Text Amendment No. C-24-3
Summary
SCH Number
2024040566
Public Agency
City of Buena Park
Document Title
Text Amendment No. C-24-3
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/11/2024
Document Description
A revision within Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buena Park Municipal Code (BPMC) regarding development standards for fences and walls in the Commercial and Industrial zones Section 19.528 (Fences, Walls, Hedges, and Berms) citywide. Beneficiaries include the residents and business community of Buena Park.
Contact Information
Name
Swati Meshram
Agency Name
City of Buena Park
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Buena Park
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Commercial and Industrial Zones in the city of Buena Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3, Section 15303 and Statutory CEQA Section 15061 (b)
Reasons for Exemption
The Zoning Text Amendment is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), which provides that a project is exempt as CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and does not apply where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant effect. The proposed ordinance is also categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15303(e). Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) specifically lists the construction of appurtenant accessory structures and fences as examples of activity that expressly falls within this exemption. The proposed amendment regulates the development standards for fence heights within commercial and industrial zones, which are, by definition, structures that are accessory to a primary structure on the lot and which are limited in size.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)
Reasons for Exemption
The Zoning Text Amendment is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), which provides that a project is exempt as CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and does not apply where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant effect. The proposed ordinance is also categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15303(e). Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) specifically lists the construction of appurtenant accessory structures and fences as examples of activity that expressly falls within this exemption. The proposed amendment regulates the development standards for fence heights within commercial and industrial zones, which are, by definition, structures that are accessory to a primary structure on the lot and which are limited in size.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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