1126 East Victoria Avenue (2205 South Penmar Avenue), Los Angeles, 90291 Over-in-Height Fence
Summary
SCH Number
2026100120
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
1126 East Victoria Avenue (2205 South Penmar Avenue), Los Angeles, 90291 Over-in-Height Fence
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/5/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is the use, maintenance. and after-the-fact approval of a 6-foot cedar plank fence and portion of a stuccoed concrete black wall along 75 feet of the front yard on Victoria Avenue, and a 6-foot tall stucco wall with drought- resistant plantings along 37 feet of the front yard at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Penmar Avenue. The project is located on a 9,104 square-foot lot in the RD3 zone, currently developed with a single-family residence. No changes are proposed to the existing walls.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Darsky
Agency Name
Darsky Family Trust
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Andres Gutierrez
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles
Job Title
Planning Staff
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Chloe Parker
Agency Name
Pacific Coast Consultants
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Victoria Avenue & Penmar Avenue
Zip
90291
Other Location Info
1126 East Penmar Avenue (2205 South Penmar Avenue)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 / Class 3
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves the development of an over-in-height fence. None of the exceptions to the Categorical Exemption Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 applies to the proposed project. (a) Location: The project is not located within a hillside area or within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, as analyzed through ZIMAS date/info, 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 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, 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 Venice 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 residential 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 located in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and will comply with the specific requirements for landscaping and brush clearance. (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. 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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