Modan Ramen Restaurant sign installation (ENV-2024-3364-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2024080945
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Modan Ramen Restaurant sign installation (ENV-2024-3364-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/23/2024
Document Description
The installation of one (1) foam letter wall sign with white aluminum face and black vinyl overlay sides reading “MODAN EAGLE ROCK RAMEN” for an existing commercial tenant space in Sub-area II of the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan area, Northeast Los Angeles. The total sign area is approximately 41 square feet. The zoning is C4-1XL.
The project is the proposed installation of a Project Compliance (Design Review Board) to install one (1) foam letter wall sign with white aluminum face and black vinyl overlay sides reading “MODAN EAGLE ROCK RAMEN.” The total sign area shall not exceed 40.29 square feet. The sign shall be limited to 38 inches as measured vertically from the bottom of the sign to the top of the sign, and measure 153 inches in width. As the project is for the installation of signage, the project qualifies for the Class 11 Categorical Exemption. Class 11 consists of construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including On-premise signs.
The site is located at 1757 West Colorado Blvd. in Subarea II of the Colorado Boulevard Specific Plan area within the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan. It is zoned C4-1XL and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Neighborhood Commercial. The project is consistent with the applicable Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan designation and policies and all applicable zoning designations and regulations. The subject site is wholly within the City of Los Angeles, on an approximately 8,981-square-foot portion of a site that is developed with a multi-tenant commercial building and surface parking lot that comprises approximately 36,729 square feet. Lots adjacent to the subject site are developed with commercial and residential uses.
Contact Information
Name
Debbie Lawrence
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, City Planning Department
Job Title
City Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Christopher Kim
Agency Name
Cost Sign Inc
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Colorado Blvd & Argus Dr
Zip
90041
Other Location Info
1757 W Colorado Boulevard
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Young Mi Park - Eagle Plus SP Inc. DBA Modan Eagle Rock Ramen/JR Colorado LLC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15311/Class 11
Reasons for Exemption
Class 11 consists of construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including but not limited to: (a) On-premise signs;(b) Small parking lots;(c) Placement of seasonal or temporary use items, or similar items in generally the same locations from time to time in publicly owned parks, stadiums, or other facilities designed for public use.
There are six (6) Exceptions which the City is required to consider before finding a project exempt under Class 15311: (a) Location; (b) Cumulative Impacts; (c) Significant Effect; (d) Scenic Highways; (e) Hazardous Waste Sites; and (f) Historical Resources.
The project will be subject to Regulatory Compliance Measures (RCMs). Per Section 91.7003 of the Building Code, RCMs, including, RC-AE-4 (Signage), will reduce any potential impacts to less than significant. These RCMs have been historically proven to work to the satisfaction of the City Engineer to reduce any impacts from the specific environment the project is located. As the project is for signage only, it will not result in a significant impact based on its location, nor will there be any significant cumulative impacts.
There are no changes to the Floor Area Ratio and height of the structure for which the signage is being proposed. Thus, there are no unusual circumstances which may lead to a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, there is no impact that may result in damage to scenic resources, including within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. The only State Scenic Highway within the City of Los Angeles is the Topanga Canyon State Scenic Highway, State Route 27, which travels through a portion of Topanga State Park. The Topanga Canyon State Scenic Highway is approximately 25 miles west of the subject site. Therefore, the subject site will not create any impacts within a designated as a state scenic highway. Furthermore, according to Envirostor, the State of California’s database of Hazardous Waste Sites, neither the subject site, nor any site in the vicinity, is identified as a hazardous waste site. The project site has not been identified as a historic resource by local or state agencies, and the project site has not been determined to be eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, California Register of Historical Resources, the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Register, and/or any local register; and was not found to be a potential historic resource based on the City’s HistoricPlacesLA website or SurveyLA, the citywide survey of Los Angeles. Finally, the City does not choose to treat the site as a historic resource. Based on this, the project will not result in a substantial adverse change to the significance of a historic resource and this exception does not apply.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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