3415 Palm Dr: Precise Development Plan for a new 4-unit apartment building 35.27 feet in height pursuant to the Housing Accountability Act

The project at 3415 Palm Drive in Hermosa Beach, California, involves the demolition of an existing 2,553 square foot, four-unit apartment building and the construction of a new four-unit residential structure reaching a height of 35.27 feet. This development is being processed as a ministerial action under the California Housing Accountability Act and qualifies for a Class 3 Categorical Exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act, allowing it to proceed without discretionary review or environmental impact analysis. The applicant, Tony and Renarda Ferraro, is pursuing this project as a streamlined, non-discretionary residential development to increase housing density in an urbanized area. The City of Hermosa Beach’s Community Development Department is overseeing the process, with Jake Whitney, Associate Planner, serving as the primary point of contact. The project’s place of performance is clearly identified as 3415 Palm Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, and acceptance and inspection are presumed to occur at the site. No formal contract value, pricing details, or payment structures are provided in the documentation, and no federal procurement mechanisms such as FAR clauses, contracting officer designations, or electronic invoicing systems are referenced. The submission requires certification of the exemption finding and notice of filing to be mailed to the Office of Planning and Research in Sacramento, with no electronic portal or standardized proposal format mandated. There are no indicated solicitation numbers, evaluation criteria, award bases, or socioeconomic or small business set-asides, confirming this is a state-level housing approval process rather than a federal contract award. The absence of construction specifications, performance timelines, inspection standards, or contractual clauses underscores that this transaction operates under local land use and housing laws rather than federal procurement regulations.