{"id":439,"date":"2017-04-05T21:13:45","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T04:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fixthecity.org\/?page_id=439"},"modified":"2019-01-13T13:50:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T21:50:14","slug":"catalina-projectkoreatown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fixthecity.org\/?page_id=439","title":{"rendered":"Catalina Project\/Koreatown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-d18d8c2c81d10022ebd21ffa95322c35 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-439'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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itemprop=\"headline\"  >Project Description<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Catalina Tower is a 27-story, 279-unit mixed-use project in Koreatown. \u00a0It was rejected by the City Planning Commission three times due to its incompatibility with adjacent low-rise buildings, with one commissioner calling it a &#8220;tumor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-a5123714364c90ae984ccf13c4795771\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-a5123714364c90ae984ccf13c4795771{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-a5123714364c90ae984ccf13c4795771 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_icon_box  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Documents<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border'><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left av-av_icon_box-d5ac4616f8cb5f21c1facabb511b8c14  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_icon_box  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><a href='https:\/\/www.fixthecity.org\/docs\/Catalina\/CatalinaPetition.pdf' title='Petition'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.fixthecity.org\/docs\/Catalina\/CatalinaPetition.pdf' 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to approve a different project.<\/li>\n<li>Improper conversion of a vote to receive and file into a vote to approve.<\/li>\n<li>Improper vote at PLUM<\/li>\n<li>Failure to adhere to the City Charter and planning laws.<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistency with the general plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rationale<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A failure to adhere to city and state laws will result in improperly approved development throughout the city.<\/li>\n<li>Public safety is compromised by inadequate first responder response times.<\/li>\n<li>The project could set a harmful precedent for high rise development in low rise areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-439'><div 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