Final Environmental Impact Report
Project Description:The Project site consists of two parcels and approximately 23,950 sq. ft. of lot area. The north parcel is zoned C4-2D-O and the south parcel is zoned [Q]C4-2-O. A gas station that occupied the north parcel has been removed and remediation has been completed. The project would require the demolition of an existing one-story commercial building on the south parcel. The Applicant is requesting review of two development options. Option 1 would result in the development of a 134-room luxury business hotel and 10 for sale condominiums. Option 2 would result in the development of 144 condominium units. Both options would have approximately 6,510 square feet of ground floor retail uses. Amenities in both options would include a public restaurant, a coffee shop, a business center with meeting rooms, a swimming pool, a spa, and a fitness center. The building envelope and exterior treatment would be the same for either option. The building, which would contain approximately 303,709 gross square feet of floor area, would be 29 stories and approximately 427 feet in height. Parking would be provided in a four level, approximately 200-space subterranean garage. The Project may require various approvals including, but not limited to, a General Plan Amendment to allow an increase in the density and height permitted on the south parcel and to amend the land use designation on the north parcel in the Westwood Community Plan Land Use Map from Community Commercial to Regional Center Commercial; Specific Plan Amendment to the Westwood Village Specific Plan and to the Westwood Community Design Review Board Specific Plan to move the boundary north from Wilshire Boulevard to Lindbrook Drive to exclude the entire site from the Specific Plans so that the entire site is governed by the Westwood Community Plan; Zone change from C4-2D-O on the north parcel and [Q]C4-2-O on the south parcel to amend the D Development Limitation on the north parcel and amend the [Q] condition on the south parcel; Height District Change to change Height District 2 and 2D to Height District 4; Zoning Administrator Adjustment to eliminate any required setback on the west side of the site; Site Plan Review/Design Review; Vesting Tentative Tract Map; Project Permit Compliance with the Westwood TIMP Specific Plan; Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption; Conditional Use Permit to allow a hotel in the C4 zone within 500 feet of an R zone (Option 1) and to allow a wireless transmitting facility; approval to permit 226 parking spaces off site (Option 2); Encroachment Permits; Subsurface vacation; and any additional actions as may be deemed necessary.
