Westside Neighborhood School/ ENV-2024-4460-CE/ CPC-2024-4459-CU3-M1
Summary
SCH Number
2026020195
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Westside Neighborhood School/ ENV-2024-4460-CE/ CPC-2024-4459-CU3-M1
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/6/2026
Document Description
The Project proposes the relocation of the Developmental Kindergarten (DK) through 8th grade school uses of the Westside Neighborhood School (currently located at 5400 and 5401 South Beethoven Street) to an existing two-story office building located at 5340 South Alla Road. The private school will occupy approximately 132,392 square-feet of the office building. Interior improvements will be made to the existing office building to accommodate the new classrooms, administrative offices, and other school spaces. Portions of the existing surface parking lots will be converted into landscaping and play areas for students.
Contact Information
Name
David Woon
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
City Planner Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Brad Zacuto
Agency Name
Westside Neighborhood School
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Alla Road and Coral Tree Place
Zip
90066
Other Location Info
5340 South Alla Road (5344, 5340, and 5330 South Alla Road; 12901, 12965, 12975, 12985, and 12995 West Coral Tree Place; 5305, 5361, and 5381 South Beethoven Street)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301 and 15303 / Class 1 and Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of an existing two-story office building for school uses (Class 1) and it involves the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. 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 nor does the subject site contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: The proposed project will not result in significant cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place. (c) Significant Effect: The project will not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Most lots are developed with multi-family and commercial structures, and the subject site is of similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project site is located in a typical urbanized area of the Palms – Mar Vista – Del Rey Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site, and is similar in scope to other existing residential uses in the area. Furthermore, there is not a reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. (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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