Environmental Assessment No. P23-01378
Summary
SCH Number
2024020458
Public Agency
City of Fresno
Document Title
Environmental Assessment No. P23-01378
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/13/2024
Document Description
The scope of work for the proposed project includes the vacation of a segment of the existing water main public utility easement at 6493 North Riverside Drive on the southwest corner of the parcel (APN 509-092-34S). The total area to be vacated is approximately ±1,265 square feet. There will not be any changes in land use or density. The existing structure shall remain unchanged, and only the easement is set to be vacated as it is no longer necessary. The former water main which supported the easement was relocated and accepted by the city during the construction of the now existing Hobby Lobby. The vacation is approved with no conditions, as noted in the letter from the City of Fresno Public Works Department dated March 30, 2023.
Contact Information
Name
Brittany Martin
Agency Name
City of Fresno
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
North Riverside Drive and West Palo Alto Avenue
Zip
93722
Total Acres
4.80
Parcel #
509-092-34S
State Highways
State Highway 99
Railways
Southern Pacific Railroad
Airports
Sierra Sky Park Airport
Schools
Rio Vista Middle School, River Bluff Elementary
Waterways
San Joaquin River, Epstein Canal, Radin Kemp Ditch, Humphrey Ditch
Township
13S
Range
19E
Section
4
Other Location Info
Vacated site is 1,265 square feet more or less.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines §15305/Class 5 (Minor Alteration in Land Use Limitations)
Reasons for Exemption
Under Section 15305 (Class 5/Minor Alteration in Land Use Limitations) of the CEQA Guidelines, the proposed project is exempt from CEQA requirements when the project consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or density, including but not limited to minor lot line adjustments not resulting in the creation of any new parcel.
The proposed vacation of the land referenced above is consistent with the Class 5 Categorical Exemption because there will not be any changes in the land use or density. The existing structure shall remain unchanged, and only the easement is set to be vacated as it is no longer necessary. The former water main which supported the easement was relocated and accepted by the city during the construction of the now existing Hobby Lobby.
The City of Fresno is not aware of any potential projects that may be conducted where the easement is currently located. The proposed project involves negligible expansion of the existing use and will have substantially the same purpose. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2, apply to this project. Therefore, no adverse environmental impacts will occur as a result of the proposed project. A categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project and the area is not environmentally sensitive.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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