Beech Hill Apartments
Summary
SCH Number
2023080375
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
Beech Hill Apartments
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/16/2023
Document Description
The project consists of the following requests:
1. A Development Plan Review for a multi-family development utilizing the Affordable Housing Incentive Bonus Program, for 29 multi-family units, on approximately 1.3 acres in the Greenback Lane Special Planning Area.
2. A Design Review to determine substantial compliance with the Sacramento County Countywide Design Guidelines (Design Guidelines).
3. A Tree Permit (TREE2023-00406) for the removal of multiple oak trees, pursuant to the County Tree Preservation and Protection Ordinance (Chapter 19.12 of County Code).
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County Planning
Job Title
ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
261-0210-019-0000
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15194 – Affordable Housing Exemption
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA does not apply to any development project that meets the following criteria:
(a) The project meets the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192.
As lead agency, Sacramento County has determined that the project meets the threshold criteria set forth in Section 15192. See the attached consistency document.
(b) The project meets the following size criteria: the project site is not more than five acres in area.
The project site is not more than five acres in area; the project site is approximately 1.31 acres in area.
(c) The project meets both of the following requirements regarding location:
(1) The project meets one of the following locations requirements relating to population density:
(A) The project site is located within an urbanized area or within a census-defined place with a population density of at least 5,000 persons per square mile.
(B) If the project consists of 50 or fewer units, the project site is located within an incorporated city with a population density of at least 2,500 person per square mile and a total population of at least 25,000 persons.
(C)The project is located within either an incorporated city or a census defined place with a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile and there is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment or the residents of the project due to unusual circumstances or due to the related or cumulative impacts of reasonably foreseeable projects in the vicinity of the project.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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