Tentative Tract Map 24-0003 and Design Review 24-0012

2024101254

City of La Habra

NOE - Notice of Exemption

10/29/2024

10/29/2024

Ash Syed

City of La Habra

Senior Planner

Lead/Public Agency

110 E La Habra Blvd.
La Habra, CA 90631

(562) 383-4128

asyed@lahabraca.gov

Cypress Street

90631

303-125-18

Washington Middle School

525 East La Habra Blvd.

Categorical Exemption

Section 15332, Infill Development

This Project was reviewed pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined to be categorically exempt under Section 15332, Class 32: "In-fill Development Projects" of the CEQA Guidelines in that the Project is consistent with the General Plan designation and all applicable General Plan policies, the Project site is less than five acres and surrounded by urban uses. The site is currently developed with a legal, nonconforming single-unit residence constructed in 1911. As a result, the Project site has no value as a habitat for rare or endangered fish or wildlife. Further, approval of the Project would not result in significant impacts to noise, air quality or water quality, and the site can be adequately served by all utilities and public services. The Project was screened through the North Orange County Collaborative VMT (Vehicle Miles Traveled) Traffic Study Screening Tool. VMT measures the per capita number of car trips generated by a Project and distance vehicles will travel to and from a project. The use of VMT for analyzing transportation impacts emphasizes the reduction in the number of vehicle trips and vehicle miles traveled to encourage the development of jobs, housing and commercial uses in proximity to each other and near public transportation. According to the screening tool, the Project is located within a Transit Priority Area and within a Low VMT Generating Zone. Per the Office of Planning and Research (OPR), a small project can be screened from VMT analysis if it is determined that the daily net trips will be less than 110 trips. Based on the Project size, the net daily trips are expected to be 45 trips (54 trips anticipated -9 trips existing). Therefore, the Project is not subject to a VMT analysis. The Project is also not subject to any of the exceptions for exemption under Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines. The cumulative impact of this Project, and the approval of other projects like it in the vicinity, is not expected to have any significant environmental impact. The Project is not located along any state-designated scenic highway nor within any designated hazardous waste site. Staff does not expect any significant impacts or unusual circumstances related to the approval and construction of the Project. Therefore, the Project is categorically exempt from CEQA.