DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CATALINA SYSTEMS-MAGNOLIA PROJECT

 

LEAD AGENCY: City of Los Angeles

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. EIR 2003-0742

SCH #:  2003121098

SITE LOCATION: 15357 Magnolia Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

Site Plan Review, Affordable Housing density bonus, Approval of a demolition permit for the Los Angeles Cultural-Historic Monument No. 184, “Tower of Wooden Pallets” by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission to permit the construction of a residential development consisting of 98 multi-family dwelling units on the 1.43 acre site.  The 98 units would be located in a 45-foot tall structure with three residential levels situated above an at-grade parking garage providing 185 spaces.  The residential building would provide a mix of unit types that would include 31 three bedroom units, 62 four or more bedroom units and the five smaller units designated “affordable disabled.”  The building would incorporate amenities for its residents, including a spa, swimming pool, a recreation room and a gym and security lighting.  The building would be designed in a Mediterranean style with smooth painted stucco on the exterior.

Availability

Hardcopies of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) or the documents referenced in the DEIR, are available for review at 200 North Spring Street, Room 761, Los Angeles.  Copies of the DEIR will also be available at the following locations: 1) Central Library, 630 W. 5th St., Los Angeles, CA 90071; 2) Sherman Oaks Branch Library, 14245 Moorpark St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423; 3) Van Nuys Library, 6250 Sylmar Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91401; and 4) Studio City Library, 12511 Moorpark Street, Studio City, CA 91604.

 

Comments

If you wish to submit comments following review of the Draft EIR, please reference the file number, EIR 2003-0742, and submit them in writing by October 15, 2004.

Send comments to:

Jimmy Liao
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
200 North Spring Street, Room 761
Los Angeles, California 90012

Draft Environmental Impact Report Table of Contents

All text files are provided as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Individual sections can be downloaded by selecting the appropriate link below.  Click here to view the Table of Contents for the graphic exhibits.

DEIR COVER (11k)

TITLE PAGE (6k)

TABLE OF CONTENTS (20k)

I.        Summary (105k)

II.       Environmental Setting (24k)

III.      Project Description (25k)

IV.     Environmental Impact Analysis

A.      IMPACTS FOUND TO BE LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT (22k)

B.       VISUAL RESOURCES (75k)

C.      AIR QUALITY (92k)

D.      CULTURAL RESOURCES (45k)

E.       GEOLOGY AND SOILS (41k)

F.       HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (34k)

G.      HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY (38k)

H.      NOISE (65k)

I.        POPULATION AND HOUSING (61k)

J.       PUBLIC SERVICES (62k)

K.      TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC (66k)

V.      GENERAL IMPACT CATEGORIES (15k)

VI.     ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT (62k)

VII.    PREPARERS OF THE EIR AND PERSONS CONSULTED (8k)

VIII.   LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (15k)

 

APPENDICES

 

APPENDIX A:        INITIAL STUDY AND NOTICE OF PREPARATION (NOP) (616k)

APPENDIX B:         NOP COMMENT LETTERS (729k)

APPENDIX C:        AIR QUALITY DATA (41k)

APPENDIX D:        HISTORIC RESOURCES REPORT (570k)

APPENDIX E:         PRELIMINARY GEOLOGY REPORT (1.7M)

APPENDIX F:         ASBESTOS REPORT AND ENGINEERING REPORTS (386k)

APPENDIX G:        HYDROLOGY REPORT (2.1M)

APPENDIX H:        TRAFFIC STUDY (1.1M)

APPENDIX I:          TREE STUDY (1.3M)

APPENDIX J:         NOISE CALCULATIONS (274k)