Conditional Use Permit 5209 APPEAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

Conditional Use Permit #5209 - APPEAL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #5209 (COLORADO AT LAKE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT) APPELLANT: PASADENA COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT APPLICANT: PARK PLACE COMMERCIAL, LP (Approved by the Hearing Officer on October 20, 2010 and the Board of Zoning Appeals on November 17, 2010)

Project Site – 1. 95 Acres

Colorado at Lake Project “Alternative 3 -Hotel” in the EIR

Request for Approval of “Alternative 3 -Hotel” in EIR REDUCED DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL IN EIR • Approximately 231, 000 square feet of total development (130, 000 square feet new devt. ) • Hotel, Office, Retail, Restaurant, Residential Uses. • Two-phases to be completed in 2012 and 2014. • Retain and preserve all historic buildings. • No significant impacts on historic resources or on traffic at street intersections. • Significant impacts on three street segments (traffic) and air quality (during construction only).

Land Use Entitlements: Conditional Use Permits (Major Project and Hotel Use)

Land Use Entitlements: MCUP – Transit Oriented Development

Land Use Entitlements: Minor Conditional Use Permits Shared, Valet, and Tandem Parking

Land Use Entitlements: Variances for Loading – (Number of Spaces and Dimensions)

Land Use Entitlements: Private Tree Removal of Three Trees

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution for Final EIR and Environmental Findings California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) • EIR--Impacts were analyzed. Traffic analysis methodology is standard, information presented accurately and clearly in Draft and Final EIR (These are appellant’s concerns). • EIR—Mitigation measures proposed for impacts. • EIR– Four project alternatives (with two additional variations) were analyzed. • EIR—Project objectives identified.

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution –Statement of Overriding Considerations; Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ALTERNATIVE 3 – HOTEL OPTION • Pursuant to CEQA 15093— • Find that the Project’s benefits outweigh its unavoidable adverse environmental effects (three traffic segments and air quality during construction).

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution –Statement of Overriding Considerations; Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program • Historic preservation of buildings. • Revitalization of the site. • Pedestrian and economic linkage within the Central District and TOD project. • LEED - environmentally conscious project. • Estimated 630 construction jobs; 750 permanent jobs; plus 520 additional jobs in L. A. County (payroll $56 M). (These estimates are appellant’s concerns and they are addressed in CBRE and KMA supporting documentation, which conclude the estimates are reasonable).

Recommendation of Approval Compliance with General Plan and Central District Specific Plan 1. 1, 1. 5, 10. 1 – Targeted development areas and expansion. 2, 14 - Diversify downtown economy; job growth. 1. 3, 10. 2 - Pedestrian-Oriented Development. 5. 7 - Enhanced Environment. 6. 2 - Protection of Historic and Cultural Resources.

Recommendation of Approval FINAL SLIDE

ORIGINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL