317 South Broadway / ZA-2023-7092-MPA
Summary
SCH Number
2026040021
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
317 South Broadway / ZA-2023-7092-MPA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/1/2026
Document Description
The project involves a Main Plan Approval allowing the sale and dispensing of beer and wine for on-site consumption in conjunction with
a new restaurant within an existing 1,006 square feet vendor space with nine (9) indoor counter seats at Units F9 and F10. Hours of
operation for the restaurant shall be limited to 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m., daily. The applicant is proposing a Villa’s Tacos within the subject
unit spaces.
Contact Information
Name
Margaret Taylor
Agency Name
Apex LA
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Esther Ahn
Agency Name
city of los angeles
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
S Hill St & W 3rd St
Zip
90013
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the approval of alcohol service via a Main Plan Approval. None of the exceptions to the
Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: 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, mixed-use buildings, and multi-family 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 Downtown 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 the Main
Plan Approval. The project 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. 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.
? 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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