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4. Unreasonably limit religious assemblies, institutions, or structures within a jurisdiction Unless all institutions are prohibited in the Urban Innovation District, religious organizations and social service organizations should not be prohibited. Additionally, the Plan should identify churches as a sensitive use that should be protected from conflict with high intensity industrial and commercial uses. Per Section 3.3.1 of the CASP DEIR on page 3-27, one of the “Assumptions” of the Potential Land Use Impacts states the following: Performance Standards in the Specific Plan component of the Proposed Alternative regulate the distance between sensitive uses (residential and K-12 schools) and existing or new industrial uses. Other standards address issues related to noise, vibration, hazardous materials, delivery, and waste associated with industrial and commercial activities. In addition to K-12 schools, per Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 12.24 W, “sensitive land uses” also include churches, hospitals, public playgrounds, nursing homes, and day care centers. Accordingly, identifying churches as a sensitive use would also achieve greater consistency with the Los Angeles Municipal Code in protecting such uses. Thus, we recommend that the Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan be amended to either permit all institutional uses or provisions to permit all institutional uses by a Conditional Use Permit (as footnoted for other uses not allowed by-right in the Proposed Specific Plan). Thank you for your consideration of our requests and comments. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Craig Lawson President c.c.
Honorable Ed P. Reyes, Council District 1 Michael LoGrande, Director of Planning Jackie Escobedo, CRA/LA
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