PROJECT NAME: The Autry National Center's Griffith Park Campus Improvements

PROJECT ADDRESS: 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027

COMMUNITY PLAN AREA: Hollywood Community Plan

COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4

COMMENT DUE DATE: October 1, 2007

EIR-RP-013-07: The Autry National Center proposes to renovate and modernize portions of its Griffith Park Campus located at 4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, in Council District 4.  The Griffith Park Campus contains the Museum of the American West and the Institute for the Study of the American West. The proposed project would be implemented in two phases over an estimated six year period (anticipated to end in 2014) the key features of which are as follows: Phase 1:  Expansion of the existing Campus Building by 79,000 square feet to provide new and reconfigured galleries, exhibition and collection storage areas and education classrooms, and a new community room; rearrangement of the surface parking facilities; and pedestrian access and landscape improvements; Phase 2:  Construction of a 50,000 square foot Institute Building that would contain a reading room, collection storage rooms, and staff offices; and construction of a semi-subterranean parking facility beneath the Institute Building.  The parking improvements in both phases would result in a total of 476 spaces being available for visitors and staff.

Scoping Notification for the Autry Museum
  Document File Type
    I. Executive Summary PDF (167 KB)
   II. Project Description PDF (1.21 MB)
  III. General Description of Environmental Setting PDF (206 KB)
  IV. Environmental Impact Analysis  
  A. Aesthetics PDF (2.90 MB)
  B. Air Quality PDF (748 KB)
  C. Cultural Resources PDF (72 KB)
  D. Hydrology/Surface Water Quality PDF (52 KB)
  E. Land Use PDF (607 KB)
  F. Noise PDF (458 KB)
  G. Public Services - Fire Protection PDF (865 KB)
  H. Transportation and Circulation PDF (1.66 MB)
   V. Alternatives PDF (64 KB)
  A. No Project Alternative PDF (28 KB)
  B. Reduced Program PDF (32 KB)
  C. Above Ground Parking PDF (32 KB)
  D. Off-Site Parking PDF (36 KB)
  E. Alternative Site - Arroyo Campus Expansion PDF (448 KB)
  F. Environmentally Superior Alternative PDF (16 KB)
  VI. Other Environmental Consierations PDF (80 KB)
 VII. Persons and Organizations Consulted PDF (32 KB)
VIII. References PDF (32 KB)
  Appendices  
  Appendix A: Initial study, Notice of Preparation and NOP Comments PDF (9.87 MB)
  Appendix B: Tree Survey PDF (2.57 MB)
  Appendix C: Air Quality Technical Worksheets PDF (288 KB)
  Appendix D: Hydrology Study PDF (1.66 MB)
  Appendix E: Noise Technical Worksheets PDF (180 KB)
  Appendix F: Traffic Study PDF (3.91 MB)
  Appendix G: Cultural Resources Record Searches PDF (752 KB)
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