4 Seasons
Summary
SCH Number
2024020673
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
4 Seasons
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/20/2024
Document Description
The project site consists of a 15,000 square-foot building (1300 El Monte Ave,
Sacramento, APN 275-0122-001-0000) on 0.34 acres and an adjacent vacant paved lot
on 0.17 acres in the General Commercial Special Planning District (C-2-SPD) zone. The
site is adjacent to existing residential and commercial uses. The applicant is currently
cultivating cannabis in the subject building. It is proposed as one license business with a
maximum cultivation area/canopy size of up to 22,000 square feet (Class C license) in the
15,000 square-foot area. The applicant proposes interior modifications in order to grow the
plants. Cultivation takes place within the building and is not visible from the public right-ofway. The vacant parcel will be developed as a parking lot as an integrated development
with the adjacent building. The parcel will be striped and landscaped. The proposed
project is located in the Traditional Parking District and requires a minimum of 1 space per
2,000 gross square feet of building and a maximum of 500 gross square feet of building.
The building requires a minimum of 8 parking spaces and 8 stalls will be provided. There
are cosmetic upgrades to the exterior of the building which includes décor boards with
LED downward sconce lights; no signage is being proposed at this time. Insert project
description information or reference where this information is located. (Project Conditional
Use Permit, Page 2).
The project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or
minor alteration of an existing private structures, involving no expansion of use beyond
that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. No substantial evidence that
the project could have a significant effect on the environment has been received. The
project is, therefore, also exempt from CEQA review based on the general rule that CEQA
applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the
environment. CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Project Notice of Exemption, Page 1)
Contact Information
Name
Bridget Rittmann
Agency Name
Department of Cannabis Control Cultivation Licensing Branch
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
1300 El Monte Ave
Parcel #
275-0122-001-0000
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Categorical Exemption Cal. Code Regs,. Title 14, §15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of an existing private structures, involving no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. No substantial evidence that the project could have a significant effect on the environment has been received. The project is, therefore, also exempt from CEQA review based on the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Project Notice of Exemption, Page 1)
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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