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Planning & Community Development Department

Predevelopment Plan Review forArt Center College of Design

Master Plan

City CouncilJune 8, 2015


Background

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• Art Center established the Hillside Campus location at 1700 Lida Street in Pasadena in 1976.

• In July 1989, a five-year Master Plan for the Hillside Campus was approved.


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• In 2004, Art Center opened its first South Campus location at 950 and 988 S. Raymond Ave.

• In January 2006, a 10-year Master Plan for the South Campus was approved.

• More recently, Art Center acquired three parcels adjacent to the existing South Campus Master Plan and obtained permits for additional work to the South Campus parcels.


Background

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• Art Center submitted a Predevelopment Plan Review (PPR) for a new 10-year Master Plan for both the Hillside and South campuses.

• The vision of the Master Plan is to focus growth in South Campus while upgrading facilities in the Hillside Campus.

• PPR is required for all Master Plans

• This is an informational item only


Background – Hillside Campus

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• General Plan Designation>Institutional

• Zoning Designation>Public,

Semi-Public (PS)

Glendale


Background – Hillside Campus

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Previous Approvals – Hillside Campus

• 5-Year Master Plan - approved in 1989>a 47,472 s.f. addition, 200 parking spaces and

enrollment capacity of 1,500 students, but with no more than 1,250 students in attendance.

• CUP #3749 - approved in 2000>construction of a 5,000 square foot, 2-story

pavilion • CUP #3821 – approved in 2000

>a modular building to be temporarily used for classroom/workshop space


South Campus

• General Plan Designation> Specific Plan

• Zoning Designation> Public, Semi-Public (PS)

> Industrial – General, South Fair Oaks Specific Plan, Height Overlay-56 (IG-SP2-HL-56)

> Central District – Arroyo Corridor/Fair Oaks sub-district (CD-6)

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Background – South Campus

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Previous Approvals – South Campus

• 10-Year Master Plan - approved in 2006>950 and 988 S. Raymond Avenue>Student housing facility with 152 units, 228 beds

and three levels of underground parking>No maximum enrollment capacity

• CUP #6040 – approved in 2013>870 and 888 S. Raymond Avenue >Alteration and adaptive re-use of a 2-story,

former postal service building and parking lot


Project Summary

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• Predevelopment Plan Review (PPR) for a new 10-year Master Plan (2017-2027)

>Renovate facilities on the Hillside Campus

>Student housing, parking and mixed-use buildings

in the South Campus

>Enrollment increase to 2,300 students


Project Summary

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Hillside Campus: Phase 1


Project Summary

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Hillside Campus: Phase 2


Project Summary

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South Campus: Phase 1


Project Summary

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South Campus: Phase 2


Design Commission Comments

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• Design Commission conducted a Preliminary Consultation on February 3, 2015

• For the Hillside Campus, the Design Commission requested >the preservation of the Craig Ellwood Building

>Special attention should be given to the final design and installation of the solar/photovoltaic panels in the parking areas


Design Commission Comments

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• Preliminary Consultation South Campus>Consider internal campus linkages to the general

outside community

>External linkages to the streetscape and the broader community, active streetscapes, interaction in spaces between the proposed and existing buildings

>South Campus improvements are generally in an area that could accommodate the proposed height and density and could result in revitalization of the area


Next Steps

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• Submittal and review of Master Plan application>Interdepartmental review>Neighborhood meeting

• Environmental review subject to CEQA (EIR)• Review of Master Plan by the Design

Commission• Review of Master Plan by the Planning

Commission• City Council consideration of the Master

Plan


Predevelopment Plan Review forArt Center College of Design

Master Plan

City CouncilJune 8, 2015


PPR Review Summary

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• CEQA review>Environmental Impact Report

• General Plan and Zoning Code>Hillside Campus – No changes>South Campus - Change General Plan land use

designation to Institutional and zoning to Public, Semi-Public Open Space


PPR Review Summary

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• Parking

>Students and faculty are distributed between both Hillside and South Campuses

>Careful consideration must be made to determine how parking demands are met since the Hillside Campus and the South Campus are interconnected

>South Campus is located in Transit-Oriented Development boundary, minimum parking = maximum parking


PPR Comments Summary

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• Transportation/Traffic

>Traffic analysis is required

>Analyze the potential impacts of the Master Plan on ingress/egress, traffic volumes/speeds, pedestrian/bicycle quality, transit use, and multi-modal corridors/de-emphasized streets

>Shuttle service impacts



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• Design and Historic Preservation

>Hillside Campus renovations are not subject to Design Review

>South Campus buildings on 888 and 988 South Raymond Avenue will require Commission-level Design Review because they both exceed 25,000 square feet individually.



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• Fire>Hillside Campus is located within a High Fire

Zone; must comply with additional requirements in the California Fire Code

>South Campus is not located within a High Fire Zone

• Health>Hillside Campus does not require review by

Health Department>South Campus retail café requires review by the

Health Department



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• Housing

>Hillside Campus does not require review by Housing Department

>South Campus student rental housing is subject to the City’s Inclusionary Housing Requirements

>Requires 10% of the units to be restricted at low-income, 5% at moderate income

>Qualifies for reductions in the Residential Impact Fee, permitting fees, and transportation improvement fee


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Height Analysis – Phase 1


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Height Analysis – Phase 2

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