Project No. 2023-2714 (HOPE Inc. Adult Day Center)
Summary
SCH Number
2024110572
Public Agency
City of La Mesa
Document Title
Project No. 2023-2714 (HOPE Inc. Adult Day Center)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/19/2024
Document Description
Project proponent and beneficiary HOPE, Inc. proposes to operate a non-behavioral adult day center within a portion of an existing professional office building. The proposed lease area includes a 1,219-square-foot ground floor suite for the center's operations and a 760-square-foot upstairs suite for staff offices. The project includes interior tenant improvements with a change of building occupancy and accessible path-of-travel improvements around the perimeter of the building and in the parking area. The 0.42-acre project site is located at the southeast corner of La Mesa Boulevard and Lee Avenue, south of the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard. The commercial center on the site was developed in the 1980s with one- and twostory professional office buildings, surface parking, and landscaping. Existing businesses in the center include a dentist office and beauty salon. Surrounding uses include retail to the west, commercial services and a church to the north, multi-family residential to the east, and single-family residential to the south. Adjacent street frontages are improved with sidewalk, curb, and gutter, and the project site is served by MTS Bus Route 1. Zoning is RB-D-MU (Residential Business/Urban Design Overlay/Mixed Use Overlay) and the Planned Land Use is Mixed Use Urban. A conditional use permit for the project was approved by Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-09 on November 6, 2024, following a noticed public hearing. Assessor's Parcel Number: 470-173-01-00.
Contact Information
Name
Allyson Kinnard
Agency Name
City of La Mesa
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
La Mesa
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
La Mesa Boulevard and Lee Avenue
Zip
91942
Total Acres
0.42
Parcel #
470-173-01-00
State Highways
I-8, SR 125, SR 94
Railways
SD&ARIZONA EASTERN RAILWAY
Schools
Helix Charter High, LMAAC, St. Martin of Tours, Christ Lutheran
Township
16S
Range
1W
Section
19
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets all of the conditions necessary to qualify for a Class 3 categorical exemption under Section 15303. Class 3 exemptions apply to the conversion of small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made to the exterior of the structure. The project does not involve the use of hazardous substances, the project’s building area does not exceed 2,500 square feet, and no exterior alterations are proposed to the building. None of the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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