933 Gilman Street (ZP#2024-0136)
Summary
SCH Number
2025010896
Public Agency
City of Berkeley
Document Title
933 Gilman Street (ZP#2024-0136)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/28/2025
Document Description
Use Permit #ZP2024-0136 to establish an approximately 54,600 square foot public safety facility for the Berkeley Fire Department and Emergency Operations Center in the six buildings bounded by Eighth Street, Gilman Street, and Ninth Street. The project includes: demolition of two accessory structures; conversion of 42,000 square feet to office and ancillary uses including, training facilities (17,200 square feet) and a staff wellness center (5,200 square feet); conversion to a non-emergency ambulance deployment center (7,400 square feet); and a warehouse (5,100 square feet).
Contact Information
Name
Sharon Gong
Agency Name
City of Berkeley
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Devi Dutta-Choudhury
Agency Name
Devi Dutta Architecture, Inc
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Eighth Street and Ninth Street
Other Location Info
933 Gilman Street, City of Berkeley, County of Alameda
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a Class 1 Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 ("Existing Facilities"), because the change of use converts nonresidential buildings to another nonresidential use. Furthermore, none of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply, as follows: (a) the project is currently characterized as "developed, high-intensity" by the California Natural Diversity Database; therefore, it is not located in an environmentally sensitive area; (b) the cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time would not be significant; (c) there are no "unusual circumstances" at the project site that would result in significant environmental effects; (d) there are no eligible or designated scenic highways within the City of Berkeley; therefore, the project site is not in view of a state scenic highway (e) the project site is not located on a hazardous waste site pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5, and (f) the project would not result in a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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