Venice Beach- Removal for the sculpture entitled "Declaration"
Summary
SCH Number
2025080773
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Venice Beach- Removal for the sculpture entitled "Declaration"
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/19/2025
Document Description
The proposed activity consists on allowing a third party to remove a sculpture located at Winward Plaza entitled “Declaration”. This Sculpture is located on the Venice Beach Ocean Front Walk at the intersection of Winward and Ocean Avenues. The sculpture has become corroded and may pose a safety risk unless removed, since the applicant (LA Louver) is no longer able to maintain it. The proposed work is anticipated to take four weeks to complete. The construction staging area is the minimum temporary obstruction of public access necessary for safe equipment access; flagmen will be used to guide equipment to the staging area in order to avoid closure of the main boardwalk. Best management practices (BMPs), including avoidance of equipment on sandy beach and covering construction materials, are proposed to avoid adverse impacts to water quality. The sculpture will be returned to the artist that built it and trucked in Petaluma (CA).
Contact Information
Name
Elena Maggioni
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Park
Job Title
Environmental supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
Ocean Front Walk and Windward Ave
Zip
90291
Total Acres
0.5
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 CCR Title 14 Sec. 15301 (I)(4)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed Project consists of the removal of accessory structures.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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