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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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15261 - Ongoing Project

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) If
				  a project being carried out by a public agency was approved prior to November
				  23, 1970, the project shall be exempt from CEQA unless either of the following
				  conditions exists:
(1) A substantial portion
				  of public funds allocated for the project have not been spent, and it is still
				  feasible to modify the project to mitigate potentially adverse environmental
				  effects, or to choose feasible alternatives to the project, including the
				  alternative of "no project" or halting the project; provided that a project
				  subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) shall be exempt from
				  CEQA as an on-going project if, under regulations promulgated under NEPA, the
				  project would be too far advanced as of January 1, 1970, to require preparation
				  of an EIS.
(2) A public agency
				  proposes to modify the project in such a way that the project might have a new
				  significant effect on the environment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
A project involving only feasibility or planning studies
					 for possible future actions which the agency, board, or commission has not
					 approved, adopted, or funded does not require the preparation of an EIR or
					 negative declaration but does require consideration of environmental factors.
					 This section does not apply to the adoption of a plan that will have a legally
					 binding effect on later activities.
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
						21102
						and
						21150,
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15263 - Discharge Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The State Water Resources Control Board and the regional
					 boards are exempt from the requirement to prepare an EIR or a negative
					 declaration prior to the adoption of waste discharge requirements, except
					 requirements for new sources as defined in the Federal Water Pollution Control
					 Act or in other acts which amend or supplement the Federal Water Pollution
					 Control Act. The term "waste discharge requirements" as used in this section is
					 the equivalent of the term "permits" as used in the Federal Water Pollution
					 Control Act.
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
						13389, Water
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15264 - Timberland Preserves

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Local agencies are exempt from the requirement to prepare
					 an EIR or negative declaration on the adoption of timberland preserve zones
					 under Government Code Sections
					 51100 et
					 seq. (Gov. Code, Sec.
					 51119).
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
						51119,
						Government 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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15265 - Adoption of Coastal Plans and Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to activities and
				  approvals pursuant to the California Coastal Act (commencing with Section
				  30000
				  of the Public Resources Code) by:
(1) Any
				  local government, as defined in Section
				  30109
				  of the Public Resources Code, necessary for the preparation and adoption of a
				  local coastal program, or
(2) Any
				  state university or college, as defined in Section
				  30119, as necessary for the
				  preparation and adoption of a long-range land use development
				  plan.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15266 - General Plan Time Extension

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA shall not apply to the granting of an extension of
					 time by the Office of Planning and Research to a city or county for the
					 preparation and adoption of one or more elements of a city or county general
					 plan.
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
						21080.10(a),
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15267 - Financial Assistance to Low or Moderate Income Housing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to actions taken by the Department of
					 Housing and Community Development to provide financial assistance for the
					 development and construction of residential housing for persons and families of
					 low or moderate income, as defined in Section
					 50093
					 of the Health and Safety Code. The residential project which is the subject of
					 the application for financial assistance will be subject to CEQA when approvals
					 are granted by another agency.
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
						21080.10(b),
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15268 - Ministerial Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Ministerial projects are exempt from the requirements of CEQA. The
				  determination of what is "ministerial" can most appropriately be made by the
				  particular public agency involved based upon its analysis of its own laws, and
				  each public agency should make such determination either as a part of its
				  implementing regulations or on a case-by-case basis.
(b) In the absence of any discretionary
				  provision contained in the local ordinance or other law establishing the
				  requirements for the permit, license, or other entitlement for use, the
				  following actions shall be presumed to be ministerial:
(1) Issuance of building permits.
(2) Issuance of business licenses.
(3) Approval of final subdivision
				  maps.
(4) Approval of individual
				  utility service connections and disconnections.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15270 - Projects Which Are Disapproved

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to projects which a
				  public agency rejects or disapproves.
(b) This section is intended to allow an
				  initial screening of projects on the merits for quick disapprovals prior to the
				  initiation f the CEQA process where the agency can determine that the project
				  cannot be approved.
(c) This
				  section shall not relieve an applicant from paying the costs for an EIR or
				  negative declaration prepared for his project prior to the lead agency's
				  disapproval of the project after normal evaluation and processing.
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)(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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15271 - Early Activities Related to Thermal Power Plants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to actions undertaken
				  by a public agency relating to any thermal power plant site or facility,
				  including the expenditure, obligation, or encumbrance of funds by a public
				  agency for planning, engineering, or design purposes, or for the conditional
				  sale or purchase of equipment, fuel, water (except groundwater), steam, or
				  power for such a thermal power plant, if the thermal power plant site and
				  related facility will be the subject of an EIR or negative declaration or other
				  document or documents prepared pursuant to a regulatory program certified
				  pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
				  21080.5,
				  which will be prepared by:
(1) The State
				  Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission,
(2) The Public Utilities Commission,
				  or
(3) The city or county in which
				  the power plant and related facility would be located.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15272 - Olympic Games

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to activities or approvals necessary to
					 the bidding for, hosting or staging of, and funding or carrying out of, Olympic
					 Games under the authority of the International Olympic Committee, except for
					 the construction of facilities necessary for such Olympic Games. If the
					 facilities are required by the International Olympic Committee as a condition
					 of being awarded the Olympic Games, the lead agency need not discuss the "no
					 project" alternative in an EIR with respect to those
					 facilities.
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)(7),
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15273 - Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to the establishment,
				  modification, structuring, restructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares,
				  and other charges by public agencies which the public agency finds are for the
				  purpose of:
(1) Meeting operating expenses,
				  including employee wage rates and fringe benefits,
(2) Purchasing or leasing supplies,
				  equipment, or materials,
(3)
				  Meeting financial reserve needs and requirements,
(4) Obtaining funds for capital projects,
				  necessary to maintain service within existing service areas, or
(5) Obtaining funds necessary to maintain
				  such intra-city transfers as are authorized by city
				  charter.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15274 - Family Day Care Homes

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  CEQA does not apply to establishment or operation of a large family day care
				  home, which provides in-home care for up to fourteen children, as defined in
				  Section
				  1596.78
				  of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)
				  Under the Health and Safety Code, local agencies cannot require use permits for
				  the establishment or operation of a small family day care home, which provides
				  in-home care for up to eight children, and the establishment or operation of a
				  small family day care home is a ministerial action which is not subject to
				  CEQA.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, repealer and new section, and amendment of NOTE filed
					 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 section filed 2-1-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 5).
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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15275 - Specified Mass Transit Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to the following mass transit
					 projects:
(a) The institution or
				  increase of passenger or commuter service on rail lines or high-occupancy
				  vehicle lanes already in use, including the modernization of existing stations
				  and parking facilities;
(b)
				  Facility extensions not to exceed four miles in length which are required for
				  transfer of passengers from or to exclusive public mass transit guideway or
				  busway public transit services.
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)(11), (12),
						and (13), 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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15276 - Transportation Improvement and Congestion Management Programs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to the development or
				  adoption of a regional transportation improvement program or the state
				  transportation improvement program. Individual projects developed pursuant to
				  these programs shall remain subject to CEQA.
(b) CEQA does not apply to preparation and
				  adoption of a congestion management program by a county congestion management
				  agency pursuant to Government Code Section
				  65089, et
				  seq.
1. Amendment
					 of section heading, 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: Section
						21080(b)(13),
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15277 - Projects Located Outside California

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to any project or portion thereof
					 located outside of California which will be subject to environmental impact
					 review pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 or pursuant to
					 a law of that state requiring preparation of a document containing essentially
					 the same points of analysis as in an environmental impact statement prepared
					 under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Any emissions or
					 discharges that would have a significant effect on the environment in the State
					 of California are subject to CEQA where a California public agency has
					 authority over the emissions or discharges.
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)(15),
						Public Resources Code; 58 Opinions of the California Attorney General 614 (S.O.
						75/50).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15278 - Application of Coatings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  CEQA does not apply to a discretionary decision by an air quality management
				  district for a project consisting of the application of coatings within an
				  existing facility at an automotive manufacturing plant if the district finds
				  all of the following:
(1) The project will
				  not cause a net increase in any emissions of any pollutant for which a national
				  or state ambient air quality standard has been established after the internal
				  emission accounting for previous emission reductions achieved at the facility
				  and recognized by the district.
(2)
				  The project will not cause a net increase in adverse impacts of toxic air
				  contaminants as determined by a health risk assessment. The term "net increase
				  in adverse impacts of toxic air contaminants as determined by a health risk
				  assessment" shall be determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of
				  the district.
(3) The project will
				  not cause any other adverse effect on the environment.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 6 - Resources Agency › Chapter 3 - Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act › Article 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15279 - Housing for Agricultural Employees. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect repealing
					 section filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						21083
						and
						21087,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080.10,
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15280 - Lower-Income Housing Projects. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
					 subsection (a) filed 2-1-2001 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2001, No. 5).
3. Change without regulatory
					 effect repealing section filed 10-6-2005 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2005, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						21083
						and
						21087,
						Public Resources Code. Reference: Section
						21080.14,
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15281 - Air Quality Permits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to the issuance, modification,
					 amendment, or renewal of any permit by an air pollution control district or air
					 quality management district pursuant to Title V, as defined in Section
					 39053.3
					 of the Health and Safety Code, or pursuant to an air district Title V program
					 established under Sections
					 42301.10,
					 42301.11,
					 and
					 42301.12
					 of the Health and Safety Code, unless the issuance, modification, amendment, or
					 renewal authorizes a physical or operational change to a source or
					 facility.
1. New
					 section filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
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
						21080.24,
						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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15283 - Housing Needs Allocation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
CEQA does not apply to regional housing needs
					 determinations made by the Department of Housing and Community Development, a
					 council of governments, or a city or county pursuant to Section
					 65584 of
					 the Government Code.
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
						65584,
						Government 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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15284 - Pipelines

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not
				  apply to any project consisting of the inspection, maintenance, repair,
				  restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, or removal of an existing
				  hazardous or volatile liquid pipeline or any valve, flange, meter, or other
				  piece of equipment that is directly attached to the pipeline.
(b) To qualify for this exemption, the
				  diameter of the affected pipeline must not be increased and the project must be
				  located outside the boundaries of an oil refinery. The project must also meet
				  all of the following criteria:
(1) The
				  affected section of pipeline is less than eight miles in length and actual
				  construction and excavation activities are not undertaken over a length of more
				  than one-half mile at a time.
(2)
				  The affected section of pipeline is not less than eight miles distance from any
				  section of pipeline that had been subject to this exemption in the previous 12
				  months.
(3) The project is not
				  solely for the purpose of excavating soil that is contaminated by hazardous
				  materials.
(4) To the extent not
				  otherwise required by law, the person undertaking the project has, in advance
				  of undertaking the project, prepared a plan that will result in notification of
				  the appropriate agencies so that they may take action, if necessary, to provide
				  for the emergency evacuation of members of the public who may be located in
				  close proximity to the project, and those agencies, including but not limited
				  to the local fire department, police, sheriff, and California Highway Patrol as
				  appropriate, have reviewed and agreed to that plan.
(5) Project activities take place within an
				  existing right-of-way and that right-of-way will be restored to its pre-project
				  condition upon completion of the project.
(6) The project applicant will comply with
				  all conditions otherwise authorized by law, imposed by the city or county as
				  part of any local agency permit process, and to comply with the Keene-Nejedly
				  California Wetlands Preservation Act (Public Resources Code Section
				  5810,
				  et seq.), the California Endangered Species Act (Fish and Game Code Section
				  2050,
				  et seq.), other applicable state laws, and all applicable federal
				  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 18 - Statutory Exemptions › Section 15285 - Transit Agency Responses to Revenue Shortfalls

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) CEQA does not apply to actions taken on
				  or after July 1,1995 to implement budget reductions made by a publicly owned
				  transit agency as a result of a fiscal emergency caused by the failure of
				  agency revenues to adequately fund agency programs and facilities. Actions
				  shall be limited to those directly undertaken by or financially supported in
				  whole or in part by the transit agency pursuant to Section
				  15378(a)(1) or
				  (2), including actions which reduce or
				  eliminate the availability of an existing publicly owned transit service,
				  facility, program, or activity.
(b)
				  When invoking this exemption, the transit agency shall make a specific finding
				  that there is a fiscal emergency. Before taking its proposed budgetary actions
				  and making the finding of fiscal emergency, the transit agency shall hold a
				  public hearing. After this public hearing, the transit agency shall respond
				  within 30 days at a regular public meeting to suggestions made by the public at
				  that initial hearing. The transit agency may make the finding of fiscal
				  emergency only after it has responded to public suggestions.
(c) For purposes of this subdivision, "fiscal
				  emergency" means that the transit agency is projected to have negative working
				  capital within one year from the date that the agency finds that a fiscal
				  emergency exists. "Working capital" is defined as the sum of all unrestricted
				  cash, unrestricted short-term investments, and unrestricted short-term accounts
				  receivable, minus unrestricted accounts payable. Employee retirements funds,
				  including deferred compensation plans and Section
				  401(k) plans,
				  health insurance reserves, bond payment reserves, worker's compensation
				  reserves, and insurance reserves shall not be included as working
				  capital.
(d) This exemption does
				  not apply to the action of any publicly owned transit agency to reduce or
				  eliminate a transit service, facility, program, or activity that was approved
				  or adopted as a mitigation measure in any environmental document certified or
				  adopted by any public agency under either CEQA or NEPA. Further, it does not
				  apply to actions of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
				  Authority.
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: Sections
						21080
						and
						21080.32,
						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 15300 - Categorical Exemptions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Section
					 21084
					 of the Public Resources Code requires these guidelines to include a list of
					 classes of projects which have been determined not to have a significant effect
					 on the environment and which shall, therefore, be exempt from the provisions of
					 CEQA.
In response to that mandate, the Secretary for Resources
					 has found that the following classes of projects listed in this article do not
					 have a significant effect on the environment, and they are declared to be
					 categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental
					 documents.
1.
					 Renumbering and amendment of former Article 8 (Sections
					 15100-15129) to Article 19
					 (Sections 15300-15329) 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
						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 15300.1 - Relation to Ministerial Projects

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Section
					 21080
					 of the Public Resources Code exempts from the application of CEQA those
					 projects over which public agencies exercise only ministerial authority. Since
					 ministerial projects are already exempt, Categorical Exemptions should be
					 applied only where a project is not ministerial under a public agency's
					 statutes and ordinances. The inclusion of activities which may be ministerial
					 within the classes and examples contained in this article shall not be
					 construed as a finding by the Secretary for resources that such an activity is
					 discretionary.
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 15300.3 - Revisions to List of Categorical Exemptions

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Any public agency may, at any time, request that a new
					 class of Categorical Exemptions be added, or an existing one amended or
					 deleted. This request must be made in writing to the Office of Planning and
					 Research and shall contain detailed information to support the request. The
					 granting of such request shall be by amendment to these
					 guidelines.
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 15300.4 - Application by Public Agencies

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Each public agency shall, in the course of establishing its
					 own procedures, list those specific activities which fall within each of the
					 exempt classes, subject to the qualification that these lists must be
					 consistent with both the letter and the intent expressed in the classes. Public
					 agencies may omit from their implementing procedures classes and examples that
					 do not apply to their activities, but they may not require EIRs for projects
					 described in the classes and examples in this article except under the
					 provisions of Section
					 15300.2.
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 15301 - Existing Facilities

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Class 1 consists of 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
					 types of "existing facilities" itemized below are not intended to be
					 all-inclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1. The key
					 consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of
					 use.
Examples include but are not limited to:
(a) Interior or exterior alterations
				  involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical
				  conveyances;
(b) Existing
				  facilities of both investor and publicly-owned utilities used to provide
				  electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility
				  services;
(c) Existing highways and
				  streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar
				  facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety, and
				  other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not
				  limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit
				  improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other
				  similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes).
(d) Restoration or rehabilitation of
				  deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet
				  current standards of public health and safety, unless it is determined that the
				  damage was substantial and resulted from an environmental hazard such as
				  earthquake, landslide, or flood;
(e) Additions to existing structures provided
				  that the addition will not result in an increase of more than:
(1) 50 percent of the floor area of the
				  structures before the addition, or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less;
				  or
(2) 10,000 square feet if:
(A) The project is in an area where all
				  public services and facilities are available to allow for maximum development
				  permissible in the General Plan and
(B) The area in which the project is located
				  is not environmentally sensitive.
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 15302 - Replacement or Reconstruction

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Class 2 consists of replacement or reconstruction of
					 existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on
					 the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same
					 purpose and capacity as the structure replaced, including but not limited
					 to:
(a) Replacement or reconstruction
				  of existing schools and hospitals to provide earthquake resistant structures
				  which do not increase capacity more than 50 percent;
(b) Replacement of a commercial structure
				  with a new structure of substantially the same size, purpose, and
				  capacity.
(c) Replacement or
				  reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving
				  negligible or no expansion of capacity.
(d) Conversion of overhead electric utility
				  distribution system facilities to underground including connection to existing
				  overhead electric utility distribution lines where the surface is restored to
				  the condition existing prior to the undergrounding.
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 15303 - New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 3 consists of construction and location of limited
					 numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new
					 equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing
					 small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are
					 made in the exterior of the structure. The numbers of structures described in
					 this section are the maximum allowable on any legal parcel. Examples of this
					 exemption include but are not limited to:
(a) One single-family residence, or a second
				  dwelling unit in a residential zone. In urbanized areas, up to three
				  single-family residences may be constructed or converted under this
				  exemption.
(b) A duplex or similar
				  multi-family residential structure totaling no more than four dwelling units.
				  In urbanized areas, this exemption applies to apartments, duplexes, and similar
				  structures designed for not more than six dwelling units.
(c) A store, motel, office, restaurant or
				  similar structure not involving the use of significant amounts of hazardous
				  substances, and not exceeding 2500 square feet in floor area. In urbanized
				  areas, the exemption also applies to up to four such commercial buildings not
				  exceeding 10,000 square feet in floor area on sites zoned for such use if not
				  involving the use of significant amounts of hazardous substances where all
				  necessary public services and facilities are available and the surrounding area
				  is not environmentally sensitive.
(d) Water main, sewage, electrical, gas, and
				  other utility extensions, including street improvements, of reasonable length
				  to serve such construction.
(e)
				  Accessory (appurtenant) structures including garages, carports, patios,
				  swimming pools, and fences.
(f) An
				  accessory steam sterilization unit for the treatment of medical waste at a
				  facility occupied by a medical waste generator, provided that the unit is
				  installed and operated in accordance with the Medical Waste Management Act
				  (Section 117600, et seq., of the Health and
				  Safety Code) and accepts no offsite waste.
1. New
					 subsection (f) and amendment of NOTE filed 5-27-97; operative 5-27-97 pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 97, No. 22).
2. Amendment filed 10-26-98; operative
					 10-26-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section
					 21087
					 (Register 98, No. 44).
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 15304 - Minor Alterations to Land

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in
					 the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of
					 healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes.
					 Examples include but are not limited to:
(a) Grading on land with a slope of less than
				  10 percent, except that grading shall not be exempt in a waterway, in any
				  wetland, in an officially designated (by federal, state, or local government
				  action) scenic area, or in officially mapped areas of severe geologic hazard
				  such as an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone or within an official Seismic
				  Hazard Zone, as delineated by the State Geologist.
(b) New gardening or landscaping, including
				  the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient or
				  fire resistant landscaping.
(c)
				  Filling of earth into previously excavated land with material compatible with
				  the natural features of the site.
(d) Minor alterations in land, water, and
				  vegetation on existing officially designated wildlife management areas or fish
				  production facilities which result in improvement of habitat for fish and
				  wildlife resources or greater fish production.
(e) Minor temporary use of land having
				  negligible or no permanent effects on the environment, including carnivals,
				  sales of Christmas trees, etc.
(f)
				  Minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored.
(g) Maintenance dredging where the spoil is
				  deposited in a spoil area authorized by all applicable state and federal
				  regulatory agencies.
(h) The
				  creation of bicycle lanes on existing rights-of-way.
(i) Fuel management activities within 30 feet
				  of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the
				  activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened
				  plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface
				  waters.This exemption shall apply to fuel management activities within 100 feet
				  of a structure if the public agency having fire protection responsibility for
				  the area has determined that 100 feet of fuel clearance is required due to
				  extra hazardous fire conditions.
1. Amendment
					 of subsections (a) and (b) and new subsection (i) 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 15305 - Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
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, including but not limited
					 to:
(a) Minor lot line adjustments,
				  side yard, and set back variances not resulting in the creation of any new
				  parcel;
(b) Issuance of minor
				  encroachment permits;
(c) Reversion
				  to acreage in accordance with the Subdivision Map Act.
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 15306 - Information Collection

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research,
					 experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result
					 in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. These may be
					 strictly for information gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to
					 an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or
					 funded.
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 15307 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Class 7 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies as
					 authorized by state law or local ordinance to assure the maintenance,
					 restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource where the regulatory process
					 involves procedures for protection of the environment. Examples include but are
					 not limited to wildlife preservation activities of the State Department of Fish
					 and Game. Construction activities 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.