Angel City Heliport - ZA-2004-5222-CU-PA2
Summary
SCH Number
2026041076
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Angel City Heliport - ZA-2004-5222-CU-PA2
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/22/2026
Document Description
The project consists of a plan approval for the continued operation of an existing helipad on the rooftop of an existing eight-story office
building in the C2-1 L-CDO and [Q[C2-1 L-CDO Zones. The helipad, Angel City Heliport, was originally approved in 1965 and has operated
continuously since that time. The most recent authorization, pursuant to Case No. ZA-2004-5222-CU-PA 1, was granted on September
24, 2015, and expired on January 1, 2025. The applicant also requests the deletion of Condition No. 17 in Case No. ZA-2004-5222-CUPA1
to eliminate the orant's expiration date. No new construction is proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Jonathan Hagar
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
Planning Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ricarda Bennett
Agency Name
Heliport Consultants
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
1900 W Sunset Blvd. and N Beaudry Ave
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 the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critrcal
concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: Per ZIMAS, there are no concurrent approved or pending projects 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 tots are
developed with residential and commercial buik!ings and the subjectsite is of similar size and slope to nearby properties. The project
site is located in a typical urbanized area of the Silver Lake - Echo Park - Elysian Valley Community Plan, and the project would be
consistent with the designated zoning and wouk:f adhere to all requirements of the LAMC. Furthermore, there is not a ~easonable
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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