Approval of a Subrecipient Grant Agreement not to exceed $17,806,432 in HOME-ARP funds for Presidio Palms Housing Project, HOME-ARP Allocation Plan

2024070112

City of San Diego

NOE - Notice of Exemption

7/2/2024

7/2/2024

Vanessa Sandoval

City of San Diego, Planning Department

Associate Planner

Lead/Public Agency

202 C Street, 5th floor, MS 413
San Diego, CA 92101

(619) 236-6301

vmsandoval@sandiego.gov

The project Is located at 2087 Hotel Circle South, San Diego, CA 92108 in the Mission Valley Community Planning Area, within Council Districts 3.

Categorical Exemption

Public Resources Code Section 21080.50 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d), 15302{c), and 15304

This activity is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.50 which exempts interim motel housing projects which are projects that involve the conversion of a structure with a certificate of occupancy as a motel, hotel, residential hotel, or hostel to. supportive or transitional housing. Approval of the Agreement will facilitate the rehabilitation and conversion of a former Extended Stay America to a supportive housing facility which includes 161 affordable rental studio apartments for people experiencing homelessness, two manager's units, and two units to be converted to a service provider office, and would provide supportive services to residents such as healthcare/physical health services, case management, and other community-based programs to meet the residents' individual needs. The proposed improvements Include interior and exterior alterations to the existing structure that will not result in an expansion of the floor area of any individual living unit in the structure or. the building footprint, and are not anticipated to result in significant effects related to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality. Operation of the site as a supportive housing facility would also not result in significant effects related to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality over baseline conditions as operational activities would be similar to what occurred when the site was operated as a Ramada Inn. Thus, this activity meets the criteria for an exemption pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.50. This activity is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(d) (Existing Facilities) which exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use, including the restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment; Section 15302(c) (Replacement or Reconstruction) which exempts the replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, including existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity; and Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) which exempts minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. The exceptions to the exemptions outlined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply as no cumulative impacts were identified, no significant effects on the environment were Identified, the project Is not adjacent to a scenic highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action, and the project was not identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Federal funds constitute a portion of the project's funding. A determination that the project is categorically excluded subject to Section 58.5 of the National Environmental Policy Act was approved by the City on July 27, 2023. R-315649