Zoning Code Text Amendments to Prohibit New Retail Fuel Stations/Expansion of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for Existing Retail Fuel Stations; File No: ORD23-0001

Summary

SCH Number
2023030498
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Zoning Code Text Amendments to Prohibit New Retail Fuel Stations/Expansion of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for Existing Retail Fuel Stations; File No: ORD23-0001
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/17/2023
Document Description
The project amends the Zoning Ordinance to prohibit the development of new retail gas stations (Fuel Stations) and prohibits expansion of retail fuel station infrastructure, such as the addition of fuel dispensers or fuel storage capacity to existing retail fuel stations within the unincorporated county.

Contact Information

Name
Wil Lyons
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Countywide
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Countywide
Zip
Countywide
Total Acres
Countywide
Parcel #
Countywide
State Highways
Countywide
Railways
Countywide
Airports
Countywide
Schools
Countywide
Waterways
Countywide
Other Information
NA - Countywide Ordinance

Notice of Exemption

Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemptions: CEQA Guidelines Section § 15307, CEQA Guidelines Section § 15308, and CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Sections § 15307 and § 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines because this constitutes an action taken by a regulatory agency to protect natural resources and the environment; the project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3), because there is no possibility that the Ordinance might have a significant effect on the environment. 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

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