DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CANYON HILLS PROJECT
LEAD AGENCY: CITY OF
SCH #2002091018
SITE LOCATION:
The proposed project
includes the development of 280 single-family homes, a three-acre equestrian
park and the preservation of approximately 693 acres of open space. The proposed single-family homes would be
clustered on approximately 194 acres of the 887-acre project site. Approximately 211 homes would be constructed
on approximately 142 acres of land on the portion of the project site located
north of Interstate 210 (“Development Area A”) and approximately 69 homes would
be constructed on approximately 52 acres of land on the portion of the project
site located south of Interstate 210 (“Development Area B”). Approximately 693 acres (78 percent) of the
project site, including a large swath of land west of the proposed homes, would
be preserved as open space.
The proposed
project would also include an equestrian park on approximately three acres of
land adjacent to La Tuna Canyon Road in the southwestern portion of the project
site, which would be available for public use.
Additional open space and recreational facilities would be provided
throughout the project site. The
proposed private recreational facilities include tot lots, active play areas,
passive open space areas, a vista point with picnic area and gazebo, and a pool
with a jacuzzi, restroom building and barbeque area.
Availability
Hardcopies of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) or the
documents referenced in the DEIR, are available for review at 200 North Spring
Street, Room 763, Los Angeles. A copy of
the DEIR will be available at the Council District field office located 7747
Foothill Boulevard, Tujunga. They are
also available at the following locations: 1) Central Library 630 W. 6th
Street. 2) Sunland-Tujunga Branch Library 7771 Foothill Boulevard and 3) La
Crescenta Library 4521 La Crescenta Ave, La Crescenta.
Comments
If you wish to submit comments following review of the Draft EIR, please
reference the file number, 2002091018, and submit them in writing by December
31, 2003.
Send comments to:
Los Angeles City Planning Department
Maya E. Zaitzevsky
200 North Spring Street, Room 763
Los Angeles, California 90012
Draft Environmental Impact Report Table of Contents
All text and
graphics files are provided as Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF)
files.
Individual
sections can be downloaded by selecting the appropriate link below. Separate
links are provided for certain tables where they are not provided in the
section file. Click here to view the Table of Contents for the graphic exhibits.
II.
ENVIRONMENTAL
SETTING (125k)
III.
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION (108k)
IV. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS
D. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
E. NOISE (209k)
F. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND GLARE (400k)
H. POPULATION AND HOUSING (117k)
I.
TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
(234k)
J. PUBLIC SERVICES
3. RECREATION
AND PARKS (113k)
L. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
1.
WATER (123k)
2. SEWER (86k)
3. SOLID
WASTE AND DISPOSAL (124k)
M. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1.
ENVIRONMENTAL
SITE ASSESSMENT (152k)
2.
ELECTROMAGNETIC
FIELD EMISSIONS (1.0 M)
O. CULTURAL RESOURCES
2. ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES (105k)
3. PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES (90k)
V.
GENERAL
IMPACT CATEGORIES (63k)
VI.
ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT (364k)
VII.
PREPARERS
OF THE EIR AND PERSONS CONSULTED (69k)
VIII.
REFERENCES (73k)
IX. LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (77k)
APPENDICES
Appendix A Notice of Preparation (NOP) (38k)
Appendix B Responses to the NOP (6.15M)
Appendix C Letters from Public Service and Utility Agencies
(3.14M)
Appendix D Geotechnical Evaluation
Appendix E Air Quality Report (528k)
Appendix F Hydrology Report
Appendix G Biological Technical Report
Appendix H Noise Impact Study (2.74M)
Appendix I Lighting Analysis (1.20M)
Appendix J Traffic Impact Study
Appendix K Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report
Appendix L Cultural Resources Assessment (1.62M)
Appendix M Paleontologic Resources Inventory / Impact Assessment
(718k)