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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 8 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies,
					 as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance,
					 restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory
					 process involves procedures for protection of the environment. Construction
					 activities and relaxation of standards allowing environmental degradation are
					 not included in this exemption.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code; International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union v.
						Board of Supervisors, (1981) 116 Cal. App. 3d
						265.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15309 - Inspections

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 9 consists of activities limited entirely to
					 inspections, to check for performance of an operation, or quality, health, or
					 safety of a project, including related activities such as inspection for
					 possible mislabeling, misrepresentation, or adulteration of
					 products.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15310 - Loans

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 10 consists of loans made by the Department of
					 Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943,
					 mortgages for the purchase of existing structures where the loan will not be
					 used for new construction and the purchase of such mortgages by financial
					 institutions. Class 10 includes but is not limited to the following
					 examples:
(a) Loans made by the
				  Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of
				  1943.
(b) Purchases of mortgages
				  from banks and mortgage companies by the Public Employees Retirement System and
				  by the State Teachers Retirement System.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15311 - Accessory Structures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 11 consists of construction, or placement of minor
					 structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or
					 institutional facilities, including but not limited to:
(a) On-premise signs;
(b) Small parking lots;
(c) Placement of seasonal or temporary use
				  items such as lifeguard towers, mobile food units, portable restrooms, or
				  similar items in generally the same locations from time to time in publicly
				  owned parks, stadiums, or other facilities designed for public use.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15312 - Surplus Government Property Sales

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 12 consists of sales of surplus government property
					 except for parcels of land located in an area of statewide, regional, or
					 areawide concern identified in Section
					 15206(b)(4).
					 However, even if the surplus property to be sold is located in any of those
					 areas, its sale is exempt if:
(a) The
				  property does not have significant values for wildlife habitat or other
				  environmental purposes, and
(b) Any
				  of the following conditions exist:
(1) The
				  property is of such size, shape, or inaccessibility that it is incapable of
				  independent development or use; or
(2) The property to be sold would qualify for
				  an exemption under any other class of categorical exemption in these
				  guidelines; or
(3) The use of the
				  property and adjacent property has not changed since the time of purchase by
				  the public agency.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15313 - Acquisition of Lands for Wildlife Conservation Purposes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 13 consists of the acquisition of lands for fish and
					 wildlife conservation purposes including (a) preservation of fish and wildlife
					 habitat, (b) establishing ecological reserves under Fish and Game Code Section
					 1580, and
					 (c) preserving access to public lands and
					 waters where the purpose of the acquisition is to preserve the land in its
					 natural condition.
1. Amendment
					 filed 9-7-2004; operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
					 21083(e)
					 (Register 2004, No. 37).
2. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15314 - Minor Additions to Schools

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 14 consists of minor additions to existing schools
					 within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase original
					 student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less. The
					 addition of portable classrooms is included in this
					 exemption.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15315 - Minor Land Divisions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 15 consists of the division of property in urbanized
					 areas zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer
					 parcels when the division is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning,
					 no variances or exceptions are required, all services and access to the
					 proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel was not involved
					 in a division of a larger parcel within the previous 2 years, and the parcel
					 does not have an average slope greater than 20 percent.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15316 - Transfer of Ownership of Land in Order to Create Parks

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 16 consists of the acquisition, sale, or other
					 transfer of land in order to establish a park where the land is in a natural
					 condition or contains historical or archaeological resources and either:
(a) The management plan for the park has not
				  been prepared, or
(b) The
				  management plan proposes to keep the area in a natural condition or preserve
				  the historic or archaeological resources. CEQA will apply when a management
				  plan is proposed that will change the area from its natural condition or cause
				  substantial adverse change in the significance of the historic or
				  archaeological resource.
1. Amendment
					 of section and NOTE filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public
					 Resources Code section
					 21087
					 (Register 98, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21084,
						21083.2,
						and
						21084.1,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15317 - Open Space Contracts or Easements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 17 consists of the establishment of agricultural
					 preserves, the making and renewing of open space contracts under the Williamson
					 Act, or the acceptance of easements or fee interests in order to maintain the
					 open space character of the area. The cancellation of such preserves,
					 contracts, interests, or easements is not included and will normally be an
					 action subject to the CEQA process.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15318 - Designation of Wilderness Areas

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 18 consists of the designation wilderness areas under
					 the California Wilderness System.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15319 - Annexations of Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt Facilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 19 consists of only the following annexations:
(a) Annexations to a city or special district
				  of areas containing existing public or private structures developed to the
				  density allowed by the current zoning or pre-zoning of either the gaining or
				  losing governmental agency whichever is more restrictive, provided, however,
				  that the extension of utility services to the existing facilities would have a
				  capacity to serve only the existing facilities.
(b) Annexations of individual small parcels
				  of the minimum size for facilities exempted by Section
				  15303, New Construction or
				  Conversion of Small Structures.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15320 - Changes in Organization of Local Agencies

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 20 consists of changes in the organization or
					 reorganization of local governmental agencies where the changes do not change
					 the geographical area in which previously existing powers are exercised.
					 Examples include but are not limited to:
(a) Establishment of a subsidiary
				  district.
(b) Consolidation of two
				  or more districts having identical powers.
(c) Merger with a city of a district lying
				  entirely within the boundaries of the city.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15321 - Enforcement Actions by Regulatory Agencies

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 21 consists of::
(a) Actions by regulatory agencies to enforce
				  or revoke a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use
				  issued, adopted, or prescribed by the regulatory agency or enforcement of a
				  law, general rule, standard, or objective, administered or adopted by the
				  regulatory agency. Such actions include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The direct referral of a violation of
				  lease, permit, license, certificate, or entitlement for use or of a general
				  rule, standard, or objective to the Attorney General, District Attorney, or
				  City Attorney as appropriate, for judicial enforcement.
(2) The adoption of an administrative
				  decision or order enforcing or revoking the lease, permit, license,
				  certificate, or entitlement for use or enforcing the general rule, standard, or
				  objective.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15322 - Educational or Training Programs Involving No Physical Changes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 22 consists of the adoption, alteration, or
					 termination of educational or training programs which involve no physical
					 alteration in the area affected or which involve physical changes only in the
					 interior of existing school or training structures. Examples include but are
					 not limited to:
(a) Development of or
				  changes in curriculum or training methods.
(b) Changes in the grade structure in a
				  school which do not result in changes in student transportation.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15323 - Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 23 consists of the normal operations of existing
					 facilities for public gatherings for which the facilities were designed, where
					 there is a past history of the facility being used for the same or similar kind
					 of purpose. For the purposes of this section, "past history" shall mean that
					 the same or similar kind of activity has been occurring for at least three
					 years and that there is a reasonable expectation that the future occurrence of
					 the activity would not represent a change in the operation of the facility.
					 Facilities included within this exemption include, but are not limited to,
					 racetracks, stadiums, convention centers, auditoriums, amphitheaters,
					 planetariums, swimming pools, and amusement parks.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15324 - Regulations of Working Conditions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 24 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies,
					 including the Industrial Welfare Commission as authorized by statute, to
					 regulate any of the following:
(a)
				  Employee wages,
(b) Hours of work,
				  or
(c) Working conditions where
				  there will be no demonstrable physical changes outside the place of
				  work.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15325 - Transfers of Ownership in Land to Preserve Existing Natural Conditions and Historical Resources

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 25 consists of the transfers of ownership of
					 interests in land in order to preserve open space, habitat, or historical
					 resources. Examples include but are not limited to:
(a) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer of
				  areas to preserve the existing natural conditions, including plant or animal
				  habitats.
(b) Acquisition, sale, or
				  other transfer of areas to allow continued agricultural use of the
				  areas.
(c) Acquisition, sale, or
				  other transfer to allow restoration of natural conditions, including plant or
				  animal habitats.
(d) Acquisition,
				  sale, or other transfer to prevent encroachment of development into flood
				  plains.
(e) Acquisition, sale, or
				  other transfer to preserve historical resources.
(f) Acquisition, sale, or other transfer to
				  preserve open space or lands for park purposes.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading and section filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to
					 Public Resources Code section
					 21087
					 (Register 98, No. 44).
2. New subsection (f) filed 9-7-2004;
					 operative 9-7-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
					 21083(e)
					 (Register 2004, No. 37).
3. Change without regulatory effect
					 amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15326 - Acquisition of Housing for Housing Assistance Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 26 consists of actions by a redevelopment agency,
					 housing authority, or other public agency to implement an adopted Housing
					 Assistance Plan by acquiring an interest in housing units. The housing units
					 may be either in existence or possessing all required permits for construction
					 when the agency makes its final decision to acquire the
					 units.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15327 - Leasing New Facilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Class 27 consists of the leasing of a
				  newly constructed or previously unoccupied privately owned facility by a local
				  or state agency where the local governing authority determined that the
				  building was exempt from CEQA. To be exempt under this section, the proposed
				  use of the facility:
(1) Shall be in
				  conformance with existing state plans and policies and with general, community,
				  and specific plans for which an EIR or negative declaration has been
				  prepared,
(2) Shall be
				  substantially the same as that originally proposed at the time the building
				  permit was issued,
(3) Shall not
				  result in a traffic increase of greater than 10% of front access road capacity,
				  and
(4) Shall include the provision
				  of adequate employee and visitor parking facilities.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15328 - Small Hydroelectric Projects at Existing Facilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 28 consists of the installation of hydroelectric
					 generating facilities in connection with existing dams, canals, and pipelines
					 where:
(a) The capacity of the
				  generating facilities is 5 megawatts or less,
(b) Operation of the generating facilities
				  will not change the flow regime in the affected stream, canal, or pipeline
				  including but not limited to:
(1) Rate and
				  volume of flow,
(2)
				  Temperature,
(3) Amounts of
				  dissolved oxygen to a degree that could adversely affect aquatic life,
				  and
(4) Timing of
				  release.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15329 - Cogeneration Projects at Existing Facilities

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 29 consists of the installation of cogeneration
					 equipment with a capacity of 50 megawatts or less at existing facilities
					 meeting the conditions described in this section.
(a) At existing industrial facilities, the
				  installation of cogeneration facilities will be exempt where it will:
(1) Result in no net increases in air
				  emissions from the industrial facility, or will produce emissions lower than
				  the amount that would require review under the new source review rules
				  applicable in the county, and
(2)
				  Comply with all applicable state, federal, and local air quality
				  laws.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15330 - Minor Actions to Prevent, Minimize, Stabilize, Mitigate or Eliminate the Release or Threat of Release of Hazardous Waste or Hazardous Substances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 30 consists of any minor cleanup actions taken to
					 prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or threat of
					 release of a hazardous waste or substance which are small or medium removal
					 actions costing $1 million or less.
(a) No cleanup action shall be subject to
				  this Class 30 exemption if the action requires the onsite use of a hazardous
				  waste incinerator or thermal treatment unit or the relocation of residences or
				  businesses,or the action involves the potential release into the air of
				  volatile organic compounds as defined in Health and Safety Code Section
				  25123.6,
				  except for small scale in situ soil vapor extraction and treatment systems
				  which have been permitted by the local Air Pollution Control District or Air
				  Quality Management District. All actions must be consistent with applicable
				  state and local environmental permitting requirements including, but not
				  limited to, off-site disposal, air quality rules such as those governing
				  volatile organic compounds and water quality standards, and approved by the
				  regulatory body with jurisdiction over the site.
(b) Examples of such minor cleanup actions
				  include but are not limited to:
(1) Removal of
				  sealed, non-leaking drums or barrels of hazardous waste or substances that have
				  been stabilized, containerized and are designated for a lawfully permitted
				  destination;
(2) Maintenance or
				  stabilization of berms, dikes, or surface impoundments;
(3) Construction or maintenance of interim or
				  temporary surface caps;
(4) Onsite
				  treatment of contaminated soils or sludges provided treatment system meets
				  Title 22 requirements and local air district requirements;
(5) Excavation and/or offsite disposal of
				  contaminated soils or sludges in regulated units;
(6) Application of dust suppressants or dust
				  binders to surface soils;
(7)
				  Controls for surface water run-on and run-off that meets seismic safety
				  standards;
(8) Pumping of leaking
				  ponds into an enclosed container;
(9) Construction of interim or emergency
				  ground water treatment systems;
(10) Posting of warning signs and fencing for
				  a hazardous waste or substance site that meets legal requirements for
				  protection of wildlife.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15331 - Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 31 consists of projects limited to maintenance,
					 repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation
					 or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the
					 Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
					 with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing
					 Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer.
1. New
					 section filed 10-26-98; operative 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code
					 section
					 21087
					 (Register 98, No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15332 - In-Fill Development Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 32 consists of projects characterized as in-fill
					 development meeting the conditions described in this section.
(a) The project is consistent with the
				  applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as
				  well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations.
(b) The proposed development occurs within
				  city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially
				  surrounded by urban uses.
(c) The
				  project site has no value, as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened
				  species.
(d) Approval of the
				  project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise,
				  air quality, or water quality.
(e)
				  The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public
				  services.
1. New
					 section filed 12-23-98; operative 12-23-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code
					 section
					 21087
					 (Register 98, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 19 - Categorical Exemptions › Section 15333 - Small Habitat Restoration Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 33 consists of projects not to exceed five acres in
					 size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of
					 habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife provided that:
(a) There would be no significant adverse
				  impact on endangered, rare or threatened species or their habitat pursuant to
				  section 15065,
(b) There are no hazardous materials at or
				  around the project site that may be disturbed or removed, and
(c) The project will not result in impacts
				  that are significant when viewed in connection with the effects of past
				  projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable
				  future projects.
(d) Examples of
				  small restoration projects may include, but are not limited to:
(1) revegetation of disturbed areas with
				  native plant species;
(2) wetland
				  restoration, the primary purpose of which is to improve conditions for
				  waterfowl or other species that rely on wetland habitat;
(3) stream or river bank revegetation, the
				  primary purpose of which is to improve habitat for amphibians or native
				  fish;
(4) projects to restore or
				  enhance habitat that are carried out principally with hand labor and not
				  mechanized equipment.
(5) stream or
				  river bank stabilization with native vegetation or other bioengineering
				  techniques, the primary purpose of which is to reduce or eliminate erosion and
				  sedimentation; and
(6) culvert
				  replacement conducted in accordance with published guidelines of the Department
				  of Fish and Game or NOAA Fisheries, the primary purpose of which is to improve
				  habitat or reduce sedimentation.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15350 - General

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The definitions contained in this article apply to terms
					 used throughout the guidelines unless a term is otherwise defined in a
					 particular section.
1. New
					 Article 20 (Sections
					 15350-15387) filed 7-13-83;
					 effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No. 29).
2.
					 Editorial correction of 7-13-83 order redesignating effective date to 8-1-83
					 filed 7-14-83 (Register 83, No. 29).
3. Change without regulatory
					 effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15351 - Applicant

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"Applicant" means a person who proposes to carry out a
					 project which needs a lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement
					 for use or financial assistance from one or more public agencies when that
					 person applies for the governmental approval or assistance.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21065,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15352 - Approval

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(a) "Approval"
				  means the decision by a public agency which commits the agency to a definite
				  course of action in regard to a project intended to be carried out by any
				  person. The exact date of approval of any project is a matter determined by
				  each public agency according to its rules, regulations, and ordinances.
				  Legislative action in regard to a project often constitutes approval.
(b) With private projects, approval occurs
				  upon the earliest commitment to issue or the issuance by the public agency of a
				  discretionary contract, grant, subsidy, loan, or other form of financial
				  assistance, lease, permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement for use
				  of the project.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21061
						and
						21065,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15353 - CEQA

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"CEQA" means the California Environmental Quality Act,
					 California Public Resources Code Sections
					 21000
					 et seq.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21050,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15354 - Categorical Exemption

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"Categorical exemption" means an exemption from CEQA for a
					 class of projects based on a finding by the Secretary for Resources that the
					 class of projects does not have a significant effect on the
					 environment.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21080(b)(10)
						and
						21084,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15355 - Cumulative Impacts

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"Cumulative impacts" refer to two or more individual
					 effects which, when considered together, are considerable or which compound or
					 increase other environmental impacts.
(a) The individual effects may be changes
				  resulting from a single project or a number of separate projects.
(b) The cumulative impact from several
				  projects is the change in the environment which results from the incremental
				  impact of the project when added to other closely related past, present, and
				  reasonably foreseeable probable future projects. Cumulative impacts can result
				  from individually minor but collectively significant projects taking place over
				  a period of time.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21083(b),
						Public Resources Code; Whitman v. Board of Supervisors, 88 Cal. App. 3d
						397.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15356 - Decision-Making Body

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"Decision-making body" means any person or group of people
					 within a public agency permitted by law to approve or disapprove the project at
					 issue.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21003(b),
						Public Resources Code; Kleist v. City of Glendale (1976) 56 Cal. App. 3d
						770.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15357 - Discretionary Project

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"Discretionary project" means a project which requires the
					 exercise of judgment or deliberation when the public agency or body decides to
					 approve or disapprove a particular activity, as distinguished from situations
					 where the public agency or body merely has to determine whether there has been
					 conformity with applicable statutes, ordinances, regulations, or other fixed
					 standards. The key question is whether the public agency can use its subjective
					 judgment to decide whether and how to carry out or approve a project. A timber
					 harvesting plan submitted to the State Forester for approval under the
					 requirements of the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 (Pub. Res. Code
					 Sections 4511 et seq.) constitutes a
					 discretionary project within the meaning of the California Environmental
					 Quality Act. Section
					 21065(c).
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
2. Amendment of section and
					 NOTE filed 12-28-2018; operative 12-28-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(b)(3)
					 (Register 2018, No. 52).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080(a),
						Public Resources Code; Johnson v. State of California (1968) 69 Cal. 2d 782;
						People v. Department of Housing and Community Development (1975) 45 Cal. App.
						3d 185; Day v. City of Glendale (1975) 51 Cal. App. 3d 817; N.R.D.C. v. Arcata
						National Corp. (1976) 59 Cal. App. 3d 959; Friends of Westwood, Inc. v. City of
						Los Angeles (1987) 191 Cal. App. 3d 259; Mountain Lion Foundation v. Fish &
						Game Comm. (1997) 16 Cal. 4th 105; Friends of Juana Briones House v. City of
						Palo Alto (2010) 190 Cal. App. 4th 286; and San Diego Navy Broadway Complex
						Coalition v. City of San Diego (2010) 185 Cal. App. 4th
						924.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15358 - Effects

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"Effects" and "impacts" as used in these guidelines are
					 synonymous.
(a) Effects include:
(1) Direct or primary effects which are
				  caused by the project and occur at the same time and place.
(2) Indirect or secondary effects which are
				  caused by the project and are later in time or farther removed in distance, but
				  are still reasonably foreseeable. Indirect or secondary effects may include
				  growth-inducing effects and other effects related to induced changes in the
				  pattern of land use, population density, or growth rate, and related effects on
				  air and water and other natural systems, including
				  ecosystems.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15359 - Emergency

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"Emergency" means a sudden, unexpected occurrence,
					 involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or
					 mitigate loss of, or damage to life, health, property, or essential public
					 services. Emergency includes such occurrences as fire, flood, earthquake, or
					 other soil or geologic movements, as well as such occurrences as riot,
					 accident, or sabotage.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080(b)(2), (3) and
						(4), Public Resources
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15360 - Environment

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"Environment" means the physical conditions which exist
					 within the area which will be affected by a proposed project including land,
					 air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or
					 aesthetic significance. The area involved shall be the area in which
					 significant effects would occur either directly or indirectly as a result of
					 the project. The "environment" includes both natural and man-made
					 conditions.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21060.5,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15361 - Environmental Documents

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"Environmental documents" means initial studies, negative
					 declarations, draft and final EIRs, documents prepared as substitutes for EIRs
					 and negative declarations under a program certified pursuant to Public
					 Resources Code Section
					 21080.5,
					 and documents prepared under NEPA and used by a state or local agency in the
					 place of an initial study, negative declaration, or an EIR.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21061,
						21080(b),
						21080.5,
						21108
						and
						21152,
						Public Resources Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 20 - Definitions › Section 15362 - EIR -Environmental Impact Report

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"EIR" or "environmental impact report" means a detailed
					 statement prepared under CEQA describing and analyzing the significant
					 environmental effects of a project and discussing ways to mitigate or avoid the
					 effects. The contents of an EIR are discussed in Article 9, commencing with
					 Section 15120 of these guidelines. The
					 term "EIR" may mean either a draft or a final EIR depending on the
					 context.
(a) Draft EIR means an EIR
				  containing the information specified in Sections
				  15122 through
				  15131.
(b) Final EIR means an EIR containing the
				  information contained in the draft EIR, comments either verbatim or in summary
				  received in the review process, a list of persons commenting, and the response
				  of the lead agency to the comments received. The final EIR is discussed in
				  detail in Section
				  15132.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						21083,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections
						21061,
						21100
						and
						21151,
						Public Resources Code.