Consent to Termination of Sublease and Consent to Bill of Sale between Bachelor Mountain Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, and Maurice E. Wood
Summary
SCH Number
2025040512
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Consent to Termination of Sublease and Consent to Bill of Sale between Bachelor Mountain Group, LLC, a California limited liability company, and Maurice E. Wood
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/9/2025
Document Description
The County of Riverside, Transportation and Land Management Agency - Aviation Division (“County”), as lessor, and Bachelor Mountain Group, LLC, a California limited liability company (“BMG”), as lessee, entered into that certain Lease dated September 15, 2009 (“Lease”). The Lease relates to the 6.56 acres of real property located at the Hemet-Ryan Airport with an address of 4710 W Stetson Ave., Hemet, CA 92545 (“Leased Premises”). BMG, as sublessor, entered into a Sublease Agreement-Land Only Hemet-Ryan Airport (“Sublease”) dated January 1, 2011, with Maurice E. Wood, an individual, as sublessee, (“Sublessee”) relating to the area of land where Hangar #3 in Building 14-2 is located on (“Subleased Premises”). Sublessee and BMG now desire to terminate the Sublease as memorialized in the Lease Termination Notification (“Sublease Termination”), which is attached as Attachment A to the Consent to Termination of Sublease. In addition, Sublessee desires to sell to BMG and BMG desires to buy, the aircraft storage hangar located on the Subleased Premises identified as Hangar #3 in Building 14-2 (“Aircraft Storage Hangar”). The sale of the Aircraft Storage Hangar is memorialized in the attached Bill of Sale. BMG will not change the existing use of the Subleased Premises or the Aircraft Storage Hangar. The Consent to Termination of Sublease and the Consent to Bill of Sale will not impact or modify the terms of the Lease, the use of the Leased Premises, or the Subleased Premises. The consent to Termination of Sublease and Bill of Sale have been identified as a proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because a discretionary action by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors is required for approval. Approval of the project will not change the existing use of the Leased Premises, which will not result in any significant environmental impacts or include any mitigation measures.
Contact Information
Name
Jose Ruiz
Agency Name
Riverside County TLMA - Aviation Division
Job Title
Supervising Development Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Hemet
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Hangar #3 in Building 14-2, 4710 W Stetson Avenue, Hemet, California
92545
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project 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 an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project is limited to the sale of an existing aircraft storage hangar and does not include a new development or improvements to the Leased Premises. Furthermore, this project would not result in any physical direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impacts to the environment. 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 the consent to a and the Termination of Sublease and Bill of Sale regarding Hangar #3 in Building 14-2 within the Hemet-Ryan Airport. The changes are limited to the change in ownership and responsibility for the terms of the Lease. The consent to Termination of Sublease and Bill of Sale will result in the same purpose and substantially similar capacity on the existing facilities at the airport and would be consistent with the existing land use and contractual requirements for the use of the site. 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
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project 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 an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern, nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project is limited to the sale of an existing aircraft storage hangar and does not include a new development or improvements to the Leased Premises. Furthermore, this project would not result in any physical direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect impacts to the environment. 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 consent to Termination of Sublease and Bill of Sale and is an administrative function, that is required as part of the terms of the Lease at the existing airport and would result in the continued operation of the airport on the leased premises under modified contractual responsibilities. No significant direct or indirect environmental impacts would occur. 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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