New 10-Year Non-Profit Lease Agreement with Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, a California nonprofit corporation, dba The Firehouse Museum
Summary
SCH Number
2025051144
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
New 10-Year Non-Profit Lease Agreement with Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, a California nonprofit corporation, dba The Firehouse Museum
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/27/2025
Document Description
City Council approval of a Ten (10) year Lease, with two Five (5) year options to extend, with Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, a California nonprofit. corporation dba The Firehouse Museum, for City-owned real property located at 1572 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101. This Lease serves a valid public purpose of providing educational, historical, and cultural enrichment for the citizens of San Diego through Its unique exhibits and carefully preserved firefighting memorabilia. The museum acts as a cultural and historical landmark Inspiring c1t1zens of San Diego to appreciate the heroic legacy of firefighting and its crucial role In community safety.
Contact Information
Name
Elena Pascual
Agency Name
City of San Diego, Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Zip
92101
Other Location Info
1572 Columbia Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEOA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
This activity Is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities} which exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The exceptions listed In CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative impacts were
Identified, no significant effects on the environment were Identified, the project Is not adjacent to a scenic highway, and the project was not identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
As to the exception for historical resources, the San Diego Firehouse Museum Is located in Fire Station #6 which Is a designated historic resource on the National Register of Historic Places, California Register of Historical Resources, and the City of San Diego Register of Historical Resources. The proposed lease would allow for the operation and maintenance of the San Diego Firehouse Museum and would not allow for any construction or demolition activities. Therefore, the proposed project will not result in a significant Impact to historical resources, and the exception the exemption does not apply. R-316200
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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