Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Approval of the Lease Agreement with OTS Iowa, LLC, Riverside
Summary
SCH Number
2024090303
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Riverside County Sheriff’s Office Approval of the Lease Agreement with OTS Iowa, LLC, Riverside
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/10/2024
Document Description
The County of Riverside (County) has been under lease at 1260 Palmyrita Avenue, Suites A-E, Riverside, since 1998 (Lease). The Lease has been amended six times, most recently in 2021 where the County extended the term three years and the Lessor performed minor tenant improvements. The facility, occupied by RSO, continues to meet the needs of the department and is seeking a new Lease to extend the term for five years, commencing October 1, 2024, and includes the installation of a Hydration Station to the premises. The new Lease Agreement with OWS Iowa, LLC is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project would not result in an increase in capacity or physical expansion. No significant physical changes would occur as a result of the Lease Agreement.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
Riverside County
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
1260 Palmyrita Avenue, east of Iowa Avenue
Zip
92507
Parcel #
249-060-020
State Highways
SR-60
Other Location Info
Suites A-E
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The Lease Agreement is a contractual action to permit the continued use of the existing facility and incorporate a new hydration station. No increase in building footprint or substantial increase in capacity would be created by the project. Therefore, the project is exempt as it meets the scope and intent of the Categorical Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
The Lease Agreement is a contractual action to permit the continued use of the existing facility and incorporate a new hydration station. No increase in building footprint or substantial increase in capacity would be created by the project. Therefore, the project is exempt as it meets the scope and intent of the Categorical Exemption identified in Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301, Articles 5 and 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3) Common Sense
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed Lease Agreement will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use and operation of the facility will be substantially similar to the existing use and will not create any new environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the ongoing, existing use of the site would occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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