Christa McAuliffe Elementary School Improvement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025021196
Public Agency
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District
Document Title
Christa McAuliffe Elementary School Improvement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/28/2025
Document Description
The Panama Buena Vista Union School District proposes to further improve the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School through the installation of a portable classroom, portable restroom facility, and a shade structure. The project will provide an additional classroom and support facilities for the existing school site.
Contact Information
Name
Paul Johnson
Agency Name
Panama Buena Vista Union School District
Job Title
Director of Facilities
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Westwold Drive between Oak Grove St and Slender Oak Ct
Zip
93311
Total Acres
8.71
Parcel #
512-010-08
State Highways
NA
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
Leo Hart ES
Waterways
irrigation canal
Township
30S
Range
27E
Section
8
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
8900 Westwold Drive,
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3:15303 (c) and (e) and Class 14: 15314
Reasons for Exemption
The project proposes further improvement of the existing Christa McAuliffe Elementary School site through the addition of a portable classroom building, a portable restroom facility, a shade structure, and associated utility infrastructure. These improvements are proposed to be located within the existing footprint of the elementary school site that is currently developed with paved basketball courts and a series of bicycle racks. The project would result in approximately 4,000 square feet of
disturbance on this previously disturbed and developed area. The additional classrooms will not increase student capacity, as the rooms will help alleviate classroom overcrowding and meet CDE requirements.
The project site is proposed to be located on the existing elementary school campus. The project site is predominantly developed with no suitable habitat to support special status species. The campus is surrounded by existing urban development. Due to the existing built nature and human activity associated with the site and surrounding area, no known biological resource is anticipated to occur at the project site and would not be adversely impacted by project construction and operation. Additionally, due to past ground disturbance related to development of the existing school site, the presence of a cultural or historical resource is unlikely. In the unlikely event a special status species or cultural resources is observed during construction, the project will comply with all applicable local, State and federal regulations and codes related to biological resources and cultural resources.
A review of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Envirostor database and the State Water Resources Control Board, Geotracker database indicates that the project site does not contain a listed hazardous waste facility or known cleanup site. Additionally, there are no scenic highways or resources that would be impacted by the project.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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