City of Gardena Conditional Use Permit #3-24
Summary
SCH Number
2024081003
Public Agency
City of Gardena
Document Title
City of Gardena Conditional Use Permit #3-24
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/26/2024
Document Description
A request for a conditional use permit, per section 18.32.030.B of the Gardena Municipal Code, to allow the sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption in an existing cigar lounge located in the General Commercial (C-3) zone with a Housing Overlay 5 (HO-5), and make a determination of public convenience or necessity.
Contact Information
Name
Kevin La
Agency Name
City of Gardena
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Gardena
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
W 147th St and Crenshaw Blvd
Zip
90249
Total Acres
0.18
Parcel #
4064-012-010
State Highways
405
Other Location Info
14512 Crenshaw Blvd., Gardena, CA 90249
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 & 15300.2
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15301, Existing Facilities, which exempts negligible or no expansions of use in existing facilities from the provisions of CEQA. The building in which the project is proposed already exists. The project will not include any exterior alterations to the existing building footprint façade as previously approved. There are interior tenant improvements, but are not in the scope of the conditional use permit application and will be subject to obtaining the proper permits from Gardena’s Building and Safety Division. The business use retains the commercial use on the property and is merely the inclusion of ancillary sales of beer and wine for on-site consumption to a cigar lounge. Therefore, the sale of beer and wine for on-site consumption is seen as a negligible expansion of use.
The project is not subject to any of the exceptions to the exemptions under Section 15300.2 of the California Environmental Quality Act. The cumulative impact of the sale of alcoholic beverages incidental to a cigar lounge is not considered significant. The project is not located along any state-designated scenic highway nor within any designated hazardous waste site. The building where the sale of alcohol is taking place is not considered a significant historical structure by any governmental body. Staff does not expect any significant impacts or unusual circumstances related to the approval of this project.
Therefore, the proposed project is categorically exempt from CEQA.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to
Guideline Section 15061 (b )(3), which exempts projects where it can be seen with
certainty that the activity in question does not have a significant effect on the
environment. The sale of beer and wine consumed on-site is not an expansion of the
existing use and will not create any environmental effects.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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