Inglewood Municipal Code Art. 28 Environmental Review Regulations

In accordance with Section 15268(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines, specific projects and activities in the City of Inglewood that are deemed to be ministerial projects and thereby exempt from the requirements of CEQA include, but are not limited to:

A. Building permits, and related permits issued by the Inglewood Division of Building and Safety for the excavation and construction of building foundations.

B. Certificates of Occupancy.

C. Permits issued by the Inglewood Fire Department as required by the Uniform Fire Code and amendments thereto.

D. Oil well permit, for which location a Special Use Permit has been previously granted.

E. Business licenses and related permits issued by the Permits and Licenses Committee.

F. Site Plan Review of a proposed project located within a community plan area (e.g., Transit Oriented Development Plan Area, Specific Plan Area, etc.) where a community level Environmental Review was certified or adopted within ten years of the date that the proposed project application is deemed complete and the proposed project incorporates relevant mitigation from said environmental review. (Exception: any consideration by the Planning Commission of an appeal of any requirement imposed under the provisions of Site Plan Review shall constitute a discretionary consideration and shall be subject to the requirements of CEQA.)

G. Plot plan reviews and lot line adjustments approved pursuant to the Hollywood Park Specific Plan, and any appeals thereof.

(Ord. 2426 9-21-82; Ord. 2518 9-17-85; Ord. 15-10 2-24-15; Ord. 22-17 9-20-22)

In accordance with Section 15300.4 of the State CEQA Guidelines, specific projects and activities in the City of Inglewood that are deemed to be categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA include, but are not limited to:

A. Building permits and related permits issued by the Inglewood Division of Building and Safety for electrical, plumbing or mechanical alterations in existing structures. (CEQA Class 1 exemption.)

B. Permits issued by the Inglewood Engineering Department for the construction or repair of curbs, gutters, sidewalks or driveways along existing streets. (CEQA Class 1 exemption.)

C. Permits to install overhead utility service underground. (CEQA Class 2 exemption.)

D. Permits for utility extensions and connections. (CEQA Class 3 exemption.)

E. Fence permits. (CEQA Class 3 exemption.)

F. Grading permit, on land having an average slope less than ten percent and other than for building foundations. (CEQA Class 4 exemption.)

G. Excavation permit, where the surface is required by the permit to be subsequently restored. (CEQA Class 4 exemption.)

H. Permits for minor uses of property of limited time duration issued by the Permits and Licenses Committee. (CEQA Class 4 exemption.)

I. Permits for the temporary use of public rights-of-way for the moving of structures and other oversize and/or overweight loads. (CEQA Class 4 exemption.)

J. Zone adjustments, nonconforming building minor modification permit and sign adjustments. (CEQA Class 5 exemption.)

K. Encroachment permits. (CEQA Class 5 exemption.)

L. Sign permits, for on-site signs only. (CEQA Class 11 exemption.)

M. Parcel maps, when in compliance with the limitations specified in said Guidelines. (CEQA Class 15 exemption.)

N. Implementation of an adopted housing assistance plan. (CEQA Class 26 exemption.)

(Ord. 2518 9-17-85; Ord. 09-05 2-24-09)