Harvard-Westlake River Park Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020090536
Lead Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Harvard-Westlake River Park Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/5/2024
Document Description
The City of Los Angeles (City) is the lead agency for the Harvard-Westlake River Park
Project (Project). The Project, as proposed by Harvard-Westlake School (School), seeks to repurpose a site previously occupied by a private nine-hole, 27-par golf course and tennis facility, for use as an athletic and recreational facility for the School and for shared public use. The 17.2-acre Project site consists of a 16.1-acre (701,428-square-foot) parcel owned by the School and a 1.1-acre (47,916-square-foot) parcel (the District Parcel) owned by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (District). The City certified an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for, and approved, the Project on November 14, 2023 (State Clearinghouse Number 2020090536), and the City filed a Notice of Determination on November 16, 2023.
On August 30, 2024, the Assistant Deputy Director, acting under delegated authority from and on behalf of the District as a responsible agency for the Project, approved Rental Agreement No. 24-22, which authorizes the School and 4141 Whitsett Management LLC's use of the District Parcel for the Project.
Project-related construction activities on the District Parcel under the Rental Agreement would include minor site clearing, demolition, and grading; landscaping improvements; construction of a pedestrian pathway; installation of a portion of the running track surrounding a field; and paving a small portion of the vehicular driveway at Valleyheart Drive in the southeastern portion of the District Parcel. On the District Parcel, 11 of the 31 existing trees would be removed and 35 new replacement trees would be planted in their place. Project activity on the District Parcel would result in less than significant impacts on the environment with the implementation of mitigation, and Project activity on the District Parcel would not result in any significant and unavoidable impacts.
Contact Information
Name
Greg Even
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Job Title
ASST DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Los Angeles County Flood Control District Right-of-Way Parcel 276,
Right-of-Way Map No. 19-RW 16.3, APN No. 2375-018-903
(Adjacent), located to the north of the Zev Yaroslaysky Greenway and
the Los Angeles River, west of Whitsett Avenue, and east of Bellaire
Avenue in the City of Los Angeles and in the County of Los Angeles
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Los Angeles County Flood Control District
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://planning.lacity.gov/development-services/eir/harvard-westlake-river-park-project-1
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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