Applebee's
Summary
SCH Number
2026080587
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
Applebee's
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/18/2026
Document Description
A Plan approval to permit the continued sale of a full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at an existing 5,037 square toot restaurant with aooroved hours of operation from 7 am to 12 am on Sundav to Thursday and 7 am to 1 am on Fridav and Saturdav.
Contact Information
Name
Ronald Igarashi
Agency Name
Apple SoCal LLC
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Norris Washington III
Agency Name
Apple SoCal LLC
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Chris Weeks
Agency Name
Wincal LLC / California Drive-In Theatres, Inc.
Job Title
Property Owner
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Joanna Marroquin
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
Winnetka Avenue & Praire Street
Zip
91311
Other Location Info
9201, 9203, 9205, 9229, 9255 North Winnetka Avenue
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the development of a plan approval for the continued sale of full line of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption at an existing 5,037 square feet restaurant with hours of operation from 7 am to 12 am on Sunday to Thursday and 7 am to 1 am on Friday and Saturday. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: Although the project is not located within a hillside area or within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as analyzed in Zimas, 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 as 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. Most adjacent .lots are developed with industrial/commercial buildings/mixed-use 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 Chatsworth - Porter Ranch Community Plan, and the project would be consistent with the designated zoning and would adhere to all requirements of the LAMC, with the approval of a Plan Approval. 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 possibilily 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 ZIMAS, SurveyLA, and/or 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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