HILL-2025-0011, DEV-2025-0031, and DIR-2025-0009

The project at 5702 Evening Canyon Drive in La Cañada Flintridge, California, seeks approval for a residential expansion involving a 197-square-foot first-floor addition, a 447-square-foot covered patio, and a 246-square-foot second-floor addition to an existing two-story home located on a hillside lot with a 27 percent average slope. A Director’s Setback Modification Review is required to accommodate 21 square feet of the second-floor addition within the mandated side yard setback. The application is supported by a Certified Document of Exemption Finding and a Notice of Exemption, affirming compliance with CEQA Section 15301 as a categorical exemption for existing facilities due to minimal environmental impact, no excessive grading, and preservation of protected vegetation. The project must adhere to local ordinances, maintain neighborhood compatibility, ensure additions do not exceed 50 percent of the existing structure’s floor area or 2,500 square feet total, and avoid altering major slopes or removing protected trees. The City of La Cañada Flintridge is the approving agency, with Assistant Planner Kurtis Fabela serving as the primary point of contact, and Ruwan Somawardhana listed as the applicant. No federal contracting elements such as FAR clauses, pricing, solicitation numbers, evaluation factors, payment terms, or procurement formats are applicable; the submission is a municipal land use permit request under California environmental law, with no formal contract type, procurement process, or financial terms defined. The project identifiers HILL-2025-0011, DEV-2025-0031, and DIR-2025-0009 are used for tracking, and the application was signed on August 5, 2025, with public posting on August 6, 2025.