3061 North Delevan Drive - 4003 West Avenue 40 (ENV-2025-3021-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2025090550
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
3061 North Delevan Drive - 4003 West Avenue 40 (ENV-2025-3021-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/12/2025
Document Description
The proposed project is for the demolition of an existing one (1)-story single-family dwelling and detached carport for the construction of a new 1,562-square-foot, two (2)-story single-family
dwelling and a 324-square-foot detached carport on a 9,254.40-square-foot lot. As new construction of a single-family dwelling, the project qualifies for the Class 3 Categorical Exemption.
The site is zoned R1-1-CDO and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low 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 0.21 acres (9,254.40-square-feet). Lots adjacent to the subject site are
developed with· single-family dwellings. 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.
Contact Information
Name
Andrea Magaña Withers
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Aris Keshishian
Agency Name
AKDA
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Delevan Dr & Ave 40
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION
3061 North Delevan Drive
Other Information
NAME OF APPLICANT/ OWNER:
Rajeev Malhotra
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303, Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
There are six (6) Exceptions which the City is required to consider before finding a project exempt under Class 15303 and 15332: (a) Location; (b) Cumulative Impacts; (c) Significant Effect; (d) Scenic Highways; (e) Hazardous Waste Sites; and (f) Historical Resources.
The site is zoned R1-1-CDO and has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Residential.
While the subject site is located within a Special Grading Area (BOE Basic Grid Map A-13372), Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, Liquefaction area and is located within the Hollywood Fault, specific Regulatory Compliance Measures (RCMs) in the City of Los Angeles regulate the grading and construction of projects in the particular types of "sensitive" locations and will reduce any potential impacts to less than significant. Regulatory Compliance Measures (RCMs) include requirements to conform with the California Building Code and the City's Landform Grading. These RCMs have been historically proven to work to the satisfaction of the City Engineer to reduce any impacts from the specific environment the project is located. Thus, the location of the project will not result in a significant impact based on its location.
With regard to potential cumulative impacts during the construction phase of the project, there may be active construction activity in the vicinity of where the subject property is located at the same time that the project undergoes construction. However, Regulatory Compliance Measures will help ensure that cumulative impacts related to construction activity are addressed. The proposed project did not meet the threshold for requiring a Construction Traffic Management Plan as determined by the City's Department of Transportation (LADOT). 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. Therefore, the subject project will have no cumulative impact on the City's circulation system.
The subject site is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). This does not support an unusual circumstance as the City has thousands of similar developments of the same size and scale in VHFHSZ. Additionally, the existing regulatory compliance measures will ensure there is no potential for an impact. Such areas are subject to existing emergency plans and regulations that govern development in fire hazards areas:
• Adopted emergency response plans and emergency evacuation plans applicable to the City of Los Angeles, include the City of Los Angeles Emergency Operations Plan and the Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Response Plan (OAERP). The
OAERP defines responsibilities and provides guidance to agencies and jurisdictions within the County Operational Area on how to interface with the Operational Area Coordinator during emergencies and disasters.1 The City's Emergency Operations Plan and Annexes identify roles, responsibilities and required actions for various City
departments, particularly LAFD and the LAPD. In addition to their emergency response plans, both the City and County also designate Disaster Routes, which are freeway, highway or arterial routes pre-identified for use during emergencies. Disaster routes are not the same as evacuation routes. The Evacuation Annex of the City's Emergency Operation Plan provides that "[p]rimary evacuation routes consist of the major interstates, highways, and primary arterials within the City and Los Angeles County."2
Disaster routes are used to bring emergency personnel, equipment, and supplies to impacted areas, while evacuation routes are used to move an affected population out of an impacted area. The closest County-designated primary (i.e. freeway) Disaster Route
to the project site is State Route 110.3
• Fire, Building, and Zoning Code. Properties in VHFHSZs must comply with the requirements of Fire Code Section 57 .322, which requires brush clearance within 200 feet of any structure. LAFD performs microenvironment weather analysis to check for irregular weather patterns and changes, which alerts LAFD to conditions such as windy days combined with low humidity. LAFD uses a Burning lndex4 to determine when to call a Red Flag Day.5 A Red Flag Day is when the potential for a fast-moving brush fire is
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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