969 Manzanita Street (ENV-2021-5672-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2025051000
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
969 Manzanita Street (ENV-2021-5672-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2025
Document Description
The project includes the demolition of a two-story residential apartment building that contains four (4) dwelling units and a detached accessory building for the construction, use, and maintenance of a 17-unit residential apartment building. The proposed project will rise to a maximum height of 67 feet and will consist of five residential floors built over one partially subterranean parking floor. The project site has a lot area of approximately 7,439 square-feet. The project will contain 15,509 square-feet of floor area for a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.9:1. The project will also include nine (9) vehicle parking spaces, 17 long-term bicycle parking spaces, and two (2) short-term bicycle parking spaces. The project will retain one (1) on-site protected tree and two (2) street trees in the public right-of-way and remove three (3) on-site non-protected trees. As a new multi-family residential structure, and as a project which is characterized as in-fill development, the project qualifies for the Section 15332, Class 32 Categorical Exemption.
Contact Information
Name
Erick Morales
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Judith Cukier
Agency Name
Merkavah Studio
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
969, 969 ½, 971, and 971 ½ North Manzanita Street
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT / OWNER:
Tomer Tzadok
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332 – Class 32
Reasons for 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 proposed project. As mentioned, the project includes the demolition of a two-story residential apartment building that contains four (4) dwelling units and a detached accessory building for the construction, use, and maintenance of a 17-unit residential apartment building in an area zoned and designated for such development. All adjacent lots are developed with residential uses, and the project site is of a similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project utilizes a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 3.9:1 on a site that is permitted to have a maximum FAR of 4.5:1 per the Transit Oriented Communities Program. 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 site is approximately 18 miles east from State Route 27. Therefore, the project site will not create any impacts within a designated as a state scenic highway. 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. However, the project site is within 500 feet of a school investigation site. According to the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report (ESA), dated December 8, 2023, and prepared by AEI Consultants, there are no environmental concerns regarding the project site. The project site has been developed with the existing structures since 1920. Additionally, the school investigation site is currently developed as a residential building. At some time before 1919, the school investigation site may have been developed with a hospital. Due to the extended period of time since that possible use, it is unlikely that the school investigation site remains an environmental concern. Furthermore, the building permit history for the project site does not indicate the site may be hazardous or otherwise contaminated. 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 Historic 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. 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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