Mark West Area Community Park; File No. UPE24-0096
Summary
SCH Number
2025020464
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Mark West Area Community Park; File No. UPE24-0096
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/13/2025
Document Description
Use Permit for a new public park consisting of an 8,800 square-foot playground, a 6,000 square-foot gathering area for up to 12 community events per year, a 600 square-foot gazebo, a 160 square-foot storage shed, a picnic area for 6 tables, ADA accessible pathways, a drinking fountain, an improved 4,300 square-foot parking lot with one ADA accessible parking space, and associated site improvements on a 1-acre parcel previously developed with a preschool, playground, and garden. Hours of operation will be Sunrise to Sunset, 7 days per week.
Contact Information
Name
Katerina Mahdavi
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Old Redwood Highway & Mark West Springs Road
Zip
95403
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
058-071-015
State Highways
Highway 101
Railways
Not Applicable
Airports
Not Applicable
Schools
Mark West Charter, John B Riebli, Redwood Adventist, Ursuline
Waterways
Mark West Creek
Township
8N
Range
8W
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Vacant parcel, Public Facilities (PF), Valley Oak Habitat (VOH), Public and Quasi Public (PQP)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15301 for Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) which allows for the operation, repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing public or private facilities. The subject parcel was previously developed with a preschool, playground, and garden. The project involves negligible expansion of former use. No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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