4645 East Nob Hill Drive (ENV-2025-6601-CE)

The project at 4645 East Nob Hill Drive in Los Angeles involves the conversion of an existing crawl space into approximately 746 square feet of habitable living space and the addition of an 85 square foot covered balcony. This development will result in a total cumulative floor area of 2,962 square feet on a 6,265.4 square foot lot located within the Mount Washington-Glassell Park Specific Plan area. The project is classified as a Class 3 Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 for single-family dwelling construction, with the City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning serving as the procuring agency. Key requirements include strict adherence to the California Building Code, the City of Los Angeles Landform Grading Manual, and specific municipal codes regarding tree protection and grading. Environmental compliance is supported by an arborist report dated June 19, 2025, and a geology and soils report approved on July 23, 2025. The project mandates the preservation of three protected trees and prohibits the removal of any street trees without prior Urban Forestry approval. Regulatory compliance measures are also required for noise control, stormwater management, pollutant discharge prevention, and fire hazard mitigation within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. The applicant is Lindsay Gibbs, with project coordination managed by Ricardo Fonseca and City Planning Associate Pablo Estrada.