Mixteca Restaurant
Summary
SCH Number
2025120403
Public Agency
Lake County
Document Title
Mixteca Restaurant
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/10/2025
Document Description
Approval for a Minor Use Permit, Design Review Permit, and CEQA Categorical Exemption. The proposal is to convert an existing 938 square feet ice cream shop to a restaurant with alcohol service, including connecting an existing 318-square-foot-patio. Additionally, the applicant is requested to repaint the exterior of the structure and existing signs to arctic white and install the wall signage as detailed in Attachment 1.
Contact Information
Name
Pablo Guerrero
Agency Name
County of Lake, Community Development Department, Planning Division
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Deilly Echeverri
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Middletown
Counties
Lake
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
State Highway 29 and Wardlaw Street
Zip
95461
Total Acres
2.24
Parcel #
024-491-13
State Highways
California State Highway 29, 175
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Middletown Unified School District
Waterways
Saint Helena Creek, Dry Creek, & Unnamed Water Courses
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, California Code of Regulations, title 14, Section 15301, (e)(1).
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project qualifies for a categorical exemption under the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15301 (e) (Class 1) “Existing Facilities” would be applied to convert an existing 938 square feet ice cream shop to a restaurant with alcohol service, including connecting an existing 318-square-foot-patio, under proposed Minor Use Permit. The preceding section allows additions to existing structures provided they do not exceed 50 percent of the original floor area. The primary structure contains 938 square feet, and the proposed patio connection falls below this 50 percent threshold, qualifying for the exemption.
County Clerk
Lake
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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