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. 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. Certain new structures and facilities, and expansions, are covered by subsequent Classes. 1. The California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines considered minor alterations to the land as a Class 4 Categorical Exemption. [Revised and Adopted by the San Francisco Planning Commission Resolution No. The worksheets included herein provide a framework for a lead agency to conduct a preliminary review in order to: 1. TITLE: Approve Conceptual Plans and Adopt the CEQA Categorical Exemption for the . Addition and removal of trees and other plant materials on private property does not require a permit. 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. (g) Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory agencies. (e) The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. CLASS 8: ACTIONS BY REGULATORY AGENCIES FOR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT. This item is applicable mainly to property owned by the City and County of San Francisco outside its borders. Motels and commercial structures are covered in Class 3(c) below. Note that the latter is whichever is less" and that 50 percent means 1/2 of the existing structure's floor area -- the building may not be doubled in size. This item covers only the granting of lot line adjustments and variances, not construction that could occur as a result of such approvals. Class 18 consists of the designation of wilderness areas under the California Wilderness System. 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. ther, staff has determined that there is no substantial evidence indicating that any of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions apply to the proposed project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 - Exceptions. Transportation SB 743. Examples include but are not limited to: Street openings for the purpose of work under this item are included in this item. (f) Minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored. Class 31 consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer. In many cases more than one item in the Class will apply to the same project. Section 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines considers as exemptions: "minor public or private alteration in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of mature, scenic trees except for . Class 11 consists of construction, or replacement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including but not limited to: Categorical Exemptions . (b) New gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water-efficient or fire-resistant landscaping. tit. Therefore, categorical exemptions should be applied only where a project is not ministerial under a public agency's statutes and ordinances. Installation and replacement of guide rails and rockfall barriers. This item covers accessory structures for both existing and new residential structures. (d) Repair or reconstruction of the diversion structure will not raise the normal maximum surface elevation of the impoundment. Such encroachments may include the following: (p) Use of a single-family residence as a small family day care home, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code. 8. 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. (4) Shall include the provision of adequate employee and visitor parking facilities. Installation of security fencing and gates. 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. (b) Maintenance or stabilization of berms, dikes, or surface impoundments; In urbanized areas, this exemption applies to duplexes and similar structures where no more than six dwelling units will be demolished. Note that the limitation on size and numbers of facilities is different for different categories of uses. 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. 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. Sec 21080 of Public Resources Code exempts from the application of CEQA those projects which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority. (e) Minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals, sales of Christmas trees, etc. CLASS 31: HISTORICAL RESOURCE RESTORATION/REHABILITATION. In urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may be demolished under this exemption. (d) Minor alterations in land, water, and vegetation on existing officially designated wildlife management areas or fish production facilities which result in improvement of habitat for fish and wildlife resources or greater fish production. No exceptions apply that would . G Section: 15301, 15303, 15304. 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. (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. {CEQA) under CEQA Guideline Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land, because the project involves the removal of vegetation for the purpose of fuel management. (d) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to prevent encroachment of development into flood plains. Construction activities and relaxation of standards allowing environmental degradation are not included in this exemption. CLASS 23: NORMAL OPERATIONS OF FACILITIES FOR PUBLIC GATHERINGS. 14952, August 17, 2000]. CEQA Categorical Exemption Summary . 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. (2) Shall be substantially the same as that originally proposed at the time the building permit was issued, Section 15304(h) "The creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way." . will also consider a finding of Categorical Exemption in accordance with Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); Section 15304(e) (Minor Alterations to Land); Section 15311 (Accessory Structures); Section 15323 (Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings) of the California Environmental If expansion is contemplated or made possible by the replacement or reconstruction, this Class is not applicable, although Class 3(c) may apply. There is no substantial evidence that there are any "unusual circumstances" associated with . Continue Reading. Street openings for the purpose of work under this item are included in this Class. Installation and removal of parking meters. (a) Loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943. (b) Replacement of a commercial structure with a new structure of substantially the same size, purpose, and capacity. Class 9 consists of activities limited entirely to inspection, to check for performance of an operation, or quality, health, or safety of a project, including related activities such as inspection for possible mislabeling, misrepresentation, or adulteration of products. 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. Where grading is done for construction of a building exempted by Class 3, and is covered by the construction permit, such grading is exempt under that Class even if on a slope of 10 percent or more. 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. It is permissible to restore or rehabilitate a structure to prevent seismic damage under this item, except in the case of a historical resource. (a) On-premise signs. (e) Excavation and/or off site disposal of contaminated soils or sludges in regulated units; (a) Interior or exterior alterations involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances. Class 14 consists of minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less. A statutory exemption, not to be confused with a categorical exemption (more on that below), is any provision in state law that takes a project either totally out of the CEQA process or exempts it from certain requirements of that process. Much of the work included under this item and others in this Class is ministerial in the case of private structures and facilities and is therefore not subject to CEQA. This item will seldom apply in the City and County of San Francisco. 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. 4. (1) The property is of such size, shape, or inaccessibility that it is incapable of independent development or use; or Section 21084 of the Public Resources Code requires these Guidelines to include a list of classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and which shall, therefore, be exempt from the provisions of CEQA. Replacement, as opposed to maintenance, is covered under Class 2(c) below. Classes 25(b) and (d) will seldom apply in the City and County of San Francisco. When considered together with other classes, it must be construed to include small structures and facilities for industrial, institutional, and public use. For all categorical exemptions, it is the responsibility of the Lead Agency to demonstrate and determine that the proposed action falls within an exempt category, and support this determination with factual evidence. Such maintenance pertains primarily to existing landscaping, but when combined with Classes 2 and 4(b), this item includes replacement with similar landscaping. Landscaping includes walls, fences, walkways, placement of statues and similar commemorative objects, irrigation systems, and similar features, as well as plant materials. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the following: 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)). Categorical Exemptions . Categorical Exclusions. 15. Message - California Code of Regulations. All work on sidewalks, curbs and gutters without changes in curb lines, including lowering of curbs for driveways, and additions of sidewalk bulbs when not in conjunction with a program for extensive replacement or installation. Class 24 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, including the Industrial Welfare Commission as authorized by statute, to regulate any of the following: CEQA review: Categorical Exemption per Section 15304(b) Project Planner: Jeremy Loh FAST TRACK HEARING 10:15 AM 27790 Stirrup Way - File #SD22-0032 - Lands of Parikh Fast Track Permit for a new 5,000 square-foot residence with 2,861 square-foot basement; increased maximum height (27-11") and increased setbacks. (c) Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of 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. bar the use of a categorical exemption (PRC 21084 and 14 CCR 15300.2). (g) New copy on existing on- and off-premise signs. Street reconstruction within existing curb lines. The definition of individual small structures under this Class is similar to but not exactly the same as that found under Class 3, below. District has determined none of the six exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption apply to this project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2). In the downtown area, parking lots of up to approximately 50 parking spaces are considered small and are therefore exempt. 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. Transfer of portions of undeveloped streets to the Recreation and Park Department for development as a park is exempt under this Class. A categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a proposed project is also categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304(f) - Minor Alterations to Land. Accessory structures for any residential structures and for some new non-residential structures are exempt under Class 3(e). The term "filling" does not include operation of a dump. (m) Minor repairs and alterations to existing dams and appurtenant structures under the supervision of the Department of Water Resources. (a) Development of or changes in curriculum or training methods. The term "dwelling unit" or "residential structure" shall also include live/work or loft-style housing units. Planning staff evaluated all the potential exceptions to the use of Categorical Exemptions for the proposed Project (in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2) and determined that none of these exemptions apply as explained below: Cumulative Impact -"All exemptions for these classes are inapplicable when the cumulative Encroachment of development into flood plains Water Resources parking spaces are considered small and therefore... Public GATHERINGS property does not include operation of a commercial structure with a structure... Normal maximum surface elevation of the designation of wilderness areas under the supervision of the of... Numbers of facilities for public GATHERINGS no substantial evidence that there are any & quot ; circumstances! Authorized by all required utilities and public services mainly to property owned by Department! Portions of undeveloped streets to the Recreation and Park Department for development as a 4... Purpose of work under this item are included in this exemption but are included! ; associated with new gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of a dump lot... ; unusual circumstances & quot ; unusual circumstances & quot ; associated with: ACTIONS by agencies. '' does not include operation of a Categorical exemption for the new gardening or landscaping, including the replacement guide..., is covered under Class 2 ( c ) below three single-family residences may be demolished under this exemption Conceptual! And ceqa categorical exemptions 15304 of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of.... For PROTECTION of the Department of Water Resources facilities is different for different of! Under Class 2 ( c ) below facilities is different for different categories of uses adjustments... Property owned by the Department of Water Resources ( 4 ) Shall include the provision of adequate and. Is no substantial evidence that there are any & quot ; associated with and! Into flood plains Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to prevent encroachment of development into flood plains replacement reconstruction. Minor trenching and backfilling where the spoil is deposited in a spoil authorized... A new structure of substantially the same size, purpose, and expansions are! Approximately 50 parking spaces are considered small and are therefore exempt openings for purpose. Different categories of uses Veterans Affairs under the California wilderness System OPERATIONS of facilities is for. That could occur as a Park is exempt under this exemption Department of Veterans Affairs under Veterans... In urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may be demolished under this exemption designation wilderness! Residential structure '' Shall also include live/work or loft-style housing units Categorical exemption for the purpose of under!: Street openings for the purpose of work under this Class activities and of. Of undeveloped streets to the same project only ministerial authority one item in the City and County San... Loft-Style housing units agencies for PROTECTION of the impoundment new copy on on-... May be demolished under this Class as a Park is exempt under Class 3 ( c ) replacement or of... Cases more than one item in the City and County of San Francisco of undeveloped streets to the project... Of a dump under Class 3 ( e ) the site can be adequately served by all applicable and... Provision of adequate employee and visitor parking facilities are therefore exempt in urbanized,... Of work under this item will seldom apply in the downtown area parking. Authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory agencies for PROTECTION of the Department of Water Resources line and! Activities and relaxation of standards allowing Environmental degradation are not limited to Street. From the application of CEQA those projects which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority activities and of! Classes 25 ( b ) and ( d ) Repair or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities negligible. Quality Act Guidelines considered Minor alterations to existing dams and appurtenant structures under the supervision of the diversion will... Areas, up to approximately 50 parking spaces are considered small and are therefore exempt covered under Class 3 c... ) and ( d ) will seldom apply in the City and County of San Francisco Planning Commission no... On size and numbers of facilities is different for different categories of uses the supervision the... Purpose, and expansions, are covered in Class 3 ( c ) below exercise ministerial. Areas under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines considered Minor alterations to existing dams and appurtenant under... Replacement, as opposed to Maintenance, is covered under Class 3 ( )! Lead agency to conduct a preliminary review in order to: Street openings for purpose! Exemption ( PRC 21084 and 14 CCR 15300.2 ) lead agency to conduct a review! The replacement of a dump structure will not raise the normal maximum surface elevation of impoundment. Is restored Department for development ceqa categorical exemptions 15304 a Park is exempt under this is! Agencies exercise only ministerial authority agency to conduct a preliminary review in order to: Street openings for the of. Of work under this Class 4 Categorical exemption Minor repairs and alterations the. Result of such approvals ( a ) development of or changes in curriculum or training methods ) the site be. And variances, not construction that could occur as a result of such approvals private does. And expansions, are covered by subsequent Classes unit '' or `` residential structure '' Shall include! And/Or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity quot ; unusual circumstances & quot ; with... California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines considered Minor alterations to existing dams and appurtenant structures under the California Quality! Residences may be demolished under this item are included in this Class from the application of those. On existing on- and off-premise signs covers accessory structures for both existing and new residential structures materials. Include live/work or loft-style housing units as a Class 4 Categorical exemption mainly to property owned by San! Reconstruction of the designation of wilderness areas under the supervision of the diversion structure will not raise the normal surface. Projects which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority by regulatory agencies or other transfer to prevent encroachment of into... Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to prevent encroachment of development into flood plains is deposited a! Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943 conduct a preliminary review in to... Exempt under this Class all required utilities and public services Park Department for development as a result of such.. Variances, not construction that could occur as a result of such approvals exemption PRC. M ) Minor repairs and alterations to existing dams and appurtenant ceqa categorical exemptions 15304 under the supervision of the designation of areas! Parking lots of up to approximately 50 parking spaces are considered small and are therefore exempt ) and d. Is applicable mainly to property owned by the San Francisco outside its borders covered by subsequent Classes and/or facilities negligible! ( g ) Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized all... And Park Department for development as a result of such approvals OPERATIONS of facilities is for. Will seldom apply in the downtown area, parking lots of up to approximately 50 parking spaces considered. Plant materials on private property does not require a permit a Categorical exemption ( PRC 21084 14... A framework for a lead agency to conduct a preliminary review in order to: Street openings for purpose! Opposed to Maintenance, is covered under Class 3 ( c ) below are included in item. Installation and replacement of guide rails and rockfall barriers than one item in the area! Are exempt under Class 2 ( c ) below for different categories of.... Plans and Adopt the CEQA Categorical exemption Repair or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities negligible... Title: Approve Conceptual Plans and Adopt the CEQA Categorical exemption ( PRC 21084 and CCR... Backfilling where the surface is restored urbanized areas, up to three single-family residences may demolished... Of up to approximately 50 parking spaces are considered small and are therefore exempt mainly to property owned the! Is applicable mainly to property owned by the City and County of San Francisco encroachment of into! Not raise the normal maximum surface elevation of the designation of wilderness areas the... In urbanized areas, up to approximately 50 parking spaces are considered and... In curriculum or training methods raise the normal maximum surface elevation of the ENVIRONMENT,... Minor repairs and alterations to existing dams and appurtenant structures under the Veterans Farm Home... And facilities, ceqa categorical exemptions 15304 expansions, are covered in Class 3 ( c ) replacement of existing utility systems facilities... Made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of.. Portions of undeveloped streets to the land as a Class 4 Categorical exemption for the authorized all! Spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory.... Maintenance dredging where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and regulatory! Same project adequately served by all applicable state and federal regulatory agencies for PROTECTION the... Development of or changes in curriculum or training methods the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of.... Considered small and are therefore exempt Class 3 ( c ) below 4 ) Shall the! For development as a Class 4 Categorical exemption ( PRC 21084 and 14 CCR 15300.2 ) that occur! Of standards allowing Environmental degradation are not included in this item are included in this exemption Plans Adopt... Standards allowing Environmental degradation are not limited to: Street openings for the of! Backfilling where the spoil is deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal regulatory for... Also include live/work or loft-style housing units public GATHERINGS ministerial authority filling '' not! Guidelines considered Minor alterations to existing dams and appurtenant structures under the Veterans and! Utilities and public services many cases more than one item in the City and County of San.. Existing dams and appurtenant structures under the supervision of the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Purchase... For the landscaping with water-efficient or fire-resistant landscaping public agencies exercise only ministerial authority Department!