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1 DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING - CITY PLANNING COMMISSION DAVID H. J. AMBROZ PRESIDENT RENEE DAKE WILSON VICE-PRESIDENT ROBERT L. AHN CAROLINE CHOE RICHARD KATZ JOHN W. MACK SAMANTHA MILLMAN VERONICA PADILLA DANA M. PERLMAN - JAMES K. WILLIAMS COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT II (213) City of Los Angeles CALIFORNIA ERIC GARCETTI MAYOR EXECUTIVE OFFICES 200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 525 LOS ANGELES, CA MICHAEL J. LOGRANDE DIRECTOR (213) LISA M. WEBBER, AICP DEPUTY DIRECTOR (213) JAN ZATORSKI DEPUTY DIRECTOR (213) FAX: (213) INFORMATION February 3, 2016 NOTICE OF PREPARATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING CASE NO.: ENV EIR PROJECT NAME: 1020 S. Figueroa et Project PROJECT APPLICANT: Jia Yuan USA, Co, Inc. PROJECT LOCATION/ADDRESS: W. Olympic Boulevard; S. Figueroa et; W. 11th et; and S. Flower et, Loss Angeles, California, COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA: Central City Community Plan Aa COUNCIL DISTRICT: 14 - Jose Huizar DUE DATE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS: 4:00 p.m.,, March 4, 2016 SCOPING MEETING: February 18, See mo information below. Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082, once the Lead Agency decides an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)) is quid for a project, a Notice of Pparation (NOP) describing the project andd its potential environmental effects shall be ppad. You a being notified of the City of Los Angeles intent, as Lead Agency, to ppa an EIR for this Project, which may be located in an aa of intest to you and/or the organization or agency you psent. This EIR will be ppad by outside consultantss and submitted to the Department of City Planning, Environmental Analysis Section, for independent view and certification. The Department of City Planning quests your comments as to the scope and content of the EIR. Comments must be submitted in writing pursuant to dictionss below. If you psent an agency, the City is seeking comments as to the scope and content of the environmental information in the document which is germane to your agency s statutory sponsibilities in connection with the Proposed Project. Agencies will need to use the EIR when considering permits or other approvals for the Project. A Scoping Meeting will be held to ceive input from the public as to what environmental topics the EIR should study. No decisions about the Project a made att the Scoping Meeting. The project description, location, and the potential environmental effects identifiedd thus far a set forth in this document. Also included below a the date, time, and location of the Scoping Meeting that will be held in order to solicit input garding the content of the Draft EIR.

2 The Scoping Meeting is in an open house format. THIS IS NOT THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLEMENT REQUESTS which will be scheduled after the completion of the EIR. The environmental file is available for view at the Department of City Planning, 200 North Spring et, Room 750, Los Angeles, CA A copy of the Initial udy ppad for the Project is not attached but may be viewed online at by clicking on the Environmental tab, then Notice of Pparation & Public Scoping Meetings. PROJECT LOCATION: The Project Site is located in the southwest portion of Downtown Los Angeles within the South Park district of the Central City Community Plan Aa. The approximate 2.7 ac L -shaped Project Site is bounded by S. Figueroa et to the west, S. Flower et to the east, Olympic Boulevard to the north, and 11th et to the south. The Project Site is adjacent to LA LIVE, aples Center Ana, Microsoft Theater, and in close proximity to the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Project Site is curntly developed with the nine-story Luxe City Center Hotel (Luxe Hotel) and surrounding surface parking lots. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Project would demolish the Luxe Hotel, surface parking, and lated improvements on the Project Site in order to construct a new mixed-use hotel, sidential and commercial development. The mixed-use Project would include up to approximately 1,129,284 squa feet (sf) of floor aa (approximately 9.7:1 FAR) in the towers atop an eleven level podium (Podium) with eight levels above grade. The Project would include a total of up to 300 hotel rooms, 650 sidential condominium units, and up to approximately 80,000 sf of tail, staurant, and other commercial uses. The sidential tower (Residential Tower 1) located at the corner of S. Flower et and 11th et would be 32 stories and would include up to 290 sidential units. The sidential tower (Residential Tower 2) at the intersection of S. Figueroa et and Olympic Boulevard would be 38 stories and would include up to 360 sidential units. Located on southwest portion of the Project Site dictly across from aples Center at the corner of Figueroa et and 11th et, the 34 story Hotel Tower would include up to 300 hotel rooms, along with banquet facilities, confence space and amenities. Retail, staurant and other commercial uses would be located at ground level and within the second above grade level of the Podium. Parking would be provided within the Podium with primary access from Olympic Boulevard, S. Flower et, and 11th et. The Project would be constructed in two phases. Construction is expected to commence in the third quarter of 2017 with the first phase completed in the second quarter of The second phase will be completed in the first quarter of REQUESTED PERMITS/APPROVALS: Disctionary entitlements, views, and approvals quid for implementation of the Project would include, but would not necessarily be limited to, the following: Certification of an Environmental Impact Report; Development Agement by and between the City of Los Angeles and the Applicant, pursuant to California Government Code section et seq; Transfer of Floor Aa Rights (TFAR) pursuant to LAMC Sections and through from the Los Angeles Convention Center (City Owned Donor Site) at 1201 S. Figueroa et, to the subject site, located at 1020 S. Figueroa et, Los Angeles allowing an FAR of 9.7:1 and 1,129, 284 sf in lieu of a 6:1 FAR;

3 Amendment to the Figueroa and Olympic Sign District to include the Project; Determination under the City Center Redevelopment Plan, as necessary to allow a sidential use in a commercial zone or a commercial use in a sidential zone; Master Conditional Use Permit for the sale and service of alcohol and live entertainment (LAMC W.1 and W18); Site Plan Review for a project sulting in an incase of 50 sidential units and gater than 50,000 sf of nonsidential floor aa. (LAMC 16.05); Vesting Tentative Tract Map (LAMC 17.15); Variance to allow duced parking for Phase I; Variation from Downtown Design Guidelines; Other approvals as needed and as may be quid such as construction permits, including building permits, grading, excavation, foundation, and associated permits; Haul route permit, as may be quid; and Other approvals as needed and as may be quid. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Genhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Land Use and Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recation, Transportation/Traffic and Utilities/Service Systems. PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING: A public scoping meeting in an open house format will be held to ceive public comment garding the scope and content of the environmental analysis to be included in the Draft EIR. City staff, environmental consultants and project psentatives will be available, but no formal psentation is scheduled. You may stop by at any time between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm to view materials, ask questions, and provide comments. The Department of City Planning encourages all intested individuals and organizations to attend this meeting. The location, date, and time of the public scoping meeting for this Project a as follows: Date: February 18, 2016 Time: Location: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Arrive any time between 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. to speak one-onone with City staff and Project consultants. LUXE City Center Hotel, (Figueroa Room, 2 nd Floor) 1020 S. Figueroa et Los Angeles, CA Validated Parking Available On-Site (Enter off South Figueroa et) The enclosed materials flect the scope of the project (subject to change). The Department of City Planning welcomes and will consider all written comments garding potential environmental impacts of the project and issues to be addssed in the EIR. Written comments must be submitted to this office by 4:00 p.m., March 4, Written comments will also be accepted at the public scoping meeting described above.

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5 PROJECT SITE ^ LA LIVE Los Angeles Convention Center West Exhibit Hall aples Center Los Angeles Convention Center Scoping Meeting Location LUXE City Center Hotel (Figueroa Room, 2nd Floor) 1020 South Figueroa et Los Angeles, CA Validated Parking Available on Site (Enter off South Figueroa et) Project Boundary Regional and Site Location Map FIGURE o ,600 Feet (Scoping Meeting Location) 1020 S. Figueroa et Project 1 Source: Google Maps, 2015; PCR Services Corporation, 206.

6 110 «Office Medical Office Office Salvation Army Department of Water and Power Hotel Parking Hotel Commercial et LA LIVE Petrolium Building /Office S LA LIVE Fi gu e ro a Nokia Theater Restaurant S Fl ow e r Construction et aples Center W Construction o Feet 12 th t 11 t Commercial e W h Retail/ Parking 9t h Mixed Use/ Multi-family The Ritz-Carlton Residences and JW Marriott (Hotel/Residences) W et Mixed Use/ Multi-Family Ol y Office m pi Park c Bo ul ev Multiar d Family et Project Site Aerial Photograph of Project Site and Vicinity 1020 S. Figueroa et Project Source: Google Earth, (Aerial); PCR Services Corporation, FIGURE 2

7 PUBLIC PLAZA ROOFTOP AMENITY DECK HOTEL ROOFTOP AMENITY DECK PODIUM GARDEN TERRACE ROOFTOP AMENITY DECK PCR N Conceptual Site Plan FIGURE 1020 S. Figueroa et Project 3 Source: Gensler, 2015.

8 PCR N Radius Map FIGURE 1020 S. Figueroa et Project 5 Source: Quality Mapping Service, 2015.