15300.1. The housing units may be either in existence or possessing all required permits for construction when the agency makes its final decision to acquire the units. (a) Establishment of a subsidiary district. a categorical exemption under ceqa. These may be strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. (b) The management plan proposes to keep the area in a natural condition or preserve the historical or archaeological resources. (g) Controls for surface water run-on and run-off that meets seismic safety standards; In urbanized areas, this exemption applies to apartments, duplexes, and similar structures designed for not more than six dwelling units. 2. CLASS 17: OPEN SPACE CONTRACTS OR EASEMENTS. Covered by the . Such list must show those specific activities at the local level that fall within each of the classes of exemptions set forth in Article 19 of the CEQA Guidelines, and must be consistent with both the letter and the intent expressed in such classes. (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15304, Class 4, for minor alterations to land, and Section 15301, Class 1, for Existing Facilities. Relation to Ministerial Projects. Class 10 consists of loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, mortgages for the purchase of existing structures where the loan will not be used for new construction and the purchase of such mortgages by financial institutions. Who Is Affected by CEQA And How Does CEQA Work in Real Estate Development? The City also argued that applying the Brown Act to a CEQA exemption would place an intolerable burden on local agencies, requiring basic administrative decisions such . Attachments. First, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, 11, and 32 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located. Class 28 consists of the installation of hydroelectric generating facilities in connection with existing dams, canals, and pipelines where: . (e) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to preserve historical resources. A categorical exemption cannot be used for a project located at a hazardous waste site included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. (a) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer of areas to preserve the existing natural conditions, including plant or animal habitats. The following exceptions, however, are noted in the State Guidelines. (j) Fish stocking by the California Department of Fish and Game. Please be aware that this technical advisory does not provide an exhaustive list; . Class 17 consists of the establishment of agricultural preserves, the making and renewing of open space contracts under the Williamson Act, or the acceptance of easements or fee interests in order to maintain the open space character of the area. Historical Resources. (2) The property to be sold would qualify for an exemption under any other class of categorical exemption in these guidelines; or It is permissible to restore or rehabilitate a structure to prevent seismic damage under this item, except in the case of a historical resource. There is no substantial evidence indicating that any of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions apply to the proposed . On-premise signs may also be exempt under Class 1(g). Notice of Exemption. (h) Pumping of leaking ponds into an enclosed container; The Committee notes that the CEQA Guidelines have two applicable categorical exemptions: Guidelines section 15301(c), the Class 1 exemption, for development of existing facilities, where there is negligible expansion of an existing use, which specifically includes existing bicycle trails; and Guidelines section 15304 (h), the Class 4 exemption . 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. (d) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to prevent encroachment of development into flood plains. Installation of security fencing and gates. Addition of dwelling units to an existing building that does not involve a mere partitioning of existing space (see Class 1(a) above for coverage of the latter) is included in this item. Examples include but are not limited to wildlife preservation activities of the State Department of Fish and Game. Categorical Section 15304 Class 4 (b) County CEQA Guidelines Categorical Exemption Class 1 (j) County CEQA Guidelines Categorical Exemption Class 3 (a) County CEQA Guidelines Categorical Exemption Class 4 (c) Reasons why project is exempt: The project is consistent with State Guidelines for the implementation of CEQA. Class 13 consists of the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife conservation purposes including preservation of fish and wildlife habitat, establishing ecological reserves under Fish and Game Code Section 1580, and preserving access to public lands and waters where the purpose of the acquisition is to preserve the land in its natural condition. 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. . Note that new installations, as opposed to replacements, are not covered by this item. 6. CLASS 31: HISTORICAL RESOURCE RESTORATION/REHABILITATION. Lighting in parks and playgrounds and around buildings may be regarded as a safety or health protection device under this item, provided such lighting does not produce excessive glare. SB 35 requires . Water supply reservoirs under this item supplement the water systems under Class 1(b) above. The City Cannot Rely on a Categorical Exemption when mitigation measures are required. 8. Installation and replacement of guide rails and rockfall barriers. CLASS 23: NORMAL OPERATIONS OF FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS. (b) Issuance of minor encroachment permits. 2. * CLASS 5: MINOR ALTERATIONS IN LAND USE LIMITATIONS. Thus, the restoration of a building after a fire which destroyed all but the foundations is exempt under this item, but had the foundation also required reconstruction, the rebuilding would be exempt under Class 2. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the following: (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. 15300.3 - Revisions to List of Categorical Exemptions 15300.4 - Application by Public Agencies 15301 - Existing Facilities 15302 - Replacement or Reconstruction 15303 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land 15305 - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations (2) Temperature, Executive Order 12372 and federal grant resources. (1) The property is of such size, shape, or inaccessibility that it is incapable of independent development or use; or Department of City Planning Permits: carnival, booth, sale of Christmas trees, or other ornamental holiday plants; placement of temporary buildings during construction; rental or sales office, all as specified in Sections 205.1 and 205.2 of the City Planning Code. (e) Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc. The Secretary for Resources has found that the classes of projects listed in Article 19 . The addition of portable classrooms is included in this exemption. The definition of individual small structures under this Class is similar to but not exactly the same as that found under Class 3, below. (a) Minor lot line adjustments, side yard and setback variances not resulting in the creation of any new parcel. The Secretary of the California Resources Agency has determined that the projects in these classes do not have significant effect on the environment, and therefore are categorically exempt from CEQA. Article 19. The process for reviewing these projects complies with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and with the CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations). Categorical Exemptions . Changes of use are included because to provide otherwise would place greater restriction upon existing buildings than upon new buildings (see also Class 1(a) regarding changes of use). (State CEQA Guidelines 15300.2) the classes of categorical exemptions may be excluded from using a categorical exemption based on a series of exceptions identified in CEQA Guidelines 15300.2, that if triggered, prohibit the application of a categorical exemption. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. (k) Division of existing multiple-family or single-family residences into common-interest ownership and subdivision of existing commercial or industrial buildings, where no physical changes occur which are not otherwise exempt. Class 15 consists of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning, no variances or exceptions are required, all services and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel was not involved in a division of a larger parcel within the previous two years, and the parcel does not have an average slope greater than 20 percent. (f) Application of dust suppressants or dust binders to surface soils; Changes of use are included if the new use, as compared with the former use, would first be permitted as a principal or conditional use either in any equally restrictive or more restrictive zoning district as defined in the City Planning Code. 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. (2) Shall be substantially the same as that originally proposed at the time the building permit was issued, Leases of government property are not included in this Class. (e) There will be no significant upstream or downstream passage of fish affected by the project. The Executive Order suspends Public Resources Code, Division 13 (commencing with section 21000, also known as the California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA) and regulations adopted pursuant to that Division under specified circumstances. Sections 15300 to 15333 . (1) Leasing of administrative offices in newly constructed office space. Facilities included within this exemption include, but are not limited to, racetracks, stadiums, convention centers, auditoriums, amphitheaters, planetariums, swimming pools, and amusement parks. Under most circumstances fire, wind, fog, rain leakage, termites, rot, sun, and cold shall not be deemed to be environmental hazards within the meaning of this item. (o) Installation, in an existing facility occupied by a medical waste generator, of a steam sterilization unit for the treatment of medical waste generated by that facility 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 off-site waste. Key resources for understanding and implementing CEQA. CLASS 27: LEASING NEW FACILITIES (a) Class 27 consists of the leasing of a newly constructed or previously unoccupied privately owned facility by a local or state agency where the local governing authority determined that the building was exempt from CEQA. Article 19. Conversion of a single-family dwelling to office use is covered under item (n) below. Amending the San Francisco General Plan to include a parcel in the Recreation and Open Space Plan is not categorically exempt. To be considered eligible under this Class, a project must be clearly defined by the project proponent as a rehabilitation that is consistent with the Secretary's Standards. Major Development Agreements and Projects, Historic Preservation Commission Hearings. (1) Meet all the criteria described in Subsection (a), The utility extensions may serve a number of new structures built separately. 9. Categorical Exemptions: SG 15301, Class 1/Section 3.a: Existing Facilities; SG 15303, Class 3/Section 3.c: New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures ; and SG 15304, Class 4/Section 3.d: Minor Alterations to Land. This item is applicable to many instances of proposed school and hospital replacement and reconstruction in San Francisco. Sec 21080 of Public Resources Code exempts from the application of CEQA those projects which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority. (f) Minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored. In St. Ignatius Neighborhood Assn. (b) Annexations of individual small parcels of the minimum size for facilities exempted by Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. G 15183 - Projects . Message - California Code of Regulations. This document is not available on Westlaw. A public agency must comply with CEQA when it undertakes an activity defined by CEQA as a "project." . There are currently 33 different categorical exemption classes, including the Class 32 Infill Development Exemption. (Pub. Class 7 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies as authorized by state law or local ordinance to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. (b) New gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water-efficient or fire-resistant landscaping. Street vacations of undeveloped streets rights-of-way are included under this item. (a) At existing industrial facilities, the installation of cogeneration facilities will be exempt where it will: Class 25 includes open space acquisition in some special circumstances. Development of pedestrian plazas or arcades in public rights-of-way when existing vehicular traffic will not be affected. The CEQA Guidelines (Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations) are administrative regulations governing implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act. (n) Conversion of a single-family residence to office use. 1. When considered together with Classes 1(d), 3, and 11, it must be deemed to include replacement and reconstruction of industrial, institutional, and public structures and facilities within the limitations stated, including construction undertaken to meet seismic safety standards. 2. This Class is for the most part non-physical, but it also includes such activities as test borings; soil, water, and vegetation sampling; and materials testing in facilities and structures. The types of utilities covered under this item are indicated under Class 1(b). (a) Annexations to a city or special district of areas containing existing public or private structures developed to the density allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning of either the gaining or losing governmental agency whichever is more restrictive, provided, however, that the extension of utility services to the existing facilities would have a capacity to serve only the existing facilities. (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. (PRC 21084; 14 CCR 15300 et seq.) A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters.This exemption shall apply to fuel management activities within 100 feet of a structure if the public agency having fire protection . 14 15302, see flags on bad law, and search Casetext's comprehensive legal database (b) Existing facilities of both investor and publicly-owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services. CLASS 19: ANNEXATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES AND LOTS FOR EXEMPT FACILITIES. (a) Loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943. This project does not fall within an exempt class, but it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the bar the use of a categorical exemption (PRC 21084 and 14 CCR 15300.2). CEQA Exemptions. There is substantial evidence demonstrating that an exception to a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 applies. (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 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. Also included are additions of new decks, where they are not accessory structures covered under Class 3(e), and enclosures of existing decks or patios. This Class is rarely applicable to activities of the City and County of San Francisco. . This item includes tanks, bins, and other accessory structures within the property lines of existing sewage treatment plants, where such structures will be used to improve the quality of processing without increasing capacity. (d) Restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety, unless it is determined that the damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard such as earthquake, landslide, or flood. Therefore, categorical exemptions should be applied only where a project is not ministerial under a public agency's statutes and ordinances. (Then see Class 31.) (3) Be contiguous to other commercial or institutional structures. 15304: Minor alterations to land . Occasional temporary facilities set up at City museums and on piers along the Port of San Francisco waterfront to accommodate special exhibits and events are included in this Class. (a) The management plan for the park has not been prepared, or Construction activities and relaxation of standards allowing environmental degradation are not included in this exemption. Changes in traffic and parking regulations, including installation and replacement of signs in connection therewith, where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit along a significant portion of the street and will not result in more than a negligible increase in use of the street. However, even if the surplus property to be sold is located in any of those areas, its sale is exempt if: (c) Placement of seasonal or temporary use items such as lifeguard towers, mobile food units, portable restrooms, or similar items in generally the same locations from time to time in publicly owned parks, stadiums, or other facilities designed for public use. Categorical Exemption Type, Section or Code. Categorical Exemptions . CLASS 24: REGULATIONS OF WORKING CONDITIONS. The amendment and Replacement of transit vehicle tracks and cable car cables, with no alteration of grade or alignment. Demolition of any structure determined by the San Francisco Fire Department to be a health and safety hazard is statutorily exempt as an emergency project (Guidelines Section 15071(c)). (a) The property does not have significant values for wildlife habitat or other environmental purposes, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Reducing the potential environmental impacts of proposed projects. 12. Only land divisions into four or fewer parcels requiring no variances from the City Planning Code and no exceptions from the San Francisco Subdivision Ordinance are covered by this Class. Unlike statutory exemptions, categorical exemptions are not allowed to be used for projects that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource (14 CCR Section 15300.2(f)). Projects that are initially screened and rejected or disapproved by a public agency are excluded from any CEQA review requirements. . Certain other changes of use are included under Class 3(c). (b) Purchases of mortgages from banks and mortgage companies by the Public Employees Retirement System and by the State Teachers Retirement System. day statute of limitations for this CEQA exemption shall apply if no Notice of Exemption is filed. The California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines considered minor alterations to the land as a Class 4 Categorical Exemption. {CEQA) under CEQA Guideline Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, because the project involves the removal of vegetation for the purpose of fuel management. (i) Construction of interim or emergency ground water treatment systems; Additionally, small projects which are part of a larger project requiring environmental review generally must be reviewed as part of such larger project, and are not exempt. If a project is not statutorily exempt and a categorical exemption does not apply, it may qualify for the common sense exemption (CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3)). The worksheets included herein provide a framework for a lead agency to conduct a preliminary review in order to: 1. Provide your email address to sign up for news or other topics of interest. The "same site" shall be deemed to mean the same lot or lots as were occupied by the original structure(s). Minor extension of roadways within the Port of San Francisco container terminals. 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): Removal of dead, seriously damaged, and incurably diseased trees is exempt under this Class. proposed project is also categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(f) - Minor Alterations to Land. By Christopher I. Rendall-Jackson on May 15, 2017 Posted in Exemptions and "Not a Project" Determinations, General. If grading is part of a larger project requiring environmental review, the grading will be considered as part of such project, regardless of slope. (3) Shall not result in a traffic increase of greater than 10% of front access road capacity, and Class 8 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. CLASS 21: ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY REGULATORY AGENCIES. This exemption, when applicable, shall apply among other things to the issuance of permits by the Central Permit Bureau; the Police, Fire, Public Health, and Social Services Departments; and the Port of San Francisco Building Inspection and Permits Division. Examples include but are not limited to: A categorical exemption cannot be used for a project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. This category includes revocation of permits by the Department of Building Inspection and Port of San Francisco Building Inspection and Permits Division, and enforcement actions by the Planning Department and the Port of San Francisco until referred to the City Attorney. Minor encroachments are encroachments on public streets, alleys, and plazas. (2) Result in no noticeable increase in noise to nearby residential structures, (3) Leasing of administrative and/or client service offices in newly constructed industrial parks. If expansion is contemplated or made possible by the replacement or reconstruction, this Class is not applicable, although Class 3(c) may apply. These classes have been marked with an asterisk (*) as a reminder. Class 5 Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations : Consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or . CLASS 26: ACQUISITION OF HOUSING FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. Public gatherings that are part of the normal operation of a facility are exempt under Class 23. Development of parks and open space on undeveloped streets within Port of San Francisco jurisdiction would be included in this item. Uses under this item include: G Section: 15301, 15303, 15304. This item covers only the granting of lot line adjustments and variances, not construction that could occur as a result of such approvals. 1. (c) Merger with a city of a district lying entirely within the boundaries of the city. CEQA Title 19 - Categorical Exemptions Page 2 of 17 (e) Hazardous Waste Sites. 23-017. Replacement of stairways using similar materials. exempt from the california environmental quality act pursuant to ceqa guidelines sections 15301(c) (existing facilities), 15303 (new construction or conversion of small structures), 15304(h) (minor alterations to land), and 15311 (accessory structures); and that none of the exceptions to the exemptions found in ceqa guidelines section 15300.2 . The review process pursuant to CEQA. This item includes short extensions of water mains for the purpose of eliminating dead-end mains to improve circulation and water quality in service to existing development. * CLASS 3: NEW CONSTRUCTION OR CONVERSION OF SMALL STRUCTURES. (e) Excavation and/or off site disposal of contaminated soils or sludges in regulated units; (h) The creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way. 7. . f. Historical Resources. (2) Comply with all applicable state, federal, and local air quality laws. 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