Site Plan and Design Review Number 1926-23
Summary
SCH Number
2023110656
Public Agency
City of Carson
Document Title
Site Plan and Design Review Number 1926-23
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/28/2023
Document Description
A Notice of Exemption for a development which involves the demolition of three multi-tenant industrial buildings and the construction of a new 181,013 square foot industrial building.
Contact Information
Name
Aaron D 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
Citywide
Cross Streets
East 223rd Street and Lucerne Street
Zip
90745
Total Acres
8.7
Jobs
100
Parcel #
7315004033
State Highways
I-405
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
Carnegie 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. 1926-23 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. 1926-23 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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