776 North Virgil Avenue (ENV-2026-4228-CE)
Summary
SCH Number
2026100295
Public Agency
City of Los Angeles
Document Title
776 North Virgil Avenue (ENV-2026-4228-CE)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/9/2026
Document Description
A change of use from a 1,170 square-foot retail space to a 1,170 square-foot retail space with café use, within an existing one (1)-story commercial building, and interior remodel.
Contact Information
Name
Yamillet Brizuela
Agency Name
City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning
Job Title
City Planning Associate
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Nanthaporn Pichakonpanya
Agency Name
One Design Lab Inc.
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Toru Matoba
Agency Name
BIU Inc.
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Diego A. Mendez
Agency Name
Owner
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Los Angeles
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Virgil Ave & Monroe St
Zip
90029
Other Location Info
PROJECT LOCATION: 776 North Virgil Avenue (774-778, 780 North Virgil Avenue; and 4065 West Monroe Street)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 / Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt because it involves a change of use of an existing retail use to a retail with café use. 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 and not located within the Santa Monica Mountains Zone, and the subject site does not contain an officially mapped environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern. (b) Cumulative Impact: 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 commercial buildings and single-family residence, 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 Hollywood 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 Specific Plan Project Compliance. The project is not unusual for the vicinity of the site, and is similar in scope to other existing commercial and 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 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 not identified or eligible as a historical resource. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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