Draft Environmental Impact Report
Project Description: The proposed Lexington Project would include the development of approximately 786 residential units with approximately 22,200 square feet of community-serving retail and restaurant uses. The residential uses would be located within six buildings ranging from five to six stories in height and would include open space and recreational amenities. The community-serving retail and restaurant uses would be located on the ground level along the Santa Monica Boulevard frontage. Additionally, a three level parking facility, providing approximately 1,612 spaces within two subterranean levels and one ground level, would be located below the residential uses. To accommodate the proposed project, existing structures on the site would be removed.
In 2008, a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for The Lexington Project was prepared and published in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The June 2008 Draft EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review period as required by CEQA from June 19, 2008, to August 4, 2008. A Final EIR was not completed and the EIR was not certified. Due to the recession, the project sat dormant until 2012, when the current applicant/property owner, elected to reinstate the entitlement process. In light of the recent regulatory changes, as well as to facilitate public disclosure and input, the City has prepared the Recirculated Portions of the June 2008 Draft EIR (RPDEIR) for the project.
The project would require various approvals that may include, but would not be limited to, the following: certification of an EIR; a vesting tentative tract map (including relief from the Advisory Agency’s parking policy); General Plan Amendment to change the designation of the site from Commercial Manufacturing to General Commercial; zoning change to change the zoning of the site from [Q]CM-2D-SN to C2-2D-SN; Site Plan Review findings; Conditional Use Permit for alcoholic beverages; demolition, grading, excavation, foundation, and associated building permits; haul route approval; Project Permit Compliance or other necessary signage approvals pursuant to the requirements of the Hollywood Signage Supplemental Use District; and any additional actions as may be deemed necessary.
Review Locations and Comment Due Date: The environmental impact report is available for review at the Department of City Planning, 200 North Spring Street, Room 750, Los Angeles, CA 90012 and other locations.
- 1. Central Library: 630 W. Fifth St, Los Angeles, CA 90071
- 2. John C. Freemont Branch Library: 6121 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038
- 3. Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library: 7140 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046
- 4. Frances Howard Goldwyn - Hollywood Regional Branch: 1623 N. Ivar Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90028
Circulation Period: July 18, 2013 to September 2, 2013
