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DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE

LACMA BUILDING FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

SCH No. 2016081014

County of Los Angeles October 2017

County of Los Angeles LACMA Building for the Permanent Collection SCH No. 2016081014 October 2017

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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................ I-1

II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................... II-1

III. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING .................................................................................... III-1 A. Overview of Environmental Setting ..................................................................... III-1 B. Related Projects .................................................................................................. III-4

IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS .............................................................. IV.A-1 A. Aesthetics, Views, Light/Glare, and Shading ................................................... IV.A-1 B. Air Quality ........................................................................................................ IV.B-1 C. Cultural Resources .......................................................................................... IV.C-1 D. Geology and Soils ........................................................................................... IV.D-1 E. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ............................................................................ IV.E-1 F. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .................................................................. IV.F-1 G. Hydrology, Water Quality, and Groundwater ................................................... IV.G-1 H. Land Use ......................................................................................................... IV.H-1 I. Noise ................................................................................................................ IV.I-1 J. Public Services—Fire Protection ...................................................................... IV.J-1 K. Traffic, Access, and Parking ............................................................................ IV.K-1 L. Tribal Cultural Resources ................................................................................ IV.L-1 M. Utilities and Service Systems—Water Supply and Infrastructure ................... IV.M-1 N. Utilities and Service Systems—Wastewater .................................................... IV.N-1 O. Utilities and Service Systems—Energy ........................................................... IV.O-1

V. ALTERNATIVES ......................................................................................................... V-1 A. Alternative 1: No Project/No Build Alternative .................................................. V-14 B. Alternative 2: No Project/Development in Accordance with Existing

Plans Alternative ............................................................................................... V-27 C. Alternative 3: Museum Building North of Wilshire Boulevard with No

Street Crossing Alternative ................................................................................ V-60 D. Alternative 4: Museum Buildings North and South of Wilshire Boulevard

with No Street Crossing Alternative ................................................................... V-91 E. Environmentally Superior Alternative .............................................................. V-122

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VI. OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................... VI-1

VII. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................ VII-1

VIII. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................. VIII-1

IX. LIST OF PREPARERS ............................................................................................. IX-1


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List of Appendices

Appendix

A Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (NOP)/NOP Comment Letters

A.1 Initial Study

A.2 Notice of Preparation (NOP)

A.3 NOP Comment Letters

B Wind Tunnel Analysis

C Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas

C.1 Construction Assumptions

C.2 Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Worksheets

D Cultural Resources

D.1 Historical Report

D.2 Cultural and Paleontological Report

E Geotechnical Evaluation

F Methane Report

G Tar Migration Memorandum

H Phase I Environmental Site Assessment

I Water Resources Technical Reports

I.1 Hydrology/LID Report

I.2 Groundwater Report

J Heat Island Effect Memorandum

K Noise Calculation Worksheets

L Security Risk Assessment Memorandum

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M Traffic

M.1 Los Angeles Department of Transportation Memorandum of Understanding

M.2 Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Traffic and Lighting Division Memorandum of Understanding

M.3 Los Angeles Department of Transportation Assessment Letter

M.4 Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Traffic and Lighting Division Assessment Letter

M.5 Traffic Study

M.6 Parking Memorandum

M.7 Alternatives Traffic Data

N Water Report

O Wastewater Report

P Energy

P.1 Energy Calculations Worksheets

P.2 Electricity and Natural Gas Will Serve Letters

Q Existing Buildings Evaluation

R Shade/Shadow Diagrams for Alternatives

R.1 Alternative 1

R.2 Alternative 2

R.3 Alternative 3

R.4 Alternative 4


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List of Figures Figure Page

II-1 LACMA Campus Boundaries ............................................................................. II-3

II-2 Project Site Boundaries ..................................................................................... II-5

II-3 Regional Location Map ...................................................................................... II-7

II-4 Existing LACMA Campus................................................................................... II-9

II-5 Conceptual Site Plan ....................................................................................... II-18

II-6 Conceptual Rendering ..................................................................................... II-19

II-7 Airspace Vacation Exhibit (with dimensions) ................................................... II-23

II-8 Airspace Vacation—Architectural Section Drawing (with dimensions) ............. II-24

III-1 Location of Related Projects ............................................................................. III-8

IV.A-1 Existing Site Photographs ........................................................................... IV.A-17

IV.A-2 Project Vicinity Photographs ....................................................................... IV.A-22

IV.A-3 Existing and Proposed View Location Map ................................................. IV.A-29

IV.A-4 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 1 (Looking North from Stanley Avenue, North of 8th Street) .......................................................... IV.A-30

IV.A-5 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 2 (Looking North from Spaulding Avenue, North of 8th Street) ...................................................... IV.A-31

IV.A-6 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 3 (Looking North from Ogden Drive, North of 8th Street) ............................................................... IV.A-32

IV.A-7 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 4 (Looking South from 6th Street, East of Fairfax Avenue) ................................................................... IV.A-33

IV.A-8 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 5 (Looking East from Wilshire Boulevard, East of Orange Grove Avenue) ................................... IV.A-34

IV.A-9 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 6 (Looking East from Wilshire Boulevard, West of Fairfax Avenue).............................................. IV.A-35

IV.A-10 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 7 (Looking West from Wilshire Boulevard, East of Stanley Avenue).............................................. IV.A-36

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IV.A-11 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 8 (Looking West from Wilshire Boulevard, East of Curson Avenue) .............................................. IV.A-37

IV.A-12 Existing and Proposed Views—Viewpoint 9 (Looking West from Curson Avenue, North of Wilshire Boulevard) ............................................ IV.A-38

IV.A-13 Conceptual Renderings—Museum Building ............................................... IV.A-51

IV.A-14 Conceptual Renderings—Ogden Parking Structure ................................... IV.A-56

IV.A-15 Project Shadows (Museum Building)—Winter Solstice ............................... IV.A-71

IV.A-16 Project Shadows (Museum Building)—Spring Equinox .............................. IV.A-72

IV.A-17 Project Shadows (Museum Building)—Summer Solstice ........................... IV.A-73

IV.A-18 Project Shadows (Museum Building)—Fall Equinox ................................... IV.A-74

IV.A-19 Project Shadows (Ogden Parking Structure)—Winter Solstice ................... IV.A-75

IV.A-20 Project Shadows (Ogden Parking Structure)—Spring Equinox .................. IV.A-76

IV.A-21 Project Shadows (Ogden Parking Structure)—Summer Solstice ................ IV.A-77

IV.A-22 Project Shadows (Ogden Parking Structure)—Fall Equinox ....................... IV.A-78

IV.B-1 SCAQMD Source Receptor Areas .............................................................. IV.B-20

IV.B-2 MATES IV Total Cancer Risk for Project Area ............................................ IV.B-23

IV.B-3 Air Quality Sensitive Receptor Locations .................................................... IV.B-24

IV.C-1 Locations of Historical Resources and Potential Historic Resources in the Study Area ............................................................................................ IV.C-27

IV.C-2 Diagram of LACMA in 1965 ........................................................................ IV.C-36

IV.C-3 Aerial of LACMA in 1965 ............................................................................ IV.C-37

IV.C-4 Diagram of LACMA in 2015 ........................................................................ IV.C-42

IV.C-5 Existing and Proposed Setting of the Pavilion for Japanese Art ................. IV.C-67

IV.C-6 Miracle Mile HPOZ ...................................................................................... IV.C-69

IV.C-7 Existing and Proposed Setting of the Observation Pit ................................ IV.C-72

IV.D-1 Regional Fault Map ....................................................................................... IV.D-8

IV.G-1 Santa Monica Bay Watershed Management Area ...................................... IV.G-11

IV.G-2 Ballona Creek Watershed ........................................................................... IV.G-13

IV.G-3 Existing Hydrology (Main Campus and Spaulding Lot) ............................... IV.G-14

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IV.G-4 Existing Hydrology (Ogden Lot) .................................................................. IV.G-15

IV.G-5 Los Angeles Coastal Plain Groundwater Basin .......................................... IV.G-20

IV.G-6 Proposed Hydrology (Main Campus and Spaulding Lot) ............................ IV.G-36

IV.G-7 Proposed Hydrology (Ogden Lot) ............................................................... IV.G-37

IV.H-1 Existing Land Use Designation on the Project Site ..................................... IV.H-10

IV.H-2 Existing Zoning Designations on the Project Site ....................................... IV.H-11

IV.I-1 Noise Measurement Locations .................................................................... IV.I-15

IV.J-1 Fire Stations in the Vicinity of the Project Site ............................................. IV.J-10

IV.K-1 Study Area Intersections ............................................................................. IV.K-11


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I-1 Summary of Impacts Under the Project ............................................................ I-32

III-1 List of Related Projects ..................................................................................... III-6

IV.A-1 Project Consistency with Relevant Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the County of Los Angeles 2035 General Plan ........................................... IV.A-83

IV.A-2 Project Consistency with Relevant Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the City General Plan Framework Element ................................................. IV.A-85

IV.A-3 Project Consistency with Relevant Objectives of the Citywide Design Guidelines ................................................................................................... IV.A-95

IV.A-4 Project Consistency with Relevant Design Principles of the Miracle Mile Community Design Overlay District ................................................... IV.A-102

IV.B-1 Ambient Air Quality Standards ...................................................................... IV.B-3

IV.B-2 Summary of Ambient Air Quality in the Project Vicinity ............................... IV.B-21

IV.B-3 Estimated Daily Regional Operational Criteria Pollutant Emissions—Existing Project Site 2016 ........................................................................... IV.B-25

IV.B-4 Estimate of Regional Project Construction Emissions (pounds per day) ............................................................................................................. IV.B-37

IV.B-5 Estimate of Localized Project Construction Emissions (pounds per day) ............................................................................................................. IV.B-38

IV.B-6 Project Regional Operational Emissions— At Project Buildout (2023) (pounds per day) ......................................................................................... IV.B-41

IV.B-7 Project Localized Operational Emissions—At Project Buildout (2023) (pounds per day) ......................................................................................... IV.B-42

IV.E-1 Description of Identified GHGs ..................................................................... IV.E-4

IV.E-2 Atmospheric Lifetimes and Global Warming Potentials ................................ IV.E-5

IV.E-3 California GHG Inventory (million metric tons CO2e) ................................. IV.E-32

IV.E-4 Existing (2016) Project Site Annual GHG Emissions Summary .................. IV.E-34

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IV.E-5 Construction-Related Emissions (MTCO2e) ............................................... IV.E-43

IV.E-6 Annual GHG Emissions Summary (Buildout) (metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent [MTCO2e]) .................................................................... IV.E-44

IV.E-7 Consistency Analysis—Climate Change Scoping Plan ............................... IV.E-51

IV.E-8 Consistency Analysis—RTP/SCS ............................................................... IV.E-61

IV.G-1 Existing Drainage Stormwater Runoff Calculations .................................... IV.G-17

IV.G-2 Proposed Drainage Stormwater Runoff Calculations Summary ................. IV.G-38

IV.H-1 Project Consistency with Relevant Goals and Policies of the County of Los Angeles General Plan ...................................................................... IV.H-35

IV.H-2 Project Consistency with Relevant Objectives and Policies of the Framework Element .................................................................................... IV.H-54

IV.H-3 Project Consistency with Relevant Goals, Objectives and Policies of the Wilshire Community Plan ...................................................................... IV.H-76

IV.H-4 Project Consistency with Applicable Goals of the Miracle Mile Community Design Overlay District ............................................................ IV.H-87

IV.H-5 Project Consistency with Applicable Goals and Principles of SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (2016–2040 RTP/SCS) and Compass Growth Vision ................................. IV.H-91

IV.H-6 Project Consistency with Applicable Goals and Policies of SCAG’s Regional Comprehensive Plan ................................................................... IV.H-95

IV.I-1 Typical Noise Levels ...................................................................................... IV.I-2

IV.I-2 Land Use Compatibility for Exterior Community Noise Exposure .................. IV.I-6

IV.I-3 County of Los Angeles Exterior Noise Standards .......................................... IV.I-9

IV.I-4 County of Los Angeles Construction Noise Limits ....................................... IV.I-10

IV.I-5 City of Los Angeles Presumed Ambient Noise Levels ................................. IV.I-12

IV.I-6 Federal Transit Administration Construction Vibration Impact Criteria for Building Damage .................................................................................... IV.I-14

IV.I-7 Description of Noise Measurement Locations .............................................. IV.I-16

IV.I-8 Existing Ambient Noise Levels ..................................................................... IV.I-17

IV.I-9 Vehicle Mix for Traffic Noise Model ............................................................. IV.I-18

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IV.I-10 Existing Roadway Traffic Noise Levels ........................................................ IV.I-19

IV.I-11 Construction Equipment Noise Levels ......................................................... IV.I-28

IV.I-12 Construction Noise Impacts—Museum Building .......................................... IV.I-29

IV.I-13 Construction Noise Impacts—Ogden Parking Structure .............................. IV.I-31

IV.I-14 Off-Site Construction Haul Truck Noise Impacts .......................................... IV.I-33

IV.I-15 Construction Vibration Impacts—Building Damage ..................................... IV.I-34

IV.I-16 Construction Vibration Impacts—Human Annoyance .................................. IV.I-36

IV.I-17 Estimated Noise Levels from Mechanical Equipment .................................. IV.I-38

IV.I-18 Estimated Noise Levels from the Ogden Parking Structure ......................... IV.I-38

IV.I-19 Estimated Noise Levels from Outdoor Areas ............................................... IV.I-40

IV.I-20 Estimated Noise Levels from Special Events ............................................... IV.I-41

IV.I-21 Estimated Noise Levels from Loading and Trash Compactor Operations ................................................................................................... IV.I-42

IV.I-22 Roadway Traffic Noise Impacts—Future Plus Project ................................. IV.I-43

IV.I-23 Roadway Traffic Noise Impacts—Existing Plus Project ............................... IV.I-45

IV.I-24 Composite Noise Impacts ............................................................................ IV.I-47

IV.I-25 Cumulative Roadway Traffic Noise Impacts ................................................ IV.I-53

IV.J-1 LAFD Fire Stations Located in the Project Vicinity ....................................... IV.J-11

IV.J-2 Average Emergency Medical Service and Structure Fire Response Times ........................................................................................................... IV.J-12

IV.K-1 Study Intersections ..................................................................................... IV.K-10

IV.K-2 Level of Service Definitions for Intersections .............................................. IV.K-20

IV.K-3 Existing Conditions (Year 2016)—Signalized Intersection Levels of Service ........................................................................................................ IV.K-22

IV.K-4 Future Without Project Conditions (Year 2023)—Signalized Intersection Levels of Service ..................................................................... IV.K-29

IV.K-5 Trip Generation Estimates .......................................................................... IV.K-35

IV.K-6 Existing With Project Construction Conditions (Year 2016)—Significant Impact Analysis ......................................................................... IV.K-50

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IV.K-7 Existing With Project Conditions (Year 2016)—Significant Impact Analysis ...................................................................................................... IV.K-56

IV.K-8 Future With Project Conditions (Year 2023)—Significant Impact Analysis ...................................................................................................... IV.K-61

IV.K-9 Existing With Project Conditions (Year 2016) Street Segment Analysis ...................................................................................................... IV.K-68

IV.K-10 Future With Project Conditions (Year 2023) Street Segment Analysis ....... IV.K-69

IV.M-1 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 2006–2015 Water Supply .........................................................................................................IV.M-15

IV.M-2 City of Los Angeles Water Demand Projections Based on Hydrological Conditions (thousand acre-feet per year) ...............................IV.M-26

IV.M-3 Estimated Project Water Consumption .......................................................IV.M-32

IV.M-4 Estimated Water Generation (per capita/attendance) .................................IV.M-34

IV.M-5 Service Advisory Request Summary Table ................................................IV.M-38

IV.M-6 Cumulative Water Demand .........................................................................IV.M-40

IV.N-1 Estimated Existing Wastewater Generation (City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Sewage Generation Factors) ................................... IV.N-9

IV.N-2 Estimated Existing Wastewater Generation (per capita/attendance) .......... IV.N-10

IV.N-3 Existing Capacity of Hyperion Service Area ............................................... IV.N-12

IV.N-4 Estimated Project Wastewater Generation (City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering Sewage Generation Factors) ................................. IV.N-17

IV.N-5 Estimated Project Wastewater Generation (per capita/attendance) ........... IV.N-18

IV.N-6 Cumulative Wastewater Generation ........................................................... IV.N-20

IV.O-1 Summary of Energy Use During Project Construction ................................ IV.O-18

IV.O-2 Summary of Annual Net New Energy Use During Project Operation .......... IV.O-21

V-1 Summary of Comparison of Impacts Associated with the Alternatives and Impacts of the Project ................................................................................ V-7

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