Exhibit “A”
CEQA
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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR 64 EAST ATCHISON STREET
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: Ashley Hedemann
Habitat for Humanity
4991 East McKinley Avenue, Suite 123
Fresno, CA 93727
PROJECT LOCATION: 64 East Atchison Street ; Located on the south side of East Atchison Street between South Plumas Street and South
Thorne Avenue (APN: 477-123-06)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This project was submitted by Habitat for Humanity and pertains to approximately 0.19 acres of property located at 64 East Atchison Street. The applicant proposes construction of an approximately 1,200 square foot single -family residential building . The subject property is zoned RS-5/NR (Single-Family Residential, Medium Density/Neighborhood Revitalization Overlay).
This project is exempt under Section 15303/Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Section 15303/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 min or 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.
The project proposes construction of one approximately 1,200 square foot single-family residence on an existing approximately 0.19-acre vacant property.
None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project. Furthermore, as the subject site is a developed property in an urbanized commercial 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: October 30, 2023
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Submitted by:
Rob Holt
Supervising Planner
City of Fresno
Planning and Development
Department
(559) 621-8056