Relationship to West Hollywood General Plan. The General
Plan offers guidance and a future vision for planning and development
throughout the city. Pursuant to California State Law, a specific
plan must be consistent with the General Plan. The city adopted General
Plan Amendments concurrently with the Robertson Lane Specific Plan
to amend the Land Use Map to include the Specific Plan Sub-Areas,
and to add the Robertson Lane Specific Plan to the list of land use
designations.
The uses that would be permitted in the Robertson Lane Specific
Plan are encouraged in the General Plan to contribute to a strong
and diversified local economy and generate revenue by supporting the
city's major revenue generating industries, including: fashion, arts,
and design-related uses; entertainment and tourism including hotels,
restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and other entertainment venues; and
media industry, including film production, offices, and related businesses.
The Robertson Lane Specific Plan is consistent with the city's
desire to pursue pedestrian connectivity between the Melrose Triangle
site and West Hollywood Park. The required paseo in Sub-Area A will
allow pedestrians to walk from North La Peer Drive through to the
Park, and divides the block of Robertson Boulevard between Santa Monica
Boulevard to the north and Melrose Avenue to the south, which also
improves the pedestrian experience. The project includes a public
plaza at the Robertson Boulevard entrance to the paseo, consistent
with policies to encourage public plazas as part of development projects.
The redevelopment of Sub-Area B with a building containing restaurant
and nightclub uses will further enhance the pedestrian experience
in the area.
The Specific Plan incorporates the partial rehabilitation of
the Factory Building in Sub-Area A, and as such, it is consistent
with the Historic Preservation Element goal of protecting cultural
resources from demolition and inappropriate alterations, and will
continue to allow for the adaptive reuse of cultural resources. The
Specific Plan is proposed in conjunction with the Robertson Lane Hotel
Project in Sub-Area A and includes elements of the project that serve
to partially rehabilitate, and adaptively reuse the Factory Building.
The rehabilitation plan for the Factory Building would ensure that
it remains eligible for listing on the local register and that it
maintains its status on the California Historical Resources Register.