DEPARTMENT OF
CITY PLANNING
CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
City of Los Angeles
C ALIFORNIA
VINCENT P. BERTONI, AICP
DIRECTOR
(213) 978-1271
DAVID H. J. AMBROZ
PRESIDENT
RENEE DAKE WILSON
KEVIN KELLER, AICP
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(213) 978-1272
VICE-PRESIDENT
ROBERT L. AHN
CAROLINE CHOE
RICHARD KATZ
JOHN W. MACK
SAMANTHA MILLMAN
VERONICA PADILLA-CAMPOS
DANA M. PERLMAN
EXECUTIVE OFFICES
200 N. SPRING STREET, ROOM 525
LOS ANGELES, CA 90012-4801
ERIC GARCETTI
MAYOR
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JAMES K. WILLIAMS
COMMISSION EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
(213) 978-1300
LISA M. WEBBER, AICP
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(213) 978-1274
JAN ZATORSKI
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
(213) 978-1273
INFORMATION
http://planning.lacity.org
July 15, 2016
NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
AND PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
CASE NO.: ENV-2016-1662-EIR
PROJECT NAME: Providence Tarzana Medical Center
PROJECT APPLICANT: Providence Health System–Southern California
PROJECT ADDRESS: 18321 Clark St, Tarzana, CA 91356
COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA: Encino-Tarzana
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3 - Bob Blumenfield
DUE DATE FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS: 4:00 P.M., August 15, 2016
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15082, once the
Lead Agency decides an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required for a project, a Notice of
Preparation (NOP) describing the project and its potential environmental effects shall be prepared.
You are being notified of the City of Los Angeles’ intent, as Lead Agency, to prepare an EIR for
this Project, which is located in an area of interest to you and/or the organization or agency you
represent. This EIR will be prepared by outside consultants and submitted to the Department of
City Planning, Major Projects and Environmental Review Section, for independent review and
certification.
The Department of City Planning requests your comments as to the scope and content of the EIR.
Comments must be submitted in writing pursuant to directions below. If you represent an agency,
the City is seeking comments as to the scope and content of the environmental information in the
document which is germane to your agency’s statutory responsibilities in connection with the
Project. Your agency will need to use the EIR prepared by our agency when considering your
permit or other approval for the Project.
A Scoping Meeting will be held on July 27, 2016. The Scoping Meeting will be in an open
house format. THE SCOPING MEETING IS NOT THE REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING FOR
MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLEMENT REQUESTS which will be scheduled after the completion
of the EIR.
The environmental file for the Project is available for review at the Department of City Planning,
6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, Room 351, Van Nuys, CA 91401, during normal office hours, Monday –
Friday, 8:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. A copy of the Initial Study prepared for the Project is not attached but
may be viewed online at http://planning.lacity.org by clicking on the “Environmental Review” tab,
then “Notice of Preparation & Public Scoping Meetings.”
PROJECT LOCATION: The Project Site is located on an approximately 13-acre site in the
Encino-Tarzana Community Plan area and is generally bounded by Burbank Boulevard and the
eastbound on-ramp to the Ventura Freeway (US-101) on the north and Clark Street to the south.
Beyond intervening properties is Etiwanda Avenue to the east. Also beyond intervening
properties, Reseda Boulevard is to the west.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Providence Health System–Southern California, the Project Applicant,
proposes new and improved facilities and improved access to care at the Providence Tarzana
Medical Center as part of the Providence Tarzana Medical Center Project (Project). The Project
will be implemented on the existing Providence Tarzana Medical Center (Project Site) located in
the Encino-Tarzana community of the City of Los Angeles. The Project Site comprises
approximately 13 acres and is currently improved with four permanent buildings, eight modular
buildings, a parking structure, and surface parking areas. The Project proposes upgrades and
enhancements to the Medical Center on the Project Site, including enhancing the existing Hospital
lobby (Lobby Enhancement), expanding the diagnostic and treatment areas (D&T Expansion),
constructing a new central utility plant in the basement of the D&T Expansion, and constructing a
new patient wing (New Patient Wing). The Lobby Enhancement would be approximately 35 feet in
height, the D&T Expansion would reach approximately 45 feet in height, and the New Patient Wing
would be six stories with an approximate height of 120 feet.
The Project would also include the construction of a new above-grade parking structure of
approximately seven levels that would provide approximately 650 parking spaces (New Parking
Structure). The New Parking Structure would have an approximate height of 70 feet. The Project
Site currently provides 1,259 parking spaces. Once the Project is completed, 1,611 parking
spaces would be provided on-site.
To provide for the proposed improvements, the Project would include removal of the existing
pharmacy within the Hospital, eight modular buildings, and the MRI Building. The uses in these
existing buildings to be removed, including the pharmacy, would be relocated to the Hospital.
Overall, the Project would remove approximately 17,948 square feet of existing floor area and
construct approximately 292,000 square feet of new floor area, resulting in a net increase of
approximately 274,052 square feet of net new floor area within the Project Site.
REQUESTED PERMITS/APPROVALS: The Project Applicant is requesting the following
approvals from the City of Los Angeles:
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Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65356 and LAMC Section 11.5.6, a
General Plan Amendment to permit the Project as proposed by amending the General Plan
Land Use Map, Encino-Tarzana Community Plan to add footnote 14 to Community
Commercial Land Use specific to the site, because otherwise the New Patient Wing height
of six stories and 120 feet would be inconsistent with the maximum height of six stories and
75 feet otherwise permitted;
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Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 65453 and 65356 and LAMC Section
11.5.7 G, a Specific Plan Amendment to the Ventura/Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific
Plan to permit the Project as proposed. This is most readily accomplished by amending the
Specific Plan boundary in the Specific Plan at Plan Designations, Map 5—Tarzana Section
and Pedestrian Oriented Areas, Exhibit B—Tarzana Section to exclude the Project Site,
because otherwise the height, FAR, and other provisions of the Specific Plan would not
allow for the Project;
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Pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.32 Q and 12.32 F, a Vesting Zone and Height District
Change of the P-1 zoned portion of the Project Site to C2-1 to permit the New Parking
Structure;
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Pursuant to LAMC Sections 12.32 Q and 12.32 F, a Vesting Zone and Height District
Change of the [Q]C2-1L zoned portion of the Project Site to C2-1 to permit the following:
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Change Height District 1L to Height District 1 to permit the New Patient Wing height
of six stories and 120 feet;
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Remove the existing [Q] conditions to permit the Project as proposed, including the
New Patient Wing and other structures, the Project’s FAR, and other Project
components that may be inconsistent with the [Q] conditions;

Pursuant to LAMC Section 12.24.U.14, a Major Development Project Conditional Use
Permit for a development that creates 100,000 square feet of floor area or more in the C2
zone;
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Pursuant to LAMC Section 17.15.A, a Vesting Tentative Tract Map,1 including a haul route
approval; and

Other discretionary and ministerial permits and approvals that will or may be required,
including, but not limited to, temporary street closure permits, grading permits, excavation
permits, foundation permits, building permits, and sign permits.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: Aesthetics (Visual Quality, Views,
Light/Glare, and Shading); Air Quality; Geology and Soils; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Hazards
and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology/Water Quality; Land Use and Planning; Noise; Public
Services (Fire Protection); Transportation/Traffic; and Utilities (Water, Wastewater, and Energy).
PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING DATE AND LOCATION: The Scoping Meeting will be held in an
open house format on July 27, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Providence Tarzana Medical
Center, Main Hospital Building, Hospital Auditorium, 18321 Clark Street, Tarzana, CA 91356 (see
attached Scoping Meeting Location Map). Free valet parking will be available. Free parking is
also available in the existing parking structure. The purpose of the Scoping Meeting is to solicit
public comments regarding issues to be addressed in the Draft EIR. The Scoping Meeting will
provide information regarding the Project and the anticipated scope of analyses to be contained in
the Draft EIR. City staff, environmental consultants, and Project representatives will be available,
but no formal presentation is scheduled. You may stop by at any time between 5:00 P.M. and 7:00
P.M. to view materials, ask questions, and provide written comments. The Department of City
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As part of the Project, Providence would subdivide the Project Site into three legal lots to account for current and
future use. Proposed Lot 1 would contain the Hospital, the Existing Parking Structure, the New Parking Structure,
and various surface parking spaces. Proposed Lot 2 would contain the Tarzana Garden Plaza and surrounding
surface parking spaces. Proposed Lot 3 would contain the existing Cube Medical Office Building and surrounding
surface parking spaces. The existing internal lot lines for seven lots on the Project Site are outdated, reflecting
various subdivisions processed decades ago, but bearing no relation to the current and future use of the Project
Site.
Planning encourages all interested individuals and organizations to attend this meeting. There will
be no verbal comments or public testimony taken at the Scoping Meeting. Written comments may
be submitted at the Scoping Meeting.
Date:
Time:
Location:
July 27, 2016
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Arrive any time between 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. to
speak one-on-one with City staff and Project consultants and
representatives.
Providence Tarzana Medical Center
Hospital Auditorium
18321 Clark Street
Tarzana, CA 91356
Free parking is available on-site to Scoping Meeting attendees. Parking is accessed from
Burbank Boulevard or Clark Street.
The Department of City Planning welcomes all comments regarding the environmental impacts of
the Project and the issues to be addressed in the EIR. All comments will be considered in the
preparation of the EIR. Written comments must be submitted to this office by August 15, 2016.
Written comments will also be accepted at the scoping meeting described above.
Please direct your comments to:
Adam Villani
Department of City Planning
City of Los Angeles
6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Room 351
Van Nuys, CA 91401
E-mail: adam.villani@lacity.org
ACCOMMODATIONS: As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the
City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability. The scoping meeting location
and its parking are wheelchair accessible.
Sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or other auxiliary aids and/or services may
be provided upon request. Other services, such as translation between English and other
languages, may also be provided upon request. To ensure availability or services, please make
your request no later than 7 days prior to the meeting by calling Darlene Navarrete at (213) 9781332.
Como entidad cubierta bajo el Título II del Acto de los Americanos con Desabilidades, la Ciudad
de Los Angeles no discrimina. La facilidad donde la junta se llevará a cabo y su estacionamiento
son accesibles para sillas de ruedas.
Traductores de Lengua de Muestra, dispositivos de oído, u otras ayudas auxiliaries se pueden
hacer disponibles si usted las pide en avance. Otros servicios, como traducción de Inglés a otros
idiomas, también pueden hacerse disponibles si usted los pide en avance. Para asegurar la
disponibilidad de éstos servicios, por favor haga su petición al mínimo de siete días antes de la
reunión, llamando a Elva Nuño-O'Donnell al número (818) 374-5066.
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Source: Providence Health and Services, 2016; Perkins & Will, 2016.
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