217 North Avenue 55 (ENV-2023-3248-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2026090904
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
217 North Avenue 55 (ENV-2023-3248-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/21/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is the construction, use, and maintenance of a new three (3)-story, seven (7) unit apartment building with one (1) unit set aside for a low-income household, and one (1) unit set aside for a very low-income household towards the rear of an existing historic duplex. The project site is a 9,825.5 square foot lot that is zoned RD2-1-HPOZ and contains an existing historic duplex built in 1907 which is a Contributing Feature to the Highland Park – Garvanza Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). The unit mix ranges from one (1) studio, two (2) units consisting of one (1) bedroom, two (2) units consisting of 2 (2) bedrooms, and two (2) units consisting of three (3) bedrooms and the floor area of each dwelling unit will range from 437 to 1,187 square feet. The project proposes seven (7) long term bicycle parking stalls, and two (2) short term bicycle parking stalls. The project proposes to grade approximately 570 cubic yards of cut and approximately 100 cubic yards of fill.
Contact Information
Name
Pablo Estrada
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, City Planning Department
Job Title
City Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Gustavo Cesareo
Agency Name
Citta Nuova Design
Job Title
Representativve
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Orlando Cetina
Agency Name
Citta Nuova Designs
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
N Ave 55 & Marmion Wy
Zip
90042
Total Acres
.23
Other Location Info
217 North Avenue 55
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15332, Class 32
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the development of [up to three single family homes or 6 multi-family units]. 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 the ZIMAS data/information, the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critical 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 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 lots are developed with single-family dwellings/commercial buildings/mixed-use buildings/multi-family structures, 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 Northeast Los Angeles 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 the Density Bonus incentives, and Certificate of Appropriateness. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site and is similar in scope to other existing residential and commercial uses in the area. Furthermore, 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) Historical Resources: Per ZIMAS, SurveyLA, and/or Historic Places LA, the project site is identified as a historical resource as a contributing feature in the Highland Park – Garvanza Historic Preservation Overlay Zone. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 to the categorical exemption(s) apply to the Project; no unusual circumstance is found.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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