658 N Lillian Way (ENV-2024-2745-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2025030138
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
658 N Lillian Way (ENV-2024-2745-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/5/2025
Document Description
The project involves the demolition of an existing single family dwelling and detached garage and a request for a preliminary parcel map allow the subdivision of a 7,192 square foot lot into four (4) new small lots (Parcels A, B, C & D) and the construction of a three (3) story single-family dwelling on each new small lot. Parcel A will consist of an approximate 2,140 square feet of lot area and a proposed 2,280 square foot single family home. Parcel B will consist of an approximate 1,345 square feet of lot area and a proposed 2,335 square foot single family home. Parcel C will consist of an approximate 1,391 square feet of lot area and a proposed 2,466 square feet single family home. Parcel D will consist of an approximate 2,316 square feet of lot area and a proposed 2,594
square feet single family home. Each proposed single-family dwelling will include a ground-floor two-car garage, and will be accessible via a common access driveway and a common access
pedestrian pathway. The project entitlement is for the subdivision of a single 7,192 square foot parcel into four new parcels pursuant to the Small Lot Subdivision Ordinances (176,254 and 185,462) to allow the development of four single family dwelling units, one on each new lot. All proposed single-family dwellings are designed with attached two-car garage at ground level. As a small lot subdivision and a project which is characterized as infill development, the project qualifies for the Class 32 Categorical Exemption.
The site is zoned C2-1 and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of General Commercial. As shown in the case file, the project is consistent with the applicable Wilshire Community Plan
designation and policies and all applicable zoning designations and regulations. The subject site is wholly within the City of Los Angeles, and a site that is approximately .165 acres. Lots adjacent
to the subject site are developed with single family and multi-family dwellings.
The site is previously disturbed and surrounded by development, and therefore is not and has no value as a habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. There are three parkway trees located on the public right of way along Lillian Way, as identified by the Tree Report prepared by Kevin Neiman (Registered Consulting Arborist #799) on October 13, 2023. The Tree Report identified the following street trees: two (2) “Deodar Cedars” and one (1) “queen palm” in fair condition. The project proposes to retain all street trees. The project also proposes to plant an additional 3 24-inch box Palo Verde trees on-site.
The project is similar in scale and scope to adjoining and neighboring uses, and will not result in any significant effects to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality. The Noise Impact Study
prepared by ENVICOM Corporation dated December 2023 concluded the project “will not exceed the City’s applicable noise standards.” The project will be subject to Regulatory Compliance
Measures (RCMs), which require compliance with the City of Los Angeles Noise Ordinance, pollutant discharge, dewatering, stormwater mitigations, and Best Management Practices for
stormwater runoff. These RCMs will ensure the project will not have a significant impact on noise and water. Furthermore, the project does not exceed the threshold criteria established by LADOT
for preparing a transportation study. Therefore, the project will not have any significant impacts to traffic or transportation. The Air Quality Study also prepared by ENVICOM Corporation dated
December 2023 noted that efforts would be taken during construction and operations to maintain and control odors, concluding that “the potential for the project to generate odors adversely affecting a substantial number of people during construction and operation would be less than significant.” Therefore, the project will not have significant impacts to air quality.
The project site will be adequately served by all public utilizes and services given that the construction of four single family dwellings will be on sites which have been previously developed and is consistent with the General Plan.
Contact Information
Name
Filomena Fuchs
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
James Woodson
Agency Name
JRW Consulting
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
658 North Lillian Way
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT/ OWNER:
Songdong Hu, 658 Lillian LLC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 – Class 32
Reasons for Exemption
Exceptions Narrative for Class 32 Categorical Exemption
There are five (5) Exceptions which must be considered in order to find a project exempt under Class 32: (a) Cumulative Impacts; (b) Significant Effect; (c) Scenic Highways; (d) Hazardous Waste Sites; and (e) Historical Resources.
There is not a succession of known projects of the same type and in the same place as the subject project. One (1) parcel map case was found within a 1,000-foot radius of the proposed project, and it was approved in 2006. As mentioned, the project proposes a Small Lot Subdivision for the creation of four parcels and the construction, use and maintenance of four single family dwellings in an area zoned and designated for such development. All adjacent lots are developed with single-story commercial and residential developments, and the proposed project is of a similar size and scope to nearby properties. The project proposes a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.51:1 on a site that is permitted to have a maximum FAR of 3:1. 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 proposed project is over 24 miles away from Topanga Canyon State Scenic Highway, State Route 27. Therefore, the subject site will not create any impact within a designated state scenic highway. Furthermore, according to Envirostor, the State of California’s database of Hazardous Waste Sites, neither the subject site, not any site in the vicinity is identified as a hazardous waste site.
The project site was identified as a “Designated Historic Resource” with the California Historical Resource Status Code 5D1- "Designated contributor to a Historic Preservation Overlay Zone
(HPOZ)". However, it is zoned C2-1 and not part of the HPOZ. The property is also classified as a "District Altered Contributor." It was not included in the Hancock Park HPOZ. The City does not choose to treat the site as a historic resource. Based on this, the project will not result in a substantive 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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