Rancho Canada Elementary School Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2023090622
Public Agency
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Document Title
Rancho Canada Elementary School Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/27/2023
Document Description
The proposed Rancho Canada ES Modernization project includes improvements throughout the campus, including, improvements to the school blacktop, renovations to the administration building and the library including bathrooms and exterior improvements. The school blacktop asphalt will be resurfaced and restriped with 5 full basketball courts, 4 half basketball courts, 9 foursquare courts, 4 handball courts, 4 tetherball courts, 4 circles, 4 shade structures, a hopscotch area, a tessellation maze, and a world and state map. The existing baseball grass will be removed and replaced with turf and landscaping for a multipurpose field. The proposed project will benefit the district, students, and staff by improving the educational environment and safety.
Contact Information
Name
Doug Monfils
Agency Name
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Job Title
Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Construction
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lake Forest
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Winding Way and Serrano Road
Zip
92630
State Highways
i-5
Other Location Info
21801 Winding Way
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, CCR §15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed modernization of the existing administration building, the library, the school blacktop, and replacing the baseball fields with turf are exempt from CEQA under Class 1, Existing Facilities (Section 15301), which includes “[i]nterior or exterior alterations, involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances” and “[R]estoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment…”. The modernization includes the installation of new flooring, shelving, doors, countertops, bathroom fixtures, roofing, a courtyard, landscaping, resurfacing and repainting the school blacktop, and the replacement of damaged wood siding. Since the modernization/ improvements are located in the same site and will not expand any renovated structure, the project is exempt from CEQA under Section 15301.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, CCR §15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed construction of four shade structures and associated outdoor learning area are exempt from CEQA under Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (Section 15303). Since four shade structures and associated outdoor learning area are small structures and considered minor additions to the existing school campus and will not increase student capacity the project is exempt from CEQA under Sections 15303.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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