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F E I R
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SCH#
2014051061
LAC+USC M C
EDICAL
ENTER
C M P
AMPUS
ASTER
LAN
PREPARED
FOR:
County
of
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900
South
Fremont
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Alhambra,
California
91803
PREPARED
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I
NOVEMBER
2014
ICF
International.
2014.
Final
Environmental
Impact
Report.
LAC+USC
Medical
Center
Campus
Master
Plan.
November.
(ICF
00127.14.)
Los
Angeles,
CA.
Prepared
for
the
County
of
Los
Angeles,
Alhambra,
CA.
Contents
Executive
Summary
................................................................................................................................
ES-‐1
Introduction
and
Background
............................................................................................................
ES-‐1
Proposed
Project
Summary
...............................................................................................................
ES-‐1
Project
Location
...................................................................................................................
ES-‐1
Proposed
Project
..................................................................................................................
ES-‐3
Alternatives
Considered
.......................................................................................................
ES-‐3
Issues
to
Be
Resolved
........................................................................................................................
ES-‐5
Areas
of
Controversy
.........................................................................................................................
ES-‐5
Chapter
1
Introduction
....................................................................................................................
1-‐1
1.1 Background
............................................................................................................................
1-‐1
1.2 Overview
of
the
CEQA
EIR
Process
........................................................................................
1-‐2
1.2.1
Notice
of
Preparation
and
Scoping
Period
...............................................................
1-‐2
1.2.2
Draft
EIR
Public
Review
and
Comment
Period
.........................................................
1-‐2
1.2.3
Preparation
of
the
Final
EIR
and
Project
Approval
...................................................
1-‐3
1.3 About
This
EIR
........................................................................................................................
1-‐4
1.3.1
Program
EIR
..............................................................................................................
1-‐4
1.3.2
Organization
and
Content
of
This
EIR
.......................................................................
1-‐5
Chapter
2
Project
Description
.........................................................................................................
2-‐1
2.1 Introduction
...........................................................................................................................
2-‐1
2.2 Project
Location
and
Environmental
Setting
Overview
.........................................................
2-‐1
2.2.1
Surrounding
Land
Uses
.............................................................................................
2-‐1
2.2.2
Existing
General
Plan
and
Zoning
.............................................................................
2-‐1
2.3 Overview
of
Existing
Campus
Facilities
..................................................................................
2-‐4
2.3.1
Site
Attributes,
Existing
Buildings,
and
Current
Utilization
......................................
2-‐4
2.4 Proposed
Project
....................................................................................................................
2-‐7
2.4.1
Master
Plan
Objectives
.............................................................................................
2-‐7
2.4.2
Elements
of
the
Master
Plan
....................................................................................
2-‐7
2.5 Construction
Scenario
..........................................................................................................
2-‐15
2.6 Project
Approvals
.................................................................................................................
2-‐16
2.7 Related
Projects
...................................................................................................................
2-‐16
Chapter
3
Environmental
Analysis
................................................................................................
3-‐0-‐1
3.1 Aesthetics
............................................................................................................................
3.1-‐1
3.1.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.1-‐1
3.1.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.1-‐1
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3.1.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.1-‐4
3.1.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.1-‐17
3.1.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.1-‐28
3.2 Air
Quality
....................................................................................................................
3.2-‐1
3.2.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.2-‐1
3.2.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.2-‐1
3.2.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.2-‐9
3.2.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.2-‐12
3.2.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.2-‐26
3.3 Biological
Resources
...........................................................................................................
3.3-‐1
3.3.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.3-‐1
3.3.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.3-‐1
3.3.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.3-‐4
3.3.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.3-‐11
3.3.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.3-‐16
3.4 Cultural
Resources
..............................................................................................................
3.4-‐1
3.4.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.4-‐1
3.4.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.4-‐1
3.4.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.4-‐4
3.4.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.4-‐24
3.4.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.4-‐32
3.5 Geology/Soils
......................................................................................................................
3.5-‐1
3.5.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.5-‐1
3.5.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.5-‐1
3.5.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.5-‐2
3.5.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.............................................................................
3.5-‐9
3.5.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.5-‐15
3.6 Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions
.................................................................................................
3.6-‐1
3.6.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.6-‐1
3.6.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.6-‐1
3.6.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.6-‐6
3.6.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.............................................................................
3.6-‐9
3.6.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.6-‐15
3.7 Hazards
and
Hazardous
Materials
......................................................................................
3.7-‐1
3.7.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.7-‐1
3.7.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.7-‐1
3.7.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.7-‐6
3.7.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.7-‐19
3.7.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.7-‐25
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3.8 Hydrology
and
Water
Quality
.............................................................................................
3.8-‐1
3.8.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.8-‐1
3.8.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.8-‐1
3.8.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.8-‐3
3.8.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.8-‐10
3.8.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.8-‐19
3.9 Land
Use/Planning
..............................................................................................................
3.9-‐1
3.9.1
Introduction
..........................................................................................................
3.9-‐1
3.9.2
Regulatory
Setting
.................................................................................................
3.9-‐1
3.9.3
Environmental
Setting
...........................................................................................
3.9-‐6
3.9.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.............................................................................
3.9-‐7
3.9.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.9-‐14
3.10 Noise
.................................................................................................................................
3.10-‐1
3.10.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.10-‐1
3.10.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.10-‐6
3.10.3
Environmental
Setting
.......................................................................................
3.10-‐11
3.10.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.........................................................................
3.10-‐13
3.10.5
Cumulative
Impacts
...........................................................................................
3.10-‐29
3.11 Population/Housing
..........................................................................................................
3.11-‐1
3.11.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.11-‐1
3.11.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.11-‐1
3.11.3
Environmental
Setting
.........................................................................................
3.11-‐3
3.11.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.11-‐7
3.11.5
Cumulative
Impacts
...........................................................................................
3.11-‐10
3.12 Public
Services
...................................................................................................................
3.12-‐1
3.12.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.12-‐1
3.12.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.12-‐1
3.12.3
Environmental
Setting
.........................................................................................
3.12-‐3
3.12.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.........................................................................
3.12-‐13
3.12.5
Cumulative
Impacts
...........................................................................................
3.12-‐17
3.13 Recreation
.........................................................................................................................
3.13-‐1
3.13.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.13-‐1
3.13.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.13-‐1
3.13.3
Environmental
Setting
.........................................................................................
3.13-‐3
3.13.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
...........................................................................
3.13-‐4
3.13.5
Cumulative
Impacts
.............................................................................................
3.13-‐9
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3.14 Transportation/Traffic
......................................................................................................
3.14-‐1
3.14.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.14-‐1
3.14.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.14-‐1
3.14.3
Environmental
Setting
.........................................................................................
3.14-‐3
3.14.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.........................................................................
3.14-‐11
3.14.5
Cumulative
Impacts
...........................................................................................
3.14-‐32
3.15 Utilities
and
Service
Systems
............................................................................................
3.15-‐1
3.15.1
Introduction
........................................................................................................
3.15-‐1
3.15.2
Regulatory
Setting
...............................................................................................
3.15-‐1
3.15.3
Environmental
Setting
.........................................................................................
3.15-‐7
3.15.4
Environmental
Impact
Analysis
.........................................................................
3.15-‐14
3.15.5
Cumulative
Impacts
...........................................................................................
3.15-‐25
Chapter
4
Other
Analyses
Required
by
CEQA
..................................................................................
4-‐1
4.1
Significant
Unavoidable
Adverse
Environmental
Impacts
.....................................................
4-‐1
4.2
Impacts
Found
to
Be
Less
than
Significant
.............................................................................
4-‐2
4.3
Growth-‐Inducement
and
Indirect
Impacts
............................................................................
4-‐5
4.4
Irreversible
Environmental
Changes
......................................................................................
4-‐6
Chapter
5
Alternatives
Analysis
.......................................................................................................
5-‐1
5.1 Introduction
...........................................................................................................................
5-‐1
5.2 CEQA
Alternatives
..................................................................................................................
5-‐1
5.2.1
Alternative
A
–
No
Project
........................................................................................
5-‐2
5.2.2
Alternative
B
–
Reduced
Development
Alternative
.................................................
5-‐2
5.2.3
Alternative
C
–
Individual
Development
Zone
Construction
Alternative
.................
5-‐2
5.2.4
Alternatives
Considered
but
Rejected
as
Infeasible
.................................................
5-‐5
5.2.5
Initial
Master
Plan
Options
.......................................................................................
5-‐6
5.3 Evaluation
of
CEQA
Alternatives
..........................................................................................
5-‐11
5.3.1
Alternative
A
–
No
Project
Alternative
...................................................................
5-‐11
5.3.2
Alternative
B
–
Reduced
Development
Alternative
...............................................
5-‐11
5.3.3
Alternative
C
–
Individual
Development
Zone
Construction
Alternative
...............
5-‐13
5.3.4
Project
Objectives
Met
...........................................................................................
5-‐16
5.3.5
Comparison
of
CEQA
Alternatives
..........................................................................
5-‐16
5.3.6
Environmentally
Superior
Alternative
....................................................................
5-‐18
Chapter
6
Responses
to
Comments
.................................................................................................
6-‐1
Comments
and
Responses
.....................................................................................................
6-‐1
List
of
Commenters
................................................................................................................
6-‐1
Comment
Letters
Sent
After
the
Close
of
the
Public
Comment
Period
...............................
6-‐37
Chapter
7
List
of
Preparers
..............................................................................................................
7-‐1
Chapter
8
References
......................................................................................................................
8-‐1
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APPENDICES
Appendix
A:
Notice
of
Preparation
and
Initial
Study
Checklist
Appendix
B:
Air
Quality
and
Greenhouse
Gas
Calculations
Appendix
C:
Paleontological
Literature
Search
Appendix
D:
Preliminary
Geotechnical
Evaluation
Appendix
E:
Hazardous
Materials
Assessment
Appendix
F:
Memorandum
of
Water
Resources
and
Hydrology
Sections
of
LAC+USC
Medical
Center
EIR
and
Memorandum
of
Hydrology
Modeling
Results
Appendix
G:
Traffic
Study
for
the
LAC+USC
Medical
Center
Master
Plan
Project
Environmental
Impact
Report
Appendix
H:
Transportation
Energy
Calculations
for
LAC+USC
Master
Plan
Appendix
I:
Public
Hearing
Transcripts
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Tables
ES-‐1
Summary
of
Environmental
Impacts
of
the
Proposed
Project
..........................................................
ES-‐7
2-‐1
Summary
of
Proposed
Master
Plan
Land
Uses
..................................................................................
2-‐15
2-‐2
Related
Projects
List
..........................................................................................................................
2-‐17
3.2-‐1
Federal
and
State
Ambient
Air
Quality
Standards
............................................................................
3.2-‐2
3.2-‐2
Federal
and
State
Attainment
Status
for
Los
Angeles
County
Portion
of
the
South
Coast
Air
Basin
.......
3.2-‐3
3.2-‐3
Air
Quality
Data
from
Los
Angeles
–
North
Main
Street
Station
(ARB
70087)
................................
3.2-‐11
3.2-‐4
SCAQMD
Significance
Thresholds
(pounds
per
day)
......................................................................
3.2-‐15
3.2-‐5
Estimate
of
Unmitigated
Regional
Construction
Emissions
associated
with
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
........................................................................................................
3.2-‐18
3.2-‐6
Estimate
of
Mitigated
Regional
Construction
Emissions
associated
with
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
........................................................................................................
3.2-‐18
3.2-‐7
Estimate
of
Unmitigated
Regional
Operational
Emissions
associated
with
Existing
Uses
and
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
...............................................................................
3.2-‐19
3.2-‐8
Estimate
of
Unmitigated
Localized
Construction
Emissions
associated
with
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
........................................................................................................
3.2-‐22
3.2-‐9
Estimate
of
Mitigated
Localized
Construction
Emissions
associated
with
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
........................................................................................................
3.2-‐22
3.2-‐10
Estimate
of
Unmitigated
Localized
Operational
Emissions
associated
with
Existing
Uses
and
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
(pounds
per
day)
...............................................................................
3.2-‐24
3.2-‐11
Estimate
of
Health
Risk
from
Existing
Uses
and
Buildout
of
the
Master
Plan
................................
3.2-‐25
3.2-‐12
Modeled
Carbon
Monoxide
Levels
Measured
at
Receptors
in
the
Vicinity
of
Affected
Intersections
during
Peak
Periods.
.................................................................................................
3.2-‐25
3.3-‐1
Potentially
Occurring
Special-‐Status
Species
....................................................................................
3.3-‐8
3.4-‐1
Properties
Previously
Determined
Ineligible
for
the
NRHP
and
Not
Listed
in
the
CRHR
................
3.4-‐14
3.4-‐2
Properties
Previously
Determined
Eligible
for
the
NRHP
and
Listed
in
the
CRHR
..........................
3.4-‐15
3.4-‐3
Properties
Eligible
for
the
CRHR
(constructed
in
1965
or
earlier)
..................................................
3.4-‐17
3.4-‐4
Properties
Not
Eligible
for
the
CRHR
(constructed
in
1965
or
earlier)
...........................................
3.4-‐21
3.4-‐5
Fossil
Localities
Near
the
Project
Site
in
the
Quaternary
Older
Alluvium
......................................
3.4-‐22
3.4-‐6
Fossil
Localities
Near
the
Project
Site
in
the
Puente
Formation
.....................................................
3.4-‐23
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3.4-‐7
Paleontological
Sensitivity
Rankings
...............................................................................................
3.4-‐28
3.5.1
Principal
Regional
Active
Faults
........................................................................................................
3.5-‐4
3.6-‐1
Lifetimes,
Global
Warming
Potentials,
and
Abundance
of
Several
Significant
Greenhouse
Gases
.........
3.6-‐7
3.6-‐2
Estimate
of
Total
Construction
GHG
Emissions
(metric
tons)
........................................................
3.6-‐12
3.6-‐3
Estimate
of
Existing
and
Master
Plan
Operational
GHG
Emissions
(metric
tons
per
year)
............
3.6-‐12
3.7-‐1
Hazardous
Storage
Areas
Observed
during
Site
Reconnaissance
....................................................
3.7-‐7
3.7-‐2
Sanborn
Fire
Insurance
Map
Review
..............................................................................................
3.7-‐10
3.7-‐3
State
LUST
Database
Review
..........................................................................................................
3.7-‐13
3.7-‐4
Site
UST
Database
Review
..............................................................................................................
3.7-‐15
3.7-‐5
Adjacent
Properties
in
UST
Database
.............................................................................................
3.7-‐15
3.8-‐1
Pollutants
of
Concern
by
Land
Use
...................................................................................................
3.8-‐4
3.8-‐2
Los
Angeles
River
Reach
2
303(d)
List
..............................................................................................
3.8-‐5
3.8-‐3
Tier
3
Pollutants
of
Concern
for
the
Los
Angeles
River
Watershed
Management
Area
...................
3.8-‐5
3.8-‐4
Summary
of
Pollutants
and
Pollutions
of
Concern
...........................................................................
3.8-‐6
3.9-‐1
Proposed
Project’s
Consistency
with
Applicable
Land
Use
Plans
...................................................
3.9-‐10
3.10-‐1
Definitions
of
Acoustical
Terms
......................................................................................................
3.10-‐1
3.10-‐2
Typical
A-‐Weighted
Sound
Levels
...................................................................................................
3.10-‐3
3.10-‐3
Land
Use
Noise
Compatibility
Guidelines
.......................................................................................
3.10-‐8
3.10-‐4
City
of
Los
Angeles
Assumed
Minimum
Ambient
Noise
Levels
....................................................
3.10-‐10
3.10-‐5
Summary
of
Noise
Measurements
...............................................................................................
3.10-‐12
3.10-‐6
Construction
Phasing
and
Equipment
Noise
Levels
......................................................................
3.10-‐17
3.10-‐7
Distance
to
Traffic
Noise
Contours
from
Roadways
Affecting
the
Project
Site
............................
3.10-‐19
3.10-‐8
Estimated
Traffic
Noise
Levels
......................................................................................................
3.10-‐24
3.10-‐9
Construction
Phasing
and
Equipment
Noise
Levels
......................................................................
3.10-‐27
3.10-‐10
Estimated
Noise
Increases
Due
to
Project
Construction
..............................................................
3.10-‐28
3.11-‐1
Existing
(2010)
Regional
and
Local
Population
Characteristics—Race
and
Ethnicity
.....................
3.11-‐5
3.11-‐2
Existing
(2010)
Regional
and
Local
Housing
Characteristics—Occupancy
Rate
.............................
3.11-‐6
3.11-‐3
Existing
(2010)
Regional
and
Local
Housing
Characteristics—Occupancy
Type
.............................
3.11-‐6
3.11-‐4
Projected
Regional
Population,
Housing
and
Employment
............................................................
3.11-‐7
LAC+USC
Medical
Center
Campus
Master
Plan
Project
November
2014
TOC-‐vii
Final
Environmental
Impact
Report
Description:(ICF 00127.14.) Los Angeles, CA. Prepared for the County of Los Angeles, Alhambra, CA 1.2.3 Preparation of the Final EIR and Project Approval .
