Acquistion of Property Located at the Southeast corner of Bleckely St and Schirra Ave
Summary
SCH Number
2024070084
Public Agency
City of Rancho Cordova
Document Title
Acquistion of Property Located at the Southeast corner of Bleckely St and Schirra Ave
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/2/2024
Document Description
The City of Rancho Cordova proposes to purchase a vacant, approximately 2.0-acre property located at the southeast corner of Bleckely St and Schirra Ave. The city intends to use the site for the development of 70 units of affordable housing for very low income homeless and disabled veterans and homeless families and an approximately 4,000 square foot resident community building.
Contact Information
Name
Stefan Heisler
Agency Name
City of Rancho Cordova
Job Title
Housing Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Stefan Heisler
Agency Name
City of Rancho Cordova
Job Title
Housing Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Rancho Cordova
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
067-0010-093-0000
Other Information
Southwest corner of Bleckely St and Schirra Ave; 067-0010-093-0000 (approximately 2.0-acre northwest portion)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
General Rule (Section 15061(b)(3)]
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under State CEQA Guidelines [Section 15061(b)(3)], which states: (b) A project is exempt from CEQA if- (3) The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. The California Environmental Quality Act (Section 21000, et. seq. of the California Public Resources Code, hereafter CEQA) requires analysis of agency approvals of discretionary "projects." A "project," under CEQA, is defined as "the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment." The acquisition of property by a public agency is a project as defined by CEQA. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), an activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The activity is not subject to CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The City is currently purchasing the property. The approval of the property acquisition does not approve any physical development and would not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. The anticipated specific development project that may result from this property acquisition will be subject to a project-level environmental review and will be prepared to disclose potential environmental impacts of that development. However, because the current action would only result in the change of ownership of the property and no physical changes would occur on the site that could result in physical environmental effects, the activity is not subject to CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061 (b)(3).
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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