Shiloh District Cemetery Expansion: UPE22-0036
Summary
SCH Number
2025050333
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Shiloh District Cemetery Expansion: UPE22-0036
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/8/2025
Document Description
The proposed project is a request for a Use Permit to annex an additional 4.91-acre parcel to the Shiloh District Cemetery facility located on a separate parcel within the jurisdiction of the Town of Windsor. Proposed project activities include burial of human remains, graveside ceremonies, and maintenance activities; no new structures are proposed. A new access road will be constructed. Burial gravesite ceremonies last less than 1 hour and typically are attended by 5-25 people. Burials occur 1-4 times per month. Burials will occur consistent with specifications for the existing cemetery in waterproof vaults that are both moisture-proof and airtight. Hours of operation will be consistent with the existing cemetery, which is open daily from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. The project does not include any tree removal.
Contact Information
Name
Crystal Acker
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Project Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Victor Kunkel
Agency Name
Shiloh District Cemetery
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Windsor
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Shiloh Road and Windsor Road
Zip
95492
Total Acres
4.91
Jobs
4
Parcel #
164-160-003
State Highways
None; US-101
Railways
SMART Train
Airports
Sonoma County Airport
Schools
Mattie Washburn Elementary, Windsor High School
Waterways
Windsor Creek, Pool Creek, Mark West Creek
Township
08N
Range
09W
Section
24
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Land Use: Public/Quasi-Public (PQP); Zoning: Public Facilities (PF), Valley Oak Habitat (VOH)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land)
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 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), because the project would be a minor alteration to the land which does not include any tree removal. The project is also covered by the common sense exemption under Section 15061(b)(3) “Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.” No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption (Section 15061(b)(3))
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 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), because the project would be a minor alteration to the land which does not include any tree removal. The project is also covered by the common sense exemption under Section 15061(b)(3) “Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.” 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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