Amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways
Summary
SCH Number
2024020442
Public Agency
Orange County Transportation Authority
Document Title
Amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/13/2024
Document Description
The Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) depicts a countywide roadway network that is cooperatively planned by OCTA, the County of Orange, and Orange County cities in order to accommodate future travel demand throughout the County. The MPAH includes main arterial highways and illustrates freeways and transportation corridors for reference. The City of Anaheim requested an amendment to the MPAH as follows:
1) Reclassify Disney Way, from a major (six-lane, divided) arterial to a primary {four-lane divided) arterial, between Harbor Boulevard and Anaheim Boulevard.
2) Remove Gene Autry Way, an unconstructed major (six-lane, divided) arterial, between Harbor Boulevard and Haster Street.
3) Remove Clementine Street, an unconstructed secondary (four-lane, undivided) arterial, between Katella Avenue and Orangewood Avenue.
Contact Information
Name
Charlie Larwood
Agency Name
Orange County Transportation Authority
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Anaheim
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Disney Way between Harbor Boulevard and Anaheim Boulevard; Gene Autry Way between Harbor Boulevard and Haster Street; and Clementine Street between Katella Avenue and Orangewood Avenue.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15262, 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The MPAH is a long-range planning document that describes existing infrastructure and conceptual future transportation facilities within Orange County. OCTA does not commit itself or any other public agency to approve, adopt, or fund any MPAH related projects by including those facilities on the MPAH. In order for projects on the MPAH to move forward, they must be approved by the appropriate lead agency based on detailed project applications and environmental review. Similarly, deletion of a facility from the MPAH does not preclude a local jurisdiction from implementing the facility. As a result, amendments to the MPAH do not have any reasonably foreseeable environmental consequences or commit OCTA, or any other public agency, to a definite course of action.
Amendments to the MPAH, therefore, are not "projects" subject to CEQA, and approval of an amendment to the MPAH does not constitute project "approval" for CEQA purposes. (Public Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines § 15378(a); CEQA Guidelines § 15352(a)).
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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