Pasadena Hill at Colorado Hotel/Planned Development District
City of Pasadena

We reviewed General Plan, Zoning, entitlements, and associated EIR for compliance with CEQA.  The project involved a mixed-use development in a Transit Priority Area, and therefore exempt from specific CEQA analyses under SB 743.  The project was also the first development project in the City to implement Pasadena’s new Alternative Transportation CEQA significance thresholds, which eliminated Level of Service and focused upon (1) Vehicle Miles Traveled, (2) VT Per Capita, (3) Proximity and Quality of Bicycle Network, and (4) Proximity and Quality of Transit Network, and (5) Pedestrian Accessibility.  Our firm also coordinated modifications to the project entitlements to address the concerns of the applicant and the City, including the allowances for multiple land uses and modifications to the conditions of approval.