Miramar Hotel Project
8 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013041091
Public Agency
City of Santa Monica
Document Title
Miramar Hotel Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/29/2024
Document Description
On 10/14/2024, the City approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the design of the components of the Project on the Hotel Parcel and sign adjustments. The Project includes a 301-room hotel, up to 60 residential condominiums, ground-floor retail/restaurant uses, open space and subterranean parking. The portion of the Project on the Hotel Parcel consists of approx. 502,157 sf (239,873 net new sf), 2.6 FAR. As part of the Project, the historic Palisades Building (a City-designated Landmark) will be rehabilitated; the Moreton Bay Fig Tree (a City-designated Landmark) will be preserved and protected; existing surface parking will be removed; and all non-landmarked buildings will be demolished. The Project's 100% affordable housing building at 1127 2nd St was approved on 01/19/2021 and its
design was approved on 05/15/2023.
Contact Information
Name
Rachel Kwok
Agency Name
City of Santa Monica
Job Title
Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Monica
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Wilshire Boulevard and 2nd Street
Zip
90401
State Highways
Pacific Coast Highway
Schools
Roosevelt Elementary School
Other Location Info
1133 Ocean Ave./101 Wilshire Blvd.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15182
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15182 as it is (a) within 0.5 mile of a major transit stop, including those stops provided by Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Route 2 and Los Angeles County Metro Rapid Route 720, both of which travel the length of Wilshire Boulevard between the City of Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles as well as the Exposition Light Rail Line Downtown Santa Monica station, which is located at the intersection of Colorado Avenue and 4th Street, (b) consistent with the Downtown Community Plan (DCP), for which an EIR was certified (SHN No. 2013091056), and (c) consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies of the Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG's) adopted Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15331
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is also exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15331 because the Project's Certificate of Appropriateness application, including the associated plans for the design of the Miramar Hotel Project, is consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This notice is filed without prejudice to the 10/01/2020 NOE filing.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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