Coastal Retail Concord, LLC

2022040124

City of Concord

NOE - Notice of Exemption

4/6/2022

4/6/2022

Michael Hart

City of Concord

Assistant Planner

Lead/Public Agency

1950 Parkside Drive
Concord, CA 94519

(925) 603-5821

michael.hart@cityofconcord.org

Willow Pass Road

126-360-006

Categorical Exemption

Class 1; Class 2; Class 3; Class 4; Class 5; Sections 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304, 15305

The proposed cannabis storefront retail business does not constitute a "project within the meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061 (b)(3), and/or 15378 because there is no potential that the activity will result in a reasonably foreseeable indirect or direct physical change in the environment. In the alternative, Business and Professions Code Section 26055(h) provides that CEQA does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance, rule, or regulation that requires discretionary review and approval of permits, licenses, or other authorizations to engage in commercial cannabis activity, as long as each subsequent discretionary approval involves applicable CEQA review. Additionally, the project is categorically exempt pursuant to following CEQA Guidelines: a) Section 15301 ("Existing Facilities"); b) Section 15302 ("Replacement or Reconstruction"); c) 15303 ("New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures"); d) Section 15304 ("Minor Alterations to Land"); and/or e) Section 15305 ("Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations"). These categorical exemptions apply because the project consists of tenant improvements to an existing building, with de minimis fa9ade and landscaping improvements. Furthermore, pursuant to Section 15300.2(c), there are no exceptions to the categorical exemptions, because the project: 1) is not located in a sensitive environment; 2) will not cause a cumulative impact due to successive projects of the same type in the same area; 3) will not have a significant effect on the environment due to a cumulative impact of other projects or unusual circumstances; 4) will not result in damage to scenic resources; 5) is not located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and, 6) will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.

Statutory Exemption

15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), 15061(b)(3), 15378

Additionally, the project is categorically exempt pursuant to following CEQA Guidelines: a) Section 15301 ("Existing Facilities"); b) Section 15302 ("Replacement or Reconstruction"); c) 15303 ("New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures"); d) Section 15304 ("Minor Alterations to Land"); and/or e) Section 15305 ("Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations"). These categorical exemptions apply because the project consists of tenant improvements to an existing building, with de minimis fa9ade and landscaping improvements.