Site Plan and Design Review Number 1891-22
Summary
SCH Number
2023010513
Public Agency
City of Carson
Document Title
Site Plan and Design Review Number 1891-22
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/25/2023
Document Description
Redevelopment of 13.06-acre site, including demolition of 2 existing buildings. Development consists of 2 new warehouse facilities. Building 1 covers 185,921 square feet. w/ 5,000 square foot. office & 3,000 square foot. mezzanine. Building 2 covers 106,677 square feet. w/ 5,000 square foot. office, & 3,000 square foot. mezzanine. Buildings will be supported by screen truck yards, vehicular parking areas, drive aisles and landscaping throughout. The larger northerly building will also have trailer storage parking.
Contact Information
Name
Aaron Whiting
Agency Name
City of Carson
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Carson
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Alondra Boulevard and Broadway Street, Carson CA
Zip
90248
Total Acres
12.3
Jobs
100
Parcel #
6125017800
State Highways
Interstate 110
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
Peary Middle School
Waterways
Dominguez Channel
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
The City’s review/approval authority pursuant to the City’s Zoning Ordinance for the proposed project is limited to Site Plan and Design Review pursuant to Carson Municipal Code (CMC) Section 9172.23. CEQA applies only to discretionary projects proposed to be carried out or approved by public agencies, and the discretionary component of an action must give the agency the authority to consider a project's environmental consequences to trigger CEQA. Although Site Plan and Design Review approvals pursuant to CMC Section 9172.23(B)(1), such as the proposed project, involve discretion of the City in applying the facts to determine if the required affirmative findings of CMC Section 9172.23(D) can be made, the City’s discretion is limited to the design-related issues entailed in said required findings. Accordingly, the City cannot impose conditions of approval of DOR No. 1891-22 that constitute environmental impact mitigation measures exceeding the scope of such design-related issues. Additionally, design-related issues such as those found in CMC 9172.23/DOR No. 1891-22 have been found not to require the separate invocation of CEQA, as it is common sense that such design-related issues do not relate to the potential for whether a project causes a significant effect on the environment. (Pub. Res. Code §21080; McCorkle Eastside Neighborhood Group v. City of St. Helena, 31 Cal.App.5th 80 (2018)).
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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