Cazador/Carlyle (ENV-2018-7453-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2025030394
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Cazador/Carlyle (ENV-2018-7453-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/11/2025
Document Description
The project is the subdivision of five (5) lots into 10 lots for the construction, use, and maintenance of seven (7) existing dwelling units and 13 new dwelling units. The proposed project also includes the removal of four (4) of the eight (8) Protected Trees that exist on-site. As a subdivision, and a project which is characterized as in-fill development, the project qualifies for the Class 32 Categorical Exemption.
The site is zoned R2-1-HCR and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Medium I Residential. As shown in the case file, the project is consistent with the applicable Northeast Los Angeles Community Plan designation and policies and all applicable zoning designations and regulations. The subject site is wholly within the City of Los Angeles, on a site that is approximately
1.81 acres. Lots adjacent to the subject site are developed with mainly low- to medium-density residential uses. 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. As identified in the Tree Report prepared by John K. Innes, ASLA, ISA Landscape Architect on August 8, 2024, there are eight (8) existing Protected Trees and Shrubs that exist on-site. There are five (5) California black walnuts, two (2) Coast live oaks, and one (1) Toyon shrub. Four (4) of the Protected Trees are proposed for removal (three (3) protected black walnut trees and one (1) protected live oak tree) and are proposed to be replaced at a 4:1 ratio. The previous Tree Report prepared by John K. Innes on February 13, 2024, identified five (5) existing Protected Trees and Shrubs that exist on site and two Protected Trees were proposed for removal with a 4:1 tree replacement ratio. The new August 8, 2024, Tree Report stamped by the Urban Forestry Division on February 20, 2025, supersedes the Tree Report prepared by John K. Innes on February 13, 2024, and stamped by the Urban Forestry Division on April 29, 2024. As identified in the previous Tree Report prepared by John Oblinger, ISA Certified Arborist WE-6820-A on October 18, 2018, there are also 13 non-Protected Significant Trees (pursuant to the Mt. Washington-Glassell Park Specific Plan) on-site. Seven (7) of these Significant Trees are proposed to be removed from the subject site; they will be replaced with seven (7) 24-inch box trees. 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 significant impacts on noise and water. Furthermore, the project does not exceed the threshold criteria established by LADOT for preparing a traffic study. Therefore, the project will not have any significant impacts to traffic. Interim thresholds were developed by DCP staff based on CalEEMod model runs relying on reasonable assumptions, consulting with AQMD staff, and surveying published air quality studies for which criteria air pollutants did not exceed the established SCAQMD construction and operational thresholds. The project site will be adequately served by all public utilities and services given that the subdivision will be on a site which has been previously developed and is consistent with the General Plan. Therefore, the project meets all of the Criteria for the Class 32.
Contact Information
Name
Linda Lou
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Dan Zacharias
Agency Name
DZ Expediting
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Cazador Drive & Carlyle Place
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
2242-2252 North Cazador Drive; 2231-2245 North Carlyle Place; 2236 North/East Carlyle Place
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Greentek Investments II LLC and Heiko Flores LLC
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 – Class 32
Reasons for Exemption
There are five (5) Exceptions which the City is required to consider before finding a project exempt under Class 15332: (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. As mentioned, the project proposes the subdivision of five (5) lots into ten (10) lots for the construction, use and maintenance of 20 dwelling units (seven (7) existing) in an area zoned and designated for such development. All adjacent lots are developed with single-family dwellings and multi-family dwellings, and the subject site is of a similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project’s proposed Floor Area Ratio and size will comply with and be regulated through the Specific Plan for each proposed development. 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 project site is located about 20 miles east of this State Scenic Highway. 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 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. 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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