CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. PW00980
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: Steve Delsid, PE
Supervising Professional Engineer
City of Fresno Public Works Department
2600 Fresno Street, Room 4016
Fresno, CA 93721
PROJECT LOCATION: Barstow Avenue, Marks Avenue to Willow Avenue, Butler Avenue, Hazelwood Boulevard to Peach Avenue,
Cedar/Champlain Avenue, Jensen Avenue to Valley Oak
Elementary, Clovis Avenue, Jensen Avenue to Shields Avenue, McKinley Avenue, West Avenue to Clovis Avenue, West
Avenue, Clinton Avenue to Herndon Avenue, Ashlan Avenue, Cornelia Avenue to Blythe Avenue, California/Ventura Avenue, Fresno Street to C Street, Elm Avenue, North Avenue to
California Avenue, and Jensen Avenue and Cherry Avenue.
(City of Fresno Council Distr ict 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) (County of Fresno)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The City of Fresno, Public Wo rks Department, is proposing to upgrade pedestrian heads at 89 in tersections with countdown traffic signal heads.
This project is exempt under Sections 1 5301/Class 1 and Secti on 15302/Class 2 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CE QA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
EXPLANATION:
Section 15301/Class 1 of the CEQA Guidelines exempts from the provisions of CEQA, projects consisting of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private stru ctures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negl igible or no expansion of us e beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The types of "existing facilities" itemized below are not intended to be all-inclusive of th e types of projects which might fall within Class 1. The key consideration is whether the project involves neg ligible or no expansion of an existing use. An example of this exemption includes existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this in cludes road grading for the purpose of public safety).
Section 15302/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 stru cture replaced, including but not limited to: water main, sewage, electrical, gas , and other utility extensions, including street improvements, of reasonable length to serve such construction.
The proposed project is consistent with Class 1 and Class 2 exemptions because the project is proposing to make improvements to existing tr affic signals. The proposed improvements are minor, do not constitute an expansion of use, and will improve the public right-of-way without increasing road capacity. The pr oposed project involves negligib le expansion of the existing use and will have substantially the same purpose.
Date: March 17, 2023
Prepared By: Steve Delsid, PE
Supervising Professional Engineer
Submitted by:
Steve Delsid, PE
City of Fresno
Public Works Department
(559) 621-8725