20223 Cabrillo Lane Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020889
Public Agency
City of Cerritos
Document Title
20223 Cabrillo Lane Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/24/2026
Document Description
The Project would demolish the existing preschool buildings on the Project site and redevelop the 1.34-acre site with 30 three-story townhome residences (including three affordable units), open space/recreation, parking, landscaping, and access improvements. The residential townhome structures would be three-story and include 1,390 square foot three-bedroom units, 1,400 square foot two-bedroom units, and 1,928 square foot four-bedroom units, all with attached two-car garages. The 30 residences on the 1.34-acre site would result in a density of 22.38 units per acre. The Project entitlements include a Precise Plan and a Vesting Tentative Tract Map.
Contact Information
Name
Chad Brown
Agency Name
Melia Homes
Job Title
VP of Planning and Development
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Amanda Acuna
Agency Name
City of Cerritos
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Cerritos
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Cabrillo Lane
Zip
90703
Total Acres
1.34
Parcel #
7055-017-002
State Highways
I-605, SR-91
Schools
Willow Elementary, Artesia High, Haskell Stem Academy, Tetzlaff
Waterways
San Gabriel River
Township
4S
Range
11W
Base
San Bern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 32; Section No. 15332 - In-Fill Development Projects
Reasons for Exemption
a) The Project site has been identified by the General Plan Housing Element as a site suitable for residential development to address the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation. Pursuant to the City’s recent General Plan Housing Element and subsequent re-zoning areas for development of new housing, the Project site has a General Plan Land Use designation and zoning designation of Area Development Plan (ADP) 18 that permits residential townhomes at an allowable density of 20 to 60 units per acre.
The Project would redevelop the site with 30 townhome residences on the 1.34-acre site, which would result in a development density of 22.38 units per acre, which would be within the ADP’s allowable density of 20 to 60 units per acre. The Project would meet all of the ADP-18 development standards, including density, building height and lot coverage, setbacks, open space, and parking requirements. Therefore, the Project would be consistent with the applicable General Plan and zoning regulations and meet the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15332(a).
b) The Project is within the city limits of the City of Cerritos, on a 1.34 net acre site, located along Cabrillo Lane. The site is surrounded by multi-family residential uses to the north, commercial retail uses to the west and south, and school uses to the east across Cabrillo Lane. As the Project site is located within City limits, less than five acres and surrounded by urban uses, it meets the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15332(b).
c) The Project site is developed and contains ornamental landscaping. The site does not contain any native vegetation and due to the developed non-native nature of the site, it does not have value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. The entire Project site has been disturbed by previous development and does not contain any sensitive habitat, endangered, rare, or threatened species or habitat that could support sensitive species. The Project site is located within an urban area. There are no California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), or Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) jurisdictional waters within the Project site boundaries; and the site does not contain any wetlands or vernal pools. Thus, no aquatic, riparian, or wetland related resources would be impacted by the Project. The Project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species and meets the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15332(c).
d) Approval of the Project would not result in any significant effects related to traffic, noise, air quality or water quality. Traffic, noise, air quality, and water quality studies have been prepared by licensed firms to study the impact of the development, and no significant impacts have been identified. The Class 32 CEQA Exemption Checklist that includes the traffic, noise, air quality, and water quality studies is appended to the Staff Report.
e) The Project site is located in an urbanized and developed area. The utilities necessary to construct and operate the Project (electric, trash, water, and sewage) would be adequately provided by existing utility service systems. The Project would connect to existing utility service lines surrounding the Project site. Trash collection services would be arranged prior to the issuance of building permits. All service confirmations would be addressed prior to occupancy. Given the Project size and its location within an area that is currently served by utilities, the site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Therefore, the proposed Project meets the criteria of CEQA Guidelines Section 15332(e),
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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