749 and 759 Ward Drive Goleta CA Lot Line Adjustment

2024030141

City of Goleta

NOE - Notice of Exemption

3/6/2024

3/6/2024

Brian Hiefield

City of Goleta

Associate Planner

Lead/Public Agency

130 Cremona Drive Suite B
Goleta , CA 93117

(805) 961-7559

bhiefield@cityofgoleta.org

Heidi Jones

Meraki Land Use Consulting

owner

Project Applicant

na
na, CA 93117

(805) 252-4851

heidi@merakilanduseconsulting.com

34°25'45.3"N 119°49'20"W

Ward Drive and Ekwill Street

93117

3.42

071-170-088 (749 Ward Dr.); 071-170-089 (759 Ward Dr.)

101; 217

UPRR

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport

UCSB; La Patera Elementary; Goleta Valley Jr High; MV Elementary

Goleta Slough, Pacific Ocean, San Jose Creek, Maria Ygnacio Creek

4N

28W

16

SBBM

Categorical Exemption

Class 5; Section 15305; Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations

The proposed LLA exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations). The property shifts approximately 1,797 square feet of area from one lot to an adjacent lot. The Project qualifies for use of Class 5 exemption as the project sites do not have an average slope of greater than 20 percent. Further, the project does not result in any changes in land use or density, as no new structural development is proposed, and does not result in the creation of any new parcel. Moreover, none of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to the project. The exception set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(a), Location Class 11 are qualified by consideration of where the project is to be located. The proposed project is not located in or will have an impact on an environmental resource of critical concern that is designated, precisely mapped, or officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies given its location and the nature of the site. Section 15300.2(b)’s exception, relating to cumulative impacts, does not apply as there are no other successive projects of the same type in the same place that could result in significant cumulative impacts. Section 15300.2(c)’s exception does not apply because there are no “unusual circumstances” that apply to the project; minor LLAs are not unusual. Section 15300.2(d)’s exception does not apply because the project is not located near any scenic highways. Section 15300.2(e)’s exception does not apply because the project site does not contain hazardous waste and is not on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Finally, Section 15300.2(f)’s exception does not apply because the project has no potential to cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Additionally, the project site does not contain any identified significant cultural resources and the project does not include any grading. Consistent with the requirements of the Class 5 exemption and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15300.2, Exceptions to the Exemption, the entirety of the project falls within the Class 5 Exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15305.