Los Angeles Children's Museum - Orthopedic Hospital Site
Summary
SCH Number
2000041093
Lead Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Los Angeles Children's Museum - Orthopedic Hospital Site
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The site is zoned [Q]C2-2-0, commercial, where the Q condition ensures that the project must be compatible with (usually sensitive) nearby uses, in this case, Orthopedic Hospital. The project is consistent with, and allowable under, current zoning.
Document Description
This report considers the potential environmental effects of the proposed Los Angeles Children's Museum relocation. The Children's Museum is considering a number of sites for relocation, this site is one of six. Individual environmental documents are being prepared and circulated for each site. The proposed project entails relocation and expansion of the existing Los Angeles Children's Museum from downtown Los Angeles. Project implementation would involve the construction and operation of a proposed 3-story, 80,000 square-foot children's museum, parking, landscaping and appurtenances. The project will benefit youth and families of the City of Los Angeles, by providing an interactive museum open to all.
Contact Information
Name
Neil Drucker
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Engineering
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City of
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Flower Street and 23rd Street
Total Acres
+/- 1
State Highways
110, 101, 5, 10
Schools
Belmont High School
Waterways
Los Angeles River
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), 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 Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego Region 9 (RWQCB), California Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy (SMMC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), Department of Toxic Substances Control
Development Types
Recreational (80,000 square feet (museum), 1.0 acre, 40 employees)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation
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