Contractor’s Yard for “TruGreen” Lawn Care, County File #CDLP24-02030
Summary
SCH Number
2025050969
Public Agency
Contra Costa County
Document Title
Contractor’s Yard for “TruGreen” Lawn Care, County File #CDLP24-02030
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2025
Document Description
The applicant requests approval of a Land Use Permit to establish a contractor’s yard for a lawn care business, “TruGreen,” on the approximately 2.5-acre developed subject property. Operation of the business would take place during typical weekday hours in an approximately 10,674-square-foot lease area of an existing 15,660-square-foot building with an existing loading bay. Business operations include handling commercially available fertilizers, weed control products, and other lawn treatments, maintenance of spray tanks and equipment used by lawn technicians, administration, and employee training. No sod, soil, mulch, lawn mowers, or other landscaping tools would be stored on the site or used by the business. No development or improvement to the project site is proposed. It is the applicant’s responsibility to obtain any approval that may be required from any regulatory agencies, including, but not limited to the County Environmental Health Division.
Contact Information
Name
Syd Sotoodeh
Agency Name
Contra Costa County, Department of Conservation and Development
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Dan McEver
Agency Name
TruGreen
Job Title
owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Martinez
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Pacheco Boulevard, Arthur Boulevard
Zip
94553
Total Acres
2.5
Jobs
10
Parcel #
161-240-010
State Highways
680; 4
Railways
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe
Airports
Buchanan Field
Schools
Las Juntas Elementary; New Vistas Christian School; Morello Park
Waterways
Vine Hill Creek, Pacheco Creek, Martinez Reservoir, Peyton Creek
Other Information
Additional railways: Southern Pacific, Amtrak;
Additional schools: John Muir Elementary, Hidden Valley Elementary, Montecito High, Martinez Junior High;
Additional waterways: Waterbird Regional Preserve (wetland), Pacheco Marsh
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, regarding “Existing Facilities,” which exempts the operation, permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing private structures or facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of use. The project involves the establishment of a landscape contractor’s yard for a lawn care business in an existing building that was constructed for light industrial and commercial uses. The project is within an urbanized area and no construction, ground disturbance, or other improvements are proposed. None of the exceptions under Section 15300.2 pertaining to location, hazardous waste sites, historical resources, scenic highways, or cumulative impacts apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would result in significant effects on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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