Concept Plan Recommendationsfor Fairview Heights4
Fairview Heights Concept Plan and TOD Zoning Area (328.47 Acres)
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Fairview Heights Vision
• Fairview Heights is a special, historic residential neighborhood
• Fairview Heights is connected to the region via transit
• Fairview Heights is a historic place for artists to live and work
• Fairview Heights enjoys a special relationship to Vincent Park
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Build on Existing Assets and Enhance the Neighborhood
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1. Redondo Blvd Promenade
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Redondo Blvd Promenade
Option 1:122 parking spaces per block
Option 2:108 parking spaces per block
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2. Redevelop County Site
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3. Encourage Appropriate Station-Adjacent Uses
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4. Convert Triangle into an Inglewood Gateway
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Create a new TOD gateway to the City of Inglewood, Fairview Heights and Vincent Park
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5. Preserve and Enhance West Boulevard
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6. Preserve and Enhance Hyde Park Blvd
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7. Preserve Historic Residential Neighborhood
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8. Extend the Florence Green Boulevard
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9. Connect to Vincent Park
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Zoning and Macro Design Guidelinesfor Fairview Heights5
The TOD Zoning Ordinance creates new TOD Zones and Design Guidelines, encompassing Macro Guidelines (unique development sites) and Micro Guidelines (prototypes for infill sites)
The Preferred Land Use Plan reflects one of the possibilities for development patterns including the locations of new streets. This pattern is suggestive but not required.
Development Standards for TOD Zones
Histori DowntownRedondo Corridor TOD Macro Design Guidelines
Form-Based Prototypes and Micro Design Guidelines for Downtown and Fairview Heights6
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Why does Inglewood need sensitive infill prototypes?
Standard zoning conditions alone have resulted in this type of development
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Prototype Applicability
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Prototype Applicability
Single Family with Granny Flat Prototype
Duplex to Four-plex Prototype
Bungalow Court Prototype
Row House Prototype
Commercial Block Prototype
Garden Court Prototype
Residential Edge Block Prototype
Environmental Impact Report Findings7
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Status of the Environmental Impact Report
• Notice of Preparation issued April 5, 2016 for 30-day public review.
• Scoping meeting held on April 19, 2016.
• Draft EIR 45-day public review period: July 7 – August 22, 2016.
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Findings of the Draft EIR
• Large majority of impacts will be less than significant.
• Significant impacts include:– Four intersections will not meet established performance
criteria under Existing plus Project conditions.– 11 intersections will not meet established performance
criteria under Cumulative with Project conditions. With mitigation, impacts would remain significant at 7 intersections.
Implementation of the Concept Plans8
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1. Adopt Concept Plans and Zoning
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2. Create a Parking Management District forDowntown and TechTown
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3. Submit Grant Applications for the Green Boulevards Network
• Metro Call for Projects grants for Green Street network
• Caltrans Grants
• Private/Public Partnerships for transit opportunities
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4. Combine Grants and Developer Contributions to connectMetro Station and Downtown to the Forum and NFL Stadium
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5. Create Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts for Downtown and TechTown
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6. Establish Business Improvement Districts forand Market Downtown and TechTown
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7. Create a public-private partnership to restorethe Fox Theater and the Fox Theater Block
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8. Create a Downtown/TechTown Arts District
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9. Transition and expand the Stakeholders Advisory Committeeinto a Plan Implementation Advisory Committee
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Comments Received on Plan
• Inglewood Historic Preservation Alliance
– In favor of arts recommendations
– Concerns about inclusionary zoning in Downtown
– Concerns about existing businesses
– Noting historic structures around the area
• Resident Barbara Rose
– In favor of maintaining Fairview Heights traffic diverters as deterrent to vehicular traffic
• Facebook comments
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Next Steps
• 8/22, 5 pm - Public comment period on EIR ends; then response to comments and final EIR
• 9/14, 7 pm - Planning Commission Hearing
• 9/27, 2 pm - City Council Hearing
• Implement the Plan
– Market the area, hold events and festivals
– Submit grant applications for infrastructure funding
– Approve Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District
– Set up Business Improvement District(s) with Parking Management District and Arts District
New Opportunitiesin The New Downtown Inglewood
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jobs created
5,000
jobs created
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2,300new housing units
jobs created
5,000
2,300new housing units
4.7miles of
protected bike lanes