CIGAR LOUNGE - ZA-2025-4595-CUB
Summary
SCH Number
2026030004
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
CIGAR LOUNGE - ZA-2025-4595-CUB
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/2/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is for the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption in conjunction a proposed
1,507 square-foot private membership club with 26 indoor seats in the C2-2D-CPIO Zone. The proposed hours of operation are from
10:00 am to 10:00 pm, daily. No new construction is proposed to expand the existing building floor area, footprint, or height.
Contact Information
Name
Monique Acosta
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Steve Kim
Agency Name
GSD Partners
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
5201 West Adams Boulevard and South Alsace Avenue
Zip
90016
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303/ Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt because it involves the development of a commercial use not involving the use of significant amounts of hazardous
substances and . \ exceeding 10,000 square feet in floor area in an urbanized area. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption
guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The project is not located within a hillside area
within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, 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. All adjacent lots are developed with commercial buildings and mixed use
buildings, 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 West Adams - Baldwin Hills - Leimert 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 Class 2 Conditional Use Permit. The project is not unusual for the vicinity
of the site and is similar in scope to other existing mixed-use developments 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 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.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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