Freedom Church / ENV-2025-4187-CE / ZA-2025-4186-CU2-WDI
Summary
SCH Number
2025111036
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Freedom Church / ENV-2025-4187-CE / ZA-2025-4186-CU2-WDI
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/24/2025
Document Description
A Class 2 Conditional Use Permit to allow the change of use from commercial/office to church with accessory/ancillary uses including a childcare facility and nursery school, and a “Sunday school” (or religious instruction) within an existing two-story, 35-foot tall, 92,031-square foot building on an approximately 108,499-square foot property. No changes are proposed that would increase the floor area, footprint or height of the existing building. Improvements are proposed to the associated outdoor areas including the creation of four (4) covered patio areas, an outdoor playground area, and landscape and hardscape improvements, in the MR2-1 Zone
Contact Information
Name
Michelle Carter
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jessica Pakdaman
Agency Name
Rosenheim and Associates
Job Title
Agent / Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Prairie Street and Corbin Avenue
Zip
91311
Other Location Info
19809 & 19817 West Prairie Street
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because the site is currently improved with a commercial building and involves the change of use and tenant improvements from commercial/office to church with accessory/ancillary uses including a childcare facility, nursery school and a “Sunday school.” None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The project is not located within a hillside area and is not within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone. (b) Cumulative Impact: The proposed project does not include exterior construction. The approval includes a conditional use permit to allow the change of use from commercial/office to a church with ancillary uses. (c) Significant Effect: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. All adjacent lots are developed with a mix of commercial office/light industrial uses and open space. The project site is located in a typical urbanized area of the Chatsworth - Porter Ranch Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC, with the approval of the conditional use permit. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site and is similar in scope to other existing commercial uses in the area. (d) Scenic Highways: The project is not in the vicinity of a state scenic highway and will not damage scenic resources in a state scenic highway. (e) Hazardous Waste Sites: The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 related to hazardous waste sites. (f) Historical Resources: Per ZIMAS, SurveyLA, and/or Historic Places LA, the project site is not identified or eligible as a historical resource. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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