Resolution No. 2024-229, Summarily Vacating the right to accept portions of public road easements in the Chuckwalla area.

2024120468

Riverside County

NOE - Notice of Exemption

12/12/2024

12/12/2024

David McMillan

County of Riverside Transportation Department- Survey

Riverside County Surveyor

Lead/Public Agency

4080 Lemon Street
riverside, CA 92501

(951) 955-6723

DMCMILLA@RIVCO.ORG

0664.1-001A

Parcel 0664.1-001A (VAC) VACATING THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT, THAT PORTION OF, “AN EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC ROAD OF TWENTY (20) FEET ON THE WEST LINE AND TWENTY (20) FEET ON THE EAST LINE” AS DESCRIBED BY GRANT DEED RECORDED APRIL 12, 1929, IN DEED BOOK 805, PAGE 153 ET SEQ., OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE RECORDER OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, LYING WITHIN THE NORTH ONE-HALF, OF THE EAST ONE-HALF, OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER [N 1/2, E 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4] OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 9 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, SAID EAST ONE-HALF, OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER [E 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4] OF SECTION 7 AS DESCRIBED BY GRANT DEED RECORDED OCTOBER 15, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 378022, SAID OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 0664.1-001A (VAC), YIELDS AN APPROXIMATE AREA VALUE OF 13,143 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.302 ACRES, (13,200 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.303 ACRES, BASED ON APPLICATION OF NOMINAL VALUES,) MORE OR LESS. Parcel 0664.1-001B (VAC) VACATING THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT, THAT PORTION OF, “AN EASEMENT OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR PUBLIC ROAD OF TWENTY (20) FEET ON THE WEST LINE AND TWENTY (20) FEET ON THE EAST LINE” AS DESCRIBED BY GRANT DEED RECORDED APRIL 12, 1929, IN DEED BOOK 805, PAGE 153 ET SEQ., OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE RECORDER OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, LYING WITHIN THE NORTH ONE-HALF, OF THE WEST ONE-HALF, OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER [N 1/2, W 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4] OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 6 SOUTH, RANGE 9 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, SAID WEST ONE-HALF, OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER, OF THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER [W 1/2, NE 1/4, SW 1/4] OF SECTION 7 AS DESCRIBED BY GRANT DEEDS RECORDED FEBRUARY 07, 1990 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 048867 AND INSTRUMENT NUMBER 048868, BOTH SAID OFFICIAL RECORDS. PARCEL 0664.1-001B (VAC), YIELDS AN APPROXIMATE AREA VALUE OF 13,113 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.301 ACRES, (13,200 SQUARE FEET, OR 0.303 ACRES, BASED ON APPLICATION OF NOMINAL VALUES,) MORE OR LESS.

Other

15061 (b) (3)

General Rule “Common Sense” Exemption. With certainty, there is no possibility that the proposed project may have a significant effect on the environment. Vacating the right to accept a public road easement will not require any construction activities, change the use or intensity of the existing site to create a physical environmental impact, and would not lead to any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environmental impacts. Therefore, in no way would vacating the right to accept a public road easement have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the vacation is exempt from further CEQA analysis. The vacation of the right to accept a public road easement has been determined to not be a “project” as defined under State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c). However, even if it was determined to be a project under CEQA for analysis purposes, the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The vacation of the right to accept the public road easements will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause any impacts to scenic resources, historic resources, or unique sensitive environments. Further, no unusual circumstances or potential cumulative impacts would occur that may reasonably create an environmental impact. The vacation of the right to accept these public road easements will not have an effect on the environment; thus, the County has deemed this does not meet the definition of a “project” under CEQA and no environmental impacts are anticipated to occur. Based upon the identified exemptions above, the County of Riverside hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.

Other

15060(c)

for purposes of analysis under CEQA, Vacating the right to accept a public road easement is not a “project” under CEQA pursuant to Section 15060(c). An action by a public agency is only a “project” subject to CEQA if the action might result in a physical change in the environment. Based upon a review of the whole action undertaken, supported, or authorized by the County, in no way will Vacating the right to accept a public road easement increase the use of the site, result in increased development or construction impacts, or lead to any direct, indirect, or cumulative physical environmental impacts. The vacation of the right to accept a public road easement has been determined to not be a “project” as defined under State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c). However, even if it was determined to be a project under CEQA for analysis purposes, the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The vacation of the right to accept the public road easements will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause any impacts to scenic resources, historic resources, or unique sensitive environments. Further, no unusual circumstances or potential cumulative impacts would occur that may reasonably create an environmental impact. The vacation of the right to accept these public road easements will not have an effect on the environment; thus, the County has deemed this does not meet the definition of a “project” under CEQA and no environmental impacts are anticipated to occur. Based upon the identified exemptions above, the County of Riverside hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.