Source: http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/flowchart/exemptions/categorical.html
Timestamp: 2014-03-11 03:46:54
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§15300', '§15301', '§21084', '§21086', '§15300', '§15301', '§15354']

CEQA Process Flowchart: Is the project categorically exempt?
Categorical exemptions are descriptions of types of projects which the Secretary of the Resources Agency has determined do not usually have a significant effect on the environment.
Categorical exemptions are found in Article 19 of the CEQA Guidelines
Unlike statutory exemptions, categorical exemptions are not absolute. There are exceptions to the exemptions depending on the nature or location of the project (Guidelines §15300.2). There are approximately 30 "classes" or types of categorical
Class 1 is the "existing facilities" exemption. (Guidelines §15301)
Categorical Exemptions Defined | Public Resources Code §21084
Addition or Deletion of Exempt Categories | Public Resources Code §21086
Exceptions to Categorical Exemptions | 14 California Code of Regulations §15300.2
Categorical Exemptions | 14 California Code of Regulations §§15301 - 15329
Categorical Exemptions Defined | 14 California Code of Regulations §15354
Wildlife Alive. v. Chickering (1976) 18 Cal.3d 190
Lewis v. Seventeenth District Agricultural Association(1985) 165 Cal.App.3d 823
Campbell v. Third District Agricultural Association (1987) 195 Cal.App.3d 115
East Peninsula Education Council v. Palos Verdes (1989) 210 Cal.App.3d 155
Association for the Protection of Values v. Ukiah(1991) 2 Cal.App.4th 720
Dunn Edwards Corp. v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District(1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 644
City of Pasadena v. State of California(1993) 14 Cal.App.4th 810
Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish and Game Commission(1997) 16 Cal.4th 105
Document URL: http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/flowchart/exemptions/categorical.html