Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 19, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: DIVISION 6 DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Action
ACTION: ADOPT DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
ADOPT Development Guidelines (Attachment A) for the joint development of 3.12 acres of Metro-owned property at the Division 6 site located in the Venice community.
Issue
ISSUE
In accordance with the Joint Development (JD) Policy, staff has conducted community outreach to solicit input for the creation of Development Guidelines ("Guidelines") for the Division 6 property. The JD Policy requires Board approval of the Guidelines. If adopted by the Board, the Guidelines will be included in the Request for Interest and Qualifications (RFIQ) for the site.
Background
BACKGROUND
On January 28, 2016, the Metro Board of Directors adopted a motion calling for a community-based process to determine a new use for Division 6 ("Site") through Metro's Joint Development (JD) Program. The site had been in operation as a transit facility for over 100 years before being decommissioned in 2016.
Site Description
Division 6 is located between Main Street and Pacific Avenue and between Sunset Avenue and Thornton Place, and is one of the most desirable development locations in Venice. The property is three blocks from Venice Beach and within a half-mile radius of Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Windward Circle, and the commercial corridors of Main Street and Venice Boulevard, which both continue north to Santa Monica.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Findings
The Site is not encumbered by federal requirements to dispose of the property and it has been determined that the Site will not be needed for existing or future transportation needs.
Considerations
The location provides a bathroom for Metro bus operators of the Local 33 bus which will be incorporated into the new development. The 733 Rapid and Santa Monica Big Blue Bus Route 1 also serve that area and are within a five-minute walk of the ...
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