10619 Chalon Rd. (ENV-2023-7050-CE)

2024090099

City of Los Angeles

NOE - Notice of Exemption

9/4/2024

9/4/2024

Esteban Martorell

City of Los Angeles, City Planning Department

Planning Assistant

Lead/Public Agency

200 N. Spring Street Room 721
Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 978-1303

esteban.martorell@lacity.org

Stacey Brenner

Brenner Consulting Group

Representative

Parties Undertaking Project

4774 Park Granada
Calabasas , CA 91372

(818) 970-5710

stacey@brennerconsultinggroup.com

90077

10619 W. Chalon Rd., Los Angeles, CA 90077

Categorical Exemption

Section 15332 (Class 32)

The City has considered whether the Proposed Project is subject to any of the six (6) exceptions that would prohibit the use of a categorical exemption as set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The six (6) exceptions to this Exemption are : (a) Location ; (b) Cumulative Impacts; (c) Significant Effect; (d) Scenic Highways ; (e) Hazardous Waste Sites; and (f) Historical Resources. Location. Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located - a project that is ordinarily insignificant in its impact on the environment may in a particularly sensitive environment be significant. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply in all instances, except where the project may impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies'. The Proposed Project does not qualify for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption; therefore , this exception is not applicable . Cumulative Impacts. All exemptions for these classes are inapplicable when the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant. According to Navigate LA and the Department of Building and Safety Haul Route Requests Status Table, there is one other haul route approval, and no other haul route applications being processed in within 500 feet of the Subject Site. The approved haul route is for the following property : • 800 N. Tortuoso Way In light of the increase in construction activity in Grading Hillside Areas and the increase in associated truck traffic related to the import and export of soil , a haul route monitoring program is being implemented by the Department of Building and Safety for Council Districts 4 and 5 for added enforcement to ensure safety and to protect the quality of life of area residents . Haul routes are tracked via a Map for each district, accessible on NavigateLA, to identify the locations of construction sites for which a haul route was required. In addition , the haul route approval will be subject to recommended conditions prepared by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to be considered by the Board of Building and Safety Commissioners that will reduce the impacts of construction related hauling activity, monitor the traffic effects of hauling , and reduce haul trips in response to congestion. Therefore, in conjunction with citywide RCMs (described below) and compliance with other applicable regulations, no foreseeable cumulative impacts a re expected. Significant Effect. A categorical exemption shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances . The Project proposes to conduct remedial grading with no proposed development or construction in an urban area zoned and designated for multiple-dwelling development and some commercial developments. The adjoining lot on the northeasterly side of the Property is currently developed with a hotel. All other adjacent and surrounding lots are developed with single-family dwellings, and the Subject Site is of a similar size and slope to nearby properties . This type of project is not unusual for the vicinity of the Subject Site and is similar in scope to grading projects in the area. Thus , there are no unusual circumstances which may lead to a significant effect on the environment, and this exception does not apply. Scenic Highways. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may result in damage to scenic resources , including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, 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 Subject Site is 5.85 miles from State Route 27. Therefore, the Project will not result in damage to any scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway , and this exception does not apply. Hazardous Waste. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site which is included on any list complied pursuant to Section 65962 .5 of the Government Code . 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. Furthermore, the building permit history for the Project Site does not indicate the Site may be hazardous or otherwise contaminated, and this exception does not apply . Historic Resources . A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. The Project Site is not currently developed with any improvements and 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.