Sidewalk Repair Program - 3186 S ALMERIA ST -90731 (BSS)

2026080570

City of Los Angeles

NOE - Notice of Exemption

8/18/2026

8/18/2026

Hector Banuelos

City of Los Angeles

Tree Superintendent

Lead/Public Agency

1149 S Broadway 4th Floor M/S 550
Los Angeles, CA 90015

(213) 216-4846

hector.banuelos@lacity.org

90731

3186 S ALMERIA ST, LOS ANGELES CA 90731

Categorical Exemption

15301 (c); 15332

Class 1 (CEQA Guidelines 15301), “consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, 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” and includes “[e]xisting…streets, sidewalks, gutters…and similar facilities.” The Willits sidewalk repairs, which repair existing City sidewalks and may include minor additions to existing sidewalks such as curb ramps that result in negligible or no expansion of use, fit squarely into the CEQA Class 1 category. Class 32 (CEQA Guidelines 15332) “consists of project characterized as in-fill development meeting the following: (a) the project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations; (b) the proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses; (c) the project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species; (d) approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality; and (e) the site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.” The Willits sidewalk repairs qualify for the Class 32 Categorical Exemption as the Project is developed on an infill site (previously developed for qualified urban uses) or adjacent to qualified urban uses, and meets the conditions described in this section (Willits Sidewalk Repairs, Technical Memorandum No. 4: In-Fill Development Project Analysis for Purposes of CEQA Guidelines 15332, saved on file with the Bureau of Engineering). B. Consideration of Potential Exceptions to use of a Categorical Exemption The State CEQA Guidelines (CCR Sec 15300.2) limit the use of categorical exemptions in the following circumstances: 1. Location. Exemption Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located – a project that is ordinarily insignificant in its impact on the environment may be significant in a particularly sensitive environment. Therefore, these classes are considered to apply all instances, except where the project may impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies. Sidewalk Repair Program - 3186 S ALMERIA ST Page 3 of 4 Not applicable to Class 1 and Class 32. 2. Cumulative Impact. This exception applies when, although a project may not have a significant impact, the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time is significant. No successive projects of the same type (sidewalk repair) in the same place (specific site) are anticipated (Willits Sidewalk Repairs, Technical Memorandum No. 3: Supplemental Cumulatively Considerable Analysis for purposes of CEQA Guidelines 15300.2(b) saved on file with the Bureau of Engineering). Therefore, this exception is not applicable to this Project. 3. Significant Effect. This exception applies when, although the project may otherwise be exempt, there is a reasonable possibility that the project will have a significant effect due to unusual circumstances. No unusual circumstances are present (Willits Sidewalk Repairs, Technical Memorandum No. 1: Finding of No Unusual Circumstances for Purposes of CEQA Guidelines 15300.2(c) and Willits Sidewalk Repairs, Technical Memorandum No. 2: Biological Resources Analysis - Sidewalk Repair Program - 15125 W WYANDOTTE ST - 91405, saved on file with the Bureau of Engineering). Therefore, this exception is not applicable to this Project. 4. Scenic Highway. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to, trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources, within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway. The project sites are not located in a state scenic highway. Therefore, this exception is not applicable to this Project. 5. Hazardous Waste Site. This exception applies when a project is located on a site listed as a hazardous waste site under Government Code Section 65962.5. The Project sites have been checked and are not located on a site included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code (Project Checklist, saved on file with the Bureau of Engineering). Therefore, this exception is not applicable to this Project. 6. Historical Resources. This exception applies when a project may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. The Project sites have been checked and are not located on sites that have historical resources, or will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource (Project Checklist, saved on file with the Bureau of Engineering). Therefore, this exception is not applicable to this Project.