WebCEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a) Existing Facilities CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(d) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures of the exceptions to the categorical WebPUBLIC PROJECT CEQA CLEARANCE CHECKLIST: Please fill out this checklist and submit the following information with your application two weeks prior the date you would like the CEQA clearance completed*: N/A YES Draft City Council Memo Site plan drawn to scale showing the following information: (A) The project is in an area where all public services and facilities are available to allow for maximum development permissible in the General Plan and (3) A store, motel, office, restaurant, and similar small commercial structure if designed for an occupant load of 30 persons or less. 
(g) The project will not cause violations of applicable state or federal water quality standards. 5. Amending the San Francisco General Plan to include a parcel in the Recreation and Open Space Plan is not categorically exempt. 
a categorical exemption is conditioned by limitations defined in the (3) A categorical exemption shall also not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Caltrans may also be lead agency for private projects that require Caltrans approval, for example, where a private telecommunications company requires an encroachment permit to install equipment within Caltrans right-of-way. Please be advised that California Government Code Section 26857 states that "No fee shall be charged by the clerk for service rendered to any municipality or county in the state, or to the state or national government, nor for any service relating thereto. In urbanized areas, the exemption also applies to up to four such commercial buildings not exceeding 10,000 square feet in floor area on sites zoned for such use, if not involving the use of significant amounts of hazardous substances where all necessary public services and facilities are available and the surrounding area is not environmentally sensitive. Accessory structures covered by this item may be either separate or attached to the main structure, although attached structures are also covered by Class 1(e) in many cases. that a project on the State Highway System is exempt from CEQA and has signed the CE/CE form, a Notice of Exemption (NOE) must be filed with the SCH. (Then see Class 31.) Under CEQA, "projects" must be discretionary, public agency actions which have the potential of affecting the environment. Does the project fit into one of the 33 listed classes of Categorical Exemptions? The term "dwelling unit" or "residential structure" shall also include live/work or loft-style housing units. (b) Maintenance or stabilization of berms, dikes, or surface impoundments; WebSection 15301 of California CEQA Guidelines Joel Alvarez, Sr. Management Analyst II, Special Operations Branch, presented Board Report No. Temporary uses and structures may also be exempt under Class 4(e). Stabilization of shorelines in areas that are not environmentally sensitive is also included in this item.Examples include but are not limited to: Feasibility and planning studies and certain emergency projects also are excluded, and private activities having no involvement by government are not "projects" within the meaning of CEQA. Under certain exceptional circumstances involving hazards to health and safety, removal of healthy trees may be considered an emergency project. Leases of government property are not included in this Class. 13. Motels and commercial structures are covered in Class 3(c) below. Devices used during construction under this item include temporary shoring, temporary sanitary facilities, barriers, and covered pedestrian walkways in street areas. For example, if the former use of a 2,500-square-foot lot was a six-unit apartment building, first permitted in an RM-1 district, a change in use to a residential care facility for six or fewer persons, first permitted in RH-1 and RH-1(D) districts, would be exempt under this class. the requirements of CEQA, and projects which fall under such exemptions This includes projects that will remove, destroy, or significantly (b) Purchases of mortgages from banks and mortgage companies by the Public Employees Retirement System and by the State Teachers Retirement System. The NOE serves as public notice that a project that is exempt from CEQA has been approved. Such uses might have certain temporary effects of a nuisance nature, but such effects are to be controlled by the regulatory department issuing permits for such uses. (h) The project will not entail any construction on or alteration of a site included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and Class 12 consists of sales of surplus government property except for parcels of land located in an area of statewide, regional, or areawide concern identified in Section 15206(b)(4). When Caltrans is the CEQA lead agency, filing the NOE with the county clerk is optional. In threat to the public of bodily harm or of damage to adjacent property be carried out. New construction and changes of use of industrial uses are also included when 10,000 square feet or less. First, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, and 32 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located.
Class 26 consists of actions by a redevelopment agency, housing authority, or other public agency to implement an adopted Housing Assistance Plan by acquiring an interest in housing units. (1) The direct referral of a violation of lease, permit, license, certificate, or entitlement for use or of a general rule, standard or objective to the Attorney General, District Attorney, or City Attorney as appropriate, for judicial enforcement. Use of street and sidewalk space during construction. This Class is applicable to property owned by the City and County of San Francisco outside its borders. The proponent must understand that work undertaken may be halted, and the exemption revoked, if the work is not being performed consistent with the Standards as originally defined. A lead agency is the public agency that has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.
The review process pursuant to CEQA. Street openings for the purpose of work under this item are included in this Class. (a) Development of or changes in curriculum or training methods. This item, in combination with Classes 1(d) and (f) below and Class 2, includes the following (the number of the applicable category should be indicated when making an exemption under this item): Exempt Status. 5. Note that if only part of a structure is to be replaced or reconstructed, such activity may be exempt under Class 1(a) or (d). This item is not applicable to activities of the City and County of San Francisco. The Categorical Exemption/Categorical Exclusion (CE/CE) Web[8J Categorical Exemption. Revisions to List of Categorical Exemptions A public agency may, at any time, request that a new class of categorical exemptions be added, or an existing one In addition to such work on public structures and facilities, this item includes nearly all private work resulting from code enforcement and inspections and areawide rehabilitation programs, including loan programs to bring an area up to code. Installation, modification and replacement of traffic signals, where no more than a negligible increase in use of the street will result. 2. Holiday decorations. (d)) and that the construction of the new building was exempt as a residential structure totaling no more than four dwelling units. Caltrans documents its determination that a project meets the criteria of a categorical exemption by completing the CE/CE form and retaining it in the project file. The notice is filed with the SCH via CEQA Submit. for the transfer of passengers from or to exclusive public mass transit (i) Fuel management activities within 30 feet of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. Class 3 consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. or landslide, provided that the project is within the existing Right-of-Way Conversion of a single-family dwelling to office use is covered under item (n) below. WebJanuary 2019 No No CEQAEXEMPTION Stop. Some projects not included in this list of categories of projects determined to be exempt from CEQA nevertheless clearly could not possibly have a significant effect on the environment and may be excluded from the application of CEQA under Section 15061 of the CEQA Guidelines. (c) The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. Section 15301 lists six different examples of the projects that would be expected to fall within Class 1. The project involves no expansion of use, and no exceptions to the CEQA exemption apply to the activities being approved. Certain utilities under the jurisdiction of the State Public Utilities Commission are not subject to local control and therefore do not require local environmental review.
Ministerial actions, by definition, are not "projects" because Categorical Exemption Type, Section or Code. county clerk of each county in which the project will be located. Code. (2) The adoption of an administrative decision or order enforcing or revoking the lease, permit, license, certificate, or entitlement for use or enforcing the general rule, standard, or objective. (i) Maintenance of fish screens, fish ladders, wildlife habitat areas, artificial wildlife waterway devices, streamflows, springs and waterholes, and stream channels (clearing of debris) to protect fish and wildlife resources. [4] While a comprehensive list of CEQA exemptions is beyond the scope of this article, see generally CEQA Guidelines 15260-15285 (statutory exemptions), 15301-15333 (categorical exemptions), 15300.2 (specific and general exceptions to the categorical exemptions). Note that it is the former use of the property, not its zoning status, which is determinative in deciding whether a change of use will be exempted under this item. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife with regard to the fish and wildlife of the state, to designated rare or endangered native plants, and to game refuges, ecological reserves, and other areas administered by the department; The State Lands Commission with regard to state owned "sovereign" lands such as the beds of navigable waters and state school lands; The State Department of Parks and Recreation with regard to units of the State Park System; The University of California with regard to sites within the Natural Land and Water Reserves System. (2) 10,000 square feet if: facilities; a project for the institution or increase of passenger This item is applicable mainly to property owned by the City and County of San Francisco outside its borders. A finding that the project is exempt from CEQA, including documentation (b) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer of areas to allow continued agricultural use of the areas. This item covers only the granting of lot line adjustments and variances, not construction that could occur as a result of such approvals. Projects that the Legislature has determined should be exempted from of a regional transportation improvement program, the state transportation Copies of all such notices shall be available for public inspection 15301-Existing Facilities Reasons for Exemption. (3) Leasing of administrative and/or client service offices in newly constructed industrial parks. This Class is applicable mainly to property owned by the City and County of San Francisco outside its borders, but may include natural shorelines and undeveloped natural areas. This item also includes development activities involved in the creation of new parks when the creation of a new park is not outside standards for exemption set forth in this or other classes. Examples of ministerial projects would include automobile (b) Existing facilities of both investor and publicly-owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services. Department of Public Health permits: temporary establishment for food preparation and service or food products and marketing. (i) Construction of interim or emergency ground water treatment systems; The types of "existing facilities" itemized below are not intended to be all-inclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1. It includes one of any kind of dwelling unit. already in use, including modernization of existing stations and parking State type and section number: Statutory Exemptions. inform government decisionmakers and the public about the potential environmental effects of proposed activities and to prevent significant, avoidable environmental damage. CLASS 13: ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PURPOSES. Most sales of surplus property other than land are non-physical actions, but such sales may also include sale of buildings for removal from the site and sale of transportation equipment. The numbers of structures described in this section are the maximum allowable on any legal parcel. Projects that are not excluded, and are also not categorically exempt according to the following list, are covered by CEQA and require preparation of an initial study or an environmental impact report. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Coast Guard, California Coastal Commission, park officials, U.S. Department of Interior/National Park Service, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and State Historic Preservation Officer to obtain agreement on expedited environmental processes to address the requirements of other federal and state environmental laws. WebClass 4 Minor Alterations to Land: The project is categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 4 (14 CCR 15304) exemption per the CEQA Guidelines because the project involves the minor alteration of the condition of land and/or vegetation within a densely developed oil field and does not require the removal of healthy, mature scenic trees. Trustee agencies include: Common examples of responsible agencies include: the Regional Water Quality Control Board for its Section 401 Water Quality Certification, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for its Section 1602 Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement, and the Office of Historic Preservation for its concurrence on affected cultural resources. Setback variances include both front and rear yard variances and modification or abolition of legislated setback lines. Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. (b) Replacement of a commercial structure with a new structure of substantially the same size, purpose, and capacity. Street vacations of undeveloped streets rights-of-way are included under this item. (b) The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses. The NOEshall be filed only after the project has been approved (CEQA Guidelines Section 15062). WebA store, motel, office, restaurant or similar structure not involving the use of significant amounts of hazardous substances, and not exceeding 2500 square feet in floor area. (f) An accessory steam sterilization unit for the treatment of medical waste at a facility occupied by a medical waste generator, provided that the unit is installed and operated in accordance with the Medical Waste Management Act (Section 117600, et seq., of the Health and Safety Code) and accepts no offsite waste. The project and successive projects of the same type in the same Categorical Exemption Type, Section or Code. a preservation architect), a process/procedure (e.g. WebPlayground Categorical Exemption from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 11(5) 19, Sections 15301(a), 15302, 15304(b) and 15304(f) of California CEQA Guidelines . Lots not requiring such review, whether small or not, are ministerial projects and are therefore not subject to CEQA review. Transfer of portions of undeveloped streets to the Recreation and Park Department for development as a park is exempt under this Class. Permits for private filling of this kind are ministerial and are therefore not subject to CEQA. All actions must be consistent with applicable state and local environmental permitting requirements including, but not limited to, air quality rules such as those governing volatile organic compounds and water quality standards, and approved by the regulatory body with jurisdiction over the site. Tit. being affected by hazardous wastes or clean-up problems; or. WebPlayground Categorical Exemption from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to Article III, Section 1, Class 11(5) [Placement of a Sign Located on City Property Managed by a City Department which 15301(a), 15302, 15304(b) and 15304(f) of California CEQA Guidelines . (f) The discharge from the power house will not be located more than 300 feet from the toe of the diversion structure. Landscaping includes walls, fences, walkways, irrigation systems and similar features as well as plant materials. A ministerial action is a governmental decision involving little or (b) A duplex or similar multi-family residential structure totaling no more than four dwelling units. Landscaping includes walls, fences, walkways, placement of statues and similar commemorative objects, irrigation systems, and similar features, as well as plant materials. However, it normally cannot be accumulated together with the maximum work stated in those Classes in a single exempt project. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)); D 15301 Existing Facilities Reasons for Exemption. In urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may be constructed or converted under this exemption. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(a), the proposed project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 1 (Existing Facilities) exemption since the proposed project involves the occupation and operation of an existing building in a manner that 15301-Existing Facilities Reasons for Exemption. a. 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