94 Old Mammoth Road Exterior Building Modification (Minor Design Review 24-005)

2024111031

City of Mammoth Lakes

NOE - Notice of Exemption

11/27/2024

11/27/2024

Michael Peterka

Town of Mammoth Lakes

Associate Planner

Lead/Public Agency

437 Old Mammoth Road Suite 230
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

(760) 965-3669

mpeterka@townofmammothlakes.ca.gov

93546

035-140-008-000

94 Old Mammoth Road (APN: 035-140-008-000)

Categorical Exemption

Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities

The project has been determined to be categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities, of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 applies to the minor alteration of existing private structures involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination, which the State has determined to be a class of projects that will not have a significant effect on the environment. The project involves exterior building modifications to an existing commercial building that will not result in any expansion of use, and therefore, meets the criteria for the categorical exemption. Additionally, none of the exceptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, which would preclude a project from using a categorical exemption, apply because: (a) Projects that qualify for use of the Existing Facilities categorical exemption are classified as Class 1 by the CA Secretary for Resources and are not subject to the special circumstances applicable to projects classified as Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, or 11; (b) The cumulative impacts from successive projects over time will not be significant because the proposed use is consistent with the allowed and previously anticipated use for the zone; (c) Given the location, scope, and purpose of the proposed project, there will be no significant impacts on environmental resources since the site has been previously developed and cleared of native vegetation, and there are no sensitive natural resources, such as wetlands or watercourses, on the site. It is not anticipated that any unusual circumstances exist on the site that would result in significant impacts or increase the severity of any existing less than significant impacts; (d) The site is not located adjacent to or near a scenic highway; (e) There are no known hazardous materials on the site. The project site is not listed on the Hazardous Waste and Substances list maintained by the Town; or the State Water Resources Control Board GeoTracker System, which includes leaking underground fuel tank sites and spills, leaks, investigations, and cleanup site; or the Environmental Protections Agency’s database of regulated facilities; or the State Department of Toxic Substances Control EnviroStar Data Management System, which includes CORTESE sites; and (f) There are no known historical or cultural resources areas on the site. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(2) since the project meets the criteria for use of the Existing Facilities categorical exemption and the application of that categorical exemption is not barred by one of the exceptions set forth in Section 15300.2.