ENTRADA AT MALIBU CANYON

    

RECIRCULATED DRAFT LIMITED SCOPE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
 (State Clearinghouse No. 2003091107)

for

Entrada at Malibu Canyon
Standard Pacific Homes

 General Plan Amendment No. 03- 01
Zone Change No. 03- 01
Tentative Tract Map No. 03-03
Conditional Use Permit No. 03- 13
 Site Plan Review No. 03-31
 Oak Tree Permit No. 03- 17

 Lead Agency:

The City of Calabasas
26135 Mureau Road
Calabasas, CA 91302-3172
 (818) 224-1600

 Prepared by:

 City of Calabasas Office of the Environmental Coordinator
City of Calabasas Department of Community Development

 October 2004

 

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Chapter

Title

 Page

  1.  Introduction
1.1 Purpose of the EIR 1
1.2 Subject and Scope 2
1.3  Impact Classifications/Modifications to Classifications Requiring Recirculation 2
1.4 Initial Study and EIR Determination 6
1.5 Use of the Document by the City of Calabasas 6
1.6 Standards of Analysis and Technical Appendices 6
1.7 Use of Incorporation by Reference 7
1.8 Document Format and Issue Orientation 8
1.9 EIR Availability- Review Copies, Purchase, and E-mail Submission Of Comments 8
1.10 EIR Report Preparers 9

   2. Summary Table of Impacts and Mitigation Measures
  Chapter 5 – Land Use Planning 1
  Chapter 6 – Geology and Seismic Hazards 2
  Chapter 7 – Air Quality 5
  Chapter 8 – Drainage, Hydrology and Surface Water Quality 8
  Chapter 9 – Biological Resources 13
  Chapter 10 – Noise 14
  Chapter 11 – Traffic and Circulation 16
  Chapter 12 – Aesthetics and Visual Resources 18
  Chapter 13 – Public Services 20
   3. Summary of Mitigation Measures Incorporated Into the Project Description
  Introduction of Non-native Plant Species 1
  Light and Glare 1
  Biological Resources Mitigation to Reduce Grading Impacts 1
  Air Quality Mitigation 4
  Geologic and Seismic Hazard Mitigation 5
  Land Use Compatibility 6
   4. Project Description
4.1 Applications Filed and Actions Requested 1
4.2 Project Application History 1
4.3 Requested Approvals and Permits 2
4.4 General Physical Description 3
4.5 Project Goals and Objectives 5
4.6 Infrastructure Development for the Project 6
4.7 Project Synopsis and Statistical Description 9
4.8 Cumulative Developments: Data Base for Impact Analysis 12
4.9 Mitigation Measures Incorporated Into the Project Description 14
4.10 Project Architecture and Design Review 22
   5. Land Use and Planning Considerations
5.1 Introduction 1
5.2 Land Use Planning Consistency 4
5.3 General Plan Consistency Review 9
5.4 Project Consistency Regional General Plan Programs and Policies 31
5.5 Mitigation Measures 32
   12. Aesthetics and Visual Resources
12.1 Existing Conditions 1
12.2 Thresholds of Significance 4
12.3 Impacts 5
  Issue 1:  Project Visibility Along Public Street View Corridors 5
  Issue 2:  Project Impacts on Regionally Significant View Corridors 16
  Issue 3:  Lighting and Glare Impacts 16
  Issue 4:  Community Design and Urban Form 17
  Issue 5:  Cumulative Effects on Aesthetics and Visual Resources 19
12.4 Mitigation Measures 22
12.5 References and Technical Data 24
   14. Alternatives
14.1 Introduction 1
14.2 Legal Background 2
14.3 Summary of Significant Project Specific and Cumulative Effects 3
14.4 Alternative 1: No Project 4
  No Project Alternative 1: No Future Development on Property 4
  No Project Alternative 2: Buildout Under Existing Zoning Designation 6
14.5 Alternative 2:
Multi-Family Residential Development		 7
14.6 Alternative 3:
Commercial Office or Small Retail Development		 16
14.7 Alternative 4:
40 Unit Residential Project Configuration Compatible with Adjacent Land Uses		 23
14.8 Alternative 5: 13 (Thirteen) Unit Estate Lot Residential Project 33
14.9 Conclusions and Recommendations 45

 

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Chapter

Title

 Page
2 Full Chapter Table:  Summary of Environmental Impacts, and Mitigation Measures 1
3 Full Chapter Table:  Mitigation Measures Incorporated Into the Project Description 1
4 Table 4-1: Ornamental Plants Prohibited from the Project Landscaping Plan 13
5 Table 5-1: Cumulative Project List 2
6 Table 5-2:  Project Consistency with the Land Use Table Element 10
12 Table 12-1:  Calabasas Lighting Ordinance Illuminance Standards 16

 

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Chapter

Title

 Page
4 Figure 4-1:Regional Project Setting Map 7
  Figure 4-2: Local Project Setting 8
  Figure 4-3: Conceptual Site Plan 23
  Figures 4-4 , 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13: Architectural Elevations Following page 23
     
5 Figure 5-1: Cumulative Projects within the Project Vicinity 3
     
12 Figure 12-1:  Existing View Corridor 3
  Figure 12-2:  Simulation Lost Hills Bridge Facing East 9
  Figure 12-3: Simulation From Las Virgenes Road (South) Without Landscaping 10
  Figure 12-4: Simulation From Las Virgenes Road (South) With Landscaping 11
  Figure 12-5: Simulation From Las Virgenes Road (North) Without Landscaping 12
  Figure 12-6: Simulation From Las Virgenes Road (North) With Landscaping 13
  Figure 12-7: Visual Simulation From Oak Glenn Street Facing East 14
     
14 Figure 14-1:  Alternative 2:  Multi-family Condominium Project Alternative 8
  Figure 14-2:  Alternative 3:  Commercial or Retail Plan Alternative 18
  Figure 14-3: Alternative 4:  40 Unit Alternative with Water District Buffer/Wall 25
  Figure 14-4: Alternative 5:  13 Unit Estate Lot Configuration 36
 

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