1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101
TOLO Architecture
1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240
+1 213 278 0678
Los Angeles, CA 90021
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Project No. 2-2109-299
01.12.2026
Planning and Community Development Department
Date: October 23rd, 2025
To: Board of Zoning Appeals
From: Beilin Yu, Zoning Administrator
Subject: Appeal of Hearing Offi cer’s Decision: Hillside Developoment Permit #7134 1530 Scenic Drive This project was designed with signifi cant input from the planning department. From the fi rst submission to the city council hearing on January 12, 2026 has been a period of 2.5 years. a. Request for a hillside development permit was fi rst submitted on July 10, 2023. b. 16 months of review, making corrections, and waiting to get a hearing date. c.
The HDP was presented and APPROVED by the Hearing Offi cer on April 16, 2025. d. On October 23, 2025, the BZA
considered the appeal to the HDP approval. The BZA
upheld uphold the Hearing Offi
cer’s decision, which resulted in a unanimous vote of 5-0, to approve HDP
#7134.
PROJECT COMPLIANCE WITH RS-4 HD AND HILLSIDE OVERLAY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS SUMMARY, PROVIDED BY PASADENA PLANNING DEPARTMENT OCTOBER 23RD, 2025
HDP COMPLIANCE SUMMARY AND PROJECT TIMELINE
PROJECT TIMELINE
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 RENDERED VIEW: SOUTH PERSPECTIVE (VIEW FROM SCENIC DRIVE)N.T.S.
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 RENDERED VIEW: EAST PERSPECTIVEN.T.S. 1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 RENDERED VIEW: NORTH PERSPECTIVEN.T.S. 1070
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1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 SITE PLAN1/32" = 1'-0" 1550 SCENIC DRIVE(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE)
SCENIC DRIVEPROPERTY LINE
1530 SCENIC DRIVE(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE)
PROPERTY LINE
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1508 SCENIC DRIVE(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE)
REAR YARD SETBACK
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FRONT YARD SETBACKLENGTH: 87'-4
34"
SIDE YARD SETBACK
SIDE YARD SETBACK
142'-10"
25'-0"
8'-9"
8'-9"25'-0"
15'-0"
15'-0"
6'-0"
SLAB-ON-GRADE CONCRETE STAIR AND WALKWAY
17'-7"
104'-1"
DRIVEWAY TO BELOW GRADE LEVEL GARAGEMAXIMUM 15% SLOPE
11'-0"
8'-9"
PROPERTY LINENEIGHBORING PROPERTYSETBACK LINE
KEY
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6'-0"
LANDSCAPESTEPS
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155'-6"
155'-4"
64'-10"
27'-7"12'-3"
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POWDER ROOM108UTILITY107
ENTRY101+1070.08
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DINING ROOM103
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1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 24'-634"
39'-0"
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HALLWAY208+1082.59
LAUNDRY218MECH.219
BATHROOM 03217
BEDROOM 03216
MASTERBEDROOM210
WALK-INCLOSET211MASTERBATHROOM209
SECOND LEVEL FLOOR PLAN1/8" = 1'-0"
0123451020 1/8 Scale 1 unit = 1'-0"
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SECTION C1/8" = 1'-0"
PROPERTY LINE
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FIN. FLR. @ FIRST LEVEL+1070.25
FIN. FLR. @ SECOND LEVEL+1081.75
T.O. PARAPET+1092.46
FIN. FLR. @ POOL DECK+1057.00
TOP PLATE @ ROOF+1091.09
TOP PLATE @ SECOND LEVEL+1080.70STREET LEVEL +1076
16'-6"DIM. FROM STREETELEVATION TO TOPOF BUILDING: 16'-6"
STAIR BEYOND
31'-3"(BUILDING HEIGHT MEASURED FROMLOWEST POINT OF GRADE) 1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 COLOR & MATERIALS BOARD3/32" = 1'-0"
FRONT YARD PAVING CALCULATION (AS DESIGNED)
17.40.160.F.3 Front and corner side setback pavement in residential zones.Within a residential zoning district, no portion of any front or corner side setback area between the streetproperty line and the building line shall be paved unless paving has been approved by the ZoningAdministrator and the paving and site comply with the following requirements:a. Not more than 30 percent of the front or corner side setback area shall be paved.
TOTAL FRONT YARD = 2,759 SQ FT30% FRONT YARD = 2,759 x 0.30 = 827 SQ. FT. MAX PAVING LEGEND
FRONT YARD PAVING CALCULATION
FRONT YARD PAVING = 171 SQ. FT. + 865 SQ. FT. = 1,036 SQ. FT 1,036 SQ FT / 2,759 SQ FT = 37.5%
865 SQ. FT171 SQ. FT
15'-0"
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 F.Y. PAVING CALCULATION: BUILDING PARALLEL TO STREET
FRONT YARD PAVING CALCULATION
TOTAL FRONT YARD = 2,166 SQ FT30% FRONT YARD = 2,166 x 0.30 = 650 SQ. FT. MAX PAVING LEGEND
FRONT YARD PAVING CALCULATION
FRONT YARD PAVING = 156 SQ. FT. + 453 SQ. FT. = 609 SQ. FT 609 SQ FT / 2,166 SQ FT = 28.1%
156 SQ. FT453 SQ. FT
6'-0"
15'-0"
6'-0"
As designed, the front yard of the project has the bare minimum amount of impermeable paving that wouldbe needed for a driveway and a footpath to the front door. The only reason a variance is required is becauseof the geometry of the lot and the way the code requires this area to be measured.If the project were to be rotated to be parallel to the street (see diagram above), it would be closer to thestreet (less front yard) but would comply with the front yard paving requirement
LANDSCAPED AREA (NOT INCLUDED IN FRONT YARD MEASUREMENT)
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1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 PROTECTED & NATIVE TREE REMOVALS1/32" = 1'-0"
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NATIVE TREE TO BE REMOVED ANDREPLACED 1:1 PER SECTION 17.44.070.F.b PROTECTED TREE TO BE REMOVED ANDREPLACED PER FINDING #6 (8.52.075.A)PROTECTED & NATIVE TREE REMOVAL LEGENDSYMBOLDESCRIPTION218 QTY
PROTECTED & NATIVE TREE DEFINITIONSPROTECTED TREES: REFERS TO TREES PROTECTED UNDER CHAPTER 8.52 "CITYTREES AND TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE" THAT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT PER THECITY'S REPLACEMENT MATRIX REFERENCED IN SECTION 8.52.075, FINDING #6. APPLIESTO NATIVE AND SPECIMEN TREES LOCATED IN THE ESTABLISHED FRONT YARD,REQUIRED SIDE YARD, ESTABLISHED CORNER YARD OR REQUIRED REAR YARD OF ALLPROPERTY LOCATED IN A SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL OR RM-12 MULTIFAMILYRESIDENTIAL ZONE AS WELL AS LANDMARK TREES AND PUBLIC TREES (SEE 8.52.025 -APPLICABILITY)NATIVE TREES: REFERS TO TREES REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED PER PASADENAZONING CODE SECTION 17.44.070.F.b LANDSCAPE STANDARDS - TREE REMOVAL ANDREPLACEMENT: "FOR EACH NATIVE TREE OR SHRUB LARGER THAN FOUR-INCHCALIPER THAT IS REMOVED, A 15-GALLON REPLACEMENT TREE SHALL BE PLANTED ONTHE SITE. FOR TREES IN EXCESS OF EIGHT-INCH CALIPER, THE REPLACEMENT SHALLBE 24-INCH BOX OR LARGER, OR A COMBINATION OF SIZES TO BE APPROVED BY THEZONING ADMINISTRATOR." TOTAL:20
NOTESTHIS DIAGRAM REFLECTS THE TREE REMOVALS SHOWN IN THE "TREE DISPOSITIONPLAN" PREPARED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (EPT DESIGN) DATED 1/29/25,INCLUDED IN FULL HDP PLAN SUBMITTAL. 1070
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REPLACEMENT TREE FOR NATIVE TREEREMOVAL (REPLACED 1:1 PER SECTION17.44.070.F.b) 1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 TREE REPLACEMENTS1/32" = 1'-0"
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TREE REPLACEMENT LEGENDSYMBOLDESCRIPTION18
PROPOSED TREE, IN ADDITION TOREQUIRED REPLACEMENTS7 TOTAL PROPOSED ONSITE TREES:32
ON SITE REPLACEMENT AND ADDITIONAL TREESSPECIESSIZEQUANTITY ZELKOVA SERRATA(SAWTOOTH ZELKOVA)36" BOX1 NEW TREE
QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA(COAST LIVE OAK)36" BOXQUERCUS AGRIFOLIA(COAST LIVE OAK)48" BOX12 REPLACEMENTS + 1 ADDITIONAL TREEQUERCUS AGRIFOLIA(COAST LIVE OAK)72" BOX OLEA EUROPEA(OLIVE)36" BOX4 REPLACEMENTS
3 REPLACEMENTS
6 REPLACEMENTS + 1 ADDITIONAL TREEPLANTANUS RACEMOSA(CALIFORNIA SYCAMORE)36" BOX5 ADDITIONAL TREES 32 TREES
NOTESTHIS DIAGRAM REFLECTS THE PROPOSED TREE PLANTINGS SHOWN IN THE "TREEMITIGATION PLAN" PREPARED BY THE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT (EPT DESIGN) DATED1/29/25, INCLUDED IN FULL HDP PLAN SUBMITTAL.
REPLACEMENT TREE FOR PROTECTED TREEREMOVAL (REPLACED PER FINDING #6,8.52.075.A)7 PROPOSED STREET TREES1 TOTAL PROPOSED STREET TREES:1
PROPOSED NEW STREET TREESSPECIESSIZEQUANTITYTOTAL PROPOSED ONSITE TREES:
1 TREETOTAL PROPOSED STREET TREES:
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 LANDSCAPE PLANN.T.S.
NOTESDRAWING PREPARED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, EPT DESIGN. LANDSCAPE PLAN DATED1/29/25, INCLUDED IN FULL HDP PLAN SUBMITTAL.
LANDSCAPE PLAN BY:
TREE REMOVAL/REPLACEMENT SUMMARYTOTAL EXISTING TREES :67 (65 ONSITE TREES, 1 OFFSITE TREE, 1 STREET TREE)TOTAL PROPOSED REMOVALS:34 TREES PROPOSED FOR REMOVAL33 (32 ONSITE TREES, 1 STREET TREE)TOTAL PROPOSED TREES:TOTAL PROPOSED TREE COUNT:(EXISTING TO REMAIN PLUS NEW TREES)66 (63 ONSITE TREES, 1 OFF-SITE TREE, 2 STREET TREES) 1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026
S C E N I C D R
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY COMPARISON: FLOOR AREA1/128" = 1'-0"
S C E N I C D R
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DRPROPOSED FLOOR AREA: 4,280 ft² KEY
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DRNEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING BUILDINGLARGER THAN PROPOSED PROJECT
NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING BUILDINGSIMILAR IN SIZE TO PROPOSED PROJECT 1568 SCENIC DR: 4,619 ft² 1557 SCENIC DR: 4,549 ft²
1550 SCENIC DR: 3,346 ft²
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101
TOLO Architecture
1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240
+1 213 278 0678
Los Angeles, CA 90021
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S C E N I C D R
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY COMPARISON: FOOTPRINT
1/128" = 1'-0"
S C E N I C D R
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DR
PROPOSED BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,169 ft²
KEY
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DR
NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING BUILDING
FOOTPRINT LARGER THAN PROPOSED PROJECT
NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING BUILDING
FOOTPRINT SIMILAR IN SIZE TO PROPOSED PROJECT
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(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,947 ft²
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(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,440 ft²
1501 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,795 ft²
1557 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,774 ft²
1545 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,112 ft²
1551 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,795 ft²
1465 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,917 ft²
1449 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,885 ft²
1563 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 4,537 ft²
1568 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,933 ft²
1527 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 2,906 ft²
1509 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,306 ft²
1521 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,115 ft²
1417 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,001 ft²
1555 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 4,004 ft²
1554 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,242 ft²
1535 SCENIC DR
(E) BUILDING FOOTPRINT: 3,298 ft²
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026
S C E N I C D R
NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY COMPARISON: FAR1/128" = 1'-0"
S C E N I C D R
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DRPROPOSED FAR: 0.143
KEY
SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DRNEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING FARGREATER THAN PROPOSED PROJECT 1550 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.168
1501 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.147
1557 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.159
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1508 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.177
1465 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.1831457 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.189
1449 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.213
1563 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.214
1470 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.218
1568 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.232
1527 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.233
1484 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.2461494 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.258 1509 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.3121521 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.435 1493 SCENIC DRFAR: 0.438
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY COMPARISON: UNBUILT LOT AREA COMPARISON1/128" = 1'-0" KEY
BUILDINGUNBUILT AREA
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SUBJECT PROPERTY: 1530 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 26,708 ft² 1550 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 17,117 ft²
1501 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 9,656 ft²
1555 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 24,414 ft²1545 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 5,633 ft²1551 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 8,606 ft² 1502 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 7,296 ft²
1475 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 7,818 ft²
1508 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 7,246 ft²
1465 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 8,574 ft²1457 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 6,457 ft² 1449 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 6,169 ft²
1470 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 4,377 ft²
1535 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 5,514 ft²
1484 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 3,003 ft²1494 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 5,627 ft² 1509 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 5,203 ft² 1527 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 6,530 ft²
1493 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 4,439 ft²
1560 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 24,301 ft²
1455 VISTA LNAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 5,939 ft²
1449 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 6,298 ft²
1485 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 13,522 ft²
1521 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 6,454 ft²
1554 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 16,731 ft²1556 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 15,574 ft² 1557 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 19,544 ft²1563 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 11,340 ft²1568 SCENIC DRAPPROXIMATE UNBUILT AREA: 12,972 ft² 1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101
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LOT DEVELOPMENT HISTORY AND BIOLOGIST STATEMENT
1530 Scenic Drive
1. Lot is a developable infi ll lot, similar in all ways to its neighboring lots except for being a signifi - cantly larger parcel and that it currently does not have a house built on it. a. Area was annexed by Pasadena in 1914. Lot was subdivided in the 1920s. b. Had building activity on the lot (walls and other structures) since 1930-39 (before most other properties on this street).
c. Had a 1” water line service starting in 1992.
d. Had buildings plans approved on October 7, 2009 for a new (2) story wood-frame/plaster residence @ 3357 s/f (main fl . 1384 s/f, lower 1937 s/f) with attached garage @ 533 s/f and covered patio 1208 s/f ( main 429 s/f, lower 779 s/f) and uncovered patio 710 s/f( main 444 s/f, lower266 s/f) and basement 1057 s/f. The permit expired.
LOT DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
Letter to Board of Zoning Appeals from October 20, 2025 “The Project Site is surrounded by development, including developed parcels that are immediately adjacent. As such, the proposed Project, while removing some trees (which may have been plant- ed), is simply an infi ll project. While wildlife could, theoretically, move through the Project Site with limited interference, it cannot be part of a wildlife movement corridor as there is no habitat south of the Project Site to connect to due to urbanization. Any wildlife moving through the site would simply arrive at a roadway and houses. The Project Site could only comprise a portion of a wildlife movement corridor if many residential properties in the area were purchased, the residences re- moved, and the vegetation restored, creating a new habitat block to the south.” Marcus C. England
Principal Biologist
England|Ecology, LLC
BIOLOGIST STATEMENT
1530 Scenic Drive, Pasadena, CA 91101TOLO Architecture1700 S. Santa Fe Avenue #240+1 213 278 0678Los Angeles, CA 90021toloarchitecture.comScaleDateProject No.2-2109-29901.12.2026 SITE AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT HISTORYN.T.S.
SUBJECT PROPERTY:1530 SCENIC DR
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NOTE: MAPS TAKEN FROM HISTORIC CONTEXTSTATEMENT "CONTEXT: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT1873-1979" PREPARED BY HRG FOR CITY OF PASADENA NEIGHBORHOOD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MAP: 1920-1939
SUBJECT PROPERTY:1530 SCENIC DRS C E N I C D R
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MAP: 1945-1965
SUBJECT PROPERTY:1530 SCENIC DR
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY MAP: 1966-1979
NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT MAPS
SITE PHOTOS SHOWING EXISTING SITE WALLS