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(6)\n22-1593\nCD 10 \nCONTINUED FROM 2/21/2023\nSustainable Communities Environmental Assessment (SCEA), No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA, Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared for the SCEA, and related California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings; report from the Department of City Planning relative to compliance with the CEQA requirements for the use of a SCEA, as authorized by Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21155.2(b), for the future consideration of the development of the project identified as Planning Case No. CPC-2019-2567-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-CUB-SPR; for the determination that the proposed project is a transit priority project, as defined by PRC Section 21155, that is consistent with the general use designations, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in the Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS) prepared by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); contains more than 50 percent residential; provides a minimum net density greater than 20 units an acre; and is within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan; the proposed project is a residential or mixed-use project as defined by PRC Section 21159.28(d), that incorporates all feasible mitigation measures, performance standards, or criteria set forth in the prior environmental reports, including SCAG’s 2016-2040 RTP/SCS and 2020-2045 RTP/SCS Program Environmental Impact Reports; all potentially significant or significant effects required to be identified and analyzed pursuant to CEQA in an initial study have been identified and analyzed in an initial study; and with respect to each significant effect on the environment required to be identified in the initial study, changes or alterations have been required in or incorporated into the Project that avoids or mitigates the significant effects to a level of insignificance; mitigation measures will be made enforceable conditions on the Project; for the proposed demolition of five existing commercial buildings, one single-family house, and hardscape and the construction of an eight-story (88'-6" high to top of parapet), mixed-use building with 40,500 square-feet of commercial space and 251 residential units, including 29 income-restricted units, above two levels of subterranean parking with 284 automobile parking spaces and 204 bicycle parking spaces, the first floor will contain two residential lobbies, 18,000 square-feet of commercial space, outdoor seating areas, an internal courtyard, and a public parklet at the corner of Harvard Boulevard and 8th Street, the second floor will contain 7,000 square-feet of commercial office space, 15,500 square-feet of creative office space, 18 live/work loft units, and 4,500 square-feet of communal area for the floor, the third floor is a loft level, and the fourth through eighth floors will contain the remaining residential units and residential amenities, the building will total 292,820 square-feet on a 63,118.5 square-foot lot and require the export of 58,300 cubic yards of soil intended for the Azusa Land Reclamation landfill approximately 27 miles east of the project site, there are no protected trees on or adjacent to the Project Site. Fifteen (15) non-protected on-site trees proposed for removal and replacement on site; for the properties located at 3431 - 3455 West 8th Street, 749 - 767 South Harvard Boulevard, and 744 - 762 South Hobart Boulevard.\nApplicant: Charles Park and Associates, LLC\nRepresentative: Steve S. Kim\nCase No. CPC-2019-2567-GPAJ-VZCJ-HD-CUB-SPR\nEnvironmental No. ENV-2019-2568-SCEA