CNUSD Transportation Department Office Expansion Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024091191
Public Agency
Corona-Norco Unified School District
(CNUSD)
Document Title
CNUSD Transportation Department Office Expansion Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/30/2024
Document Description
The project consists of (1) the placement of a 1,440 square foot modular building containing office spaces; (2) site improvements, including but not limited to, concrete walkways, underground utilities, landscaping and irrigation, and parking lot improvements. The beneficiaries will be the students, parents, staff, teachers, and administrators.
Contact Information
Name
Jacquelyn Roberts
Agency Name
Corona-Norco Unified School District
Job Title
Construction Director - Facilities Division
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Corona
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Zip
92882
Other Location Info
300 S. Buena Vista Ave, Corona, CA 92882
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15303,15311, 15314
Reasons for Exemption
The Project components are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA11) for the reasons elaborated upon below. Moreover, the Project as a whole is exempt from CEQA because the project components do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment,
whether individually or collectively. The combined effect of the different types of CEQA exemptions
enumerated below places the Project as a whole outside the purview of CEQA. (Sur/rider Foundation vs. California Coastal Commission (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 151.) Furthermore, the Project is not subject to any of the exceptions enumerated in section 15300.2. The Project therefore does not require CEQA action beyond this Notice of Exemption.
(1) The construction of a new building 1,440 square feet containing office space for the transportation department is categorically exempt pursuant to section 15314, as it consists of a
minor addition to an existing school within existing school grounds where the addition does not
increase original student capacity by more than twenty-five percent or ten classrooms,
whichever is less. The building is further categorically exempt pursuant to section 15311, which exempts projects that consist of construction or placement of minor structures accessory to
(appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities.
(2) The minor site improvements, including but not limited to, concrete walkways, underground
utilities, landscaping and irrigation, and parking lot improvements are categorically exempt
pursuant to section 15301, as they consist of minor alterations of an existing public facility
involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
(3) Section 15303 additionally exempts projects that involve the construction of a new, small facility
or structure like an office, such as the new building aforementioned in section (1), and the
installation of utility extensions to serve the small structure, such as the underground utilities
and irrigation aforementioned in section (2).
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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