UBLIC HEARING: Director of Development ... - City of Glendale

4. 5. Light and Glare
likely be visible from surrounding properties and may spillover marginally onto adjoining
properties. However, because the project site is located within an M1 Zone (Restricted
Industrial) area and is surrounded by uses pennitted in that zone to the west, north and east,
and by the Los Angeles River, soccer fields beyond the Los Angeles River, and a freeway to
the south. lighting spillover from the site will not have a significant effect on any uses
considered sensitive to night lighting. Reflected glare from building materials is not expected
to produce adverse effects on-site, on neighboring properties, or in the vicinity, due to the site's
relative isolation and the varied architectural fonns indicated in the preliminary project design
(see Figure 6 on page 56 in Section 4.6, Land Use.)
The proposed project's buildings, parking structure, and the towers were also evaluated
for potential shading impacts to adjacent land uses. .Shading is a common and expected
occurrence in urbanized areas, including the San Fernando Road Corridor Redevelopment Area.
All buildings, trees, landfonns and other features rise appreciably above grade cast shadows.
Shading is positive when it provides cooling effects during warm seasons and the Glendale area
can be quite warm during the summer months. It can also be negative, if shading of sensitive
uses occurs for extensive periods, particularly in the cooler parts of the year. Redevelopment
Plan shading impacts were not analyzed in the Program EIR, since shading is directly related
to building size and location and evaluation on a program level when building masses are
unknown is not productive. Analyses ofshading impacts are appropriate for individual projects,
where sensitive uses might be affected.
To detennine the extent of shadow cast by the project, this analysis examines the project
elements which are the tallest and closest to the site boundary. Anticipated maximum shadow
lengths for representative building heights on the DreamWodes Animation Campus are identified
in the text table below. As shown, on the winter solstice, the highest proposed project
structure, the 115 foot high central campanile, would project its longest shadow of 348 feet in
a 45 0 westerly direction at 9:00 A.M. and in a 45 0 easterly direction at 3:00 P.M. At 9:00
A.M., the shadow would. not extend beyond the northwesterly project property boundary. At
3:00 P.M., the shadow would extend into the adjacent industrial property across Flower Street
by approximately 55 feet. This distance exceeds the minimum required street setback line for
M1 Zone properties by 45 feet.
Because of their proximity to the property lines, other lower profile project structures
would also cast shadows onto adjacent properties. For example, assuming a 40-foot height for
the parking structure, 121 foot shadows would be cast some 91 feet into the adjacent property
to the northwest and 38 feet into the adjacent property across Flower Street. Project buildings
along the Flower Street frontage would briefly shade the frontage across Flower Street.
Planning COlWllrants Rcsurch
Glendale Redevelopment Agency
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DreamWorks Animation Campus Addendum EIR
June 1996