Mission Maria Stella Maris
Summary
SCH Number
2026071137
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Mission Maria Stella Maris
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/29/2026
Document Description
The applicant requests a Plan Approval for the construction, use, and maintenance of a new detached bell tower measuring 24 feet, 6 inches in height and 98 square feet in area in conjunction with an existing 3,876 square-toot church that is 47 feet, 10 inches in building height·in the R1-1XL Zone. The church was constructed in 1925.
Contact Information
Name
Daniel Dailey
Agency Name
Society of St. Pius X, San Pedro, CA Inc.
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Peter Banda
Agency Name
Banda Engineering
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Jonathan Hagar
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
Planning Staff
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Roxbury Street & Leavenworth Drive
Zip
90731
Other Location Info
3600 Roxbury Street
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guldelines Section 15303 / Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the development of an ancillary structure. None ofthe exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: . Althot.igh the project is located within a hillside area, the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critica! 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 rn signi,ficant cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place. (c) Significant Effect: The project wil! not have a significant effect on the environment due
to unusual circumstances. Most adjacent Iets are developed with single-family dwellings and institutional buildings 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 San Pedro 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 institutional uses in the area. Furtherrnore, 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) Historica! Resources: Per SurveyLA, and Historie Places LA, the project site is not identified or eligible as a historica! resource. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historica! resource.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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