Cali Chilli - ZA-2024-5638-CUB
Summary
SCH Number
2026040191
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Cali Chilli - ZA-2024-5638-CUB
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/6/2026
Document Description
The applicant requests a Class 2 Conditional Use Permit to allow the sale and dispensing of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site
consumption in conjunction with an existing 3,714 square-foot restaurant (Cali Chili) with 104 indoor seats and a 1,477 square-foot
partially covered patio with 76 outdoor seats including limited live entertainment (musicians/singers, comedy, and DJ). Hours of operation
are from 6:00 a.m. to 1 :00 a.m. daily. No new construction to expand the buildings height footprint, or floor area is proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Jonathan Hagar
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Brett Engstrom
Agency Name
Engstrom Planning
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
200 South Los Angeles Street and E 2nd st.
Zip
90012
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves an existing facility. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA
Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The project is not located within a hillside area or within the
Santa Monica Mountains Zone, and 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 multi-family residential, commercial, and institutional
uses, and ttie 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. 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. 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.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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