2222 Watt Avenue Public Utility Easement Abandonment
Summary
SCH Number
2025051135
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
2222 Watt Avenue Public Utility Easement Abandonment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/23/2025
Document Description
The project consists of the abandonment of two, five-foot utility easements on the subject parcel. The easement locations were located along the boundary lines of two lots prior to a parcel merger that created the existing parcel. The easement locations now make development of the parcel difficult, and abandonment and relocation are necessary for future development.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
County of Sacramento
Job Title
Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Tiffany Wilson
Agency Name
RSC Engineering, Inc.
Job Title
Chief Financial Officer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
281-0101-019-0000
Other Location Info
The project site is located at 2222 Watt Avenue, approximately 250 south of the intersection of Butano Drive and Watt Avenue, in the Arden Arcade community of unincorporated Sacramento County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 – Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations
Reasons for Exemption
Class 5 consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope of less than 20%, which do not result in any changes in land use or density. The project is consistent with the criteria of Class 5 and is therefore exempt from CEQA.
Section 15300.2-Exceptions
Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines, Exceptions, provides conditions under which categorical exemptions are inapplicable. Review of the Project indicates that it will not violate any of the exceptions, as described in the following section.
PLER2023-00111
Notice of Exemption
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1. The project will occur in certain specified sensitive environments or locations;
The Project site is located within an urban, commercial area. The site is not biologically sensitive.
2. Cumulative impacts will be considerable because successive projects of the same type will occur at the same place over time;
No cumulative impacts will result from the Project and successive projects of the same type and at the same place over time.
3. There is a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances;
There are no known unusual circumstances that will have a significant effect on the environment.
4. The project may result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources within a highway officially designated as a scenic highway;
The Project is not located in the vicinity of a highway officially designated as a scenic highway; therefore, the project will not result in damage to scenic resources or similar resources within a highway that is officially designated as a scenic highway.
5. The project is located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; or
The Project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code. Additionally, a search of the EnviroStor and GeoTracker databases was conducted, and no hazardous material records were located on site or in close proximity; therefore, the Project will not have an impact related to being located on a hazardous waste site.
6. The project may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historic resource.
The project site does not contain any historical resources.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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