El Pueblo Cultural and Performing Arts Center Project
5 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001101167
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
El Pueblo Cultural and Performing Arts Center Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/31/2004
Present Land Use
Redevelopment Area
Document Description
The Plaza de Cultura y Arte will create a pedestrian-oriented facility that celebrates, promotes, and preserves an understanding and appreciation of the Mexican American historical contributions to Los Angeles through a full range of integrated cultural, educational, and arts programming. The project will be developed as a multipurpose facility for out-of-state and regional visitors, as well as local residents with a capacity to serve approximately 134,000 visitors annually. The project will consist of paseos and pedestrian walkways, an outdoor classroom, tha Campo Santo Memorial Garden, new and adaptively reused structures for a total interior square footage of 106,500 square feet, and a turnaround at New High Street. Interior space to support programming would include the adaptive reuse of of 14,100 square feet within the rehabilitated Plaza House; adaptive reuse of approximately 28,200 square feet within the rehabilitated Vickrey-Brunswig Building with exhibition galleries, classroom space for the visual arts and music, offices, and storage; 39,200 square feet of new construction for community events and a variety of public-oriented uses; and 25,000 square feet of new construction for a Theater Performing Arts Center to include a 500-seat theater. The project requires the demolition of the historic Brunswig Annex.
Contact Information
Name
Mr. Jan Takata
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City of
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, North Main Street, Arcadia Street, and Spring Street
Parcel #
5480-007-904, -901; 5480-006-900; 5480-005-904
State Highways
110, 101, I-5, I-10
Railways
Burlington, Santa Fe, Metro
Waterways
LA River, Echo Lake
Township
2S
Range
13W
Section
24
Base
USGS
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Los Angeles County
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(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
No
(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
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.