23-021 Painter Avenue and Vicinity Rehabilitation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026031213
Public Agency
City of Whittier
Document Title
23-021 Painter Avenue and Vicinity Rehabilitation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/27/2026
Document Description
Street rehabilitation for Greenleaf Avenue, Painter Avenue, and residential streets in the neighboring areas. Concrete work including curb ramps, curb and gutter, spandrels, driveway aprons and root pruning and tree removal. Also includes reestablishing detection loops and re-striping. his work includes removing and replacing existing asphalt pavement, concrete access ramps, curb and guter, cross gutter, root pruning, tree removal, and re-establishing detection loops, and re-striping The disturbed project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species. Janine Drive and the neighborhood north of Janine Drive are not designated as a scenic highway. The project site is not listed on Geotracker as having an active clean-up site assessment pursuant to lists identified under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. The project site does not impact historical resources.
Contact Information
Name
Ronald Henry
Agency Name
City of Whittier
Job Title
Civil Engineering Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Whittier
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Painter Avenue and Whittier Boulevard
Other Location Info
Various locations
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project was reviewed for potential exemptions and was found to satisfy the standards of Class 1 as specified within Article 19 Categorical Exemptions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. A Class 1 exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination, including but not limited to: (c) Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes. The application meets the standards for Section 15301(c) in that the construction will involve minimal to no land alteration in an area that is already developed and the soil is disturbed. The project sites are located in the City’s Right-of-Way. None of the project sites are environmentally sensitive, and they will not result in significant effects to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality with the construction of the new facilities. No significant adverse effects were identified during the evaluation process. Therefore, the City of Whittier has determined that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and a Notice of Exemption will be filed pursuant to Section 15062 of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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