City of Gardena Conditional Use Permit #8-24
Summary
SCH Number
2025030987
Public Agency
City of Gardena
Document Title
City of Gardena Conditional Use Permit #8-24
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/24/2025
Document Description
A request for a conditional use permit to operate an amusement arcade within an existing commercial space located in an existing commercial shopping center within the General Commercial (C-3) zoning district, in accordance with Section 18.32.030.H of the Gardena Municipal Code.
Contact Information
Name
Amanda Acuna
Agency Name
City of Gardena
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Matthew Chi
Agency Name
Wawa Claw LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Gardena
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
S Normandie Ave and W Artesia Blvd
Zip
90248
Total Acres
6.18
Parcel #
6106-034-001
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, 15300.2
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15301, Existing Facilities, which exempts negligible or no expansions of use in existing facilities from the provisions of CEQA. The building in which the project is proposed already exists. The project will not include any alterations to the existing building footprint nor the exterior façade as
previously approved. The building in which the amusement arcade would be located is an existing commercial tenant space within a multi-tenant commercial center, originally constructed in 1989 for retail and service purposes. As a result, the applicant’s request to operate an arcade within the current commercial space is not considered an expansion of use.
The project is not subject to any of the exceptions to the exemptions
under Section 15300.2 of the California Environmental Quality Act. The cumulative impact of establishing the amusement arcade is not considered significant. The project is not located along any state-designated scenic highway nor within any designated hazardous waste site. The building where the arcade will be located is not considered a significant historical structure by any governmental body. Staff does not
expect any significant impacts or unusual circumstances related to the approval of this project.
Therefore, the proposed project is categorically exempt from CEQA.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Guideline Section 15061(b)(3), which exempts projects where it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question does not have a significant effect on the environment. As stated above, the amusement arcade is not an expansion of the existing commercial use and therefore will not create any significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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