BEVERLY HILLS STAFF REPORT. Meeting Date: October 6, Honorable Mayor & City Council

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1 BEVERLY HILLS STAFF REPORT Meeting Date: October 6, 215 To: From: Honorable Mayor & City Council Ryan Gohlich, Assistant Director/City Planner, Community Development Timothea Tway, Associate Planner, Community Development Subject: Regional Development Projects Report - City Update Council Quarterly Attachments: A. B. Regional Development Projects Map INTRODUCTION This is the quarterly report of proposed development outside the City of Beverly Hills. The Community Development Department regularly monitors development projects occurring in neighboring jurisdictions near the City s boundaries and provides information to the community on the projects. to this report is the, which is a list of development projects that could potentially result in impacts to the City. Attachment B is the Regional Development Projects Map. Numbers have been placed on the map to correspond with the projects on the list and are also included in the project summaries below. The report and map can be found on the City s website at www. beverlyhills. org/regionalprojects. DISCUSSION Since the last quarterly report on July 21, 215, no project has been added to the list of monitored projects and two projects that have previously been monitored by the City have had a change in their status. These projects are summarized in this section. New information included in the project updates is provided in italicized text.

2 Regional Development Projects Report Meeting Date: October 6, 215 Project updates North Oakhurst A 31 unit condominium project is being proposed for the site, which is split between Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Beverly Hills zoning regulations apply only to the portions of the project that are located Beverly Hills (approximately the first 4 feet of the project along Oakhurst). However, additional aspects of the project may be considered during Beverly Hills review of the project if necessary for the reviewing authority to make the required findings. Los Angeles prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), but failed to study the historic significance of the properties that would be demolished as part of the project. In response to concerns raised by Beverly Hills, the City of Los Angeles had a historic assessment prepared. The City of Los Angeles historic analysis concludes that the structures do not have any historic significance. A memorandum prepared by the City of Beverly Hills historic consultant indicates that the properties are potentially historically significant. On June 11, 214, the City of Beverly Hills submitted a letter to the City of Los Angeles providing this information and offering to meet with City representatives and the applicant to explore mitigation measures and alternatives that may be more appropriate for the neighborhood. The letter requested that the City of Los Angeles prepare an Environmental Impact Report for the project. An Environmental Impact Report was not prepared. On February 3, 215, the project was approved by the City of Los Angeles Advisory Agency. Subsequently, the Beverly Hills City Council held a special meeting on February 12, 215, to consider a formal appeal of the project. The Council did not vote to appeal the project; however, the project was appealed by a third party. The City of Los Angeles Central Area Planning Commission held a hearing to consider the appeal on March 1, 215. Staff attended this meeting to provide comment. The appeal was denied. On April 21 the appeal was denied by the Los Angeles City Planning and Land Use Management Committee, and on April 22 the appeal was denied by the Los Angeles City Council. A lawsuit has been filed by a third party challenging the Los Angeles City Council s decision, and the lawsuit is currently pending. Despite the pending lawsuit, state law requires the City of Beverly Hills to continue processing the project. Accordingly, the portion of the project located in Beverly Hills is currently being processed by City staff and is scheduled for the October 8, 215 Planning Commission meeting. Because the project is now being considered by the City of Beverly Hills, it will be removed from the Regional Project Report Beverly Boulevard Proiect The proposed project includes adaptive re-use of an existing retail/commercial building on Beverly Boulevard between Almont Dr. and Robertson Blvd and development of new residential uses on the parking lots. The project would include 81 residential units, approximately 39, square feet of office, retail and restaurant space, and 257 off-street parking spaces. The City of Beverly Hills submitted comments regarding the project to the City of West Hollywood. The City of West Hollywood Planning Commission considered the project on August 7, 214 and recommended denial of the project to the City Council. The City Council considered the project on September 22, 214 and Page 2 of 3

3 Regional Development Projects Report Meeting Date: October 6, 215 requested that staff work with the developer to address several outstanding concerns, including the size of the proposed building, On August 17, 215 The Council considered and approved a revised proposa which includes several minor physical changes including fewer affordable housing units, a reduction in square footage of retail and restaurant space, and additional public benefits. Staff will continue to monitor and report on the Sroject as appropriate. FISCAL IMPACT There are no fiscal impacts associated with this report. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council receive this item. lknaicp Approved Page 3 of 3

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5 West Comment City of Beverly Hills Current as of September 29, 215 Regional Projects Report October 6, 215 Page 1 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE Adas Torah, 94 W Pico Blvd. Convert existing furniture store to a syna- 9/22/214 Building permit issued by City of Currently Monitoring gogue. Floor area of the building will in- Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Orthodox Jewish crease from 12, square feet to Los Angeles 15, 8/29/213 Building permits currently under Synagogue square feet. review by the City of Los Angeles. Status: Entitlements approved, 5/2/213 - Zoning Administrator approved requested parking variances. 1/17/213 South Robertson Neighborhoods Council provided a letter to the City of Los Ange les Zoning Administrator supporting a parking variance request. 12/5/212 Zoning Administrator accepted case for review 11/2/212 Notice sent out by the synagogue announcing plans to relocate to the site. Beverly Hills West Hollywood Projectconsistsof installing upto 9 8/19/214 LosAngeles RICS released an Envi- 9/18/Z14 Cityof LA-RICS Towers towers throughout Los Angeles County to ronmental Initial Study. Beverly Hills submitted a Status: Awaiting the re- aid in the goal of creating effective radio comment letter outlining lease of the Draft Envi- communication for emergency personnel concerns to be ad ronmental Impact Re- across the County to prevent and respond dressed in the Environ port. to emergencies. One tower is proposed to mental Impact Report be located in the City of Beverly Hills Meirose Triangle Santa Complete demolition and reconstruction of 1/6/214 West Hollywood City Council Ap- 8/18/214 Staff at- Monica Boulevard the blocks in West Hollywood between proved project tended City Council Pub- Status: Project Approved. Doheny and Almont Drives, and Santa 8/18/214 Hollywood City Council lic hearing ( Almont Monica Boulevard and Meirose Avenue. opened public hearing on project and directed 8/13/214 Staff pro- Drive, The project area is approximately 3 acres staff to return to October 6, 214 meeting. vided comment letter for Melrose Avenue) and includes 4-levels of below ground park- 6/19/214 West Hollywood Planning Commis- City Council considera ing and 3, 5-story mixed use! commercial! sion approved project tion residential! office buildings. 5/214 Final EIR released 6/18/214 City provid 2/17/214 Comment period closed on Draft ed comment letter for Environmental Impact Report Planning Commission consideration 2/13/213 Draft Environmental Impact Report released 4/7/214 City met with project representatives 3/12/212 period closed on Notice to discuss concerns of Preparation

6 Project Hearing Hotel City C Regional Projects Report City of Beverly Hills October 6, 215 Current as of September 29, 215 Page 2 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE 2/13/212 West Hollywood released a Notice 2/13/214 City provid of Preparation for the upcoming EIR ed a letter identifying environmental issues identified in the DEIR including:. Traffic. Water infrastructure Construction impacts 3/12/212 City provid ed a letter identifying environmental issues to be studied in the EIR, including:. Traffic impacts. Construction impacts. Infrastructure impacts Century Plaza 225 Avenue of the New residential condominium, hotel, and 1/15/213 Development Agreement, EIR, 1/15/213 Staff at- Project Stars (@ Constella- commercial complex consisting of two 46- Mitigation Monitoring Program, and Statement tended project hearing. Los Angeles tion Blvd.), Century story towers with a combined 29 residen- of Overriding Circumstances approved by the 9/6/211 submit- Status: Pending building City tial units, and a 1, square foot public- Los Angeles City Council. ted comment letter permits. ly accessible plaza. The project approved in 7/18/212 scheduled to consider identifying additional 1/15/13 Ap- the development agreement will preserve vesting tentative tract maps. traffic intersections to proved the existing Century Plaza Hotel Building, 5/1/212 FEIR Released. Responses to cam- include in the analysis. which will contain 394 rooms and 63 luxury ments state that all possible impacts raised in residences. The entire project will contain the City s letter dated 9/6/211 were studied over 1 million square feet of office space, and found not significant. residences, and retail stores. 8/1/21 building designated historic. 7/3/21 City provided a list of potential issues to be studied including aesthetics; air quality; circulation impacts, both during emer gencies as well as day-to-day effects; neighbor hood traffic impacts, and recreation & public services; and noise. 2/12/21 Los Angeles City Council requests preparation of historic evaluation report.

7 Final Letter City City City City ills Regional Projects Report City of Beverly Hills October 6, 215 Current as of September 29, 215 Page 3 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE Crescent Heights 3/8/212 Appeal Periods ends 3/8/212 City negoti 1 Santa Monica 1 Santa Mon- Developer Blvd. ica Blvd. 39 story residential building (283 Condos) 2/22/212 Project Approved ated for additional fu Los Angeles and 9 story ancillary building that includes 1/25/212 Public Hearing before Zoning Adture traffic analysis and Status: Under Construc- (122 Santa Mon parking and site amenities for residents. ministrator mitigation if needed tion. For construction ica Blvd, 21 More- Entire project includes approximately 1/3/212 EIR released 1/25/212 negoti related concerns contact no Drive) 469,575 square feet of floor area. ating with developer for Matt Claussen at 9/15/211 Draft EIR released. Comments due additional future traffic mclaussen@crescentheig by 1/31/211 analysis hts.com or /12/211 sent by City Staff including 1/31/211 sublist of environmental factors to study in the EIR mitted a comment letter 3/1/211 Application for Environmental Re- on the DEIR view submitted Los Angeles City staff Blvd. office building, 25,83 square feet of low up for sale submitted comment Status: Project approved rise one- and two-story office buildings, 1/27/215 City Council denied appeals and letter to Los Angeles City by Los Angeles City Coun- (195 Avenue of the 4, square feet of retail, 1,589 parking approved project Clerk cii. Stars) spaces, and a transit center. 1/13/215 PLUM Committee denied appeals 9/16/214 City staff Century City 11/25/214 Applicant team submitted letter submitted comment agreeing to an extension for the City Council to letter to PLUM Commitact on the matter. The last day to act is January tee 3, /8/2 14 City staff 9/16/214 Planning and Land Use Manageattended public hearing ment (PLUM) Committee of the LA City Council 11/15/213 City staff held a public hearing on the project. attended public hearing 8/19/214 Final appeal date. Project ap- 11/14/213 City subpealed by five parties. mitted comment letter 6/12/214 Los Angeles City Planning Commison Final Subsequent EIR. sian approved project 4/29/213 - City submit 5/8/214 - Public hearing held to gather input ted comment letter on Draft Subsequent EIR. 11/15/213 Public hearing held to gather input 3/14/213 - re ceived Draft Subsequent 1/1/213 Final Subsequent EIR released EIR. 3/14/213 - Draft Subsequent EIR released 7/28/211 - submit 3/8/212 - Draft Subsequent EIR being reted comment letter viewed by City of Los Angeles Century City Center 1131 Constellation Modified project includes one 37-story June 214 Developer announces property is 1/8/215

8 Notice il Regional Projects Report City of Beverly Hills October 6, 215 Current as of September 29, 215 Page 4 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE 6/28/211 - Notice of preparation of an FIR listing issues to study in released the environmental re view 6739 W. Olympic 9739 W. Olympic Commercial project proposed for currently 4/25/13 - Developer held community meeting 4/25/13 Los Angeles Status: Proposed Development. (97 S. Schumacher) Staff attendvacant site (potentially retail/office), introducing project ed community meeting Academy Museum of 667 Wilshire Proposed museum would reuse the historic 6/22/215 City Council approved project Currently Monitoring Motion Pictures Pro- Boulevard 1939 May Company Wilshire Department 3/16/215 Public Hearing Officer held hearing Los Angeles store with construction of a new museum on project ject wing. The museum would be located at the 12/2/215 Final Environmental Impact Re- Fairfax/Wilshire subway station and park- Status: Project Approved. port received by staff ing would be shared with the existing mu- 8/28/214 Draft Environmental Impact Re seums on site. Estimated completion in port received by staff /3/213 - of preparation of an EIR released 8555 Santa Monica 8555 Santa Monica Proposed mixed use development on 1.4 4/12/213 - Notice of preparation of an EIR Currently Monitoring Boulevard Boulevard acres in West Hollywood. The five story released West Hollydevelopment would include: 93 apartment wood Status: Waiting on re- units, 6,72 sf. of restaurant uses, 4,78 sf. lease of DEIR. of live/work use, and 27,84 sf. of retail uses. The project also includes four levels of parking with 38 parking s paces. Impacts to the City of Beverly Hills are not anticipated from this project. Los Angeles 9941 Tower Lane 9941 Tower Lane In 211 the owner proposed redeveloping 2/215 A California appellate court rules that 3/15/211 The Mayor the existing estate. Development plans the proposed project must go through environ- of Beverly Hills submitwere submitted to the City of Los Angeles. mental review ted a letter to the Los (Old King Vidor Es- tate) Project proponents filed a lawsuit in May 3/213 Los Angeles County Superior Court Angeles Director of 212 with the Los Angeles County Superior rejects project proponent s argument that the Planning requesting Status: Appellate Court Court to allow the project to move forward finds that project must City should allow construction to commence additional environmental without environmental review, and upholds LA Planning Director assertion that review for the project complete environmental review the property must have secondary vehicular access and undergo environmental review

9 Genton ILL5 Regional Projects Report City of Beverly Hills October 6, 215 Current as of September 29, 215 Page 5 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE West Hollywood 8899 Beverly Boule Beverly Boule- The existing site consists of a 1 level 8/17/215 City Council Considered a revised 2/13/214 City subyard yard building and a surface parking lot. The project and voted to approve project with con- mitted comment letter proposed project includes adaptive re-use ditions on Draft EIR with con- Status: City of West Hal- of the existing 1 level retail/commercial 9/22/214 City Council Considered Project cerns related to: lywood City Council con- building and the development of new and requested that staff return with more in- traffic sidered approved the residential uses on the 1.73 acre site formation at a later date. infrastructure project. located. The project would include 76 8/7/214 Planning Commission Recommend- construction impacts residential units, approximately 3, ed Denial of the project to the City Council 8/7/213 City subsquare feet of office, retail and restaurant 8/214 Final Environmental Impact Report mitted comment letter space and 256 off-street parking spaces. Released listing issues to study in 2/18/214 Comment period on Draft Envi- the environmental re ronmental Impact Report closed view 12/2/213 Draft Environmental Impact Re port released 7/12/213 - Notice of preparation of an EIR released 3 South Wetherly 3 South Wetherly Developer - Property Group 5/214 Application submitted to Department 9/12/213- Staff at- Drive Drive 12-story condominium building that of Building and Safety for plan check tended design workshop includes up to 95 units on a 1.3 acre site 9/12/213- Public Information Design Work- Los Angeles Status: Construction approved by the City of Los Angeles in shop held fence installed, building 29. permits submitted, not yet issued. West Hollywood Palm Mixed Use Pro- 91 Santa Monica Five-story mixed use building that includes 8/19/213 West Hollywood City Council ap- Currently Monitoring Boulevard 42 residential units approved by the City of proved a request to amend the development ject West Hollywood in 27. Project includes agreement to extend the time period to corn- Status: Time extension retail, restaurant, market-rate and mence construction. Substantial construction for commencement of affordable housing and 18 parking stalls in must begin before July 216. construction granted. subterranean parking. 94 Sunset Eleven-story mixed use project consisting 6/18/212 West Hollywood City Council ap- Currently Monitoring ( Sunset-Doheny Boulevard of 19 hotel rooms, 2 condominiums, a proved proposed modifications to the project to Hotel West nightclub, and 18, square feet of retail, increase number of hotel rooms to 19 from

10 Regional Projects Report City of Beverly Hills October 6, 215 Current as of September 29, 215 Page 6 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE Hollywood Status: Project approved. Project was originally approved in 21, 148 and add a nightclub to the project. and modified in /15/21 West Hollywood City Council ap proved original project. Sunset La Cienega 849 Sunset Boule- Project consists of two developments. The 8/5/213 Demolition began Currently Monitoring yard & 85 Sunset east parcel (849 Sunset Boulevard) will 1999 Project approved by West Hollywood West Project Boulevard consist of a hotel with 296 rooms, a City Council. Hollywood (Formerly Sunset Millen- restaurant, and retail uses in two ten-story nium Project) towers totaling 235, square feet. The west parcel (85 Sunset Boulevard) will Status: Demolition un- contain 19 residential units and 55, derway. For construction square feet of retail uses in two eight-story related questions or con- towers. Both parcels include underground cerns contact CIM GtUP parking. at Beverly Hills Virginia Robinson 19 Elden Way Project consists of proposed operational 8/12/214 County of Los Angeles Board of 214- ongoing discussion modifications including expanding the Supervisors Approves operational changes for between staff and Coun Gardens operating house to include Monday and one year. ty of Los Angeles staff Status: LA County Board Saturday. 6/11/214 County of Los Angeles releases regarding potential traf of Supervisors approved recirculated Supplemental Environmental Im- fic impacts the proposed operational pact Report Staff requested changes for a period of 212- Supplemental Environmental Impact that the Environmental one year as a pilot effort. Report prepared Impact Report use City of Beverly Hills traffic threshold numbers for traffic analysis. Beverly Hills/Los Angeles North Oak North Project consists of a 31 unit condominium 4/22/215 City Council denies appeal 9/24/215 Planning Oakhurst project, which is split between Beverly Hills 4/21/215 Planning and Land Use Manage- Commission continued hurst and Los Angeles. The project would include ment Committee considered an appeal, recom- public hearing on project Status: Project approved the demolition of several potentially mended that Council deny the appeal to October 8, 215 by City of Los Angeles, historic multi-family residences. 3/1/215 Los Angeles Central Area Planning 2/12/215 - City Council currently under review in Commission considers appeal of project. Appeal holds special meeting to City of Beverly Hills. fails, discuss formal appeal of 2/3/215 City of Los Angeles approved project project. Does not appeal project. 2/7/214 City of Los Angeles released a letter 6/11/214- Staff submits

11 City of Beverly Hills Current as of September 29, 215 Regional Projects Report October 6, 215 Page 7 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE West Hollywood 855 Santa Monica 855 Santa Monica Project consists of the construction of a 3/19/215 Boulevard that states the project has been modified (re- a Historic Memo to the duced number of units) and that the environ- City of Los Angeles mdi mental document will not be recirculated. cating that the buildings 3/28/212 Mitigated Negative Declaration Ofl the property are issued by the City of Los Angeles potentially historic and requesting that an Envi ronmental Impact Re port be prepared. March 214 Beverly Hills City staff contacts City of Los Angeles City staff about potential historic nature of build ings to be demolished. West Hollywood Planning Commis- Currently Monitoring. Boulevard three story building on a.6 acre sion held public hearing to consider project was undeveloped site. Uses will include a recommended for approval Status: Project Approved market, café, office space, and a fitness February 215 Final Environmental Impact center. Report released 9/15/214 City of West Hollywood released a Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Report 5/23/214 City of West Hollywood released a Notice of Preparation for an Environmental Impact Report. 125 Santa Monica 125 Santa Mon- Project consists of the request to modify a 9/11/214 City of Los Angeles Advisory Agen- Currently monitoring, ica Boulevard, Boulevard 181 previously approved project that included cy held a public hearing on the Modified Project impacts of modified Century City Avenue of the Stars the reconfiguration and renovation of the Permit and Addendum to the previously certi- project are expected to Status: Currently Moni- existing buildings in the Westfield Mall fied Environmental Impact Report to gather be less than impacts of toring shopping center. The modified project public testimony. No decision was made at this previously approved represents a reduction the number of meeting. project. residential units. West Robertson Lane 645, 647, 653, 655, Project consists of the demolition of 12/11/214 City of West Hollywood released a 1/21/215 Staff sub- Hotel Project 657, 661, 665, and several structures on the site and Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental mitted a letter to the 681 Robertson construction of an eight-story, Impact Report. City of West Hollywood Status: Currently moni- Boulevard and 648, approximately 252,7 square foot in response to the Notice

12 City of Beverly Hills Current as of September 29, 215 Regional Projects Report October 6, 215 Page 8 of 8 Status ACTIVITY ACTIONS TO DATE Hollywood toting 65, 652 and 654 La development including a 251-room hotel, of Preparation Peer Drive restaurant, retail showroom and personal service uses N. Doheny N. Doheny Project consists of the demolition of two 2/17/215 City of West Hollywood City Coun- 1/12/215 The City of Drive Condominium Drive, single family homes on the 1.2 acre site and cil adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration Beverly Hills Submitted a West Keith Avenue, the development of 38 market rate and approved the project. comment letter to the Project West West condominiums and 12 affordable 1/15/215 City of West Hollywood Planning City of West Hollywood Hollywood Status: Project Approved Harland Avenue apartments. Commission unanimously recommended that in response to the Draft the City Council approve the project. Mitigated Negative Dec 12/24/214 City of West Hollywood released a laration. Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration 333 South La Cienega 333 South La Ciene- Proposed project consists of a mixed use 3/4/215 Project application filed with the Currently Monitoring ga Boulevard, Los 19-story tower. The project would include City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Angeles 154 units, grocery store, and restaurant/café space. BHUSD Project Beverly Hills High Proposed project consists of improvements 2/13/215 Project Notice of Preparation re- 3/16/15: City submitted School, El Rodeo K-8 and required code upgrades to structural, leased. comment letter regard- Beverly Hills School, Hawthorne mechanical, electrical, and plumbing ing the Notice of Prepa K-8 School lm- systems at the BHHS, Hawthorne K-8 ration provement Project School, and El Rodeo K-8 School. The work also includes the potential demolition of several buildings on the High School campus in order to allow for the new aquatic center, new athletic/administrative building, upgraded sports fields, and parking. ) Parcels 12 and Civic Center The Department of Substances Control has 6/17/215 Department of Toxic Substances 6/17/15: City staff at Drive prepared a draft Removal Action Plan for Control held community workshop to discuss tended community Beverly Hills the remediation of the contamination on project meeting the property.

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