DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

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1 City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning Environmental Analysis Section City Hall 200 N. Spring Street, Room 750 Los Angeles, CA DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT HOLLYWOOD COMMUNITY PLAN AREA Volume 2 of 2 Sections IV.K.1 to VIII Case Number: ENV EIR State Clearinghouse Number: Project Location: 1720, 1722, 1724, 1730, 1740, 1745, 1749, 1750, 1751, 1753, 1760, 1762, 1764, 1766, 1768, 1770 N. Vine Street; 6236, 6270, 6334 W. Yucca Street; 1733, 1741 N. Argyle Avenue; 1746, 1748, 1754, 1760, 1764 N. Ivar Avenue, Los Angeles, California, Council District: 13 Project Description: The proposed project includes the construction of approximately 1,052,667 net square feet of new developed floor area. The historic Capitol Records Building and the Gogerty Building are within the Project Site. These historic structures would be preserved and maintained and are operating as office and music recording facilities under long term lease. Including the existing approximately 114,303 square-foot Capitol Records Complex, the Project would include a maximum of approximately 1,166,970 net square feet of floor area resulting in a 6:1 Floor Area Ratio averaged across the Project Site. The Project would also demolish and/or remove the existing approximately 1,800 square foot rental car facility. The Project would develop a mix of land uses, including some combination of residential dwelling units, luxury hotel rooms, office and associated uses, restaurant space, health and fitness club uses, and retail uses. APPLICANT: Millennium Hollywood LLC PREPARED BY: CAJA Environmental Services ON BEHALF OF: The City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning Environmental Analysis Section OCTOBER 2012

2 Table of Contents Page I. INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY...I-1 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION... II-1 A. Project Location... II-1 B. Existing Uses... II-8 C. Project Characteristics... II-11 D. Project Objectives... II-32 E. Intended Uses of the EIR... II-37 III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING... III-1 A. Overview of Environmental Setting... III-1 B. Environmental Setting... III-2 C. Related Projects... III-56 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS... IV.A.1-1 A. Aesthetics... IV.A Views/ Light and Glare... IV.A Shade/Shadow... IV.A.2-1 B. Air Quality Analysis... IV.B Air Quality... IV.B Greenhouse Gas Emissions... IV.B.2-1 C. Cultural Resources... IV.C-1 D. Geology and Soils... IV.D-1 E. Hazards and Hazardous Materials... IV.E-1 F. Hydrology and Water Quality... IV.F-1 G. Land Use Planning... IV.G-1 H. Noise... IV.H-1 I. Population, Housing, and Employment... IV.I-1 J. Public Services... IV.J Fire Protection... IV.J Police... IV.J Schools... IV.J.3-1 Table of Contents Page i

3 Table of Contents (Continued) Page 4. Parks and Recreation... IV.J Libraries... IV.J.5-1 K. Transportation... IV.K Traffic... IV.K Parking... IV.K.2-1 L. Utilities and Services Systems... IV.L Water... IV.L Wastewater... IV.L Solid Waste... IV.L Energy Conservation... IV.L.4-1 V. GENERAL IMPACT CATEGORIES... V-1 A. Impacts Found to be Less than Significant... V-1 B. Summary of Significant Unavoidable Impacts... V-3 C. Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes... V-4 D. Growth -Inducing Impacts... V-5 VI. ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT... VI-1 1. No Project -No Build (Continuation of Existing Uses)... VI-9 2. Reduced Density Mixed-Use Development 45:1 FAR... VI Reduced Density Mixed-Use Development 3:1 FAR... VI Reduced Height Development... VI Residential-Focused Land Use Development... VI Commercial-Focused Land Use Development... VI-123 Environmentally Superior Alternative... VI-149 VII. PREPARERS OF THE DRAFT EIR AND PERSONS CONSULTED... VII-1 VIII. ACRONYMS AND TERMS... VIII-1 Table of Contents Page ii

4 Table of Contents (Continued) Page A ppendices: Section I. Introduction/Summary I.1 Initial Study and Checklist I.2 Notice of Preparation I.3 NOP Comment Letters (Agencies) and NOP Comment Letters (individuals) Section II. Project Description II Development Regulations: Guidelines and Standards Section IV.A. Aesthetics A Aesthetic Impacts Report by Roschen Van Cleve Architects, August 2012 Section IV.B. Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions B.1 Air Quality data sheets (July 2012) B.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions data sheets (July 2012) B.3 Health Risk Assessment (June 25, 2012) Section IV.C. Cultural Resources C Historic Resources Technical Report, Historic Resources Group, July 2012 Section IV.D. Geology and Soils D Preliminary Geotechnical Engineering Study, Millennium Hollywood Development, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, May 10, 2012 Section IV.E. Hazards and Hazardous Materials E.1 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Millennium Hollywood Development, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, April 17, 2012 Table of Contents Page iii

5 Table of Contents (Continued) Page E.2 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1749 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, BA Environmental, February 16, 2007 E.3 E.4 Phase II Subsurface Investigation, 1749 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, BA Environmental, March 29, 2007 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1720 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, BA Environmental, January 2007 E.5 Phase II Subsurface Investigation, 1720 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, Environmental, January 2007 BA E.6 E.7 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 6334 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, California, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, November 11, 2008 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, 1750 and 1770 North Vine Street, Hollywood, California, BA Environmental, September 6, 2006 Section IV.F. Hydrology and Water Quality F Hydrology/Water Quality Report, Millennium Hollywood Development Project, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, November 30, 2011 Section IV.G. Land Use Planning No Appendices Section IV.H. Noise H Noise data sheet (July 2012) Section IV.I. Population, Housing, and Employment I Population and Employment Projections, Millennium Hollywood, RCLCO, June 8, 2012 Section IV.J. Public Services J.1 Fire Department Responses (Oct 24, 2011 and December 14, 2011) J.2 Police Department Response (August 16, 2012) Table of Contents Page iv

6 Table of Contents (Continued) Page J.3 LAUSD Response (March 30, 2012) J.4 Recreation and Parks Department Response (September 27, 2011) J.5 Library Response (November 16, 2011) Section IV.K. Transportation K.1 Traffic Impact Study Report for Proposed Millennium Hollywood Development, Hollywood, California, Crain & Associates, June 2012 K.2 LADOT Traffic Impact Assessment Letter, August 16, 2012 Section IV.L. Utilities and Service Systems L.1 Water Supply Assessment (May 15, 2012) L.2 LADWP Letter (June 6, 2012) L.3 LADWP Written Correspondence (August 7, 2012) L.4 Wastewater Response (September 27, 2011) L.5 LADWP Electricity Response (March 2, 2012) L.6 Southern California Gas Company Response (July 10, 2012) Section VI. Alternatives VI.1 VI.2 Air Quality Alternatives data sheets Greenhouse Gas Alternatives data sheets VI.3 Alternatives Traffic Impact Analysis (August 16, 2012) Table of Contents Page v

7 List of Figures Figure II-1 Figure II-2 Figure II-3 Figure II-4 Figure II-5 Figure II-6 Figure II-7 Figure II-8 Figure II-9 Figure II-10 Figure II-11 Figure III-1 Figure IV.A.1-1 Figure IV.A.1-2 Figure IV.A.1-3 Figure IV.A.1-4 Figure IV.A.1-5 Figure IV.A.1-6 Figure IV.A.1-7 Figure IV.A.1-8 Figure IV.A.1-9 Page Regional and Project Vicinity Map... II-3 Aerial Photograph of the Project Site... II-5 Land Use Map... II-9 Zoning Map... II-11 Views of the Project Site and Surrounding Buildings West Site... II-17 Views of the Project Site and Surrounding Buildings East Site... II-19 Millennium Hollywood Site Plan... II-25 Millennium Hollywood Site Plan Height Zone Overlay... II-35 Conceptual Architectural Rendering of the Project Looking West from Argyle Avenue... II-37 Conceptual Architectural Rendering of the Project Looking North from Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street... II-39 Conceptual Architectural Rendering of the Project Looking East from Vine Street... II-41 Related Projects Location Map... III-61 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope East Site 220 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-17 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope West Site 220 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-19 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope East Site 400 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-21 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope West Site 400 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-23 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope East Site 550 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-25 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope West Site 550 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-27 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope East Site 585 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-29 Axonometric of Permitted Building Envelope West Site 585 Feet Maximum Tower Height... IV.A.1-31 Photograph Location Map... IV.A.1-33 Table of Contents Page vi

8 List of Figures (Continued) Page Figure IV.A.1-10 Capitol Records Building View Corridors... IV.A.1-35 Figure IV.A.1-11 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 1... IV.A.1-37 Figure IV.A.1-12 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 2... IV.A.1-39 Figure IV.A.1-13 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 3... IV.A.1-41 Figure IV.A.1-14 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 4... IV.A.1-43 Figure IV.A.1-15 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 5... IV.A.1-45 Figure IV.A.1-16 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 6... IV.A.1-47 Figure IV.A.1-17 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 7... IV.A.1-49 Figure IV.A.1-18 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 8... IV.A.1-51 Figure IV.A.1-19 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View 9... IV.A.1-53 Figure IV.A.1-20 Conceptual Visual Simulation Renderings, View IV.A.1-55 Figure IV.A.1-21 Illustrative Architectural Renderings of Related Projects In Proximity to the Project Site... IV.A.1-77 Figure IV.A.1-22 Context Section Looking East Downtown Hollywood Beyond Vine Street... IV.A.1-79 Figure IV.A.1-23 Context Section Looking East Hollywood Hills and Downtown Hollywood... IV.A.1-81 Figure IV.A.1-24 Context Section Looking North Sunset Studios District and Hollywood Hills... IV.A.1-83 Figure IV.A.2-1 Figure IV.A.2-2 Figure IV.A.2-3 Figure IV.A.2-4 Figure IV.A.2-5 Figure IV.A.2-6 Figure IV.A.2-7 Figure IV.A.2-8 Figure IV.A.2-9 Winter Solstice Shadows 9:00 AM... IV.A.2-11 Winter Solstice Shadows 10:00 AM... IV.A.2-13 Winter Solstice Shadows 11:00 AM... IV.A.2-15 Winter Solstice Shadows 12:00 PM... IV.A.2-17 Winter Solstice Shadows 1:00 PM... IV.A.2-19 Winter Solstice Shadows 2:00 PM... IV.A.2-21 Winter Solstice Shadows 3:00 PM... IV.A.2-23 Summer Solstice Shadows 9:00 AM... IV.A.2-25 Summer Solstice Shadows 10:00 AM... IV.A.2-27 Figure IV.A.2-10 Summer Solstice Shadows 11:00 AM... IV.A.2-29 Figure IV.A.2-11 Summer Solstice Shadows 12:00 PM... IV.A.2-31 Figure IV.A.2-12 Summer Solstice Shadows 1:00 PM... IV.A.2-33 Table of Contents Page vii

9 List of Figures (Continued) Page Figure IV.A.2-13 Summer Solstice Shadows 2:00 PM... IV.A.2-35 Figure IV.A.2-14 Summer Solstice Shadows 3:00 PM... IV.A.2-37 Figure IV.A.2-15 Summer Solstice Shadows 4:00 PM... IV.A.2-39 Figure IV.A.2-16 Summer Solstice Shadows 5:00 PM... IV.A.2-41 Figure IV.B.1-1 SCAQMD Source Receptor Areas... IV.B.1-13 Figure IV.B.1-2 MATES III Carcinogenic Risk Map... IV.B.1-15 Figure IV.C-1 Map of Historic Resources Within and Adjacent to the Project Site... IV.C-7 Figure IV.C-2 Photographs of Historic Resources... IV.C-9 Figure IV.C-3 Photographs of Historic Resources... IV.C-11 Figure IV.C-4 Photographs of Historic Resources... IV.C-13 Figure IV.G-1 Hollywood Community Plan Existing Land Use Designation... IV.G-13 Figure IV.G-2 Existing City Zoning Designation... IV.G-17 Figure IV.H-1 Noise Monitoring and Sensitive Receptor Location Map... IV.H-7 Figure IV.H-2 Groundborne Vibration Impacts and Adjacent Sensitive Receptors... IV.H-17 Figure IV.J.1-1 Fire Station Locations... IV.J.1-5 Figure IV.J.2-1 Police Station Location... IV.J.2-5 Figure IV.J.3-2 School Locations... IV.J.3-7 Figure IV.J.4-1 Recreation and Park Facilities... IV.J.4-5 Figure IV.J.5-1 Library Locations... IV.J.5-7 Figure IV.K.1-1A ¼ Mile Radius Map from Hollywood and Vine Red Line Station Entrance... IV.K.1-3 Figure IV.K.1-1B Existing and Planned Bikeways... IV.K.1-7 Figure IV.K.1-2 Traffic Study Intersection Location Map... IV.K.1-13 Figure IV.K.1-3 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-15 Figure IV.K.1-4 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-17 Figure IV.K.1-5 Project Traffic Volumes (Net) AM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-27 Figure IV.K.1-6 Project Traffic Volumes (Net) PM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-29 Figure IV.K.1-7 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour - With Project... IV.K.1-51 Figure IV.K.1-8 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour - With Project... IV.K.1-53 Figure IV.K.1-9 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour - Without Project... IV.K.1-67 Figure IV.K.1-10 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour - Without Project... IV.K.1-69 Table of Contents Page viii

10 List of Figures (Continued) Page Figure IV.K.1-11 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes With Project AM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-71 Figure IV.K.1-12 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes With Project PM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-73 Figure IV.K.1-13 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes Without Project AM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-81 Figure IV.K.1-14 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes Without Project PM Peak Hour... IV.K.1-83 Figure IV.K.1-15 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes AM Peak Hour - With Project... IV.K.1-85 Figure IV.K.1-16 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes PM Peak Hour - With Project... IV.K.1-87 Figure IV.K.1-17 Project Traffic Volumes (Net) AM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K.1-95 Figure IV.K.1-18 Project Traffic Volumes (Net) PM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K.1-97 Figure IV.K.1-19 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes With Project AM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K.1-99 Figure IV.K.1-20 Existing (2011) Traffic Volumes With Project PM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K Figure IV.K.1-21 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes With Project AM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K Figure IV.K.1-22 Future (2020) Traffic Volumes With Project PM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K Figure IV.K.1-23 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes With Project AM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K Figure IV.K.1-24 Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Volumes With Project PM Peak Hour (No Vine Street Access)... IV.K Figure IV.K.2-1 Figure IV.K.2-2 Figure IV.K.2-3 Figure IV.L.2-1 Figure IV.L.2-2 Concept Plan Parking Demand Profile March Weekday (Maximum)... IV.K.2-13 Commercial Scenario Parking Demand Profile December Weekday (Maximum)... IV.K.2-15 Residential Scenario Parking Demand Profile December Weekday (Maximum)... IV.K.2-17 Sewer Line Locations... IV.L.2-7 Sewer Maintenance Holes... IV.L.2-9 Table of Contents Page ix

11 List of Tables Page Table I-1 Table II-1 Table II-2 Table II-3 Table II-4 Table II-5 Table II-6 Table II-7 Table III-1 Table IV.A.2-1 Table IV.A.2-2 Table IV.B.1-1 Table IV.B.1-2 Table IV.B.1-3 Table IV.B.1-4 Table IV.B.1-5 Table IV.B.1-6 Table IV.B.1-7 Table IV.B.1-8 Table IV.B.1-9 Table IV.B.1-10 Table IV.B.1-11 Table IV.B.1-12 Table IV.B.1-13 Table IV.B.1-14 Table IV.B.1-15 Summary of Environmental Impacts/Mitigation Measures/Level of Significance after Mitigation... I-11 Project Site Area Summary... II-2 Trip Cap Computation By Land Use Type... II-22 Project Trip Cap... II-22 Millennium Hollywood Development Proposed Concept Plan Land Use and Square Footage Summary... II-24 Proposed Commercial Scenario Under the Equivalency Plan... II-27 Proposed Residential Scenario Under the Equivalency Plan... II-28 Tower Massing Standards... II-34 Related Projects List... III-57 Summary of Winter Solstice Shadow Impacts... IV.A.2-8 Summary of Summer Solstice Shadow Impacts... IV.A.2-10 Summary of Health Effects of Criteria Pollutants... IV.B Estimated Average Daily Regional Emissions... IV.B.1-8 Ambient Air Quality Standards... IV.B.1-9 Attainment Status for the South Coast Air Basin (Los Angeles County Portion)... IV.B.1-10 Summary of Ambient Air Quality in the Project Vicinity... IV.B.1-12 Existing (2011) Localized Carbon Monoxide Concentrations... IV.B.1-18 Existing Daily Operational Emissions at Project Site... IV.B.1-19 SCAQMD Air Quality Significance Thresholds... IV.B.1-28 Project Consistency with Applicable Policies of the General Plan Air Quality Element... IV.B.1-33 Estimated Peak Daily Construction Emissions - Unmitigated... IV.B.1-38 Estimated Peak Daily Construction Emissions - Mitigated... IV.B.1-39 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions - Unmitigated... IV.B.1-40 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions - Mitigated... IV.B.1-42 Localized On-Site Peak Daily Construction Emissions - Unmitigated... IV.B.1-45 Localized On-Site Peak Daily Construction Emissions - Mitigated... IV.B.1-45 Table of Contents Page x

12 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table IV.B.1-16 Table IV.B.1-17 Table IV.B.1-18 Table IV.B.1-19 Table IV.B.2-1 Table IV.B.2-2 Table IV.B.2-3 Table IV.B.2-4 Table IV.B.2-5 Table IV.B.2-6 Table IV.C-1 Table IV.D-1 Table IV.F-1 Table IV.F-2 Table IV.F-3 Table IV.F-4 Table IV.G-1 Table IV.G-2 Table IV.G-3 Table IV.G-4 Table IV.G-5 Table IV.G-6 Table IV.G-7 Table IV.H-1 Table IV.H-2 Table IV.H-3 Table IV.H-4 Existing Plus Project (2011) Localized Carbon Monoxide Concentrations... IV.B.1-47 Summary of Carcinogenic Risk... IV.B.1-50 Future With Project (2020) Localized Carbon Monoxide Concentrations... IV.B.1-57 Horizon Year (2035) With Project Localized Carbon Monoxide Concentrations... IV.B.1-59 Description of Identified Greenhouse Gases... IV.B.2-2 Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials... IV.B.2-3 Existing Project Site Greenhouse Gas Emissions... IV.B.2-5 Estimate of Emissions Reductions Needed from 2011 Scoping Plan Measures Not Yet In Place... IV.B.2-8 Project Construction-Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions... IV.B.2-20 Project Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions... IV.B.2-22 Historic Resources Within and Adjacent to the Project Site... IV.C CBC Seismic Design Parameters for the Project... IV.D-8 Area Summary for the Existing Condition... IV.F-9 Area Summary... IV.F year Peak Storm Water Flow Rates... IV.F year Peak Storm Water Flow Rate Comparison... IV.F-20 Compass 2% Strategy Consistency Analysis... IV.G-31 Housing Element Objectives Consistency Analysis... IV.G Hollywood Community Plan Consistency Analysis... IV.G-36 Hollywood Community Plan Update Consistency Analysis... IV.G-37 Redevelopment Plan Consistency Analysis... IV.G-50 Design District Urban Design Standards and Guidelines Consistency Analysis... IV.G-53 Do Real Planning Principles Consistency Analysis... IV.G-59 Representative Environmental Noise Level... IV.H-2 Human Response to Different Levels of Groundborne Vibration... IV.H-4 Existing Daytime Noise Levels... IV.H-6 Existing Roadway Noise Levels... IV.H-9 Table of Contents Page xi

13 List of Tables (Continued) Table IV.H-5 Table IV.H-6 Table IV.H-7 Table IV.H-8 Table IV.H-9 Table IV.H-10 Page Construction Vibration Damage Criteria... IV.H-10 Community Noise Exposure Level (CNEL)... IV.H-11 Noise Range of Typical Construction Equipment... IV.H-23 Typical Outdoor Construction Noise Levels... IV.H-24 Estimated Peak Construction Noise Levels at Noise Sensitive Uses... IV.H-25 Vibration Source Levels for Construction Equipment... IV.H-28 Table IV.H-11 Construction Groundborne Vibration Levels at Sensitive Land Uses Human Annoyance Impacts... IV.H-29 Table IV.H-12 Construction Groundborne Vibration Levels at Sensitive Land Uses Building Damage Impacts... IV.H-31 Table IV.H-13 Table IV.I-1 Table IV.I-2 Table IV.I-3 Table IV.I-4 Table IV.I-5 Table IV.I-6 Table IV.I-7 Table IV.J.1-1 Table IV.J.1-2 Table IV.J.1-3 Table IV.J.2-1 Table IV.J.3-1A Table IV.J.3-1B Off-Site Roadway Noise Levels... IV.H-32 SCAG Population/Households Forecast for the City of Los Angeles... IV.I-8 Proposed Concept Plan Project Housing Units Compared with the SCAG Forecast for the Hollywood Community Plan Area and the City of Los Angeles... IV.I-14 Proposed Concept Plan Project Population Compared with the SCAG Forecast for the Hollywood Community Plan Area and the City of Los Angeles... IV.I-17 Estimated Employment Generation for the Project Under the Concept Plan... IV.I-24 Estimated Employment Generation for the Project Under the Commercial Scenario... IV.I-26 Project Households Plus Related Projects Households Compared with the SCAG Household Forecast for the City of Los Angeles... IV.I-29 Project Population Plus Related Projects Population Compared with the SCAG Population Forecast for the City of Los Angeles... IV.I-30 Existing Fire Stations Serving the Project Site... IV.J.1-3 Fire Flow and Response Distance Requirements... IV.J.1-4 Average Response Times July 5, 2011-December 14, IV.J.1-7 Reported Crimes in the Reporting Districts, Hollywood Area, and Citywide... IV.J.2-8 LAUSD School Capacities and Enrollment... IV.J.3-9 LAUSD Potential School Capacities and Enrollment... IV.J.3-9 Table of Contents Page xii

14 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table IV.J.3-2 Table IV.J.3-3 Table IV.J.3-4 Table IV.J.3-5 Table IV.J.3-6 Table IV.J.3-7 Table IV.J.3-8 Table IV.J.4-1 Table IV.J.5-1 Table IV.J.5-2 Table IV.K.1-1 Table IV.K.1-2 Table IV.K.1-3 Table IV.K.1-4 Table IV.K.1-5 Table IV.K.1-6 Table IV.K.1-7 Table IV.K.1-8 Table IV.K.1-9 Table IV.K.1-10 Table IV.K.1-11 Table IV.K.1-12 Table IV.K.1-13 Table IV.K.1-14 Private Schools in the Project Area... IV.J.3-11 LAUSD Student Generation Rates... IV.J.3-12 Estimated Student Generation by the Concept Plan... IV.J.3-15 Concept Plan Impacts on LAUSD Schools... IV.J.3-15 Estimated Student Generation by the Residential Scenario... IV.J.3-17 Residential Scenario Impacts on LAUSD Schools... IV.J.3-18 Estimated Student Generation by the Related Projects... IV.J.3-20 Neighborhood, Community, and Regional Parks and Recreation Facilities Serving the Project Area... IV.J.4-7 Los Angeles Public Library Branch Facilities Plan, Criteria for New Libraries... IV.J.5-4 Neighborhood Library Facility Serving the Project... IV.J.5-6 Critical Movement Volume Ranges For Determining Levels of Service... IV.K.1-21 Level of Service as a Function of CMA Values... IV.K.1-22 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Existing (2011) Traffic Conditions... IV.K.1-22 Project Trip Adjustment Factors... IV.K.1-25 Net Project Trip Generation... IV.K.1-25 Adjusted Trip Generation Based on the Project Uses Commercial Scenario... IV.K.1-32 Trip Cap Computation Factors By Construction Activity... IV.K.1-34 Trip Cap Computation Factors By Land-Use Type Level... IV.K.1-34 LADOT Criteria for Significant Traffic Impact... IV.K.1-38 Sample AM Plus PM Trip Level Computations For Comparison to the Trip Cap and Mitigation Trigger Values... IV.K.1-41 Level of Activity During Project Construction By Construction Phase... IV.K.1-42 Trip Generation During Project Construction For Each Construction Phase... IV.K.1-43 Trip Generation During Project Construction By Month Within the Construction Period... IV.K.1-44 CMA And LOS Summary Existing (2011) With Project Traffic Conditions... IV.K.1-48 Table of Contents Page xiii

15 List of Tables (Continued) Table IV.K.1-15 Table IV.K.1-16 Table IV.K.1-17 Table IV.K.1-18 Table IV.K.1-19 Page Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Existing (2011) Traffic Conditions - With Project Plus Mitigation... IV.K.1-59 Project Transit Trip Summary... IV.K.1-63 Project Transit Impacts... IV.K.1-64 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Future (2020) Traffic Conditions - Without and With Project... IV.K.1-75 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Future (2020) Traffic Conditions - With Project Plus Mitigation... IV.K.1-78 Table IV.K.1-20 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Conditions - Without and With Project... IV.K.1-89 Table IV.K.1-21 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Horizon Year (2035) Traffic Conditions - With Project Plus Mitigation... IV.K.1-92 Table IV.K.1-22 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Existing (2011), Future (2020), and Horizon Year Traffic Conditions Without and With Project No Vine Street Access Scenario... IV.K Table IV.K.1-23 Significance of Traffic Impacts Comparison Existing(2011), Future (2020) Project, and Horizon Year Scenarios With and Without Vine Street Access... IV.K Table IV.K.1-24 Table IV.K.1-25 Table IV.K.1-26 Table IV.K.1-27 Table IV.K.1-28 Table IV.K.1-29 Table IV.K.1-30 Table IV.K.1-31 Critical Movement Analysis (CMA) Summary Existing (2011), Future (2020), and Horizon Year Traffic Conditions Without and With Mitigation No Vine Street Access Scenario... IV.K Project Shifting Analysis Development Scenario Net Trip Generation Estimates by Site... IV.K Net Trip Generation Site Splits by Project Component... IV.K Net Trip Balance between East and West Sites by Project Scenario... IV.K Project Traffic Impacts Existing (2011) With Maximum East Site Development and Maximum West Site Development Scenarios... IV.K Project Traffic Impacts Future (2020) With Maximum East Site Development and Maximum West Site Development Scenarios... IV.K Project Traffic Impacts With Maximum East Site Development and Maximum West Site Development... IV.K Trigger Values and Fee Payment Schedule For Off-Site Transportation Mitigation Measures... IV.K Table of Contents Page xiv

16 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table IV.K.1-32 Table IV.K.1-33 Table IV.K.2-1 Table IV.K.2-2 Table IV.K.2-3 Table IV.K.2-4 Table IV.K.2-5 Table IV.L.1-1 Table IV.L.1-2 Table IV.L.1-3 Table IV.L.1-4 Table IV.L.2-1 Table IV.L.2-2 Table IV.L.2-3 Table IV.L.2-4 Table IV.L.3-1 Table IV.L.3-2 Table IV.L.3-3 Table IV.L.3-4 Table IV.L.3-5 Table IV.L.3-6 Table IV.L.3-7 Table IV.L.4-1 Table IV.L.4-2 Table IV.L.4-3 Transportation Demand Management Measures To Be Included in All TDM Plans... IV.K Trigger Values for Selected On-Site Transportation Demand Management Measures... IV.K Designated Parking Requirements for Low-Emitting, Fuel-Efficient, and Car Pool/Van Pool Vehicles... IV.K.2-3 Parking Rates Per The LAMC... IV.K.2-9 Maximum Parking Levels Based on Los Angeles Municipal Code Requirements... IV.K.2-10 Maximum Parking Demand By Month For EIR Scenarios... IV.K.2-11 Proposed Bicycle Parking Standards... IV.K.2-20 Existing Water Demands... IV.L.1-5 Projected Concept Plan Water Demand... IV.L.1-10 Projected Commercial Scenario Water Demand... IV.L.1-16 Approximate Cumulative Water Demand... IV.L.1-21 Existing Flow Levels and Design Capacities... IV.L.2-6 Proposed Concept Plan Wastewater Generation... IV.L.2-13 Proposed Commercial Scenario Wastewater Generation... IV.L.2-16 Cumulative Wastewater Generation... IV.L.2-19 Existing Solid Waste Generation... IV.L.3-6 Approximate Demolition and Construction Waste Generation Under the Concept Plan... IV.L.3-9 Estimated Net Solid Waste Generation of the Concept Plan... IV.L.3-10 Approximate Demolition and Construction Waste Generation Under the Residential Scenario... IV.L.3-11 Estimated Net Solid Waste Generation of the Residential Scenario... IV.L.3-12 Approximate Cumulative Construction Waste Generation... IV.L.3-14 Approximate Cumulative Solid Waste Generation... IV.L.3-15 LADWP Electricity Capacity... IV.L.4-2 LADWP Energy Usage... IV.L.4-2 Existing Electricy Demands... IV.L.4-3 Table of Contents Page xv

17 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table IV.L.4-4 Table IV.L.4-5 Table IV.L.4-6 Table IV.L.4-7 Table IV.L.4-8 Table IV.L.4-9 Table IV.L.4-10 Table IV.L.4-11 Table VI-1 Table VI-2 Table VI-3 Table VI-4 Table VI-5 Table VI-6 Table VI-7 Table VI-8 Table VI-9 Table VI-10 Table VI-11 Table VI-12 Table VI-13 Table VI-14 Table VI-15 Table VI-16 Table VI-17 Table VI-18 Table VI-19 Table VI-20 Table VI-21 Statewide Total Supplies and Requirements... IV.L.4-5 Existing Natural Gas Demands... IV.L.4-6 Concept Plan Electricity Demand... IV.L.4-11 Concept Plan Natural Gas Consumption... IV.L.4-13 Commercial Scenario Electricity Consumption... IV.L.4-16 Commercial Scenario Natural Gas Consumption... IV.L.4-17 Cumulative Electricity Consumption... IV.L.4-20 Cumulative Natural Gas Consumption... IV.L.4-21 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 1... VI-10 Alternative 2 Development Summary... VI-15 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 2s... VI-20 Design District Urban Design Standards and Guidelines Consistency Analysis... VI-22 Population Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-29 Employment Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-29 Estimated Student Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-31 Traffic Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-34 Existing-Plus-Alternative 2 (2011) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-34 Future-Plus-Alternative 2 (2020) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-35 Estimated Water Consumption Under Alternative 2... VI-37 Estimated Wastewater Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-38 Estimated Solid Waste Generation Under Alternative 2... VI-38 Estimated Electricity Consumption Under Alternative 2... VI-39 Estimated Natural Gas Consumption Under Alternative 2... VI-40 Alternative 3 Development Summary... VI-42 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 3... VI-47 Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Alternative 3... VI-49 Population Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-56 Employment Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-56 Estimated Student Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-58 Table of Contents Page xvi

18 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table VI-22 Table VI-23 Table VI-24 Table VI-25 Table VI-26 Table VI-27 Table VI-28 Table VI-29 Table VI-30 Table VI-31 Table VI-32 Table VI-33 Table VI-34 Table VI-35 Table VI-36 Table VI-37 Table VI-38 Table VI-39 Table VI-40 Table VI-41 Table VI-42 Table VI-43 Table VI-44 Table VI-45 Table VI-46 Table VI-47 Table VI-48 Table VI-49 Table VI-50 Table VI-51 Traffic Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-61 Existing-Plus-Alternative 3 (2011) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-61 Future-Plus-Alternative 3 (2020) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-62 Estimated Water Consumption Under Alternative 3... VI-64 Estimated Wastewater Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-65 Estimated Solid Waste Generation Under Alternative 3... VI-65 Estimated Electricity Consumption Under Alternative 3... VI-66 Estimated Natural Gas Consumption Under Alternative 3... VI-67 Alternative 4 Development Summary... VI-69 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 4... VI-74 Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Alternative 4... VI-76 Population Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-82 Employment Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-83 Estimated Student Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-85 Traffic Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-87 Existing-Plus-Alternative 4 (2011) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-88 Future-Plus-Alternative 4 (2020) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-89 Estimated Water Consumption Under Alternative 4... VI-91 Estimated Wastewater Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-92 Estimated Solid Waste Generation Under Alternative 4... VI-92 Estimated Electricity Consumption Under Alternative 4... VI-93 Estimated Natural Gas Consumption Under Alternative 4... VI-94 Alternative 5 Development Summary... VI-96 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 5... VI-101 Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Alternative 5... VI-103 Population Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-109 Employment Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-110 Estimated Student Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-112 Traffic Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-114 Existing-Plus-Alternative 5 (2011) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-115 Table of Contents Page xvii

19 List of Tables (Continued) Page Table VI-52 Table VI-53 Table VI-54 Table VI-55 Table VI-56 Table VI-57 Table VI-58 Table VI-59 Table VI-60 Table VI-61 Table VI-62 Table VI-63 Table VI-64 Table VI-65 Table VI-66 Table VI-67 Table VI-68 Table VI-69 Table VI-70 Future-Plus-Alternative 5 (2020) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-116 Estimated Water Consumption Under Alternative 5... VI-118 Estimated Wastewater Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-118 Estimated Solid Waste Generation Under Alternative 5... VI-119 Estimated Electricity Consumption Under Alternative 5... VI-120 Estimated Natural Gas Consumption Under Alternative 5... VI-120 Alternative 6 Development Summary... VI-123 Estimated Daily Operational Emissions Alternative 6... VI-128 Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions Alternative 6... VI-131 Employment Generation Under Alternative 6... VI-137 Traffic Generation Under Alternative 6... VI-140 Existing-Plus-Alternative 6 (2011) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-141 Future-Plus-Alternative 6 (2020) Intersection Capacity Impacts... VI-142 Estimated Water Consumption Under Alternative 6... VI-144 Estimated Wastewater Generation Under Alternative 6... VI-145 Estimated Solid Waste Generation Under Alternative 6... VI-145 Estimated Electricity Consumption Under Alternative 6... VI-146 Estimated Natural Gas Consumption Under Alternative 6... VI-147 Comparison of Impacts Under the Project to the Impacts under the Project Alternatives... VI-150 Table of Contents Page xviii

20 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS K. TRANSPORTATION 1. TRAFFIC INTRODUCTION This section summarizes the analysis presented in the Traffic Impact Study for the Millennium Hollywood Development, Hollywood, CA, prepared by Crain & Associates, dated June 2012 (Traffic Study). The scope and methodology of the analysis was determined in conjunction with the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT). The Traffic Study is contained in Appendix K.1 to this Draft EIR. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING Regulatory Framework State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) As the owner and operator of the State Highway System (SHS), the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) implements established state planning priorities in all functional plans, programs, and activities. These priorities are: 1) to promote infill development and equity by rehabilitating, maintaining, and improving existing infrastructure that supports infill development and appropriate reuse and redevelopment of previously developed land, and by preserving cultural and historic resources; 2) to protect environmental and agricultural resources by preserving and enhancing valuable natural resources, including working landscapes, natural lands, recreation areas, and other open space areas; and 3) to encourage efficient development patterns by ensuring that infrastructure supports compact development adjacent to existing developed areas that are appropriately planned for growth and served by adequate transportation and other essential utilities and services (GC ). 1 Caltrans has the responsibility to coordinate and consult with local jurisdictions and Tribal Governments when proposed local land use planning and development may impact these facilities. Pursuant to Section of the Public Resources Code (PRC), for projects of statewide, regional, or areawide significance, the lead agency shall consult with transportation planning agencies and public agencies which have transportation facilities within their jurisdictions which could be affected by the project. Consistent with this requirement, representatives from the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning met with Caltrans Planning staff on September 15, Caltrans, Deputy Directive (DD)-25-R1, Effective June 2005, Re: Local Development Intergovernmental Review (LD-IGR). IV.K.1. Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-1

21 County of Los Angeles Congestion Management Program (CMP) To address the increasing public concern that traffic congestion is impacting the quality of life and economic vitality of the State of California, Proposition 111 enacted the Congestion Management Program (CMP) in The intent of the CMP is to provide the analytical basis for transportation decisions through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) process. A countywide approach has been established by the MTA, the local CMP agency, designating a highway network that includes all state highways and principal arterials within the County of Los Angeles. The Level of Service at each CMP monitoring station is supervised by local jurisdictions in order to implement the statutory requirements of the CMP. If Level of Service standards deteriorate, then local jurisdictions must prepare a deficiency plan to meet conformance standards outlined by the countywide plan. The local CMP requires that all CMP monitoring intersections be analyzed where a project would likely add 50 or more trips during the peak hours. The nearest arterial CMP monitoring stations to the Project Site are located on Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue (approximately 1 mile southwest of the Project Site), and Santa Monica Boulevard and Western Avenue (approximately 1 mile southeast of the Project Site). The nearest CMP freeway monitoring segment is the Hollywood Freeway (US-101) south of Santa Monica Boulevard. A major aspect of the CMP is the reduction of congestion and air pollution through the provision of incentives for development adjacent to rail stations and other public transit systems. Higher density residential, mixed residential and commercial, and low and very low income housing uses are exempt from any CMP requirements within a quarter-mile radius of a fixed transit passenger station. Residential and mixed use development projects are also exempt if they are within a quarter-mile of a transit station and more than one-half of the land or floor area is placed in residential use. 2 As shown in Figure IV.K.1-1A, ¼ Mile Radius Map from Hollywood and Vine Red Line Station Entrance, the Project Site is within a quarter mile of the Hollywood/Vine Metro Red Line Transit Station. The Project is the mixed-use type and the density of development that is encouraged by the CMP. The Project is therefore exempt from CMP requirements. 2 Transportation Element of the City of Los Angeles General Plan, September 8, 1999, accessed December IV.K.1 Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-2

22 Source: Crain & Associates, January Figure IV.K.1-1/4 Mile Radius From Hollywood and Vine Red Line Station Entrance

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24 City of Los Angeles Transportation Element of the General Plan The Transportation Element of the City of Los Angeles General Plan is designed to facilitate long-term mobility and accessibility within the City of Los Angeles. The goals, objectives and policies set forth in the Transportation Element establish a citywide strategy to achieve long-term mobility and accessibility within the City of Los Angeles. The primary goals of the Transportation Element are as follows: A. Adequate accessibility to work opportunities and essential services, and acceptable levels of mobility for all those who live, work, travel, or move goods in Los Angeles; B. A street system maintained in a good to excellent condition adequate to facilitate the movement of those reliant on the system; and C. An integrated system of pedestrian priority street segments, bikeways, and scenic highways which strengthens the City's image while also providing access to employment opportunities, essential services, and open space. Bicycle Plan The Bicycle Plan (Chapter 9 of the Transportation Element of the General Plan) was adopted on March 1, The purpose of the Bicycle Plan is to increase, improve, and enhance bicycling in the City as a safe, healthy, and enjoyable means of transportation and recreation. Toward that end, the Bicycle Plan establishes policies and programs to increase the number and type of bicyclists in the City, to make every street a safe place to ride a bicycle and to transform the City into a bicycle-friendly community. The Bicycle Plan identifies Class I Bicycle Paths, Class II Bicycle Lanes, Class III Bicycle Routes, and Bicycle Friendly Streets throughout the City. The Bicycle Plan also introduces three new bikeway networks: the Backbone, the Neighborhood Network, and the Green Network. The Backbone concentrates on providing an interconnected system of streets that facilitate 24/7 bicyclist mobility on key arterials along with Bicycle Lanes; the Neighborhood Network enhances the pleasant environment of local streets to facilitate relaxed riding through Bicycle Friendly Streets; and the Green Network enhances pedestrian and bicyclist access to the City s green corridors with Bike Paths, particularly along river channels and segregated transit rights-of-way. Within the vicinity of the Project Site, the Bicycle Plan designates Yucca Street, Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Fountain Avenue, Santa Monica Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Cahuenga Boulevard, Cole Avenue, and Vine Street as designated Bicycle Lanes. Franklin Avenue, Yucca Street, Carlos Avenue, Selma Avenue, De Longpre Avenue, Waring Avenue, Vista Del Mar Avenue, Argyle Avenue, Las Palmas Avenue, and Cherokee Avenue are designated Bicycle Friendly Streets. See Figure IV.K.1-1B, Existing and Planned Bikeways, for the facilities around the Project Site. IV.K.1 Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-5

25 Hollywood Transportation Improvement Mitigation Program (TIMP) The Hollywood Transportation Improvement Mitigation Program (TIMP) identifies needed transportation programs and provides recommendations to guide future transportation-related decisions in the Hollywood Community Area. The goal of the TIMP is to identify transportation system deficiencies resulting from traffic generated from projected land use patterns, employment, and population growth by year 2030, and to recommend mitigation programs to accommodate the forecast demands on the system. Transportation programs include plans for highway and street infrastructure capital improvements, public transit improvements, transportation demand management, transportation system management, and traffic control measures. Existing Conditions The Project Site is generally bounded by Yucca Street to the north, Ivar Avenue to the west, Argyle Avenue to the east, development fronting Hollywood Boulevard to the south, and bisected by Vine Street. The Project Site is currently occupied by the Capitol Records Building and Gogerty Building (the Capitol Records Complex) and adjoining parking facilities on the East Site, a car rental facility and surface parking facilities on the West Site, and is within the Hollywood Community Plan area and the Hollywood Redevelopment Plan area of the City. The land uses in the vicinity of the Project Site are comprised primarily of commercial and medium- to high-density residential developments. Commercial uses in the area are concentrated primarily along Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Vine Street and include local and regional serving retail and restaurant establishments. Several historic theaters and entertainment-oriented destinations are located adjacent to the Project Site. These include the Pantages Theater, located immediately southeast of the East Site, and the Hollywood Playhouse (Avalon), located immediately southeast of the West Site. The American Musical and Dramatic Academy campus and a Department of Water and Power (DWP) distribution station are located north of the East Site. West of the Project Site are the famous tourist attractions concentrated along Hollywood Boulevard, including Grauman s Chinese Theater, and the Hollywood and Highland mixed-use development. Residential development in the Project area is primarily multi-family in nature, with medium- to highdensity residential developments concentrated next to the area s commercial corridors and along portions of Franklin Avenue and Gower Street. Some single- and multi-family residences are located east of the Project Site along local streets, such as Carlos Avenue and Vista Del Mar Avenue. Although singlefamily residences are interspersed throughout the study area, single-family residential development is primarily concentrated north of Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood Hills. Minimal light industrial uses, such as movie, radio and television studios, and auxiliary facilities for the entertainment industry, are located within the study area along portions of Sunset Boulevard. IV.K.1 Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-6

26 Legend Existing Bikeways Bike Path Bike Lane Bike Route 2010 Bike Plan Bikeways Bike Path Bike Lane Bike Route Bike Friendly Street Project Boundary Source: LADOT Figure IV.K.1-1B Existing and Planned Bikeways

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28 Overall, the Project Site and its surrounding uses are well-served by Major and Secondary Highways, including Franklin Avenue, Yucca Street, Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Highland Avenue, Cahuenga Boulevard, Vine Street, and Gower Street. Additionally, surface street access to and from the Hollywood Freeway (US-101) is provided within onequarter mile of the Project Site. The Project Site is also well served by the transit system, with the Hollywood and Vine Redline Subway Station as well as numerous bus stops located within a quarter-mile of the Project Site. These transportation facilities and other local roadways are described in more detail below. Freeways The Hollywood Freeway (US-101) extends in a northwesterly/southeasterly direction through the Project area. Northwest of the Project Site, the Hollywood Freeway provides a direct route through the Cahuenga Pass to the San Fernando Valley. Near Downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Freeway interchanges with the Harbor/Pasadena Freeways (I-110/SR-110). The Hollywood Freeway extends southeast of Downtown where it merges with the Golden State Freeway (I-5). In the vicinity of the Project Site, the Hollywood Freeway has four travel lanes per direction. Full surface street access is provided on Hollywood Boulevard, approximately one-half mile southeast of the Project Site. Less than one-quarter mile to the north, a southbound off-ramp is provided to Vine Street. Northbound and southbound onramps are available from Argyle Avenue, and northbound and southbound off-ramps are provided for Gower Street. According to the most current (2010) data available through the Caltrans Website, traffic volumes on the Hollywood Freeway between Sunset Boulevard and Argyle Avenue are approximately 196,000 vehicles per day (VPD), with peak-hour volumes of approximately 11,700 vehicles per hour (VPH). Traffic volumes on the Hollywood Freeway between Argyle Avenue and Cahuenga Boulevard are approximately 211,000 VPD, with peak hour volumes of approximately 12,800 VPH. Streets and Highways Franklin Avenue is an east-west street north of the Project Site. Designated a Secondary Highway, it extends through the Hollywood community from Sierra Bonita Avenue to the west to Saint George Street to the east. There is a southbound Hollywood Freeway off-ramp extending to the intersection of Franklin Avenue/Vine Street and a northbound on-ramp from the intersection of Franklin Avenue/Argyle Avenue. Franklin Avenue generally has two travel lanes per direction within an approximate 55- to 70-foot roadway width. Left-turn channelization is provided at major intersections. Yucca Street, the northern boundary of the Project Site, is a designated Secondary Highway between Cahuenga Boulevard and Vine Street. West of Cahuenga Boulevard and east of Vine Street, Yucca Street becomes a local street. An on-ramp beginning north of the intersection of Yucca Street/Argyle Avenue accesses the southbound Hollywood Freeway. At its intersection with Vine Street, Yucca Street has one travel lane per direction, plus left- and right-turn channelization within an approximate 73-foot roadway width. IV.K.1 Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-9

29 Hollywood Boulevard is an east-west Major Class II Highway south of the Project Site. This street has full ramp access to the Hollywood Freeway less than one mile to the east. Hollywood Boulevard is approximately 70 feet wide, with two travel lanes per direction, along with left-turn channelization at major intersections. The Hollywood Walk of Fame, a popular tourist attraction, is part of the sidewalk on both sides of Hollywood Boulevard between Gower Street and La Brea Avenue. Argyle Avenue extends from north of Franklin Avenue to its southern terminus at Sunset Boulevard. Argyle Avenue, a Local Street throughout its length, runs along the eastern boundary of the Project Site. A southbound Hollywood Freeway on-ramp is provided from Argyle Avenue between Franklin Avenue and Yucca Street. In the Project vicinity, Argyle Avenue provides one to two travel lanes per direction within an approximate 45- to 50-foot roadway width. Left-turn channelization is provided on Argyle Avenue at major intersections, including at Hollywood Boulevard. Selma Avenue, a Local Street, provides east-west access between Highland Avenue and Gower Street. In the Project vicinity, this street has one travel lane in each direction within an approximate 40-foot roadway width. Sunset Boulevard is a Major Highway Class II, which provides continuous access between Downtown Los Angeles and the Cities of West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica. Sunset Boulevard is the northernmost east-west thoroughfare extending from Downtown to the Pacific Ocean south of the Santa Monica Mountains and is heavily used by both local and commuter traffic. A northbound Hollywood Freeway off-ramp and southbound freeway on-ramp are located on Sunset Boulevard, approximately three-quarters of a mile southeast of the Project Site. In the Project vicinity, Sunset Boulevard provides three travel lanes in each direction, plus left-turn channelization within an approximate 70- to 80-foot roadway width. De Longpre Avenue is a Local Street that extends easterly from Formosa Avenue to its eastern terminus near its intersection with Gower Street. At its intersections with Cahuenga Boulevard and Vine Street, De Longpre Avenue provides one travel lane per direction within an approximately 60-foot roadway width. Fountain Avenue, a Secondary Highway, extends easterly from La Cienega Boulevard to its eastern terminus near its intersection with Bronson Avenue in the study area. At Vine Street, this east-west roadway provides one travel lane per direction plus left turn channelization at major intersections within an approximately 60- to 75-foot roadway width. Santa Monica Boulevard is designated a Major Highway Class II. This east-west oriented roadway extends from Downtown Los Angeles through the Cities of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills to the City of Santa Monica. Approximately one-and-a-half miles southeast of the Project Site, Santa Monica Boulevard has a partial interchange with the Hollywood Freeway including a northbound off-ramp and a southbound on-ramp. In the Project area, Santa Monica Boulevard provides two travel lanes per direction plus left-turn channelization within an approximate 80- to 100-foot roadway width. Melrose Avenue, an east-west oriented roadway, is designated a Secondary Highway. This roadway extends easterly from La Cienega Boulevard through the Hollywood area to east of Virgil Avenue. In the IV.K.1 Transportation - Traffic Page IV.K.1-10