Community Alert

POLA Releases Initial Study and NOP for West Harbor Modification Project

SAN PEDRO — The Port of Los Angeles has released an Initial Study/Notice of Preparation (IS/NOP) — the first step in the environmental review process — for the West Harbor Modification Project on the LA Waterfront.

The proposed West Harbor Modification Project involves development of a 108,000-square foot outdoor amphitheater as well as an entertainment venue on 2.5 acres in the southern portion of where Ports O’ Call Village once stood. The amphitheater will feature up to 6,200 seats and would host approximately 100 paid events per year, from April through November. The venue also could host smaller, local community, nonprofit and sponsored events year-round. The project would also replace a previously proposed 100-foot diameter Ferris wheel with an approximately 150-foot tall by 50-foot-wide tower attraction.

The IS/NOP is available for

review on the Port of Los Angeles website at portoflosangeles.org/ ceqa. The IS/NOP is intended to solicit feedback, which helps to identify any potential environmental impacts and suggest possible alternatives for the project that can be incorporated into the environmental impact report.

The port will hold a virtual scoping meeting via Zoom to receive comments on the IS/NOP on May 3, at 5 p.m. No registration is required. Use this link to join the meeting.

Written comments may be submitted via email to ceqacomments@portla.org or to the following address during the public comment period through May 16:

Christopher Cannon, Director of Environmental Management

Los Angeles Harbor Department 425 S. Palos Verdes St.,

San Pedro, CA 90731

Comment letters sent via email should include the project title “West Harbor Modification Project” in the email subject line.

For more information, visit portoflosangeles.org/ceqa, or call the Port of Los Angeles Environmental Management Division at 310-732-3615