5515-5525 E. Ash Street (ENV-2024-3987-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2025020197
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
5515-5525 E. Ash Street (ENV-2024-3987-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/6/2025
Document Description
The project is a Class 1 Conditional Use to permit the construction, use, and maintenance of a six-foot, ten-inches tall fence in the required front yard, in lieu of the maximum three feet, six inches feet in height otherwise permitted in the RD2-1 Zone by LAMC Section 12.22-C,20(f) and 12.21-C.1(g). The project is located at 5515-5525 East Ash Street in Northeast Los Angeles.
The subject property is a rectangular-shaped site that fronts Ash Street and comprises two lots with a surface area of approximately 39,377 square feet. The site has a frontage of approximately 200 feet along Ash Street and a depth of approximately 200 feet. The subject property is zoned RD2-1-HPOZ and designated for Low Medium II Residential land uses by the Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan. Residential uses are permitted in the RD2 zone, with density limitations of one unit per 2,000 square feet of lot area. The subject property is currently improved with a two story, 40-unit apartment building. The building was originally constructed as a four-unit apartment building in 1911, with an addition in 1965 that added 36 more units and a pool. The building is legally non-conforming with density in excess of that permitted by the underlying RD2 zone.
The property is bordered by single-family residential uses to the east, multi-family family residential to the north as well as a school. To the west is a parking lot that is utilized by the neighboring church. To the south are more single-family houses as well as another school. The surrounding properties are zoned RD2-1-HPOZ, RD1.5-1-HPOZ, and PF-1-HPOZ and developed with single-family and multi-family dwellings. Several properties along Ash Street observe a variety of overin-height structures and hedges in the required front yard setback.
Contact Information
Name
Debbie Lawrence
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dana Sayles
Agency Name
Three6ixty
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Zip
90042
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
5515 – 5525 East Ash Street , Los Angeles, CA 90042
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Damian Gancman, LASM Aiden on Ash LLC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
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 proposed project involves the construction, use and maintenance of a six-foot, ten-inches tall fence in the required front yard, in lieu of the maximum three feet, six inches feet in height otherwise permitted in the [Q]RD2-1 Zone. The subject property is located in the Highland Park-Garvanza Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ), and Special Grading Area (BOE Basic Grid Map A-13372) and is located within 0.74 kilometers of the Raymond Fault. No construction is proposed to the existing buildings, thus no new development will occur. Therefore, the project will not result in a significant impact based on its location, nor will there be any significant cumulative impacts.
As discussed, the project will not result in any new development and there are no changes to the existing buildings. Thus, there are no unusual circumstances which may lead to a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, 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 about 29 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 is identified as a historic resource, as a Non-Contributor to the Highland Park-Garvanza HPOZ. However, the proposed fence will not make any changes to the existing building. HPOZ staff reviewed and approved the project under ADM-2020-888-CWNC and additional review is not required, per the HPOZ Referral Form signed and dated June 20, 2024. 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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