Bamboo Facility at Hwy 116; File No. UPE21-0027
Summary
SCH Number
2021110255
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Bamboo Facility at Hwy 116; File No. UPE21-0027
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/17/2021
Document Description
The proposed project is a research and development facility involving the cultivation and processing of timber bamboo to build shade structures and building facades, and the creation of functional public artwork that collects, stores, and filters atmospheric water, on a one-acre parcel. The three-employee operation will utilize an existing 5,000 square-foot metal building for office and studio space, storage and production, and three existing containment ponds for water collection and filtration prototyping.
Contact Information
Name
Eduardo Hernández
Agency Name
Sonoma County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sebastopol
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Highway 116 N “Gravenstein Hwy,” between Sonoma Ave and Oak Grove Ave
Zip
95472
Total Acres
1
Jobs
3
Parcel #
130-270-033
State Highways
116
Schools
Elementary and Academies
Waterways
Atascadero Creek and Laguna de Santa Rosa
Township
7N
Range
9W
Section
21
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Diverse Agriculture 20- acre density (DA 20) Land Use Designation per the General Plan.
Other Information
Diverse Agriculture 20- acre density (DA B6 20), Hwy 116 Local Design Guidelines (LG/116), and Scenic Corridor (SR) Zoning.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Review for Exemption Section 15061(b)(3) for common sense.
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15061 (common sense exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore the activity is not subject to CEQA.
No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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