City Council

(30) 26-0279 CD 1 CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION and PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to the inclusion of King Taco Restaurant, located at 1118 North Cypress Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Recommendations for Council action: 1. DETERMINE that the proposed designation is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 and Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 of the State CEQA Guidelines. 2. DETERMINE that the subject property conforms with the definition of a Monument pursuant to Section 22.171.7 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code. 3. ADOPT the FINDINGS of the Cultural Heritage Commission (CHC) as the Findings of Council. 4. APPROVE the recommendations of the CHC relative to the inclusion of King Taco Restaurant, located at 1118 North Cypress Avenue, in the list of Historic-Cultural Monuments. Applicant: Alexia Landey-Baeza, King Taco Restaurant, Inc. Owners: ROM Investments, LLC, c/o Raul O. Martinez; Raul O. Martinez, King Taco Restaurant, Inc.; and Raul O. Martinez Case No. CHC-2025-5720-HCM Environmental No. ENV-2025-5721-CE Fiscal Impact Statement: None submitted by the CHC. Neither the City Administrative Officer nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.