Item 28 - Public Hearing - ZOA No. 20204-01 South Coast Technology Center

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South Coast Technology Center Project CEQA Exemption 15183 Centrally located on the parcel west of Susan Street, Building 1 would consist of a 58,615- square-foot tenant space and a 53,615 tenant space, for a total building square footage of 112,230 square feet on a 243,212-square-foot lot area (5.6 net acres). Building 1 would provide 164 parking spaces located around the perimeter of the building. Additionally, Building 1 would have 1,210 square feet of outdoor covered patio area and 36,832 square feet of landscaping. A loading dock with nine dock high doors and two grade doors would be located on the western side of the building, facing the existing railroad. Building 1 would have a maximum exterior height of 48 feet and 4 inches. Building 2 would be centrally located on the Project Site to the east of Susan Street and would consist of two 60,823-square-foot tenant spaces, for a total building square footage of 121,645 square feet on a 446,098-square-foot lot (10.2 net acres) shared with Building 3. Building 2 would provide 178 parking spaces located around the perimeter of the building. Additionally, Building 2 would have 707 square feet of outdoor covered patio area and 31,707 square feet of landscaping. A loading dock with 11 dock high doors and two grade doors would be located on the southern side of the building. Building 2 would have a maximum exterior height of 48 feet and 4 inches. Building 3 would be located in the eastern portion Project Site. The 79,369-square-foot building would be located on a 446,098-square-foot lot area shared with Building 2, with 155 parking spaces located on the west, south, and east sides of the building. The north side of the building would feature a prominent landscaped entrance to the South Coast Technology Center with benches and seating. Building 3 would have 895 square feet of outdoor covered patio area and 36,596 square feet of landscaping. A loading dock with seven dock high doors and one grade door would be located on the southern side of the building. Building 3 would have a maximum exterior height of 44 feet and 5 inches. Ancillary improvements to the Project Site would include landscaping, monument signage, lighting, and fencing. The proposed Project would include 27 short term bike parking spaces and 27 long term bike parking spaces near building entrances. The Project Site would be accessible from four driveways along Lake Center Drive and three driveways along South Susan Street. Trucks would access the Project Site via the proposed driveway entrances along Lake Center Drive at the northwest corner of the Project Site and between Building 2 and Building 3, and along Susan Street near the southwest corner of Building 2. All other driveways would be used for passenger vehicles. Internal drive aisles would provide access to the proposed buildings. Additionally, the proposed Project would require connections to existing pipelines for water, sewer, and storm drains within Lake Center Drive and Susan Street. The proposed Project would comply with the latest California Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24, Part 6) and California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) (Title 24, Part 11). The latest California Building Energy Efficiency Standards and CALGreen became effective on January 1, 2023 (i.e., 2022 Title 24). The 2022 Title 24 provides minimum efficiency standards related to various building features, including appliances, water and space heating and cooling equipment, building insulation and roofing, and lighting. To further maximize energy efficiencies, the proposed Project would exceed the 2022 Title 24 by approximately 10 percent. The proposed Project would accomplish this through installing high efficiency HVAC units, using better building envelope insulation and glazing, installing high efficiency LED lighting, and designing lighting power density to be a minimum of 10 percent better than the baseline lighting power density of the existing buildings. The proposed Project would also install solar -ready roofs for each building. July 2024 Page 13