TRADER JOE'S STORE #31 / ZA-2025-3556-CUB
Summary
SCH Number
2026020675
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
TRADER JOE'S STORE #31 / ZA-2025-3556-CUB
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/19/2026
Document Description
Conditional Use Permit for a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site sale, in conjunction with an existing 9,195 sf. market.
Contact Information
Name
Iris Wan
Agency Name
city of los angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Dan Kramer
Agency Name
Dan Kramer Law Group
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
W 3RD ST / La Brea Ave
Zip
90036
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
JUSTIFICATION FOR PROJECT EXEMPTION: ? Additional page(s) attached
The project is exempt because it involves the request for continued sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for off-site sale, in conjunction with an existing
9,195 sf. market. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a)
Location: The project site is not located in a hillside area, the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or
critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: Per ZIMAS, the LADBS Haul Route Status Table, and Navigate LA, there are no concurrent approved or pending
projects or haul routes within the same place of the project site. 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 adjacent properties are developed with a mix of commercial and residential uses, 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 Wilshire 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 a Conditional Use Permit. The proj ect is not unusual for the
vicinity of the site and is similar in scope to other existing commercial 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. The project site is not located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity
Zone. (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.
IZI None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 to the categorical exemption(s) apply to the Project; no unusual
circumstance is found.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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