Los Gatos Memorial Park – Change of Permit to Operate Conditions for Source 1, Existing Cremator (Application 32093)
Summary
SCH Number
2024020891
Public Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD)
Document Title
Los Gatos Memorial Park – Change of Permit to Operate Conditions for Source 1, Existing Cremator (Application 32093)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/22/2024
Document Description
Los Gatos Memorial Park is currently permitted to operate the following cremator for up to 502 bodies in any consecutive twelve-month period.
Source 1: Multiple Chamber Crematory: I. E. & E. Company, Model No. IE43-PPII (Power Pack II),
with Secondary Combustion Chamber, Natural Gas Fired 1.8 MMBTU/hr
The facility is applying for modification of the source condition to allow it to increase the cremation rate at Source 1 to 756 bodies in any consecutive twelve-month period.
Contact Information
Name
Sadegh Sadeghipour
Agency Name
BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MGMT DIS
Job Title
Air Quality Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
2255 Los Gatos-Almaden Road
Zip
95124
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
The Air District's action is ministerial because regulatory requirements that govern the approval of this. project involved objective numerical standards outlined in the Permit Handbook Chapter 11.6, which did not allow for or require any subjective judgment or discretion to interpret or apply, Also, the permit application did not trigger Best Available Control Technology (BACT) or BACT for toxics. Therefore, the Air
District does not have the discretion to deny the requested changes and was required to approve the project where it complied with such standards. Because the approval is ministerial, the project is exempt from CEQA. CEQA, Public Resources Code§ 21080(b)(1); CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(a).
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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