The Lawn
Summary
SCH Number
2025061270
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
The Lawn
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/26/2025
Document Description
A Project Permit Compliance Review and Design Review for a sign program consisting of three (3) wall signs, seven (7) awning signs, one (1) monument identification sign, one (1) directional sign, one (1) information sign, and one (1) building identification sign.
Contact Information
Name
Sienna Kuo
Agency Name
Department of City Planning Los Angeles
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Gilbert Gutierrez
Agency Name
Kimberlina Whettam & associates
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
San Vicente Blvd & Montana Ave
Zip
90049
Total Acres
0.0573921028466
Parcel #
4404025031
State Highways
405
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15311 (Class 11)
Reasons for Exemption
A Categorical Exemption, ENV-2024-2610-CE, has been prepared for the proposed project consistent with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act. The project consists of a sign program with three (3) wall signs, seven (7) awning signs, one (1) monument identification, one (1) directional sign, one (1) information sign, and one (1) building identification sign for ‘The Lawn’. The City of Los Angeles determined based on the whole of the administrative record, that the Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15311 (Class 11) and there is no substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies.
The Class 11 Categorical Exemption allows for the construction of minor structures accessory to an existing commercial facility including on-premise signs. The project is proposing a sign program with three (3) wall signs, seven (7) awning signs, one (1) monument identification sign, one (1) directional sign, one (1) information sign, and one (1) building identification sign and is thereby eligible for this exemption.
Furthermore, the Exceptions outlined in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 do not apply to the proposed project:
(a) Location. The project is not located in a sensitive environment. The project is in a commercial district of a developed, urban neighborhood and is consistent with the scale and uses proximate to the area. In addition, the Project does not propose any illumination that will exceed 20,000 lumens.
(b) Cumulative Impact. The project is consistent with the type of development permitted for the area zoned C4-1VL and designated Community Commercial use. The new signage will not exceed thresholds identified for impacts to the area (i.e. traffic, noise, etc.) and will not result in significant cumulative impacts.
(c) Significant Effect. A Categorical Exemption shall not be used for an activity where there is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The proposed project consists of work typical of a commercial neighborhood. Thus, no unusual circumstances are present or foreseeable.
(d) Scenic Highways. The only State-designated Scenic Highway in the City of Los Angeles is the Topanga Canyon State Scenic Highway, State Route 27, which travels through a portion of the Topanga State Park. The subject property is located approximately 6.44 miles from Topanga Canyon State Scenic Highway. Therefore, the proposed project will not create any impacts to scenic resources within a State designated Scenic Highway.
(e) Hazardous Waste Sites. According to the EnviroStor, the State of California’s database of hazardous waste sites, neither the subject property nor any property in the vicinity, is identified as a hazardous waste site. Furthermore, the building permit history for the project site does not indicate the site may be hazardous or otherwise contaminated. Therefore, this exception does not apply.
(f) Historical Resources. The Project Site has not been identified as a historic resource Page 10 of 13 DIR-2024-2609-DRB-SPPC 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.
Therefore, the project is determined to be categorically exempt and does not require mitigation or monitoring measures. An appropriate environmental clearance has been granted.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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