3On March 6, 2012, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing
in the Council Chamber of the El Segundo City Hall, 350 Main Street to
receive public testimony and other evidence regarding the applications
including, without limitation, information provided to the City Council by
City Staff and public testimony and continued the public hearing to March
20, 2012;
J. On March 20, 2012, the City Council held a continued public hearing; and
K. The City Council considered the information provided by, without
limitation, City Staff and public testimony. This Resolution, and its
findings, are made based upon the evidence presented at the Planning
Commission at its January 26, 2012 hearing; and at the City Council
hearings on March 6, 2012 and March 20, 2012 including, without
limitation, the staff reports submitted by the Planning and Building Safety
Department.
SECTION 2: Factual Findings and Conclusions. The City Council finds that the
following facts exist:
A. The subject property is located at 540 East Imperial Avenue in the
northwest portion of the City of El Segundo;
B. The property is comprised of six lots and the total site area is on the block
bounded by East Imperial Avenue to the north; Walnut Avenue to the
south, Sheldon Street to the west, and McCarthy Court to the east;
C. The surrounding land uses are primarily single - family and multi - family
residential uses in the Single - Family Residential (R -1) and Multi - Family
Residential (R -3) Zones to the east, west and south, with a mortuary
located on one parcel in the Neighborhood Commercial (C -2) Zone
located at the northeast corner of East Imperial Avenue and Sheldon
Street, west of the site. Land uses north of the site include a community
dog park within the corporate boundary of the City of El Segundo and LAX
across Imperial Avenue in the City of Los Angeles;
D. The proposed project for the property at 540 East Imperial Avenue
consists of two possible development options. Option 1 is a 304 -unit
senior housing community with a multi - family component. Option 2
consists of a 58 -unit mixed residential development;
E. The subject site is irregular in shape with 455 feet of street frontage on
East Imperial Avenue and a total lot area of 5.65 acres;
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