Burbank Empire Center
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1997101035
Lead Agency
City of Burbank
Document Title
Burbank Empire Center
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
he site is currently vacant and undergoing a long-term environmental contaminant cleaning process. The B-1 and B-199 portion of the project are designated "Industrial" (General Manufacturing) in the Land Use Element of the General Plan. The B-1 and B-199 portion of the project site and the parcels fronting on Victory Place are currently zoned M-2 (Industrial); the parcels fronting on Burbank Boulevard and Victory Boulevard are zoned C-3 (Commercial General Business)
Document Description
The proposed project consists of four development option scenarios. Development Option A proposes up to 1,057,800 square feet of office use, up to two hotels with a total of 350 rooms, 763,274 square feet of commercial uses, and 130,700 square feet of fast food and restaurant uses. Development Option D1-A proposes up to 600,000 square feet of office use, up to two hotels with a total of 350 rooms, 598,319 square feet of retail uses, and 255,000 square feet of auto sales and service. Development Option D1-B proposes up to 110,000 square feet of office use, up to two hotels with a total of 350 rooms, 598,319 square feet of retail uses, 255,000 square feet of auto sales and service, and a 300,560 square feet studio complex. Development Option D1-C proposes up to 600,000 square feet of office use, up to two hotels with a total of 350 rooms, 599,578 square feet of retail use, 86,100 square feet of auto sales and service and a 155,804 square feet retail warehouse store (Costco). Each development option also includes construction of a 15,000 square feet electrial substation. In order to mitigate project and cumulative traffic impacts at the existing intersection of Burbank Boulevard, Victory Boulevard, and Victory Place (locally known as the "Five Points" intersection), the project includes realignment of Victory Boulevard to connect with Burbank Boulevard, west of the Five Points intersection.
Contact Information
Name
Roger Baker
Agency Name
City of Burbank
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Burbank
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Buena Vista Street/Empire Ave./Victory Place/Victory Blvd./Burbank
Total Acres
103
State Highways
I-5
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Airports
Burbank-Glendale-Pasdena
Schools
Monterey High Continuation, Thomas Edison Elem., Burbank High,
Waterways
Lockheed Channel
Other Information
Luther Burbank Middle, Emerson Elem.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Air Resources Board, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT)
Development Types
Office , Commercial , Power:Other Power Type (Substation)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Planned Unit Development, Rezone, Land Division (Subdivision, etc.), Planned Development & Development Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Economics/Jobs, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation
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