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Tower, a 73-story office building in Los Angeles. Fifth & Grand
operates Grand Place Tower, a 55-story office building in Los
Angeles.
B. The Community Redevelopment Agency, Rehabilitation of the
Central Library, and the Library Square Development Project
1. The Community Redevelopment Agency
CRA is an independent administrative agency formed under the
Community Redevelopment Law, Cal. Health & Safety Code secs.
33000-33800 (West 1999 & Supp. 2000), to implement redevelopment
plans in the City of Los Angeles (the City). CRA is not a
division or department of the City. Cal. Health & Safety Code
sec. 33122 (West 1999). CRA is subject to local zoning laws.
Cal. Govt. Code sec. 53091 (West 1997 & Supp. 2004).
2. Bunker Hill Redevelopment Plan and Central Business
District Redevelopment Plan
The property involved in these cases was subject to the
Bunker Hill Redevelopment Plan (BH Plan) and the Central Business
District Redevelopment Plan (CBD Plan). The City enacted
ordinances in 1970 and 1975 approving the BH Plan and the CBD
Plan.
3. Library Square Development Project
The City’s Cultural Heritage Board designated the Los
Angeles Central Library (Central Library) as an historical
building in 1967. In 1981, the City gave to CRA the task of
rehabilitating the Central Library at no cost to the City.
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