Mercy High School Athletic Center Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100820
Public Agency
City of Burlingame
Document Title
Mercy High School Athletic Center Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/18/2024
Document Description
The purpose of the project is to construct at MHS a new athletic center that consists of a new, single-story 16,319 SF gymnasium, replaces the existing outdoor swimming
pool with a new outdoor swimming pool that meets high school regulation size requirements, adds 15 parking spaces to the Grassilli parking lot, removes 20 trees, and installs updated landscaping. The site consists of two lots – the lot located at 2300 Adeline Drive is owned by the SOM and the lot located at 2750 Adeline Drive is owned by MHS. Some of the MHS uses extend onto the SOM lot and there are numerous shared, recorded and non-recorded easements such as utilities, building spaces, and parking associated with the two lots that comprise the site. Because of the cross access easements and the existing conditional use permit in place for the uses, the two sites are evaluated as a single site for the purposes of zoning and building code requirements, however the Project is contained entirely to the lot owned by MHS.
Contact Information
Name
Erika Lewit
Agency Name
City of Burlingame
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Burlingame
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Adeline Drive near Hoover and Alvarado Aves
Zip
94010
Total Acres
5.02
State Highways
280
Schools
Mercy High School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 14;State CEQA Guidelines Section 15314; Minor Additions to Schools
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15314 of the State CEQA Guidelines for minor additions to schools, based on the following:
1) the Project is a minor addition to the existing MHS within existing school grounds; and
2) the Project does not increase the original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less, because student capacity (i.e. enrollment capacity)
at MHS is 540 students before the Project and 540 students after the Project, and the total area of the proposed new gymnasium and outdoor swimming pool would be slightly less than the use area of the existing outdoor swimming pool and tennis courts they would replace, resulting in a reduction of overall physical education area.
None of the exceptions to the Class 14 categorical exemption found in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines applies to the Project.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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