CIP 23-04 Romoland 3rd Street Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2024020023
Public Agency
City of Menifee
Document Title
CIP 23-04 Romoland 3rd Street Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/1/2024
Document Description
The Romoland 3rd Street Improvements (CIP23-04) proposes modifications to 3rd Street, an existing paved road and City of Menifee Right of Way (ROW), to include road widening, rehabilitation of existing asphalt, and the construction of curbs, gutters, sidewalk, pedestrian ramps (ADA compliant), and residential driveway approaches. These improvements will be on both sides of 3rd street from Highway 74 to Antelope Road, a total of 1,900 linear feet and will disturb a total of 111,000 square feet of land (2.55 acres). The modifications will not add additional automobile lanes or require ROW acquisition as all work will be completed within existing ROW.
Contact Information
Name
Diego Guillen
Agency Name
City of Menifee
Job Title
Senior Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Menifee
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Hwy 74 & 3rd Street
Zip
92585
Total Acres
2.55
Jobs
10
State Highways
Highway 74
Railways
0
Schools
1
Waterways
0
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption (15301) and Other: 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed use has been determined to be Categorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Existing Facilities. Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Class 1 includes the following example of a project that would be exempt under this section: (c) [minor alterations to] Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety), and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes. 3rd Street is an existing roadway facility. The project is for the minor alteration of an existing paved road and includes roadway resurfacing, addition of sidewalks and accessible ramps (ADA compliant curb ramps) for improvement of public safety, all within existing City ROW. No additional automobile lanes will be created by the project. The proposed project is the minor alteration of an existing public facility (City street) involving a negligible expansion of the existing use. The project is exempt per Section 15301.
The proposed project is also exempt under the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA (Section 15061(b)(3)). There is no possibility that the activity in question will have a significant effect on the environment because the proposed project is occurring in an area that is heavily disturbed and is not environmentally sensitive.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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