Viewpoint Amphitheater Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026061292
Lead Agency
City of Calabasas
Document Title
Viewpoint Amphitheater Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/17/2026
Document Description
Viewpoint School, a private TK–12 school, proposes construction and operation of a new outdoor amphitheater on its existing campus to expand the school’s performing arts and outdoor instructional facilities. The Viewpoint School campus occupies approximately 19 acres. The Project would not increase student enrollment or school capacity and would not result in an increase in the number of students or staff on campus. The amphitheater would serve as an alternate venue for existing school programs and events currently held in other on-campus facilities. The Project would involve demolition of an existing outdoor education area within the campus and development of a terraced hillside amphitheater. The amphitheater would include terraced hillside seating accommodating approximately 531 persons, including eight accessible seating spaces. The Project would also include construction of a performance bandshell with a structural truss system designed to support lighting and sound equipment, as well as a control booth to house audiovisual equipment. To improve campus circulation and accessibility, the Project would include construction of a new pedestrian bridge crossing Dry Canyon Creek, connecting the existing parking lot area and campus buildings to the amphitheater site. Additional pedestrian access would be provided via existing ramps from the Primary School and a proposed wooden walkway extending from the Academic Hall Terrace. The boardwalk would include an integrated outdoor classroom seating area as part of the boardwalk structure, located beneath existing sycamore trees to support outdoor instructional use. The school’s existing garden program would be relocated to a new area situated above the amphitheater. The relocated garden would include raised planting beds and a chicken coop, consistent with Viewpoint School’s commitment to sustainability and hands-on learning. Numerous coastal live oaks, willows, and landscaping trees are in this area.
Contact Information
Name
Joel Hayes
Agency Name
City of Calabasas
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jennifer Johnson
Agency Name
Viewpoint School
Job Title
Senior Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calabasas
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Mulholland Highway and Old Topanga Canyon Road
Zip
91302
Total Acres
0.50
Parcel #
2072-003-026
State Highways
101
Schools
Viewpoint, Calabasas HS, Bay Laurel ES
Waterways
Dry Canyon Creek
Township
01N
Range
17W
Section
27
Base
San Bern
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Calabasas
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of Calabasas
Planning Department
100 Civic Center Way
Calabasas, CA 91302
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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