Landscape Improvements – Harbor Development Permit No. 26-030
Summary
SCH Number
2026071091
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Landscape Improvements – Harbor Development Permit No. 26-030
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/28/2026
Document Description
Replace existing grass landscaping with drought-tolerant landscaping, in accordance with Assembly Bill 1572.
Contact Information
Name
Julia Wu Stephan
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Senior Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Allyson Teramoto
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
925 Harbor Plaza (Former Port Administration Building) and Harbor Plaza North (east of Pico Ave); Harbor Planning District 8 – Southeast Harbor Planning District
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities (Class 1):
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 1 Categorical Exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The Port will issue a Level I HDP for minor alteration of existing facilities to remove existing grass landscape involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15302 Replacement or Reconstruction (Class 2)
Reasons for Exemption
The Class 2 Categorical Exemption consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. The project involves replacing existing grass landscape with drought-tolerant landscaping, in accordance with Assembly Bill 1572. All items that are removed from the site will be disposed of in a manner that meets all federal, state and local environmental and regulatory requirements.
The Port has determined that none of the exceptions to the exemptions in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15300.2 foreclose the use of Categorical Exemption CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1. Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Class 2. Replacement or Reconstruction); therefore, the Project is exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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