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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR MINOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS FOR
VISION VIEW CAMPUS
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DETERMINED TO BE CATEGORICALLY
EXEMPT FROM THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 19 OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES.
APPLICANT: Courtney Espinoza
City of Fresno
Grants Management Unit
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
PROJECT LOCATION: 4974 East Clinton Way ; Located on the southwest corner of East Clinton Way and North Fine Avenue (APN: 494-231-10)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The proposed project was filed by the City of Fresno and pertains to approximately 1.93 acres of property located at 4974 East Clinton Way . The applicant proposes minor building improvements including construction of a commercial kitchen within an existing building . The subject property is zoned IL (Employment – Light Industrial).
This project is exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Section 15301/Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, fac ilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
The proposed project consists of minor interior building improvements which includes the construction of a commercial kitchen within an existing building. The building consists of several tenant suites with office uses related to the Vision View campus. The proposed construction of a commercial kitchen within an existing vacant suite that will not expand the building footprint will result in a negligible expansion of the existing use.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project. Furthermore, as the subject sit e is a developed property in an urbanized area, the proposed project is not expected to have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project.
Date: December 15, 2022
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Submitted by:
Rob Holt
Planner III
City of Fresno
Planning and Development
Department
(559) 621-8056