Riverside DA 10th Floor Executive Conference Room Refresh
Summary
SCH Number
2024120133
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Riverside DA 10th Floor Executive Conference Room Refresh
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/4/2024
Document Description
The Riverside Office of the District Attorney is located in the Downtown Law Building at 3960 Orange Street in Riverside, CA 92501. The DA Office 10th Floor Executive Conference Room has aging flooring and finishes, with few improvements in the last 15 years. There is a need to update the carpeting, lighting, cabinetry, wall finishes and fixtures in the Conference Room to provide a more comfortable and safer work environment for the users. All work will be completed in compliance with applicable building codes and health and life safety requirements. The improvements to the existing 10th Floor Executive Conference Room at 3960 Orange Street is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The operation of the facility will continue to provide public services and will not result in a change or expansion of existing use. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
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
Zip
92501
Parcel #
215-373-019
State Highways
SR-91
Other Location Info
3960 Orange Street, north of 10th Street
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This Class 1 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 project, as proposed, is limited to tenant improvements at the existing DA office building at 3960 Orange Street. The use of the facility would continue to provide public services and would not result in a significant increase in capacity or intensity of use. 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.
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 improvements to the existing 10th Floor Executive Conference Room at the DA existing facility will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The improvements would occur within existing facility, would not alter the footprint and are being completed to create a more functional facility. The use of the facility for public services would remain unchanged. 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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