2500 Michigan Avenue/1908 Frank Street – Santa Monica Resource
Recovery Center Project
The
proposed project consists of the renovation and physical
improvement of the existing City of Santa Monica Community
Recycling Center and Refuse Transfer Station (City Transfer
Station), and Southern California Disposal Recycling and
Transfer Station (SCD Transfer Station) to create an integrated
transfer, recycling, and disposal facility on City and SCD owned
land. The improvements at the City Transfer Station include
approximately 57,000 square feet of enclosed and semi-enclosed
space for materials recovery and processing, recycling drop off
and buy back, self-haul receipt, and household hazardous waste
storage – all existing uses on site. 65 parking spaces are also
proposed. The improvements at the SCD transfer station include
an approximately 4,848 square foot addition to the existing
transfer station facility. The proposed project would not
increase the amount of solid waste being processed at either
transfer station but would allow the facilities to achieve a
higher diversion rate due to increased sorting areas and a more
efficient storage system.
Terry
A. Hayes Associates LLC has prepared the draft Initial Study and
proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for this project.
The
draft MND is now available
for a 30-day public review period with the closing comment date
of March 31, 2010. To send comments or for more information
regarding this project, please contact
Tony Kim, Senior Planner.
401 Broadway
Commercial Project
The project involves the construction of a new 4-story, 22,500
square foot commercial building to include a restaurant on the
ground floor and general office space on the second, third, and
fourth floors, with patio decks on the third and fourth floors.
The site is currently developed with a one-story, 1,500 SF
automobile repair facility that will be demolished to
accommodate the proposed building. The contemporary style
building will be 56 feet in height, and have a floor area ratio
of 3.0. The applicant is requesting the approval of a
Development Review Permit.
Rincon Consultants has been selected to prepare the
Environmental Impact Report for this project. The contract to
prepare this document is paid by the developer. The
Draft EIR
is now available for a 45-day public review period with the
closing comment date of January 25, 2010. To send
comments or for more information regarding the project, please
contact
Steve Mizokami, Associate Planner.
725 California
Avenue – St. Monica Catholic Community Campus Enhancement
Project
The proposed project is a two-phase campus enhancement and
parking improvement plan for several existing facilities on the
St. Monica campus. The project would improve the facilities
available to the students, parishioners and the community. The
project would also reduce the existing parking deficit and
improve the availability of parking onsite with the construction
a subterranean parking garage. The two development phases are
projected to be completed within a period of 7 to 10 years.
Each of the two phases is described below.
Phase I
Phase I involves replacing the existing Pastoral Center with a
new community center and subterranean parking garage; upgrading
both the elementary and high school facilities by retrofitting
much of the existing facilities and incorporating a minor
addition to the east wing of the high school; converting
portions of the Trepp Center into specialty lab classrooms;
renovating the campus courtyard/playground; and interior
renovations to the gymnasium.
Phase II
Phase II involves modernizing the existing school auditorium and
updates to the elementary school and the west wing of the high
school.
The proposed project would not increase school enrollment or
church capacity. Instead, the proposed project would supply
additional parking and improve facilities for existing
parishioners and students.
Rincon Consultants has been selected to prepare the
Environmental Impact Report for this project. The contract to
prepare this document is paid by the developer. The Notice of
Availability and
Draft EIR
is now available for a 30-day public review with the closing
comment date of December 30, 2009. The Planning
Commission hearing for this
Final EIR
is scheduled for March 17, 2010. For more information regarding the project, please contact
Steve Mizokami, Associate Planner. Additional notice will
be given when public hearings are scheduled before the Planning
Commission and City Council.
2834 Colorado Avenue, Colorado Creative Studio Project
The proposed project, which is located at the south east corner
of Colorado Avenue and Stewart Street, would result in
demolition of the existing buildings onsite and the construction
of a 151,600 square foot (sf), five-story creative studio
building over a 2½ level subterranean parking garage. The
proposed studio building is designed to be occupied by a single
multi-media entertainment company that develops, produces and
distributes movies, music, television and video content. The
proposed project also includes the development of a new public
street extending Pennsylvania Avenue across the southern portion
of the project site and would connect to Stanford Street at some
time in the future.
Also included in the proposal is an approximately 3,000 sf
detached childcare center with 13,500 sf of open space for an
outdoor play area. The day care facility would be designed to
accommodate up to 50 toddlers and infants with enrolment open to
the public. Separate driveway access from Stewart Street with a
surface parking area that includes spaces for checking children
in and out of the childcare facility is proposed. Pursuant to State
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the
Notice of Preparation was published on December 29, 2008 and
circulated for a 30-day review period.
The applicant has
requested the following discretionary permits: Development
Agreement (DEV) for the overall project and a General Plan
Amendment (GPA) to allow the proposed five-story building on a
parcel that is less than five acres in size. Rincon Consultants
was selected to prepare the Environmental Impact Report for this
project. The contract to prepare this document is paid by the
developer. The
Notice of
Availability
and Draft EIR
are now available for a 45-day public review and written
comment period with the closing comment date of January 5,
2010. Send written comments to, or for more information
regarding the project, please contact
David Martin, Deputy Director. Additional
notice will be given when public hearings are scheduled before
the Planning Commission and City Council.
2919-2923 Wilshire Boulevard Mixed Use Project
The 22,119 square foot (SF) project site consists of two
existing parcels (2919 and 2923 Wilshire Blvd) situated at the
west corner of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and
Stanford Street within the City of Santa Monica. The proposed
project involves the demolition of the existing one-story brick
structure, as well as the paved surface parking lot, to
construct a mixed-use development with 11,595 SF of commercial
retail on the ground floor to be used as a specialty grocery
store and 26 apartment units on the second through fourth floors
(25,782 SF of residential use). The project would also involve
excavation to construct two-levels of subterranean parking with
100 parking spaces. One level (P1) would be reserved for
customers of the grocery store (46 total spaces) while the lower
level (P2) would be reserved for residents of the apartment
units (56 spaces). The project proposes to take access from
Stanford Street to both the parking garage and a loading area
for delivery trucks. The applicant has applied for a Development
Review permit for a development project exceeding 22,500 SF of
floor area. In addition, the project applicant has applied for
a Variance request to allow a modification of the City’s
driveway requirements in order to locate a driveway within a
required yard setback. The project will be constructed with
techniques consistent with Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) certification pursuant to the
requirements of Santa Monica Municipal Code Section
9.04.08.26.060.
Rincon Consultants has been selected to prepare the
Environmental Impact Report for this project. The contract
amount to prepare this document is $91,567 (paid by the
developer). The
Notice of
Availability and
Draft EIR
are now available for a 45-day public review period with the
closing comment date of August 28, 2009. To send comments
or for more information regarding the project, please contact
Grace Cho, Associate Planner. Planning Commission
Hearing: December 2, 2009.
Final EIR
1639 11th
Street Artist Studio Project
This proposed
project involves the construction of a 45-foot, three-story
building to accommodate 66 artist studio condominium units on a
36,187square foot parcel. The building would be approximately
53,725 square feet over a subterranean parking garage with 163
spaces. The existing 28,416 square foot, two-story multi-tenant
manufacturing building with offices would be demolished. The
applicant has
requested the following discretionary permits: Development
Review Permit (DR 06-012)
for a project exceeding 7,500 square feet of floor area; Design
Compatibility Permit (DCP 06-008) for a condominium use in the
M-1 District; Tentative Tract Map (TM06-027) for the air rights
subdivision to create 66 condominium units. Pursuant to State
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, a Notice
of Preparation was published on February 15, 2008 and circulated
for a 30-day review period.
Rincon
Consultants has been selected to prepare the Environmental
Impact Report for this project. The contract amount to prepare
this document is $59,423 (paid by the developer). The
Draft
EIR is now available for public review with the
closing comment date of December 1, 2008.
Notice of Availability. ]To
send comments or for more information regarding the project,
please contact
Laura Beck,
AICP, Associate Planner. NOTE: this project
is on hold at the applicant's request.
T-Mobile Wireless Site at
1411 7th Street
This project involves a request to install, operate and
maintain an unmanned wireless telecommunication facility on the
rooftop of an existing, 5-story mixed-use building. An
Initial
Study and Negative Declaration have been prepared for the
project and are currently available for public review and
comment. A 20-day public review period for the Negative
Declaration will commence on April 8, 2008 and end on April 28,
2008. Any comments on the Negative Declaration must be received
within the public review period. Comments may be submitted,
in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on April 28, 2008. To send
comments, or to receive more information about this project,
please contact Lily
Yegazu, Associate Planner.
1610 Colorado Avenue Artist
Loft
This proposed project involves the construction of a
45-foot, three-story building consisting of 91 artist studio
condominium units on a 47,589 square foot parcel. The building
would have approximately 71,298 square feet of floor area over
two levels of subterranean parking consisting of 196 spaces. The
project would require the demolition of the existing 37,254
square foot office building. The applicant has applied for the
following discretionary permits: a Development Review Permit (DR
06-011) for a project exceeding 15,000 square feet of floor
area; Design Compatibility Permit (DCP 06-007) for a condominium
use in the M-1 District; and a Tentative Map (TM 07-026).
As specified by the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines, the Notice of Preparation will be circulated for a
30-day review period. The City of Santa Monica welcomes agency
and public input during this period regarding the scope and
content of environmental information. Comments may be submitted,
in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on January 2, 2008. For more
information regarding this project, please contact
Grace Cho, Associate
Planner.
NOTE: this project is on hold at the applicant's
request.
SANTA MONICA PLACE REMODEL
The City of Santa Monica has retained Rincon Consultants to
prepare an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for
the
Santa Monica Place Remodel
at
395 Santa Monica Place.
The proposed project would involve the remodel of the
existing enclosed mall shopping area, and the retention of the
two anchor department stores (one anchor store presently
occupied by Macy’s and the other was formerly occupied by
Robinson’s May) and the two parking structures. The remodeled
area will be three levels in height and will accommodate retail
and restaurant uses. The proposed remodel would result in a
shopping center of 586,453 square feet of building area
(compared with a current building area of 677,209 square feet)
and remove the portion of Parking Structure 7 which currently
overhangs a section of the mall, eliminating 63 parking spaces.
The project site includes frontages along Broadway, 4th
Street, Colorado Avenue, and 2nd Street.
Copies of the
Draft Initial Study and proposed
Mitigated Negative Declaration on the proposed project
may be reviewed at the following locations:
·
City Planning
Division Public Counter, Room 111, 1685 Main Street
·
Office of the
City Clerk, Room 102, 1685 Main Street
·
Santa Monica
Main Library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica
Place Remodel Final Mitigated Negative Declaration August 2007
Remodel Plans The City Council
Public Hearing will be in September 2007.
Sarah Lejeune, Senior
Planner; City Planning Division; 1685 Main Street, Room 212,
Santa Monica, CA 90401. Fax: (310) 458-8341. E-mail:
sarah.lejeune@SMGOV.net
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