University Park Campus, thus creating opportunities to walk and bike. Furthermore, the proposed Project would be located in proximity to the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line, thus promoting transit use and resulting in decreased vehicular trips. In addition, the proposed Project would develop new housing along with new retail/commercial uses in Subarea 3, thus increasing accessibility to services and further minimizing the need for vehicle travel. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-2.1 Policy 1-2.1 Locate higher residential densities near commercial centers, light mass The proposed Project would develop medium-density student and faculty housing near the Metro Mid transit stations, and major bus routes where public service facilities, City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line, as well as Figueroa Street, a major transit corridor. Furthermore, the Project area is served by numerous bus routes as well as existing public services and utilities.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency utilities and topography will accommodate this development. The topography of the Project area is also relatively flat and thus suitable for development. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 1-3 Objective 1-3 To preserve and enhance the varied and distinct residential character and New development would be designed in accordance with the proposed standards and Urban Design integrity of existing single- and multi-family neighborhoods. Guidelines described in the Project Design Features. These standards and guidelines would ensure that new development would be respectful of and compatible with the character and integrity of nearby uses. In particular, the proposed Project would preserve the varied and distinct character of the area through the proposed development that would adhere to the proposed Urban Design Guidelines. These guidelines would ensure that the proposed Project would not detract from the character of the adjacent multi-family residential uses to the north. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-3.1 Policy 1-3.1 Seek a high degree of architectural compatibility and landscaping for new New Project development would be subject to the proposed Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape infill development to protect the character and scale of existing residential guidelines, which are described in Subsection c, Project Design Features, and are designed to promote neighborhoods. architectural compatibility and suitable landscaping. Adherence to these guidelines would ensure the creation of pedestrian–scaled buildings, architectural variation and visual interest, and an improved streetscape environment. The proposed Project is an infill development that would contribute a mix of medium-density residential and commercial uses that would augment existing residential and commercial uses in the surrounding area. The proposed Project would not contrast in character and scale with the existing neighborhoods. Landscaped setbacks would continue to be required to help buffer any new development from the adjoining sidewalks, Exposition Park, and residential areas west of Vermont Avenue. Development along the northern edge of Subarea 3A would be at a lower height through use of building stepbacks and setbacks and landscaped buffers would be provided. Further, new buildings would be required to be articulated and built with a variety of materials so as to avoid long, uninterrupted and monotonous building facades. The application of additional design elements identified in the urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to siting of buildings and building entrances, location of parking areas and driveways, screening of parking areas, signage, lighting and landscaping, among other elements, would help to ensure architectural compatibility of the new development and to protect the character and scale of existing residential neighborhoods. However, proposed building heights would result in significant shading impacts to certain residential uses to the north of the Project site, and generally located south of 30th Street during the Winter Solstice, Therefore, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy. Policy 1-3.2 Policy 1-3.2 Consider factors such as neighborhood character and identity, Although the density of proposed housing would be comparable to that of existing residential uses in the compatibility of land uses, impact on livability, impacts on services and Project area, factors such as neighborhood character and identity, land use compatibility, and impacts on public facilities and impacts on traffic levels when changes in residential livability, services, public facilities, and traffic levels have been considered within this Draft EIR. Specifically, densities are proposed. the analysis in this section addresses the proposed Project’s impacts with respect to neighborhood character and identity, compatibility of land uses, and livability. Sections IV.J.1 through IV.J.5, Public Services analyze the proposed Project’s impacts on public services, while Sections IV.L.1 through IV.L.4, Utilities, analyze the proposed Project’s impacts on public facilities. Lastly, Section IV.K, Transportation and Circulation, analyzes the Project’s impacts relative to traffic. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 1-4 Objective 1-4 To preserve and enhance neighborhoods with a distinctive and significant As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, all new construction adjacent to or within the National historical character. Register and potential California Register Historic Districts would meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential compatibility impacts on the historic district would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. However, the proposed Project would include an Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a plan for compatible new construction for the identified

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Thus, despite removal of up to five individually eligible historic buildings, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective since the historic district would be preserved. Policy 1-4.1 Policy 1-4.1 Protect and encourage reuse of the area's historic resources. As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, the proposed Project would include an Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this goal and this policy. Policy 1-4.2 Policy 1-4.2 Encourage the identification and documentation of the area's historic Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, identifies the cultural/historic resources within the Project site. In addition the resources. proposed Project would include a mitigation measure that would require the Applicant to nominate individual resources that have been identified as potentially eligible for the National Register, California Register or as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Additionally, the Applicant would nominate the historic district identified as potentially eligible for the California Register. A mitigation measure is also proposed that would require the Applicant to prepare an interpretive plan for the Historic District that would be conducted as part of USC’s ongoing outreach efforts and on-Campus orientation and tours. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 1-4.3 Policy 1-4.3 Preserve architecturally or historically significant features such as As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, the proposed Project would include an Adaptive Mitigation designated trees and stone walls and incorporate such features as an Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a plan for compatible integral part of new development when appropriate. new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy. Objective 1-5 Objective 1-5 To promote and ensure the provision of adequate housing for all persons The proposed Project would provide up to 5,400 new student beds and 250 faculty units of varying cost and regardless of income, age, or ethnic background. size to serve existing and future University students and faculty. All residential uses provided by the University would be available to the University community, regardless of income, age, and ethnic background. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-5.1 Policy 1-5.1 Promote greater individual choice in type, quality, price and location of The proposed Project would provide student and faculty housing units of variable cost and sizes in a variety of housing. building types and configurations. In addition, implementation of the proposed Project would help return existing occupied housing stock that had been converted to student housing back into housing for the general community. As such, the proposed Project would provide greater choice in housing type, quality, price, and location and would be consistent with this policy.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 1-5.2 Policy 1-5.2 Ensure that new housing opportunities minimize displacement of the Development of the proposed Project would require the removal of existing USC student housing in Subarea 3 residents. and potentially in Subarea 1. However, the proposed Project would provide up to 5,400 new student beds and 250 new faculty units and would thus result in a net increase in housing. The proposed Project's new housing uses would help meet the housing needs of the existing and projected University population through 2030. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 1-5.3 Policy 1-5.3 Provide for development of townhouses and other similar condominium None of the proposed Project’s student or faculty housing would be available for home ownership. However, type housing units to increase home ownership options. implementation of the proposed Project would help return existing occupied housing stock that had been converted to student housing back into housing for the general community. As a result, opportunities for home ownership could potentially increase. As such, the proposed Project would be generally consistent with this policy. Policy 1-5.4 Policy 1-5.4 Provide for the clustering of housing units to help decrease the effective The proposed Project would cluster new housing near or on the Campus core. Therefore, the proposed Project cost of land per dwelling unit. would be consistent with this policy. Policy 1-5.5 Policy 1-5.5 Ensure that adequate housing units for senior citizens are developed The proposed Project does not include the development of senior citizen housing. However, the Jessie L. within the Community Plan area. Terry Manor senior housing development, currently located within Subarea 3 of the Project site, would remain in its current location as part of the proposed Project. Therefore, the proposed Project would support this policy. Objective 1-6 To limit the intensity and density of development according to the As analyzed in Section IV.D, Geology and Soils, the proposed Project would not be compromised by the underlying geology and capacity of the infrastructure. underlying geology of the Project site. Furthermore, as analyzed in Sections IV.L.1 through IV.L.4, Utilities, the proposed Project would be served by existing water, sewer, and storm drain infrastructure. Based on design characteristics and Project Design Features, existing infrastructure would have adequate capacity to serve the Project. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 1-6 To limit the intensity and density of development according to the The topography of the Project area is relatively flat and thus suitable for development. As analyzed in Section topography, infrastructure availability and needs. IV.D, Geology and Soils, the proposed Project would not be compromised by the underlying geology of the Project site, including the topography. Furthermore, as analyzed in Sections IV.L.1 through IV.L.4, Utilities, the proposed Project would be served by existing water, sewer, and storm drain infrastructure. With design characteristics and Project Design Features, existing infrastructure would have adequate capacity to serve the proposed Project. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 1-6.1 Policy 1-6.1 Limit development according to the adequacy of the existing and assured As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, the proposed Project would result in significant street circulation system within the Plan Area and surrounding areas. and unavoidable impacts at up to seven intersections and one neighborhood street segment. Therefore, the proposed Project would be inconsistent with this policy. Policy 1-6.2 Policy 1-6.2 Ensure the availability of adequate sewers, drainage facilities, fire As outlined within Section IV.D, Geology and Soils, the proposed Project is not located within a hillside area. protection services and facilities and other public utilities to support Nonetheless, as analyzed in Sections IV.J.1 through IV.J.5, Public Services, and Sections IV.L.1 through development within hillside areas. IV.L.4, Utilities, the proposed Project would be served by existing fire and police services as well as existing water, sewer, and storm drain infrastructure. As such, the proposed Project would be generally consistent with this policy. Policy 1-6.3 Policy 1-6.3 Consider the suitability of the geology in any proposal for development As analyzed within Section IV.D, Geology and Soils, development of the proposed Project would not result in within the Plan area. significant impacts relative to geology. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 1-6.4 Policy 1-6.4 Require that any proposed development be designed to enhance and be The proposed Project would comply with design standards as well as the Urban Design Guidelines and compatible with adjacent development. Streetscape Guidelines. These standards and guidelines address building height, style, and color, as well as open space and landscaping design, to ensure that new development would enhance and complement adjacent development. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Commercial Goal 2 Goal 2 A strong and competitive commercial sector which best serves the needs The proposed Project would provide for the development of new academic space to strengthen the University’s of the community through maximum efficiency and accessibility while presence in the community. In addition, the proposed Project would include new commercial uses, which preserving the historic commercial and cultural character of the District. would serve the needs of the community and stimulate economic opportunities. As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, the proposed Project would preserve and enhance the historical and cultural character of the site. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 2-1 Objective 2-1 To conserve and strengthen the viable commercial development. The proposed Project would promote economic vitality in the community and region by providing for academic/University uses that would strengthen the University, as well as residential and commercial uses that would serve the needs of the University population. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 2-1.1 Policy 2-1.1 New commercial uses shall be located in existing established commercial The proposed Project's new commercial uses would replace the existing shopping center within Subarea 3. areas or existing shopping centers. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-1.2 Policy 2-1.2 Protect commercially planned/zoned areas from encroachment by Subarea 1B and the eastern portion of Subarea 3 are designated and zoned for commercial uses. The residential only development. proposed Project would not introduce residential only development within such areas. Proposed uses within Subarea 1B would be consistent with those specified for the C2 zone, as would uses within Subarea 3A. The proposed Project would also involve rezoning of the site to USC Specific Plan Zoning or other entitlements which would allow for a mix of academic/University uses, student/faculty housing, and commercial uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-1.3 Policy 2-1.3 Commercial areas should be consolidated and deepened to stimulate The proposed Project would contribute to economic growth within the Project area by providing for existing businesses, create opportunities for new development and off- academic/University uses that would strengthen the University. In addition, the location of the proposed street parking, expand the variety of goods and services, and improve Project’s commercial uses, including hotel and retail uses, and off-street parking, proximate to University uses shopping convenience as well as offer local employment. and residential uses would enhance shopping convenience, increase local employment opportunities, and expand the variety of goods and services available to both the University community and the local neighborhood. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-1.4 Policy 2-1.4 Ensure the viability of existing neighborhood stores (i.e., mom and pop) The proposed Project would provide for the development of 350,000 square feet of commercial uses that would which support the needs of local residents and are compatible with the contribute to the availability and variety of neighborhood stores in the Project area. These uses would support neighborhood. the needs of local residents as well as the University population. Furthermore, the proposed commercial uses would be compatible with the surrounding mix of commercial and residential uses in the neighborhood. As discussed in the Urban Decay Study provided in Appendix K, the proposed Project would not impair the viability of existing neighborhood stores. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-1.5 Policy 2-1.5 Require that projects be designed and developed to achieve a high level Development within the vicinity of the mixed-use designated areas of the Project site would include building of quality, distinctive character, and compatibility with existing uses and height transitions that would be sensitive to the residential uses to the north. Further, new buildings would be development. required to be articulated and built with a variety of materials so as to avoid long, uninterrupted and monotonous building facades. The application of additional design elements identified in the urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to siting of buildings and building entrances, location of parking areas and driveways, screening of parking areas, signage, lighting and landscaping, among other elements, would also

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency help to ensure architectural compatibility of the new development and to protect the character and scale of existing residential neighborhoods. Furthermore, the proposed Project’s mix of academic/University, housing, and commercial uses would also be compatible with the existing educational, housing, and commercial uses that are already in the Project area. With adherence to the guidelines, development within the Project site would be designed and developed to achieve a high level of quality, distinctive character, and compatibility with existing uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-2.2 Policy 2-2.2 Prohibit the development of new automobile-related uses in Pedestrian The proposed Project would not develop new automobile-related uses in a Pedestrian Oriented District. Oriented Districts (POD's). Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-2.4 Policy 2-2.4 Require screening of open storage and auto uses, and prohibit storage of The proposed Project would not provide open storage and auto uses in front of commercial development, automobile parts and other noxious commercial related products in front exposed to the street. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. of commercial development, exposed to the street. Objective 2-3 Objective 2-3 To attract uses which strengthen the economic base and expand market The proposed Project would introduce new academic/University uses, housing, and commercial uses opportunities for existing and new businesses. consistent with the needs of the community, thereby strengthening the economic base within the Project area, promoting economic activity, and stimulating market opportunities for existing and new businesses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objectives 2-4 Objective 2-4 To enhance the identity of distinctive commercial districts and to identify The portion of the Project site located within the Southeast los Angeles Community Plan area (i.e., Subarea 2) Pedestrian Oriented Areas (POA's). is not designated as a Pedestrian Oriented Area. However, the South Los Angeles Community Plan identifies the corridors of Vermont Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and Exposition Boulevard as pedestrian oriented areas (POAs). Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 are located within these POAs. The proposed Project would develop a mix of uses that would create pedestrian opportunities. Furthermore, new development would be required to comply with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, which would ensure that uses would be pedestrian- oriented. Furthermore, the proposed Project would introduce new and improve existing pedestrian pathways and access. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the objective. Policy 2-4.1 Policy 2-4.1 Existing Pedestrian Oriented Areas should be preserved. As mentioned above, Subarea 1 and Subarea 3 lie within POAs. The proposed Project would develop a mix of uses that would create pedestrian opportunities, and new development would be required to comply with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, thus ensuring that uses would be pedestrian-oriented. Furthermore, the proposed Project would introduce new and improve existing pedestrian pathways and access. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Modifications would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle access within the core Campus. Within Subarea 2, new landscaped areas and pedestrian pathways would integrate the new and existing buildings. Subarea 3 would also provide various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the policy. Policy 2-4.2 Policy 2-4.2 New development should add to and enhance the existing pedestrian The proposed Project would create a pedestrian-oriented community. The proposed Project would develop a street activity. mix of uses that would create pedestrian opportunities, and new development would be required to comply with the proposed Urban Design Guidelines, thus ensuring that uses would be pedestrian-oriented. Furthermore, the proposed Project would introduce new and improve existing pedestrian pathways and access. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Modifications would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle access within the core Campus. Within Subarea 2, new landscaped areas and pedestrian pathways would integrate the new and existing buildings. Subarea 3 would also provide various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.3 Policy 2-4.3 Ensure that commercial infill projects achieve harmony with the best of The proposed Project is a mixed-use infill redevelopment project. The proposed mix of academic, housing, and existing development. retail uses would be compatible with the existing academic/University, commercial, and residential uses within the Project area. The proposed Project would be developed in accordance with a set of regulatory standards and Urban Design Guidelines to ensure that new uses would enhance the existing surrounding Project area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.4 - New development in Pedestrian Oriented Areas shall provide parking at The proposed Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project aim to minimize the visibility of parking. As the rear of the property. indicated in Section II, Project Description, ground floor parking on the Project site would be located to minimize its visibility along public street level facades, typically located behind existing buildings. Additionally, on-site surface parking facilities would be discouraged within Subarea 3A, except surface parking associated with student/faculty/staff housing or hotel drop-off (porte-cochere), and existing surface parking lots. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.5 Policy 2-4.5 Identify pedestrian oriented areas as preferred locations for mixed use As discussed above, the proposed Project would introduce a mix of academic/University, housing, and projects. commercial uses in a Pedestrian Oriented Area, as designated by the South Los Angeles Community Plan. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.6 Policy 2-4.6 Require that mixed-use projects and development in Pedestrian Oriented The proposed Project would introduce a mix of academic/University uses, housing, and commercial uses in a Areas be designed to achieve a high level of quality, distinctive character, Pedestrian Oriented Area, as designated by the South Los Angeles Community Plan. New development would and compatibility with existing uses. be subject to detailed Urban Design Guidelines and streetscape guidelines. For example, the mixed-use development within Subarea 3A would provide pedestrian connections in the form of paseos or other passageways from Jefferson Boulevard into the interior of the development which would facilitate pedestrian access within the area and would also serve to break up long expanses of the street level façade. Furthermore, the design guidelines would ensure that the resulting development would be articulated and incorporate a variety of finishes and materials so as to preclude the development of massive, box-like structures with monotonous and characterless facades. Additional urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to landscaping, lighting, signage and street furniture would enhance the pedestrian experience and result in development that achieves a high level of quality, distinctive character, and is compatible with existing uses. Thus, it can be assured that the proposed Project would achieve a high degree of quality and distinct character. The proposed Project’s mix of academic/University, housing, and commercial uses would also be compatible with the existing educational, housing, and commercial uses in the Project area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.7 Policy 2-4.7 Require that the first floor street frontage of structures, including mixed The portion of the Project site located within the Southeast los Angeles Community Plan area (i.e., Subarea 2) use projects and parking structures located in Pedestrian Oriented Areas, is not designated as a Pedestrian Oriented Area. However, the South Los Angeles Community Plan identifies incorporate commercial uses. the corridors of Vermont Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and Exposition Boulevard as Pedestrian Oriented Areas. The proposed Project would provide a varied mix of uses in Subarea 3 along Jefferson Boulevard that would incorporate ground floor commercial space where appropriate. Additionally, the proposed Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project aim to minimize the visibility of parking by locating it behind occupied ground floor building or tenant space along street level facades. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.8 Policy 2-4.8 Require that mixed use projects be designed to mitigate potential conflicts Potential issues such as noise, lighting, security parking, and traffic issues, have been addressed within this between the commercial and residential uses (e.g., noise, lighting, Draft EIR. Noise is addressed in Section IV.H, Noise; lighting is addressed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics; security security, truck and automobile access, etc.) and provide adequate is addressed in Section IV.J.1, Police Services, and truck/automobile access is addressed in Section IV.K, Transportation and Circulation. Development along the northern edge of Subarea 3A would be at a lower

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency amenities for residential occupants. height through use of building stepbacks and setbacks and landscaped buffers would be provided. Further, new buildings would be required to be articulated and built with a variety of materials so as to avoid long, uninterrupted and monotonous building facades. The application of additional design elements identified in the urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to siting of buildings and building entrances, location of parking areas and driveways, screening of parking areas, signage, lighting and landscaping, among other elements, would help to ensure architectural compatibility of the new development and to protect the character and scale of existing residential neighborhoods. The proposed Project’s residential occupants, consisting of students and faculty, would have adequate amenities such as open space areas, a fitness center, and neighborhood shops. However, proposed building heights would result in significant shading impacts to certain residential uses to the north of the Project site, and generally located south of 30th Street during the Winter Solstice, Therefore, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.9 Policy 2-4.9 Require that mixed use projects, where residential and commercial uses The proposed Project would provide a mix of academic/University uses, housing, and commercial/retail are in separate structures, provide adequate access between the development that would create pedestrian opportunities. The proposed Project would also provide clear and residential and commercial uses so that residents can walk conveniently strong pedestrian and vehicular circulation to enhance way finding and promote safety. Therefore, the and safely. proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.10 Policy 2-4.10 Promote mixed use projects in proximity to transit stations, along transit The proposed Project would concentrate mix-used development along the major corridors of Jefferson corridors, and in appropriate commercial areas. Boulevard, Figueroa Street, and Vermont Avenue in close proximity to both public transit opportunities (e.g., light rail and bus routes), including the new Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line, and the Campus. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-4.11 Policy 2-4.11 Encourage large mixed use projects and other large new development The portion of the Project site located within the Southeast los Angeles Community Plan area is not designated projects in Pedestrian Oriented Areas or in Transit Oriented Districts to as a Pedestrian Oriented Area. However, the South Los Angeles Community Plan identifies the corridors of incorporate child care and/or other appropriate human service facilities as Vermont Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and Exposition Boulevard as Pedestrian Oriented Areas. The part of the project. proposed Project would be a component of the USC system and, as such, would benefit from the University's child care programs, which include infant, toddler, preschool, and school-age programs. In addition, the proposed Project could potentially include development of a laboratory school/community educational academy. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 2-5 Objective 2-5 To enhance the appearance of commercial districts. New Project development would be subject to the proposed detailed Urban Design Guidelines and Streetscape Guidelines. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 2-5.1 Policy 2-5.1 Improve the appearance and landscaping of commercial properties. The proposed Project would improve the appearance of the Project site by introducing new, quality structures, promoting walkability, and enhancing landscaping. New development would be subject to detailed landscaping requirements and guidelines, including screening parking areas through use of landscaped buffers, use of decorative paving materials, use of drought tolerant plant species, and use of a diversity of plant species, colors and floras compatible with the existing University Park Campus and the surrounding area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-5.2 Policy 2-5.2 Preserve community character, scale and architectural diversity. New Project development would be subject to detailed regulatory standards, the proposed Project’s Urban Design Guidelines, and Streetscape Guidelines. Development within Subarea 1A would generally include buildings that would be three to five stories in height. However, several buildings with heights of up to 150 feet may also be developed. In addition, new development within Parking lot B of Subarea 1A would be limited to 80 feet in height. Development in Subarea 2 would be limited to heights of up to 150 feet, while development within Subarea 3A would be limited to heights ranging from 20 to up to 150 feet. In addition, landscaped setbacks would continue to be required to help buffer any new development from the adjoining sidewalks, Exposition Park, and residential areas west of Vermont Avenue. Development along the northern edge of

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Subarea 3A would be at a lower height through use of building stepbacks and setbacks and landscaped buffers would be provided to ensure compatibility with the adjoining residential uses in this location. Further, new buildings would be required to be articulated and built with a variety of materials so as to avoid long, uninterrupted and monotonous building facades. Development within other Subareas, although not proximate to residential uses, would nonetheless achieve a high quality of design and be compatible with the scale and character of existing and future development in these areas. The application of additional design elements identified in the urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to siting of buildings and building entrances, location of parking areas and driveways, screening of parking areas, signage, lighting and landscaping, among other elements, would help to ensure architectural compatibility of the new development and to protect the character and scale of existing residential neighborhoods. Thus, it can be assured that the proposed Project would not conflict with the community character, would not contrast in scale with surrounding uses, and would contribute to architectural diversity. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-5.3 Policy 2-5.3 Improve safety and aesthetics of parking areas in commercial areas. As described in Section IV.J.1, Police, the proposed Project would incorporate a number of safety features, some of which would improve the safety of parking areas. These features shall include security patrol and use of blue-light telephone systems. Additionally, the proposed Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project aim to improve the aesthetics of parking facilities. As indicated in Section II, Project Description, on-site surface parking facilities would be discouraged within Subarea 3A, except surface parking associated with student/faculty/staff housing or hotel drop-off (porte-cochere), and existing surface parking lots. Ground floor parking would be located to minimize its visibility along public street level facades. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-5.4 Landscaped corridors should be created and enhanced along major The proposed Project would create and enhance open space areas, including plazas, medians, courtyards, and arterials but especially along pedestrian oriented areas through the pedestrian and bicycle pathways. In addition, the proposed Urban Design Guidelines for the proposed Project planting of street trees along segments with no building setbacks and with would provide for the use of landscaping to provide a buffer where property lines abut adjacent residential uses, median plantings where medians exist. landscaping for required setbacks not used for driveways and/or pedestrian walkways, and paving for pedestrian ways. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 2-5.4 Landscaped corridors should be created and enhanced through the The proposed Project would create and enhance open space areas, including plazas, medians, courtyards, and planting of street trees along segments with no building setbacks and pedestrian and bicycle pathways. The proposed Urban Design Guidelines would provide for the use of through median plantings. landscaping to provide a buffer where property lines abut adjacent residential uses, landscaping for required setbacks not used for driveways and/or pedestrian walkways, and paving for pedestrian ways. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 2-6 Objective 2-6 To maintain and increase the commercial employment base for The proposed Project would develop approximately 350,000 square feet of commercial uses including community residents whenever possible. retail/shopping center, restaurant, cinema, grocery store, and fitness center uses. Additionally, the proposed Project would develop a 150-room hotel. Such uses would provide employment opportunities for the community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 2-6.1 Policy 2-6.1 Protect commercial plan designations so that commercial development is Proposed uses within Subarea 1B would be consistent with that area’s commercial designation, as would uses encouraged. within Subarea 3A. Nonetheless, the proposed Project would request General Plan amendments to change the designations of the Project site to USC Specific Plan or other entitlements, which would allow for the development of commercial uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Industrial Goal 3 Goal 3 Sufficient land for a variety of industrial uses with maximum employment Subarea 2 of the Project site is located within an area targeted by the City’s Industrial Land Use Policy Project opportunities which are safe for the environment and the work force, and for the preservation of industrial-zoned land. As such, the proposed Project would develop ancillary

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency which have minimal adverse impact on adjacent uses. academic/University uses within Subarea 2 consisting of storage, warehouse, manufacturing, research and development uses, as well as other uses that would support the functions of the University and provide employment opportunities. Overall, with implementation of the proposed Project, the University would continue to be a major employer in the region and have minimal adverse impact on adjacent uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 3-1 Objective 3-1 To provide for existing and future industrial uses which contribute job The proposed Project would develop ancillary academic/University uses within Subarea 2 that would support opportunities for residents and which minimize environmental and visual the functions of the University and provide employment opportunities. Mitigation measures are specified impacts to the community. throughout this EIR that would minimize the environmental and visual impacts of the proposed Project on the community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 3-1.1 Policy 3-1.1 Designate lands for the continuation of existing industry and development Subarea 2 of the Project site is located within an area targeted by the City’s Industrial Land Use Policy Project of new industrial parks, research and development uses, light for the preservation of industrial-zoned land. As such, the proposed Project would develop ancillary manufacturing, and similar uses which provide employment opportunities. academic/University uses within Subarea 2 consisting of storage, warehouse, manufacturing, research and development uses, as well as other uses that would support the functions of the University and provide employment opportunities. Overall, with implementation of the proposed Project, the University would continue to be a major employer in the region. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3-1.2 Policy 3-1.2 Require that projects be designed and developed to achieve a high level New Project development would be subject to detailed Urban Design Guidelines and streetscape guidelines. of quality, distinctive character and compatibility with existing uses. For example, the mixed-use development within Subarea 3A would provide pedestrian connections in the form of paseos or other passageways from Jefferson Boulevard into the interior of the development which would facilitate pedestrian access within the area and would also serve to break up long expanses of the street level façade. Furthermore, the design guidelines would ensure that the resulting development would be articulated and incorporate a variety of finishes and materials so as to preclude the development of massive, box-like structures with monotonous and characterless facades. Additional urban design and streetscape guidelines relating to landscaping, lighting, signage and street furniture would enhance the pedestrian experience and result in development that achieves a high level of quality, distinctive character, and is compatible with existing uses. Thus, it can be assured that the proposed Project would achieve a high degree of quality and distinct character. The proposed Project’s academic/University uses in Subarea 2, which would consist of warehouse/storage, parking, and academic administrative space, would be compatible with the existing light industrial and industrial uses in the Project area. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 3-1.3 Policy 3-1.3 Adequate compatibility should be achieved through design treatments, Subarea 2 is designated for industrial uses but does not adjoin residential or commercial uses. In addition, the compliance with environmental protection standards and health and proposed uses within Subarea 2 would be academic and not industrial in nature. Therefore, this policy is not safety requirements for industrial uses where they adjoin residential applicable. neighborhoods and commercial uses. Objective 3-2 Objective 3-2 To retain industrial plan designations to maintain the industrial Subarea 2 of the proposed Project is designated for Limited Manufacturing uses. While the proposed Project employment base for community residents and to increase it whenever could change the current industrial plan designation from Limited Manufacturing to Specific Plan, the proposed possible. Project would continue to provide for those same type of uses set forth for the manufacturing zone. Specifically, the proposed Project would develop ancillary academic/University uses within Subarea 2 that would be consistent with existing industrial uses. These uses would generally consist of administration/support, storage, warehouse, manufacturing, research and development, and other uses that would support the functions of the University and provide employment opportunities. Overall, with implementation of the proposed Project, the University would continue to be a major employer in the region. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this objective.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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Open Space Goal 5 Goal 5 A community with sufficient open space in balance with new development The proposed Project would provide for new open space areas and landscaping, thus contributing to the to serve the recreational, environmental, health and safety needs of the community’s open space resources. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be community and to protect environmental and aesthetic resources. designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Overall, the proposed Project’s open space in conjunction with the existing open space resources within the Campus would serve the needs of the University and the surrounding community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 5-1 Objective 5-1 To preserve existing open space resources and where possible develop The existing USC Campus already includes substantial passive and active recreation areas available for use by new open space. USC-affiliated persons and by members of the general public. These existing open space resources would continue to remain with Project implementation. In addition, the proposed Project would provide for new open space areas that may include courtyards, plazas, pedestrian paseos, pedestrian streets, roof terraces, gardens, other similar outdoor gathering places, and athletic courts and fields. In particular, new pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Additionally, an athletic area would be provided on the rooftop of the eastern parking garage in Subarea 3. Overall, the proposed Project’s open space in conjunction with the existing open space resources within the Campus would serve the needs of the University and the surrounding community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Objective 5-1.2 Objective 5-1.3 Require development in major opportunity sites to provide public open The proposed Project would include new open space areas that would be open to the public. In particular, new space. pedestrian pathways and landscaping would be designed to reinforce the park-like, Campus setting in Subarea 1. Subarea 3 would also include various landscaped pedestrian pathways as well as open space areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Schools Goal 6 - Appropriate locations and adequate facilities for schools to serve the The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses for the existing USC Campus. The new needs of existing and future population. academic/University uses would serve the needs of the existing and future University population. Furthermore, a new 80,000 square-foot University-affiliated laboratory, K-8 school and community educational academy may also be provided within Subarea 3. If developed, this new school would have a maximum capacity of approximately 540 seats and would be available to the children of University students, faculty, and staff. If additional seating is available, attendance at the school would be opened up to children from the nearby neighborhood. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 6-1 - To site schools in locations complementary to existing land uses and The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses that would build upon the existing community character. character of the USC Campus and surrounding community. Furthermore, a new 80,000 square-foot University- affiliated laboratory, K-8 school and community educational academy may also be provided within Subarea 3. The proposed academic/University uses and laboratory school/educational academy would complement the existing University and would further strengthen the University’s presence in the community. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 6-1.1 - Encourage compatibility in school locations, site layout and architectural The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses for the existing USC Campus. design with adjacent land uses and community character and as Furthermore, a new 80,000 square-foot University-affiliated laboratory, K-8 school and community educational appropriate, use schools to create a logical transition and buffer between academy may also be provided within Subarea 3. The proposed academic/University uses and laboratory uses such as multiple-family and single-family residential or between school/educational academy would be consistent with the existing educational uses that already exist in the commercial and residential uses. area. Thus, the Project would not conflict with the existing residential and commercial uses. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Police Goal 9 Goal 8 A community with adequate police facilities and services to provide for As described in Subsection C, Project Design Features, in Section IV.J.1, Police Protection, the University the public safety needs of the community. would integrate its existing comprehensive security program into new Project development. The University Department of Public Safety (DPS) would continue to coordinate with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) with regard to security within the Project site. Security features similar to those currently provided on the Campus including intrusion alarms, omni-lock systems, closed circuit televisions, Lo Jack software for laptops, electronic security devices and intrusion detection systems, Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) features, and blue-light emergency phones would be provided. The design and character of the Project, the proposed security features, and implementation of mitigation measures would ensure that potential impacts on police services would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Please refer to Section IV.J.1, Police Protection for further discussion. Objective 9-1 Objective 8-1 To provide adequate police facilities and personnel to correspond with As analyzed in Section IV.J.1, Police Protection, the proposed Project would result in an increase in the service population and service demands population of the LAPD and would result in an associated demand in police protection services. However, as described in Subsection C, Project Design Features, in Section IV.J.1, Police Protection, the University would integrate its existing comprehensive security program into new Project development. Security features similar to those currently provided on the Campus including intrusion alarms, omni-lock systems, closed circuit televisions, Lo Jack software for laptops, electronic security devices and intrusion detection systems, CPTED features, and blue-light emergency phones would be provided. The design and character of the Project, the proposed security features, and implementation of mitigation measures would ensure that potential impacts on police services would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Please refer to Section IV.J.1, Police Protection for further discussion. Policy 9-1.1 Policy 8-1.1 Coordinate with Police Department as part of the review of significant As indicated in Section IV.J.1, Police Protection, consultation with the LAPD was conducted to analyze the development projects and General Plan Amendments affecting land use proposed Project’s impacts on police protection services. Per the LAPD, the design and character of the to determine the impact on service demands. Project, the proposed security features, and implementation of mitigation measures would ensure that potential impacts on police services would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Please refer to Section IV.J.1, Police Protection for further discussion. Policy 9-1.3 Policy 8-1.3 Encourage private developments to contribute to providing protection As described in Subsection C, Project Design Features, in Section IV.J.1, Police Protection, during operation of services to the residents of the community. the Project, the DPS would continue to coordinate with LAPD with regard to security within the Project site. DPS would continue to provide security and policing services to the Project area. In addition, the University would incorporate security features similar to those currently provided on the Campus to ensure the safety of the University community. These features would include intrusion alarms, omni-lock systems, closed circuit televisions, Lo Jack software for laptops, electronic security devices and intrusion detection systems, and CPTED features. In addition, blue-light emergency phones would be located as need throughout the various areas of the Project site. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Please refer to Section IV.J.1, Police Protection for further discussion.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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Fire Goal 10 Goal 9 Protect the community through a comprehensive fire and life safety As analyzed in Section IV.J.2 Fire Protection, the proposed Project would be served by the Los Angeles Fire program. Department (LAFD). In addition, USC FSEP would continue to serve as the University’s liaison for issues involving the LAFD and would continue to implement fire safety programs to minimize fire risks and associated demand for LAFD services on-Campus. Specifically, FSEP would continue to maintain an Emergency Operations Center, conduct building evacuation drills, provide services and programs aimed at preventing the occurrence of emergency incidents, and ensure the safety of the University community during all major campus events through Campus-specific Emergency Operations Plans. With continued support by the FSEP, the proposed Project’s impacts relative to the LAFD’s capability to provide adequate fire protection services would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Please refer to Section IV.J.2 Fire Protection for further discussion. Objective 10-1 Objective 9-1 Ensure that fire facilities and protective services are sufficient for the As analyzed in Section IV.J.2 Fire Protection, the proposed Project would result in an increase in the service existing and future population and land uses. population of the LAFD’s Fire Station No. 15, and thus would result in an associated increase in calls. USC FSEP would continue to serve as the University’s liaison for issues involving the LAFD and would continue to implement fire safety programs to minimize fire risks and associated demand for LAFD services on-Campus. With continued support by the FSEP, the proposed Project’s demand on Fire Station No. 15’s services, facilities and equipment would be minimized. As such, impacts relative to the LAFD’s capability to provide adequate fire protection services would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Please refer to Section IV.J.2 Fire Protection for further discussion. Policy 10.1-1 Policy 9.1-1 Coordinate with the Fire Department as part of the review of significant As indicated in Section IV.J.2, Fire Protection, consultation with the LAFD was conducted to analyze the development projects and General Plan Amendments affecting land use proposed Project’s impacts on fire protection services. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent to determine the impact on service demands. with this policy. Please refer to Section IV.J.2 Fire Protection for further discussion.

Freeways, Highways and Streets Goal 11 A system of freeways, highways, and streets that provides a circulation As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, in the Future (2030) With Project conditions, 41 system which supports existing, approved, and planned land uses while of the 54 study intersections analyzed are projected to operate at an acceptable LOS D or better during both maintaining a desired level of service at all intersections. peak periods while 13 intersections are projected to operate at LOS E or F during one or both peak hours. However, it should be noted that the same 13 intersection are projected to operate at LOS E or F in the Future (2030) Base condition. Relative to the proposed Project’s impacts, the proposed Project would propose mitigation measures and includes Project Design Features (such as transportation demand management strategies) to minimize Project impacts to the extent feasible. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this goal. Objective 11-1 To comply with Citywide performance standards for acceptable levels of As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, in the Future (2030) With Project conditions, 41 service (LOS) and insure that necessary road access and street of the 54 study intersections analyzed are projected to operate at an acceptable LOS D or better during both improvements are provided to accommodate traffic generated by all new peak periods while 13 intersections are projected to operate at LOS E or F during one or both peak hours. development. However, it should be noted that the same 13 intersection are projected to operate at LOS E or F in the Future (2030) Base condition. Relative to the proposed Project’s impacts, the proposed Project would propose mitigation measures and includes Project Design Features (such as transportation demand management strategies) to minimize Project impacts to the extent feasible. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this objective.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 11-1.1 Maintain an LOS for streets and highways not to exceed LOS “D” for As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, in the Future (2030) With Project conditions, 41 Secondary arterials, Collector streets and Local streets; not to exceed of the 54 study intersections analyzed are projected to operate at an acceptable LOS D or better during both LOS “E” for Major Highways, and not to exceed LOS “E” in the peak periods while 13 intersections are projected to operate at LOS E or F during one or both peak hours. Community’s major business districts. However, it should be noted that the same 13 intersection are projected to operate at LOS E or F in the Future (2030) Base condition. Relative to the proposed Project’s impacts, the proposed Project would propose mitigation measures and includes Project Design Features (such as transportation demand management strategies) to minimize Project impacts to the extent feasible. Therefore, while certain intersections would exceed LOS D and E, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this policy. Policy 11-1.2 New development projects should be designated to minimize disturbance As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, the proposed Project would provide three points to existing traffic flow with proper ingress and egress to parking. of access for Subarea 3. No changes are proposed to the access scheme for Subareas 1 and 2. Although significant impacts with regard to access would occur as a result of projected poor levels of service for nearby intersections (with and without the proposed Project), the three access points were designed to promote proper ingress and egress to the on-site parking. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this policy. Policy 11-1.4 Discourage the vacation of rights-of-way when it may result in a negative The proposed Project does not propose the vacation of rights-of-ways when it could have a negative impact on impact on traffic circulation. traffic circulation. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 11-1.5 Discourage non-residential traffic flow for streets designed to serve As analyzed in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, buildout of the Project would significantly impact residential areas only by the use of traffic control measures. the neighborhood street segment of 30th Street between Vermont Avenue & Orchard Avenue. Mitigation of the neighborhood traffic impact would require development and implementation of a neighborhood traffic management plan that would identify measures to make local routes less attractive to through traffic, such as turn restrictions, narrowing, diverters, street closures, speed humps, and/or stop signs. Because implementation of neighborhood traffic controls on one street can cause intruding traffic to shift to other streets, an effective neighborhood traffic management plan can only be implemented on an area-wide basis with all affected parties, including neighborhood residents, involved in development of the plan. The neighborhood traffic management plan shall be prepared in conformance to guidelines established by the LADOT Community Programs Division. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 11-2 To ensure that the location, intensity and timing of development is The proposed Project would be adequately served by existing transportation infrastructure. The proposed consistent with the provision of adequate transportation infrastructure Project would locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson Boulevard, utilizing the City’s streets and highways standards. Figueroa Street, Hoover Street, Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 11-2.1 No increase in density and intensity shall be effectuated by zone change, The proposed Project would increase the existing intensity of portions of the Project site and would require a variance, conditional use, parcel map or subdivision unless it is zone change and other approvals. The proposed mitigation measures and Project Design Features (such as determined that the transportation system can accommodate the transportation demand management strategies) would minimize Project impacts to the extent feasible. increased traffic generated by the project. Nonetheless, the Project would result in significant impacts at up to seven intersections. Therefore, the proposed Project would not be consistent this policy.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 11-2.2 Require new development projects to mitigate off-site traffic impacts to Relative to the proposed Project’s impacts, after mitigation, the proposed Project would result in significant and the maximum extent feasible. unavoidable impacts at up to seven intersections. The proposed mitigation measures and Project Design Features (such as transportation demand management strategies) would minimize Project impacts to the maximum extent feasible. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with the intent of this policy. Policy 11-2.3 Require that driveway access points onto major and secondary highways, As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, vehicular access to Subarea 3 would be arterials, and collector streets be limited in number and be located to provided from three main access points: (1) driveway along southbound Orchard Avenue (between Jefferson ensure the smooth and safe flow of vehicles and bicycles. Boulevard and 30th Place); (2) south leg of the intersection of McClintock Avenue and 30th Street; and (3) west leg of the signalized intersection of 32nd Street and Hoover Street. With the University’s near-term and long- term bicycle and pedestrian safety improvements, there would be a smooth and safe flow of vehicles and bicycles and Project impacts on pedestrian/bicycle safety would be less than significant. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 11-2.4 Require that new development install traffic signals at intersections on In the case of the proposed Project, no current or proposed access driveway is proposed for signalization and arterials when such is warranted on an individual case by case study. therefore, no unsignalized intersections were deemed necessary for evaluation. The major Project access points along all four sides of the Campus already have traffic signals controlling the major driveway points. Minor driveways are controlled by stop signs and most are limited to right turns in and out of the driveways. These are not candidates for signalization, and therefore were not included in the analysis. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy

Land Use Transportation Policy Goal 13 A coordinated, integration of development around transit stations in order The proposed Project would locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson to improve services, access, and economic vitality of the community. Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Hoover Street, Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 13-1 To reflect the objectives and guiding principles of the City Council The primary guiding principle of the Land Use-Transportation policy is to focus growth around transit stations. adopted Land Use-Transportation policy. The proposed Project would locate new development near the Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010 (prior to Project buildout) and along major transportation corridors. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 13-1.1 Encourage growth, as appropriate, around transit stations when these The proposed Project would locate new development near the Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail become operational. Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010 (prior to Project buildout). Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 13-2 To increase the work and non-work trips made on public transit. The proposed Project would locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Hoover Street, Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. Furthermore, USC would continue to implement its Transportation Demand Management Program to promote alternative transportation options. The proposed Project, would thus, increase the number of trips made on public transit. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Policy 13-2.2 Maximize opportunities for affordable housing and pedestrian access The proposed Project would locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson adjacent to rail stations. Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Hoover Street, Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Goal 14 An environment which encourages and provides people with alternative As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, USC currently has a comprehensive TDM modes of transportation to the use of single occupant vehicles (SOV) in program for the Campus, which USC plans to continue and enhance during Project operation. The TDM order to reduce vehicular trips. program includes the USC/Tram Shuttle service, Zipcar program, carpool program, vanpool program, subsidized Metro transit passes, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities. These components of the TDM program provide alternatives to single occupancy vehicles and help reduce vehicular trips. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 14-1 To pursue transportation management strategies that can maximize As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, USC currently has a comprehensive TDM vehicle occupancy, minimize average trip length and reduce the number program for the Campus, which USC plans to continue and enhance during Project operation. The TDM of vehicle trips. program includes the USC/Tram Shuttle service, Zipcar program, carpool program, vanpool program, subsidized Metro transit passes, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities. These components of the TDM program maximize vehicle occupancy, minimize average trip length, and reduce the number of vehicle trips. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 14-1.1 Encourage non-residential development to provide employee incentives As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, USC currently has a comprehensive TDM for utilizing alternatives to the automobile (i.e., carpools, vanpools, buses, program for the Campus, which USC plans to continue and enhance during Project operation. The TDM flex time, bicycles, and walking, etc.). program includes student and faculty incentives for utilizing alternatives to automobiles, including use of the USC/Tram Shuttle service, Zipcar program, carpool program, vanpool program, subsidized Metro transit passes, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 14-1.2 Encourage the use of multiple-occupancy vehicle programs for shopping As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, USC currently has a comprehensive TDM and other activities to reduce midday traffic. program for the Campus, which USC plans to continue and enhance during Project operation. The TDM program includes the USC/Tram Shuttle service, Zipcar program, carpool program, vanpool program, subsidized Metro transit passes, and pedestrian/bicycle facilities. These components of the TDM program maximize vehicle occupancy and would reduce traffic. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 14-1.3 Require the proposals for major new non-residential development As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, USC currently has a comprehensive TDM projects include submission of a TDM Plan to the City. program for the Campus, which USC plans to continue and enhance during Project operation. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Non-motorized Transportation Goal 16 A system of safe, efficient and attractive bicycle, and pedestrian routes. As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, the University has a network of bicycle routes throughout the Campus that connect to routes on perimeter roadways: Based on the City of Los Angeles Draft Bicycle Plan (City of Los Angeles, 2010) marked bicycle lanes are proposed on Exposition Boulevard along the southern perimeter of the Project area. Additionally, the Project area has a mature network of pedestrian facilities on and around Campus. One of the main objectives of the Project is to facilitate pedestrian safety on and around Campus. USC has been working with City agencies to enhance walkability in the area with

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency improved street lighting, sidewalk improvements, landscaping, etc. In addition, the Project proposes numerous pedestrian and bicycle improvements including the conversion of the north leg of the intersection of McClintock Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard into a “bicycle and pedestrian” only street. This access point would serve as a major entry point for bicycles and pedestrian traveling to/from the Campus. The northwest corner of the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street is also proposed to serve as a major access for bicycles and pedestrians to Subarea 3. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal. Objective 16-1 To promote an adequate system of safe bikeways for commuter, school As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, the University has a network of bicycle routes and recreational use. throughout the Campus that connect to routes on perimeter roadways. As part of the Project, modifications would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to additional improvements along Jefferson Boulevard, McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 16-1.1 Plan for and encourage funding and construction of bicycle routes As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, the University has a network of bicycle routes connecting residential neighborhoods to schools, open space areas and throughout the Campus that connect to routes on perimeter roadways. As part of the Project, modifications employment centers. would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to additional improvements along Jefferson Boulevard, McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 16-1.4 Encourage the provision of showers, changing rooms and bicycle storage As indicated in Section II, Project Description, the Project would include off-street parking spaces for bicycles. at new and existing non-residential developments and public places. For academic/University uses, bicycle parking spaces would be provided at a rate of one space per 2,500 square feet of net new floor area. Bicycle parking for new retail uses (including restaurant, theater, and health club uses) would be provided at a rate of five percent of the number of automobile parking spaces provided for such retail uses. Student housing would be required to have bicycle parking spaces at a rate of one space for every two net new beds provided for such housing, as well as showers and changing rooms. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 16-2 To promote Pedestrian Oriented areas and pedestrian routes for As described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, as part of the Project, modifications would be commuter, school, recreational use, economic revitalization, and access made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and to transit facilities. improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to additional improvements along Jefferson Boulevard, McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. These improvements would promote a pedestrian oriented area and enhance pedestrian routes around the Campus. In addition, the proposed Project would locate new development along the major transportation corridors of Jefferson Boulevard, Figueroa Street, Hoover Street, Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. Also, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line which is anticipated to open in 2010. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 16-2.1 Encourage the safe utilization of easements and/or rights-of-way along Wherever possible, the proposed Project would provide for the safe utilization of easements and/or rights of flood control channels, public rights-of-way and streets wherever possible ways for the use of bicycles and pedestrians. Specifically, modifications would be made to the for the use of bicycles and/or pedestrians. pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to other such improvements along Jefferson Boulevard, McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. These improvements would promote a pedestrian oriented area and enhance pedestrian routes around the Campus. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 16-2.2 Identify Pedestrian Oriented Areas. The portion of the Project site located within the Southeast los Angeles Community Plan area is not designated as a Pedestrian Oriented Area. However, the South Los Angeles Community Plan identifies the corridors of Vermont Avenue, Jefferson Boulevard, and Exposition Boulevard as Pedestrian Oriented Areas. The proposed Project would improve upon the pedestrian environment in and around the Project site as previously discussed. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 16-2.3 Require the installation of sidewalks with all new roadway construction The proposed Project would provide for improvements to the streetscape, including sidewalks and landscaping and significant reconstruction of existing roadways. in public spaces and rights-of-way within the Project site. Specifically, the proposed Project would pave sidewalks and crosswalks with brick pavers, concrete, or other safe, non-slip materials. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 16-3 To provide for pedestrian and bikeway access to transit stations. New Project development would make adequate provision for pedestrian and bicycle access to the future Metro Exposition Light Rail line. For example, the proposed Project would make improvements to the existing pedestrian/bicycle routes around the Campus, which would include links to Exposition Boulevard. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. Policy 16-3.1 Assure that all development in the area surrounding transit stations make New Project development would make adequate provision for pedestrian and bicycle access. For example, the adequate provision for pedestrian and bicycle access and to share mixed-use development within Subarea 3A would provide pedestrian connections in the form of paseos or proportionally in the cost of such access. other passageways from Jefferson Boulevard into the interior of the development which would facilitate pedestrian access within the area. Additionally, as described in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, as part of the Project, modifications would be made to the pedestrian/bicycle system within Subarea 1, with measures to minimize vehicular movement and improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations within the core Campus. These improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations would link to other such improvements along Jefferson Boulevard, McClintock Avenue and Hoover Street, and extend into the other Subareas, particularly Subarea 3 to the north of Subarea 1. These improvements would enhance pedestrian/bicycle routes around the Campus. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Parking Goal 17 A sufficient system of well-designed and convenient on-street parking and As described in Section IV.K.2 Parking, the Project would rely upon parking rates based on a parking demand off-street parking facilities throughout the plan area. model that assesses parking demand based on parking studies and would provide adequate parking consistent with the established rates. Required parking would be provided in convenient and well-designed locations throughout the Project area. Recognizing the unique situation of on-street parking in their neighborhood, USC had initiated discussions with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to find an effective solution for the neighborhood that would prioritize parking for non-USC residents over USC student residents and still allow for short-term parking for neighborhood guests/visitors. In discussions with LADOT, it was decided that a preferential parking district should be established in the subject neighborhood which takes into account the unique conditions of this neighborhood. Establishing a preferential parking district will require the support of the neighborhood through an outreach and approval process that will be conducted by the City. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Objective 17-1 To provide parking in appropriate locations in accordance with Citywide As described in Section IV.K.2 Parking, the Project would rely upon parking rates based on a parking demand standards and community needs. model that assesses parking demand based on parking studies and would provide adequate parking consistent with the established rates. Required parking would be provided in convenient and well-designed locations throughout the Project area consistent with City standards. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 17-1.3 Encourage shared parking for mixed use projects. As described in Section IV.K.2, Parking, the University would utilize shared parking for the mixed-use development for Subarea 3. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 17-1.5 New parking lots and new parking garages shall be developed in New parking facilities would be required to adhere to the design standards for parking facilities as specified in accordance with design standards. the proposed Urban Design Guidelines. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Neighborhood Traffic Controls Goal 18 Community involvement in determining neighborhood traffic controls. As indicated in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, mitigation of the Project’s neighborhood traffic impact would require development and implementation of a neighborhood traffic management plan that would identify measures to make local routes less attractive to through traffic, such as turn restrictions, narrowing, diverters, street closures, speed humps, and/or stop signs. Public outreach with all affected parties would be conducted to explore the development of neighborhood traffic management plan in consultation with LADOT, the affected Council District office and the affected Neighborhood Council, and in conformance with LADOT’s neighborhood traffic management plan program guidelines. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Objective 18-1 To initiate neighborhood-based traffic and parking mitigation plans in As indicated in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, mitigation of the Project’s neighborhood traffic each of the Community Plan’s neighborhoods. impact would require development and implementation of a neighborhood traffic management plan. Public outreach with all affected parties would be conducted to and explore the development of neighborhood traffic management plan in consultation with LADOT, the affected Council District office and the affected Neighborhood Council, and in conformance with LADOT’s neighborhood traffic management plan program guidelines. Additionally, recognizing the unique situation of on-street parking in their neighborhood, USC had initiated discussions with LADOT to find an effective solution for the neighborhood that would prioritize parking for non-USC residents over USC student residents and still allow for short-term parking for neighborhood guests/visitors. In discussions with LADOT, it was decided that a preferential parking district should be established in the subject neighborhood which takes into account the unique conditions of this neighborhood. Establishing a preferential parking district will require the support of the neighborhood through an outreach and approval process that will be conducted by the City. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 18-1.1 The City should establish residential neighborhood traffic control and As indicated in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, mitigation of the Project’s neighborhood traffic parking management plans as appropriate. impact would require development and implementation of a neighborhood traffic management plan. Public outreach with all affected parties would be conducted to explore the development of neighborhood traffic management plan in consultation with LADOT, the affected Council District office and the affected Neighborhood Council, and in conformance with LADOT’s neighborhood traffic management plan program guidelines. Additionally, recognizing the unique situation of on-street parking in their neighborhood, USC had initiated discussions with LADOT to find an effective solution for the neighborhood that would prioritize parking for non-USC residents over USC student residents and still allow for short-term parking for neighborhood guests/visitors. In discussions with LADOT, it was decided that a preferential parking district should be established in the subject neighborhood which takes into account the unique conditions of this neighborhood. Establishing a preferential parking district will require the support of the neighborhood through an outreach and

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency approval process that will be conducted by the City. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy. Policy 18-1.2 The City should establish neighborhood traffic control monitoring As indicated in Section IV.K.1, Transportation and Circulation, mitigation of the Project’s neighborhood traffic programs within the Community Plan area. impact would require development and implementation of a neighborhood traffic management plan. The neighborhood traffic management plan shall be prepared in conformance to guidelines established by the LADOT Community Programs Division, which requires the neighborhood traffic management plan to include an implementation and monitoring program. Therefore, the proposed Project would be consistent with this policy.

Preservation of Historic and Cultural Amenities Goal 19 A community which preserves and restores the monuments, cultural As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would include an resources, neighborhoods, and landmarks which have historical and/or Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a cultural significance. plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified Objective 19-1 To ensure that the Plan Area’s significant cultural and historical resources historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential are protected, preserved, and/or enhanced. impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this goal and objective. Policy 19-1.2 Identify all designated City of Los Angeles Historic and Cultural Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, identifies the cultural/historic resources within the Project site. In addition the Monuments in order to foster public appreciation of the City of Los proposed Project would include a mitigation measure that would require the Applicant to nominate individual Angeles’ valuable historic resources and to promote education of the resources that have been identified as potentially eligible for the National Register, California Register or as Los public by preserving Los Angeles’ historic past and to promote that any Angeles Historic‐Cultural Monuments. Additionally, the Applicant would nominate the historic district identified other appropriate landmarks or unique architectural and historical as potentially eligible for the California Register. A mitigation measure is also proposed that would require the significance continue to be identified for the purpose of inclusion in the Applicant to prepare an interpretive plan for the Historic District that would be conducted as part of USC’s list. ongoing outreach efforts and on-Campus orientation and tours. Thus, the proposed Project would be generally consistent with this policy. Objective 19-2 To protect and enhance historic and architectural resources in As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would include an commercial areas in a manner that will encourage revitalization and Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a investment in these areas. plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified Policy 19-2.1 Encourage the preservation, maintenance, enhancement and adaptive historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential reuse of existing buildings in commercial areas through the restoration of impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. original facades and the design of new construction which complements However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually old in a harmonious fashion, enhancing the historic pattern. eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this policy and objective. Objective 19-3 To enhance and capitalize on the contribution of existing cultural and As indicated in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, a mitigation measure is proposed that will require the historical resources in the community. Applicant to prepare an interpretive plan for the Historic District that will be conducted as part of USC’s ongoing outreach efforts and on-Campus orientation and tours. As such, the Project would enhance and capitalize on the contribution of existing cultural and historical resources in the community. Therefore the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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South Los Angeles Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan Community Plan Applicable Goals, Objectives, Policies Project Consistency Objective 19-4 To encourage private owners of historic properties/resources to conserve As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural Resources, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would include an the integrity of such resources. Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will Policy 19-4.1 To assist private owners of historic resources to maintain and/or enhance ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified their properties in a manner that will preserve the integrity of such historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential resources in the best possible condition. impacts on the historic district and individually eligible buildings to remain would be less than significant. Policy 19-4.2 Encourage appropriate adaptive reuse of historic resources. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with these objectives and policies.

Source: Matrix Environmental, 2010.

Note: A (-) indicates that the policy or objective is not indicated within that Community Plan.

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New development for the proposed Project would be governed by regulatory controls intended to assure appropriate capacity of public facilities and to provide for development that conforms with the goals and objectives of local and regional plans and policies. Thus, implementation of the proposed Project would require General Plan amendments including: to show the Specific Plan designation, to change certain land use designations, to amend existing FAR limitations for certain areas, and to redesignate a portion of Jefferson Boulevard and McClintock Avenue as described in detail in Table IV.G- 3 on page IV.G-91.

Overall, with approval of the requested General Plan amendments, the proposed Project would be substantially consistent with the general intent of both Community Plans.

(b) Los Angeles Municipal Code

As indicated in Figure IV.G-2 on page IV.G-12, current zoning designations for properties within the Project site include: [Q]R4-1, C2-1L, [T][Q]C2-2D, MR1-2 and M2-2, [Q]C2-1-O, PF-1-O, and R4-1-O. Under the proposed Project, the site would be re-zoned to reflect the proposed Specific Plan.

Under the proposed USC Specific Plan, Subarea 1 would continue to serve as the center of University activities. Specifically, Subarea 1A would provide for the use regulations of the R4 Zone as specified by LAMC Section 12.11. In addition, permitted uses within Subarea 1B would be consistent with those specified for the C2 zone in accordance with LAMC Section 12.14. Other permitted uses within Subarea 1 would include educational institutions, child care facilities, hotels, ground floor commercial uses, farmers markets, fire stations, mixed-use developments, outdoor eating areas, alcohol use approvals, parking structures and surface lots, wireless telecommunication facilities elementary and high schools, and conditionally permitted uses subject to the requirements of LAMC Section 12.24. With the permitted transfer of floor area of 30 percent provided under the Specific Plan, Subarea 1 could include up to 2,041,000 square feet of new floor area as long as the 5,230000 square feet maximum total for the entire Project area is not exceeded. With the maximum amount of floor area, the maximum proposed FAR of Subarea 1 would be approximately 1.4:1, well below the FAR of 3:0:1 currently permitted for the majority of Subarea 1.18

18 This maximum proposed FAR assumes no demolition of uses in Subarea 1. However, as part of the Project, up to approximately 300,000 square feet of floor area could be demolished in Subarea 1. Thus, actual FAR for Subarea 1 upon Project buildout would likely be lower.

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Table IV.G-3 Potential General Plan Amendments for the Project

South Los Angeles and Southeast Amendment Requested Los Angeles Community Plan Designation

Subarea 1A High Medium Residential  Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation.

Subarea 1B

Community Commercial  Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation.

Subarea 2

Limited Industrial; Open Space  Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation; and  Plan Amendment to correct the land use designation by changing the Open Space designation on east side of Hope Street between 35th and railroad right of way to Limited Industrial.

Subarea 3

East of McClintock Avenue –  Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation; Community Commercial; Public  Plan Amendment to remove Public Facilities designation; Facilities  Plan Amendment of footnote 1 for community commercial uses in this area to exceed height district 1 FAR limit of 1.5:1; and  Plan Amendment to change the General Plan Framework land use designation from Neighborhood District to Community or Regional Center.

West of McClintock Avenue – High  Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation; and Medium Residential  Plan Amendment of footnote 1 for high medium residential uses in this area to exceed height district 1 FAR limit of 3:1.

Subarea 3B

 Plan Amendment to show Specific Plan designation.

Streets and Highways

Jefferson Boulevard  Plan Amendment to modify standards for Secondary Street designation (existing) between Vermont and Royal.

McClintock Avenue  Plan amendment to redesignate from secondary highway to local street from Jefferson Boulevard to 30th Street in order to vacate street.

New development within Subarea 2 would expand the existing ancillary University uses (e.g., administration/support) in the Subarea. The USC Specific Plan would provide

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Page IV.G-91 WORKING DRAFT - Not for Public Review IV.G. Land Use for uses set forth for the MR1 Zone as specified in LAMC Section 12.17.5. Other permitted uses within Subarea 2 would include educational institutions, child care facilities, ground floor commercial uses, farmers markets, fire stations, outdoor eating areas, alcohol use approvals, parking structures and surface lots, wireless telecommunication facilities, elementary and high schools, and conditionally permitted uses subject to the requirements of LAMC Section 12.24. The proposed FAR of Subarea 2 would be approximately 2.0:1, well below the FAR of 6.0:1 currently permitted for Subarea 2.19

Permitted uses within Subarea 3A would include uses set forth in the C2 Zone as specified in LAMC Section 12.14. Permitted uses in Subarea 3B (which includes the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing development that is not owned by the University) would continue to include uses set forth in the R4 Zone as specified in LAMC Section 12.11. Other permitted uses within Subarea 3 would include educational institutions, child care facilities, hotels, ground floor commercial uses, farmers markets, fire stations, mixed-use developments, outdoor eating areas, alcohol use approvals, parking structures and surface lots, elementary and high schools, wireless telecommunication facilities, and conditionally permitted uses subject to the requirements of LAMC Section 12.24. With the permitted transfer of floor area of 15 percent provided by the Specific Plan, Subarea 3 could include up to 3,634,000 square feet of new floor area as long as the 5,230,000 square feet maximum total for the entire Project area is not exceeded. With the maximum amount of new floor area and removal of approximately 564,652 square feet of existing uses (consisting of all uses except for the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing), the proposed FAR of Subarea 3 would be approximately 2.75:1.20

In summary, the proposed USC Specific Plan zoning designation would set forth regulatory controls for the orderly development of Subareas 1 through 3 of the USC Specific Plan, comparable to existing zoning requirements. Approval of the proposed USC Specific Plan would give recognition to the unique land uses in the Project area, which primarily include University and University-related uses, and would create a more livable University community. Please refer to Section IV.A, Aesthetics, Views, Light and Glare, and Shading, of this Draft EIR, for discussion of Project consistency with LAMC building height limits, setbacks, and other related development standards.

In addition to the proposed Specific Plan, related entitlements, including, but not limited to those listed in Table IV.G-4 on page IV.G-93, may also be sought in connection with the proposed Project.

19 This maximum proposed FAR assumes no demolition of uses in Subarea 2. However, as part of the Project, up to approximately 120,289 square feet of floor area could be demolished in Subarea 2. Thus, the actual FAR for Subarea 2 would likely be lower. 20 This maximum proposed FAR assumes demolition of all uses in Subarea 3 with the exception of the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing.

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With implementation of the requested approvals, including adoption of the proposed USC Specific Plan, the existing zoning would be replaced and no longer apply. Impacts would therefore be less than significant.

Table IV.G-4 Potential Additional Entitlements for the Project

Subarea Potential Entitlement Requests

Subarea 1A  Zone Change to rezone properties within Specific Plan area to USC Specific Plan zone.  Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to Zoning Code.  Development Agreement to allow for development consistent with the Specific Plan zone through the 2030 buildout year.  Vesting Tentative Tract Map to create ground and airspace lots, vacations, and/or haul route approval.

Subarea 1B  Zone Change to rezone properties within Specific Plan area to USC Specific Plan zone.  Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to Zoning Code.  Development Agreement to allow for development consistent with the Specific Plan zone through the 2030 buildout year.  Vesting Tentative Tract Map to create ground and airspace lots, vacations, and/or haul route approval.

Subarea 2  Zone Change to rezone properties within Specific Plan area to USC Specific Plan zone.  Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to Zoning Code.  Development Agreement to allow for development consistent with the Specific Plan zone through the 2030 buildout year.  Vesting Tentative Tract Map to create ground and airspace lots, vacations, and/or haul route approval.

Subarea 3A  Zone Change to rezone properties within Specific Plan area to USC Specific Plan zone.  Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to Zoning Code.  Development Agreement to allow for development consistent with the Specific Plan zone through the 2030 buildout year.  Vesting Tentative Tract Map to create ground and airspace lots, vacations, and/or haul route approval.  Height District Change to change Height District for Subarea 3 to allow increased FAR.

Subarea 3B  Zone Change to rezone properties within Specific Plan area to USC Specific Plan zone.  Zone Text Amendment to add USC Specific Plan zone to Zoning Code.

As noted previously, USC may seek approval of entitlements for portions of the proposed Project in advance of the City’s action on the proposed Specific Plan, pursuant to the existing requirements of the Los Angeles Municipal Code and the detailed Urban

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Design Guidelines and standards discussed in the Project Design Features section that are intended to mirror those same guidelines and standards that will be in the Specific Plan. Any such development would be required to obtain approval of separate entitlements, including but not limited to amendments to the General Plan, zoning and height district designations, conditional use permits, variances, tract maps, and other actions necessary to allow that portion of the proposed Project to be constructed. In this event, it is anticipated that the Specific Plan would be subsequently adopted, and regulate the future use and development of any property where separate entitlements have been obtained. Impacts in this event would also be less than significant with adoption of the necessary entitlements and compliance with the Project Design Features and Los Angeles Municipal Code.

A portion of Subarea 1 and all of Subarea 3 are located within the CRA’s Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Project Area. Thus, development within these areas is subject to CRA review of development plans.

The properties surrounding the original Campus in Subarea 1A, fronting on Vermont Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard, are designated as Area N of the original Redevelopment Project Area as indicated in Figure IV.G-4 on page IV.G-17. An objective of the original plan is to facilitate the development of USC, and Area N is designated for expansion of the Campus. The plan authorized the CRA and University to enter into owner participation agreements and development agreements to permit the University to develop the Campus with uses for the purposes of: teaching; research and development; housing, feeding and care of students, faculty and staff; and other activities for the primary benefit of students, faculty, and staff. The proposed Project, which would develop new academic/University uses in this area, would thus be consistent with the use policies and intent of the Redevelopment Plan for Area N. The plan also requires parking at a rate of one space for 500 square feet for certain uses, including university, teaching and related buildings. As analyzed in Section IV.K.2, Parking, the proposed Project is taking a more detailed approach to parking, with a focus on providing parking based on a parking demand model that takes into account University populations and geographical distribution rather than generalized standards. Thus, the proposed Project would require a deviation from the Redevelopment Plan’s parking requirement for Subarea 1; however, the proposed Project would meet anticipated parking demand.

The portion of Subarea 1B lying north of Exposition Boulevard is designated as Area M of the original Redevelopment Project area as indicated in Figure IV.G-4 on page IV.G- 17. According to the Redevelopment Plan (as amended), “Area M shall be privately developed and used with a primary orientation toward transient housing accommodations

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Page IV.G-94 WORKING DRAFT - Not for Public Review IV.G. Land Use in hotel-motel establishments with such customary related uses as eating, drinking, meeting rooms, and minor convenience shops. The Agency is also authorized to permit automobile service stations and limited automobile sales establishments”. The CRA may also permit the establishment or enlargement of institutional uses, including student centers and educational institutions following review and approval of such uses, provided they conform so far as possible to the provisions of the Plan otherwise applicable to Area M. In Area M, the Redevelopment Plan establishes an FAR of 5:1, maximum building area coverage of 50 percent, a maximum height of 18 stories, and the requirement that Area M shall be developed so as to permit a view from the freeway for 2/3 of the length of the area. The proposed Project would not provide transient housing accommodations, related commercial uses, or automobile service stations and limited automobile sales establishments. Rather, the proposed Project proposes the development of academic/University uses in this area, which would result in a FAR of up to 5.1 for this area. The amount of land to be covered by buildings may also exceed 50 percent. However, the proposed Project’s buildings would not exceed 18 stories in height, consistent with the Redevelopment Plan. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially consistent with the Redevelopment Plan.

The portion of Subarea 1B lying south of Exposition Boulevard comprises a portion of expanded Redevelopment Project Area 3. Per the Redevelopment Plan map, this portion of Subarea 1B is designated for commercial uses, but public and quasi-public uses, including educational facilities, may be permitted following review and approval by the CRA. The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses in Subarea 1, and thus would be consistent with the policies of the Redevelopment Plan for Redevelopment Project Area 3.

The portion of Subarea 3 lying between Orchard Avenue and McClintock Avenue is designated as Area E, while the portion lying between Vermont Avenue and Orchard Avenue is designated as Area D as indicated in Figure IV.G-8 on page IV.G-96. Both Areas D and E are designated by the Redevelopment Plan for the private development of housing, with Area D designated for housing of medium-high population density and Area E designated for housing of medium population density.

The western portion of Area D (D1), which is the property currently used for senior housing, is limited to a density of 100 dwelling units per acre and a residential population density of 250 persons per acre, while the eastern portion of Area D (D2) is limited to 70 dwelling units per acre. Area D is further limited to a FAR of 2.5:1, building coverage of 30 percent of the site area, and 13 stories. As indicated in Table IV.G-5 on page IV.G-97, the proposed Project would result in a FAR of 4.14, a density of 211 dwelling units per acre, and building coverage of 83 percent, and up to 15 stories in Area D2. Thus, the proposed Project would not be consistent with the development standards for Area D1 in the Redevelopment Plan. The proposed Project does not propose to develop in Area D1.

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CRA lot H Lot Areas: Jefferson Boulevard

Lot D1 = 152,435 SF (3.49 Acres) Lot D2 = 298,316 SF (6.85 Acres) Lot E = 312,430 SF (7.17 Acres) Lot G = 210,476 SF (4.83 Acres) Lot H = 482,268 SF (11.07 Acres)

Total 1,455,925 SF (33.4 Acres)

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N Figure IV.G-8 Subarea 3 - Exposition / University Park 0 20 40 Feet Redevelopment Project Areas

Source: Elkus Manfredi Architects, 2010. IV.G. Land Use

Table IV.G-5 Community Redevelopment Plan Analysis for Proposed Subarea 3 Development a

Current Proposed Current Proposed Specific Plan Current Current CRA Proposed Zoning Zoning Current CRA Proposed CRA CRA Lot CRA Lot Current CRA Proposed Site Block CRA Area Zoning FAR FAR FAR Density Density Density Density Coverage Coverage Height CRA Height

University Village b A, B, C G 1.5:1 3:1 1.98:1 1/800 sf c 1/435 sf 35 du/ac 100 du/ac G: 40% 75% G: 6 st G: 7 st (N 4.4 ac) 822 du 1,586 du 525 du 1,586 du H: 35% H: 6 st H: 12 st H 140 persons/ac 183 persons/ac (S 10.6 ac)

Cardinal Gardens D, E E 3:1 1.5:1 2.36:1 1/400 sf 1/593 sf 35 du/ac 74 du/ac 40% 72% 6 st 12 st 668 du 505 du 214 du 505 du 140 persons/ac 95 persons/ac

Century/La Sorbonne F D2 3:1 2.5:1 4.14:1 1/400 sf 1/207 sf 70 du/ac 211 du/ac 30% 83% 13 st 15 st 684 du 1,377 du 439 du 1,377 du

TOTAL 2.14:1 2.57:1 2.53:1 1/551 sf 1/367 sf 43 du/ac 119 du/ac 35.6% 75.9% -- -- 2,174 du 3,468 du 1,178 du 3,468 du 192 persons/ac

a Subarea 3 development consists of 3,160,000 square feet of floor area, with 3,468 dwelling units containing 5,618 beds. b Includes Fire Station 15. c University Village density is limited to R3 density by Ord. 173,809 SA 1020, 1/800 sf lot area.

Source: Community Redevelopment Agency and USC, 2010.

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Area E is limited to a density of 35 dwelling units per acre and a residential population density of 140 persons per acre. In addition, Area E is limited to a FAR of 1.5:1, building coverage of 40 percent of the site area, and six stories. As shown in Table IV.G-5, the proposed Project would result in a FAR of 2.36, a density of 74 dwelling units per acre, building coverage of 72 percent, and up to 12 stories in Area E. Thus, the proposed Project would not be consistent with the development standards for Area D1 in the Redevelopment Plan.

The northern portion of Subarea 3 between McClintock Avenue and Hoover Boulevard is designated as Redevelopment Area G while the southern portion is designated as Redevelopment Area H. The Redevelopment Plan states that Area H shall be privately developed and used as a neighborhood commercial center with service establishments, retail shops, business offices, professional offices, and other related uses compatible with shopping center. If there is sufficient demand, these uses are permitted to expand into Area G. Areas G and H are to be oriented to the needs and demands of the students, faculty, and staff at the University and other semi-public and non-profit organizations in the Project area. Within these areas, FAR is limited to 3:1, lot coverage is limited to 35 percent, and building heights are limited to six stories. The proposed Project would develop a mix of commercial and residential uses in Areas G and H with a FAR of 1.98:1 as shown in Table IV.G-5 on page IV.G-97 and thus would be within the 3:1 FAR limit. These uses would include neighborhood commercial uses as well as student and faculty housing that would serve the needs of University students, faculty, and staff. Therefore, the proposed Project’s uses would be consistent with those allowed by the Redevelopment Plan for Areas G and H. However, the Project development in these areas would exceed 35 percent lot coverage and six stories. Specifically, the proposed Project could result in lot coverage of up to 75 percent and building heights of up 7 stories and 12 stories in Areas G and H, respectively. Further, as analyzed in Section IV.K.2, Parking, the proposed Project would provide parking according to a parking demand model that is based on University populations and geographical distribution, and thus would not meet the requirements of 1.25 spaces per unit; further, the proposed Project would provide parking in accordance to the rates set forth in Table II-8 in this area instead of the Redevelopment Plan’s requirements of 1 space per 250 square feet. The proposed Project would also provide loading to certain buildings via on-street loading spaces instead of providing exclusively off-street loading spaces in Areas D and H.

While the proposed Project would develop some land uses that are not explicitly permitted in the Redevelopment Plan, as well as increase the FAR, lot coverage and height above what is specified for some areas, the CRA may approve such deviations provided that reasonable restrictions are imposed as necessary to protect the existing development and land uses in the area. Thus, variations from or amendments to the Redevelopment Plan would be required for implementation of the proposed Project.

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Development of the proposed Project would not introduce new land uses that do not already exist in the area. Within Area M and Redevelopment Project Area 3, academic/University uses already exist. Thus, the proposed Project’s proposed academic/University uses would not be a detriment to the surrounding land uses. With regard to Areas D and E, the proposed Project would combine a mix of housing, academic/University uses, retail/commercial space, a hotel, and potentially a laboratory school/community educational academy. Such uses already exist in the Project area (with housing, retail/commercial, and academic/University uses already existing on-site). Thus, the proposed Project would not conflict with surrounding uses.

In order to provide a cohesive and sustainable mix of uses that complement the University and the community, the proposed Project would develop a mix of academic/University uses, student/faculty housing, retail/commercial uses, hotel uses, as well as a potential laboratory school/community educational academy in Subarea 3. Thus, the proposed Project would develop a variety of land uses in addition to housing that are not listed in the Redevelopment Plan and would take a more comprehensive approach of viewing Blocks D, E, G, and H together instead of individually. While the CRA may permit institutional uses, including educational and other associated facilities, after review and approval of such uses on all of these blocks, the proposed Project would seek an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan in order to achieve a sustainable mix of uses across Blocks D, E, G and H while seeking to achieve the overall goals of the Redevelopment Plan. For example, with the permitted transfer of floor area of 15 percent provided by the Specific Plan, Subarea 3 could include up to 3,634,000 square feet of new floor area as long as the 5,230,000 square feet maximum total for the entire Specific Plan area is not exceeded. With the maximum amount of new floor area and removal of approximately 564,652 square feet of existing uses (consisting of all uses except for the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing), the total proposed FAR of Subarea 3 would be approximately 2.75:1, which would exceed the Redevelopment Plan’s FAR of 2.57:1.21

Overall, as shown in Table IV.G-6 on page IV.G-100, implementation of the proposed Project would be consistent with many of the goals of the Redevelopment Plan. Therefore, with CRA approval of the proposed development, the proposed Project would result in a less than significant impact relative to this plan.

(d) Community Redevelopment Agency Council District Nine Corridors South of the Santa Monica Freeway

Subarea 2 of the Project site is located within the Council District Nine Corridors’ Redevelopment Project Area. As indicated in Table IV.G-7 on page IV.G-102, the

21 This maximum proposed FAR assumes demolition of all uses in Subarea 3 with the exception of the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing.

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Table IV.G-6 Project Consistency with the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Plan

Goal Project Consistency To encourage the cooperation and participation of Consistent. The proposed Project would allow for the residents, property owners, business persons, public University-related development of academic/University uses, agencies and community organizations in the student and faculty housing, retail/commercial uses, a hotel, revitalization of the area. and potentially a laboratory school/community educational academy in the area. Such uses would revitalize and improve the area. Furthermore, the retail/commercial and hotel uses would be occupied and operated by third party businesses and serve the surrounding community, thus encouraging the cooperation and participation of businesses, property owners and residents in the area. To promote the general welfare of the area in Consistent. The proposed Project would develop new coordination with revitalization by promoting cultural academic/University uses in the area, thus enhancing the activities, safety, and environmental quality. educational and cultural programs provided by the University. The proposed Project would also revitalize the area and incorporate security features (e.g., USC Department of Public Safety patrol) to enhance community safety. Furthermore, the proposed Project would incorporate sustainability features (such as green building design) to ensure environmental quality. To retain, by means of rehabilitation, residences and Consistent. The proposed Project does not involve the businesses where appropriate. rehabilitation of existing residences. In order to make more efficient use of the Project site, promote compatibility among Campus uses, and ensure the revitalization of the area, the proposed Project would redevelop the Project site, creating new opportunities for existing and new businesses. To eliminate and prevent the spread of blight and Consistent. The portion of Subarea 1B located south of deterioration and to conserve, rehabilitate, and Exposition Boulevard is located in Expanded Redevelopment redevelop the Expanded Project Area in accordance Project Area 3. Implementation of the proposed Project would with the Plan. provide for orderly development and future growth that would stimulate activity and improve the community. Thus, the proposed Project would eliminate and prevent the spread of blight and deterioration. To make provisions for housing as is required to Consistent. The proposed Project would provide for up to satisfy the needs and desires of the various age, 5,400 student beds in a variety of housing types and income, and ethnic groups of the community, configurations and 250 faculty housing units to meet the maximizing the opportunity for individual choice. housing needs of the University community, regardless of age, income, or ethnic group. To alleviate overcrowded, substandard housing Consistent. The proposed Project would provide for up to conditions and to promote the development of a 5,400 student beds and 250 faculty housing units to meet the sufficient number of housing units for low and housing needs of the University community. Increasing the moderate income households. University housing supply could help free up housing stock that has been previously occupied by students and allow existing units to be placed back into the housing market. To make provisions throughout the Expanded Consistent. The portion of Subarea 1B located south of Project Area for well-planned community uses, Exposition Boulevard is located in Expanded Redevelopment facilities, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, and Project Area 3. As analyzed in Section IV.J, Public Services, adequate parking, particularly as these related to the proposed Project would be adequately served by public Exposition Park. services and facilities. In addition, the proposed Project would

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Table IV.G-6 (Continued) Project Consistency with the Exposition/University Park Redevelopment Plan Goal Project Consistency provide for improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Parking demand for the proposed Project would also be met as analyzed in Section IV.K, Transportation and Circulation, of this Draft EIR. To implement the City’s policy to establish Consistent. The proposed Project represents a private opportunity areas to specifically encourage private investment in the development of academic/University uses, investment, consistent with the Plan’s objectives in student and faculty housing, retail/commercial, and hotel uses. housing, commerce, and industry. These uses would strengthen the University’s presence in the area and would stimulate local business activity. To provide a basis for the location and programming Consistent. The proposed Project would provide for public of public service facilities, park and recreation open space as well as private recreational amenities for the facilities. University community. To encourage a thriving commercial environment Consistent. The proposed Project would include the which will contribute to neighborhood improvement. development of approximately 350,000 square feet of retail/commercial uses as well as a hotel, which would serve the community and improve the neighborhood. To promote compatible development, with Consistent. As analyzed in this Draft EIR section, the consideration to scale, height, material, architectural proposed Project would be compatible with surrounding land quality, and site orientation. uses. In addition, as analyzed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, the proposed Project would not contrast in terms of scale, height, architectural design and materials, and orientation with surrounding land uses. To encourage the preservation of historic Partially Inconsistent. As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural monuments, landmarks, and buildings, particularly Resources, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would those affected by new development which is subject include an Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which to an owner participation or disposition and will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a development agreement. plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. Therefore, potential impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this goal. To promote the development of commercial uses Not Applicable. Subarea 1 is bounded on the west by along Vermont Avenue that expand the availability of Vermont Avenue, but is not zoned for or proposed to be goods and services for residents in the area. developed with commercial uses. The Vermont Avenue frontage of Subarea 3 currently includes the Jessie L. Terry Manor senior housing development, which is also not zoned or planned for commercial development, and which would be retained. Although the proposed Project would not develop commercial uses along Vermont Avenue, existing commercial uses would not be removed, and new commercial uses would be introduced elsewhere within the Project site.

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Table IV.G-7 Project Consistency with the Council District Nine Corridors Redevelopment Plan

Objectives Project Consistency 1. Job retention and generation by supporting Consistent. The proposed Project would develop existing employers and attracting new approximately 500,000 square feet of ancillary employers academic/University uses in Subarea 2. These uses would support the University, which is a major employer in the region. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 2. Business expansion and creation of new Consistent. The proposed Project would expand the existing businesses through public and private funding ancillary academic/University uses within Subarea 2 to and business development activities support the University. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 3. Industrial area stabilization and expansion by Consistent. The proposed Project would expand the existing appropriate development incentives ancillary academic/University uses within Subarea 2 to support the University. These uses would generally consist of storage, warehouse, manufacturing, research and development, and other administrative uses that would support the functions of the University. Such uses are permitted uses for industrial-zoned land. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 4. Consumer retail, shopping and entertainment Not Applicable. Subarea 2 is not zoned or designated for outlets in the community as a result of funding development of consumer retail, shopping or entertainment and suitable commercial development sites uses. 5. Housing for all income levels to be provided Not Applicable. Subarea 2 is not zoned or designated for along with the preservation of existing single development of housing uses. family housing stock

6. Job training and educational programs to be Consistent. The USC Community Outreach Partnership expanded and partnerships formed with Center provides outreach to communities in the City in four regional institutions and resources areas: economic development, education and training, housing, and neighborhood revitalization. Specifically, USC provides comprehensive technical assistance through seven outreach programs. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 7. The cultural heritage of the area to be Partially Inconsistent. As analyzed in Section IV.C, Cultural preserved and promoted. Resources, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would include an Adaptive Mitigation Management Approach, which will function as a rehabilitation and maintenance plan and a plan for compatible new construction for the identified historic district and its contributing features. This will ensure that historic structures and landscapes, both individually significant and contributors to the identified historic district, will be rehabilitated according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. In addition, an interpretative plan for the Historic District will also be conducted as part of USC’s ongoing outreach efforts and on-Campus orientation and tours Therefore, potential impacts on the historic district and individually eligible historic buildings to remain would be less than significant. However, the proposed Project may result in

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Table IV.G-7 (Continued) Project Consistency with the Council District Nine Corridors Redevelopment Plan

Objectives Project Consistency the removal of up to five buildings that could be individually eligible as historic resources and thus, potential impacts associated with the removal of these individually eligible historic resources would be significant and unavoidable. Thus, the proposed Project would be partially inconsistent with this objective. 8. Improved transportation services through Consistent. The proposed Project would be served by the planning and implementation. USC tram system and the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit line. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 9. City services to be increased through planning Consistent. As described in Section IV.J.I, Police Protection, and implementation, including but not limited the USC Department of Public Safety would patrol the Project to: police protection and community relations areas to ensure public safety. Furthermore, as analyzed in along with public safety; public infrastructure Sections IV.L.1 through IV.L.3, Public Services, the proposed repair, replacement, and maintenance; Project would not have an impact on public infrastructure such adequate code enforcement; development and that repair and/or replacement would be required. The enforcement of urban design standards; proposed Project would be implemented through a new updated community plan and zoning proposed USC Specific Plan or other entitlements, which ordinances; and enforcement of environmental would include new Urban Design Guidelines and development standards and clean-up. standards for new development. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective. 10. Community facilities to be maintained and Not Applicable. There are no community facilities located expanded (e.g., parks, libraries, senior and within Subarea 2 of the Project site. Additionally, the youth centers, etc.) proposed Project would not provide new community facilities in Subarea 2, which lies in the Council District Nine Corridors. However, within Subarea 2, new landscaped areas and pedestrian pathways would integrate new buildings and buildings to remain. Additionally, the proposed Project would provide new recreational and open space amenities in Subarea 1 and Subarea 3. 11. Marketing and promotion of the area's Consistent. The proposed Project would revitalize Subarea 2 attributes and desirability. of the Project site through development of new uses that would conform with a set of proposed Urban Design Guidelines. Therefore, this area would be aesthetically improved, increasing its marketability and desirability. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this objective.

proposed Project would support the general objectives of the Redevelopment Plan. However, the proposed Project would not develop industrial uses and thus would require review and approval from the CRA. With review and approval from the CRA, the proposed Project would be consistent with the Council District Nine Corridors’ Redevelopment Plan.

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(e) City of Los Angeles Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area

Subarea 1B and Subarea 2 are located in the Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area. The proposed Project does not propose any residential uses within these areas. Therefore, the proposed Project would not be subject to Design Guidelines and would not qualify for the incentives provided under the Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area ordinance. No conflicts with regard to the Greater Downtown Housing Incentive Area ordinance would occur.

(f) City of Los Angeles State Enterprise Zone

The Project site is located within the Los Angeles Enterprise Zone, and thus the proposed Project would be eligible for many of the incentives offered by the City. As stated above, the goal of the incentives is to stimulate increased employment opportunities, business attraction, and investment in economically disadvantaged areas. The proposed Project’s new academic/University uses, housing, commercial/retail uses, hotel, and potentially a laboratory school/community educational academy would meet University and community needs and stimulate business activity, thus enhancing the Project site (particularly Subarea 3) and surrounding area. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with the City’s intent for the Los Angeles Enterprise Zone.

(g) City Industrial Land Use Policy

As previously described, in an effort to protect and strengthen industrial-zoned land, the City developed the Industrial Development Policy Initiative. In addition, the ILUP Memo was prepared by the Planning Department and CRA. The ILUP Memo emphasizes that the City’s adopted policy is to retain industrial-zoned land for job-producing uses. The ILUP Memo contains “Attachment A - ILUP Geographically Specific Directions” which includes the Southeast Los Angeles Industrial Area Directions that designates Analysis Area 9, which includes Subarea 2 of the Project site, as an Employment District.22 Specifically, the Southeast Los Angeles Industrial Area Directions states that given its proximity to USC and presence of the Expo Line station, this area should develop a “Technology Park or University/Industrial Research and Development (R&D) Park to foster green or clean technology and new job and business generation”. A limited amount of workforce housing may be evaluated as a component of the R&D Park plan, but only if it serves to maximize the preservation and expansion of jobs-producing land and uses, and directly facilitates the development of the Technology/R&D Park.

While the proposed Project would change the existing industrial zoning (MR1-2 and M2-2]), the proposed Project proposes to provide uses which would be consistent with the

22 ILUP Memo, “Attachment A – ILUP Geographically Specific Directions,” Southeast Los Angeles.

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(h) City of Los Angeles Walkability Checklist

Section IV.A, Aesthetics, of this Draft EIR provides an analysis of the proposed Project’s consistency with the City’s Walkability Checklist. As demonstrated therein, the proposed Project would comply with the majority of the implementation strategies of the City’s Walkability Checklist. The proposed Project would incorporate elements and design features that would improve the pedestrian environment and promote walkability. As such, the proposed Project would generally be consistent with the City’s Walkability Checklist.

(i) SCAG Regional Transportation Plan and Growth Vision Report The six main goals of SCAG’s 2008 RTP aim to maximize mobility and accessibility for all people and goods in the region; ensure travel safety and reliability for all people and goods in the region; preserve and ensure a sustainable regional transportation system; maximize the productivity of our transportation system; protect the environment, improve air quality and promote energy efficiency; encourage land use and growth patterns that complement our transportation investments and improves the cost-effectiveness of expenditures; and maximize the security of our transportation system through improved system monitoring, rapid recovery planning, and coordination with other security agencies.

Table IV.G-8 on page IV.G-106 provides an analysis of the proposed Project’s consistency with the applicable goals and polices in SCAG’s 2008 RTP. The four principles within SCAG’s Growth Vision Report are intended to promote and maximize regional mobility, livability, prosperity and sustainability. Decisions regarding growth, transportation, land use and economic development should support and be guided by these principles. As demonstrated within Table IV.G-8, the proposed Project would be generally consistent with the Growth Vision Report. As discussed above, the Project site is located within a Compass Blueprint 2% Strategy Opportunity Area, targeted to serve the mobility, livability, prosperity and sustainability goals of the Growth Vision. As the proposed Project would focus development within the 2% Strategy Opportunity Area, and based on the Project

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Table IV.G-8 Project Consistency with SCAG RTP and Compass Growth Vision

Goals and Policies Project Consistency

Regional Transportation Plan Goals RTP G1 Maximize mobility and accessibility for all Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new residential people and goods in the region. uses that would bring students and faculty closer to the Campus, thus maximizing mobility and accessibility. Furthermore, proposed Project would have regional access via nearby freeways (including the 110 and 10 freeways) and public transit access from the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line as well as LADOT bus lines. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

RTP G2 Ensure travel safety and reliability for all Consistent: The proposed Project would include improvements people and goods in the region. that would help to improve the interface of pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles within the Project vicinity. In addition, the proposed Project would include TDM measures (e.g., shuttles, Zipcar car- sharing, transit pass discounts, etc) that would promote the reliability of travel for people.

RTP G3 Preserve and ensure a sustainable Consistent: By including new student housing within close regional transportation system. proximity to University facilities, the proposed Project would reduce vehicle miles traveled. In addition, the proposed Project would provide a comprehensive TDM program that would include measures (e.g., shuttles, transit pass discounts, carpooling etc) that would also reduce vehicle miles traveled. Thus, the proposed Project would promote a sustainable regional transit system.

RTP G4 Maximize the productivity of our Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new uses in transportation system. proximity to the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Light Rail Transit Line as well as LADOT bus lines, thus creating opportunities for utilizing alternative forms of transportation, including biking, walking, and public transit. As such, the proposed Project would maximize the productivity of the transportation system. Thus, the Project would be consistent with this goal.

RTP G5 Protect the environment, improve air Consistent: The proposed Project would encourage the use of quality and promote energy efficiency. alternative forms of transportation, such as walking and biking, thereby facilitating a reduction in automobile use and associated pollutant air emissions, as well as reducing fuel use and promoting energy efficiency. Further, the proposed Project would be designed and constructed to achieve LEED certification and would therefore further promote energy efficiency. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

RTP G6 Encourage land use and growth patterns Consistent: The proposed Project would concentrate new uses that complement our transportation along the major corridors of Jefferson Boulevard, Figueroa Street, investments and improves the cost- and Vermont Avenue, thereby providing easy access to public effectiveness of expenditures. transportation routes and roadway thoroughfares. In addition, the proposed Project would be accessible to nearby freeways and

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Table IV.G-8 (Continued) Project Consistency with SCAG RTP and Compass Growth Vision

Goals and Policies Project Consistency

public transit, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. Thus, the proposed Project would complement the transportation investments and would improve the cost-effectiveness of expenditures. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

RTP G7 Maximize the security of our transportation Consistent: USC’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) provides system through improved system policing and security services to the Campus and the surrounding monitoring, rapid recovery planning, and community. In addition, USC implements a comprehensive coordination with other security agencies. security program throughout the Campus. These services and programs would be continued to be operated as part of the proposed Project and would address transportation related security issues within the Campus. In addition, DPS would continue to consult and coordinate with LAPD and other security agencies.

Compass/Growth Visioning Principles Principle 1: Improve mobility for all residents GV P1.1 Encourage transportation investments and Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new land uses land use decisions that are mutually that would be easily accessible to and from existing and planned supportive. transportation infrastructure and services, including the 110 and 10 Freeways as well as the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

GV P1.2 Locate new housing near existing jobs and Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new residential new jobs near existing housing. uses for the University community as well as new commercial uses within close proximity to the USC Campus, thereby locating both faculty and students within walking distance of academic/ University uses. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

GV P1.3 Encourage transit-oriented development. Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new uses in proximity to existing bus lines and within ¼ mile of the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. As such, the proposed Project would be considered transit-oriented development. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with this goal.

GV P1.4 Promote a variety of travel choices. Consistent: The proposed Project would encourage walking and biking through the development of residential uses in proximity to the Campus core. In addition, the proposed Project would provide for safe and accessible pedestrian and bicycle pathways and would be proximate to existing and future bus and rail lines, including the future Metro Mid City/Exposition Boulevard Light Rail Transit Line. Furthermore, USC transportation services would also provide increased transit linkages. Overall, the proposed Project would promote a variety of travel choices. Thus, the proposed Project

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Goals and Policies Project Consistency

would be consistent with this goal.

Principle 2: Foster livability in all communities GV P2.1 Promote infill development and Consistent: The proposed Project is an infill development as it redevelopment to revitalize existing would redevelop new uses within an urbanized area of the City. communities. The proposed Project aims to improve and revitalize the community by developing new uses that would meet the needs of the University community and neighbors. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 2.1.

GV P2.2 Promote developments that provide a mix Consistent: The proposed Project is a mixed use development of uses. that would provide new academic/University uses, residential uses, retail/commercial uses, as well as a potential laboratory school/community educational academy. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 2.2.

GV P2.3 Promote “people scaled,” pedestrian- Consistent: The proposed Project would create a pedestrian- friendly (walkable) communities. oriented community by creating a mix of compatible uses within walking distance of each other. In particular, development of new residential uses within proximity of the Campus would promote pedestrian opportunities. Furthermore, new development within the Subareas would be designed to promote a pedestrian-scaled environment. Pedestrian amenities including pathways, street furniture, enhanced lighting, and open spaces (e.g., plazas, walkways, etc) would be provided as part of the proposed Project. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 2.3.

GV P2.4 Support the preservation of stable, single- Generally Consistent: The proposed Project would increase the family neighborhoods. housing supply for students and faculty, thereby removing housing pressure on the surrounding community, and does not impact single-family neighborhoods. Thus, although single-family uses do not exist in the immediate Project area, the proposed Project would help support the preservation of stable residential neighborhoods in the area. Please refer to Section IV.I, Population, Housing, and Employment, of this Draft EIR for further discussion of the proposed Project's impact on housing. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 2.4.

Principle 3: Enable prosperity for all people GV P3.1 Provide, in each community, a variety of Consistent: The proposed Project would provide up to housing types in each community to meet approximately 2,135,000 square feet of residential development the housing needs of all income levels. that would provide up to 5,400 student beds in a variety of housing types and configurations (studios to four bedroom units) and approximately 250 faculty housing units. Residential uses would be available to the University community, regardless of income. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 3.1.

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Goals and Policies Project Consistency

GV P3.2 Support educational opportunities that Consistent: The proposed Project would develop new promote balanced growth. academic/University uses that would strengthen and improve the educational opportunities provided by the University. Implementation of the proposed Project would guide the University’s growth and development through year 2030, through the provision of state-of-the-art academic facilities. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 3.2.

GV P3.3 Ensure environmental justice regardless of Consistent: The proposed Project would establish new uses that race, ethnicity or income class. would ensure environmental justice within its surrounding community, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income class. Specifically, the proposed retail/commercial uses would serve all members of the community. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 3.3.

GV P3.4 Support local and state fiscal policies that Consistent: Implementation of the proposed Project would allow encourage balanced growth. the University to grow in a guided and balanced manner. Furthermore, the proposed Project would generate new revenue to the City. Overall the proposed Project would support local and State fiscal policies that encourage balanced growth. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 3.4.

GV P3.5 Encourage civic engagement. Consistent: Civic engagement is generally defined as citizens contributing ideas, energy and action for proposals for improving community. The proposed Project would develop new academic/University uses that provide opportunities for students and faculty to advance knowledge while at the same addressing issues critical to the community, the nation, and the world. Development of the proposed Project would also enable the University to provide adequate research space to enable and encourage synergistic interactions among different fields of knowledge, allowing rigorous fundamental and applied research to be brought together to create solutions to the pressing concerns of society. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 3.5.

Principle 4: Promote sustainability for future generations GV P4.1 Preserve rural, agricultural, recreational Not Applicable/Consistent: The Project site is located within an and environmentally sensitive areas. urbanized area and is developed with existing uses. No rural, agricultural, and environmentally sensitive areas are located on the Project site or in the Project vicinity. Exposition Park, a major recreational area, is located south of the Project site. The proposed Project would have no adverse effect on Exposition Park. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 4.1.

GV P4.2 Focus development in urban centers and Consistent: The proposed Project would site new development in existing cities. an urbanized area of the City of Los Angeles that functions as a major academic center due to the presence of the USC University

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Table IV.G-8 (Continued) Project Consistency with SCAG RTP and Compass Vision

Goals and Policies Project Consistency

Park Campus. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 4.2.

GV P4.3 Develop strategies to accommodate Consistent: The proposed Project would promote sustainability growth that uses resources efficiently, with specific Project Design Features that address each of the eliminates pollution and significantly following areas: (1) Outdoor Environments and Land Use; reduces waste. (2) Transportation; (3) Water; (4) Energy; (5) Waste/Recycling/ Hazardous Waste; (6) Water Quality; and (7) Building Design, as detailed in Section II, Project Description, of this EIR. For example, the proposed Project would incorporate energy saving features into building design, reduce automobile pollution by providing walking and biking paths, and promote recycling by implementing solid waste reduction features. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 4.3.

GV P4.4 Utilize “green” development techniques. Consistent: The proposed Project would be designed and constructed to achieve LEED certification. As part of the LEED program, the proposed Project would divert at least 75 percent of construction and demolition debris from landfills, use building materials with 10 percent recycled-content, and implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) during construction activities to control stormwater runoff and minimize pollutant loading and erosion effects. Thus, the proposed Project would be consistent with Principle 4.4.

Source: Matrix Environmental, 2010.

Design Features and benefits cited above, the proposed Project would be consistent with SCAG’s Compass Blueprint 2% Strategy.

(2) Land Use Compatibility

Land use compatibility addresses whether a project would be compatible with surrounding uses in terms of use, size and intensity, design, and other elements.

(a) Compatibility of Use

The Project site encompasses the greater University Park Campus area, which is a highly developed urban community characterized by a mix of educational and institutional

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The proposed Project would develop a mix of academic/University uses, retail/commercial uses, housing, a hotel, and potentially a laboratory school/community educational academy that would be consistent with the existing uses on the Project site and in the area. The proposed Project’s uses would serve the University population as well as the surrounding community. Specifically, development of the academic/University uses would strengthen the existing Campus and support the goals of the University to meet the academic space needs of students and faculty. Additionally, the proposed Project’s proposed retail/commercial uses, which would include retail stores, restaurants, a market, a 2,000 seat cinema, and a University fitness center, would serve the shopping, dining, entertainment, and health needs of the community. The proposed housing for the proposed Project (faculty units and student beds) would meet the living needs of the University community. By developing housing for faculty and students, the proposed Project would increase the housing stock of the area and could free up other housing units in the community for non-University affiliated residents (see Section IV.I, Population, Housing, and Employment of this Draft EIR for further discussion). Additionally, the proposed Project’s proposed hotel/conference center would serve the lodging needs of visitors, and the laboratory school/community educational academy, if developed, would provide increased educational opportunities for the community.

All of the proposed Project’s proposed uses would be similar to and compatible with the existing uses that currently occur on the Project site and surrounding area. Specifically, within Subarea 1, the proposed Project would provide new academic/University uses that would be consistent with and support the existing University Park Campus. Additionally, new development within Subarea 2 would expand the existing ancillary University uses (e.g., administration/support) in the Subarea. These uses also would not conflict with the existing surrounding light industrial uses in the area. With regard to Subarea 3, the proposed mix of academic/University uses, commercial uses, hotel, student/faculty housing, and laboratory school/community educational academy would not result in land use conflicts with surrounding uses. Specifically, Subarea 3 is already developed with a mix of student housing, commercial, and academic/University uses, and therefore, the proposed Project’s proposed mix of uses would represent a continuation of existing uses. Additionally, the mix of uses for Subarea 3 would serve as a land use transition area between the residential neighborhood to the north and the Campus to the south. The proposed new uses in Subarea 3 would also better serve the needs of the community, and thus would support the residential uses to the north as well the Campus. Overall, the proposed Project would not introduce new land uses that do not presently exist in the area, and the existing relationships between on- and off-site land uses would generally be maintained. Furthermore, the proposed Project represents infill development in areas

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(b) Compatibility of Design

As discussed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project’s heights would be generally consistent with what currently occurs on the Project site. Buildings within Subarea 1 would be limited to 150 feet in height, with the exception of development within the existing Parking Lot B of Subarea 1 that would be limited to 80 feet in height. While building heights for some development sites would increase with implementation of the proposed Project, new development would not present a contrast to the existing buildings on Campus or surrounding area. The Campus already exhibits a variation in building heights, with tower elements and tower dormitories extending up to 150 feet in height. Therefore, the proposed Project’s buildings (some of which could be up to 150 feet) in Subarea 1 would not substantially contrast with the varied low-, mid- and high- rise buildings that are located on the Campus. 23 Buildings within Subarea 2 would also be limited to 150 feet in height. While building heights for some development sites within Subarea 2 would increase with implementation of the proposed Project, new development would not present a contrast to the surrounding area. The area is industrial in character, with the tallest building in the area being a self-storage building that is more than 150 feet tall, located just south of Subarea 2. Therefore, the proposed Project’s buildings in Subarea 2 would not create a substantial contrast with the surrounding industrial uses. Within Subarea 3A, allowable maximum building heights and massing would vary based on location and would range from 20 feet to 150 feet as indicated in Figures II-8 through II-10 in Section II, Project Description. Subarea 3 development is designed to be respectful of surrounding uses as taller buildings would be located further south, away from the residential uses to the north. Additionally, buildings in Subarea 3 would be separated from uses to the east and west by Vermont Avenue and Hoover Street, respectively. These streets would partially buffer the heights of the Project buildings from uses to the east and west. Furthermore, the heights proposed for Subarea 3 would be consistent with the building heights of the existing core Campus to the south. Therefore, based on the above, Project heights would not be out of character with surrounding uses.

With regard to density, while the proposed Project would result in an increase in density for the various Subareas, the proposed Project would be within the floor area ratios of what is currently allowed by the LAMC averaged over entire Project area. Thus, the proposed Project’s density would not be out of character with what is generally expected for the Project site.

23 New development within Parking lot B of Subarea 1 would be limited to 80 feet.

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As discussed in further detail in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, Views, Light and Glare, Shading, of this Draft EIR, new Project development would be subject to the Urban Design Guidelines described in the Project Design Features section that would serve to improve the environment both aesthetically and physically. These guidelines address site planning; building design; circulation, access and parking facilities; landscaping and open space; and light and glare. As specified therein, the mass and proportion of all new buildings would adequately address pedestrian scale. The design of all new developments would be articulated to provide variation and visual interest, and would enhance the streetscape by providing continuity with adjacent buildings and reducing opportunities for graffiti. Building materials would also be employed to provide texture, interest and variety to exterior building facades fronting public streets. In addition, new development specifically within Subarea 1 would be required to adhere to the University Park Campus Planning and Design Guidelines. These guidelines would ensure that new buildings would be designed in an Italian Romanesque style that would be complementary to the rest of the Campus. Additionally, new development within Subarea 2 would represent a visual improvement as compared with the currently underutilized/vacant buildings within the Subarea. New buildings within Subarea 3 would be designed in an architectural style and character that is complementary of the USC Campus while promoting a unique identity for the Subarea. Project development in Subarea 3, which would include newly designed buildings along with open space areas and landscaping, would contribute to the area’s overall aesthetic value. Specifically, new buildings in Subarea 3 would be respectful of nearby uses, including the residential uses to the north.

Based on the above and as analyzed in Section IV.A, Aesthetics, Views, Light and Glare, and Shading, of this Draft EIR, the proposed Project would be visually compatible with surrounding uses.

Since construction activities can also be a source of incompatibility, construction is addressed herein. Construction of the proposed Project would result in temporary significant impacts associated with air quality and noise. However, these impacts would be short-term in nature and would be staged to minimize disruption to neighboring streets and properties. Please refer to Sections IV.B, Air Quality, and IV.H, Noise, of this Draft EIR for further discussion.

(d) Conclusion Regarding Land Use Compatibility

Based on the above, the proposed Project would not substantially or adversely change the existing relationship between on- and off-site land uses and properties, or have the long-term effect of adversely altering a neighborhood or community through ongoing

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(3) Urban Decay

The proposed Project would include approximately 350,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail/commercial uses that would include retail/shopping center uses, restaurants, a grocery store, a 2,000 seat movie theater, and a University fitness center within Subarea 3.24 For the analysis of urban decay impacts, two market areas were established and the proposed Project’s retail/commercial uses were categorized into four types of retail and related commercial uses: (1) Shopper Goods; (2) Convenience Goods; (3) Eating and Drinking Facilities; and (4) Cinema Complex.

Two different market areas were established for the retail and related commercial uses to provide a geographic frame of reference for understanding the market characteristics of supply and demand for the particular use(s) analyzed. In brief, the two market areas are as follows:

 Shopper Goods Market Area (SGMA). The SGMA is utilized to evaluate the market for the proposed Project’s proposed Shopper Goods retail uses, Eating and Drinking Facilities, and Cinema. In this analysis, the SGMA is defined as a five-mile radius around the proposed Project, with its center at the intersection of Jefferson Boulevard and Hoover Street. This market area is expected to generate from 70 percent to 80 percent of the sales demand for Shopper Goods, Eating and Drinking Facilities and the Cinema complex, consistent with consumer behavior at comparable developments.

 The 1.5-Mile Market Area or Convenience Goods Market Area (CGMA) is represented by a 1.5-mile radius around the Project site with the same center as the 5.0-Mile Market Area. This market area is utilized for the evaluation of the market potential for convenience goods retailers, including the proposed Project’s proposed supermarket and drugstore. Eighty percent of the sales for convenience goods should come from residents living within this geographic area.

Based on the Urban Decay Report (see Appendix K), anticipated growth in demand within the SGMA is sufficient to support development of the proposed Project’s Selected Shopper Goods space. Over the six-year projection period 2009-2015, the growth in demand for Selected Shopper Goods (Apparel; Furniture/Home Furnishings/Appliances;

24 Notwithstanding the floor area limits specified for retail/shopping center, restaurant, grocery store, and movie theater uses located in Subarea 3A, adjustments may be made in the floor area of such uses as long as the resulting trip generation is within the limits for these uses identified in this Draft EIR, subject to approval.

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Anticipated growth in demand within the CGMA is sufficient to support development of the proposed Project’s supermarket. The projected growth in market support for food and beverage store space in CGMA is projected to be able to support an additional 52,172 square feet GLA between 2009 and 2015. This increase in demand should be more than sufficient to support the proposed Project’s supermarket which would total 40,000 square feet GLA. Further, it should be noted that the proposed Project would be replacing an existing 39,047 square foot supermarket facility. The net food and beverage sales space represented by the proposed Project’s retail uses would be equivalent to about two percent of the net increase in demand for such facilities

Additionally, anticipated growth in demand within the CGMA is also sufficient to support development of the proposed Project’s proposed Drug Store. The projected growth in market support for drug store space in the CGMA is projected to be able to support an additional 13,585 square feet GLA between 2009 and 2015. This increase in demand should be sufficient to support the proposed Project’s 12,500 square foot GLA of drug store space. Further, it should be noted that the proposed Project would be replacing an existing 1,397 square foot drugstore, and would be an important addition to the range of convenience goods offerings that would be available to local residents.

Anticipated growth in demand within the SGMA is sufficient to support development of the proposed Project’s Eating and Drinking Facilities. Analysis of the changes in demand within the SGMA indicates that there will be sufficient growth by 2015 to support (1) the proposed Project’s development of 25,000 square feet GLA of Limited Service Restaurants such as coffee shops and fast food facility space that would essentially be replacing similar existing facilities (24,345 square feet GLA) currently located within Subarea 3; and (2) a complement of 20,000 square feet GLA of Full Service Eating and Drinking Places, a portion of which would be included in a hotel/conference center that would be part of the proposed Project. In addition to this basic source of market support, demand for restaurant facilities should also be generated by residents living outside the SGMA and other visitors to the Campus.

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Anticipated growth in demand within the SGMA is sufficient to support development of the proposed Cinema. The market analysis indicates that the SGMA is expanding at a rate of growth that can support the equivalent of six new movie theater screens per year. Over the six-year projection period 2009-2015, the SGMA together with other market sources can accommodate the equivalent of 45.636.5 additional screens, thus providing the full support necessary to sustain the eight-screen cinema proposed by the proposed Project (three screens of which would constitute a replacement of the existing cinema facilities at University Village) as well as the 14 screen complex at the LA Live/Nokia facility in downtown Los Angeles and the planned expansion of screens at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Assessment of existing cinema complexes in the SGMA also indicates that they are well-positioned to compete effectively with the proposed Project’s new cinema to be located in Subarea 3 by virtue of their dispersed locations and surrounding complementary uses.

Since the proposed Project’s retail/commercial uses in Subarea 3 could be supported by anticipated future growth in market, demand, no adverse economic competition would result which could lead to urban decay. Therefore, the proposed Project’s impacts associated with urban decay would be less than significant.

(4) Transfers of Floor Area

The proposed Project would include flexibility to allow for transfers of floor area for academic/University uses and student housing between Subarea 1 and Subarea 3A on a per square foot basis. While transfers of floor area between Subarea 1 and Subarea 3A would be permitted, the maximum amount of floor area would not exceed 30 percent of the Subarea total for Subarea 1 and 15 percent of the Subarea total for Subarea 3A. In addition, the maximum Project total of 5,230,000 square feet may not be exceeded. Floor area transfers would not result in new impacts with regard to land use. Floor area transfers would not alter the proposed mix of uses proposed by the Project or the development parameters (e.g., heights and massing) set forth for the Subareas. As analyzed previously, development of the proposed land uses would be consistent with the goals, objectives, and policies of land use plans and would be compatible with surrounding land uses. As such, floor area transfers would not alter the conclusions with regard to land use impacts. Should academic/University or student residential floor area be transferred across the Subareas, the resulting impacts would be similar to those evaluated herein.

4. Cumulative Impacts

The geographic context for the cumulative impact analysis for land use is the South Los Angeles Los Angeles Community Plan area and the Southeast Los Angeles Community Plan area. Future growth through 2030 (the Project buildout year), as a result

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As indicated in Section III, Environmental Setting, there are 30 related projects that have been identified in the Project vicinity. Such related projects consist of the development of residential and commercial uses within areas that already are developed with such uses. Therefore, these uses would not conflict with existing land uses. There are eight related projects that are either on the Project site or in close enough proximity to the Project site so as to contribute to cumulative land use impacts by potentially altering existing land use relationships: Related Project No. 2, Related Project No. 5, Related Project No. 8, Related Project No. 10, Related Project No. 25, Related Project No. 26, Related Project No. 27, and Related Project No. 28. The balance of the related projects would not cause cumulative land use impacts due to either distance and/or existing intervening development.

Related Project No. 2 is the renovation of the building at 3434 Grand Avenue that was completed on Subarea 2 of the Project site. Related Project No. 5 is the USC Parkside II Residential Tower that was also completed on Subarea 1A of the Project site. Related Project No. 8 is the University Gateway Project, a student housing project currently under construction north of Subarea 1A. Related Project No. 10 is the USC Cinematic Arts Project, which is currently under construction, within Subarea 1A of the Project site. Related Project No. 25, a mixed use student housing/commercial project to be developed by a third-party developer, is located within Subarea 1B of the Project site. Related Project No. 26, Related Project No. 27, and Related Project No. 28 are University-affiliated infill development within the core Campus. All eight of these related projects consist of the development of academic/University uses or student housing to support the needs of existing and future University students, faculty, and staff. In addition, these related projects would not introduce new land uses to the Project area. Therefore, cumulative impacts to land use due to these related projects would be less than significant.

Furthermore, none of the related projects includes the development of large amounts of retail/commercial uses that would result in adverse economic competition. Thus, cumulative impacts associated with urban decay would be less than significant.

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Additionally, given that the proposed Project would be compatible with existing surrounding land uses, the proposed Project would not contribute to significant cumulative land use compatibility impacts. Cumulative impacts would be less than significant.

As with the proposed Project, future development projects would be reviewed by the City for consistency with relevant land use plans and regulations, including but not limited to the General Plan Framework, the Community Plan, the LAMC, and Redevelopment Plans (if located in a CRA Redevelopment Project Area). Therefore, as the proposed Project would generally be consistent with applicable land use plans, policies, and regulations, the proposed Project would not incrementally contribute to significant cumulative land use inconsistencies. Cumulative impacts would be less than significant.

5. Mitigation Measures

With approvals of the proposed Project’s requested discretionary actions, Project- level land use impacts with regard to land use consistency would be less than significant. In addition, Project-level land use impacts with regard to compatibility and urban decay would be less than significant. Furthermore, cumulative impacts on land use consistency and compatibility as well as urban decay would also be less than significant. Therefore, no mitigation measures would be required.

6. Level of Significance After Mitigation

As indicated above, Project-level and cumulative impacts with regard to land use would be less than significant, and thus, no mitigation measures would be required.

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