Exhibit C
CITY OF FRESNO
CEQA EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. P23-02808
THE PROJECT DESCRIBED HEREIN IS DETERMINED TO BE
EXEMPT FROM THE PREPARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5 OF THE STATE CEQA GUIDELINES.
APPLICANT: City of Fresno
PROJECT LOCATION: Areas within the jurisdiction of the City of Fresno.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Text Amendment Application No. P2 3-02808 proposes an amendment to Subsection E of Section 3314 of Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) relating to the language of the required appeal hearing date from 30 days to 45 days.
This project is exempt under Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as follows:
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) under the common sense exemption states that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Because the proposed Text Amendment is to allow for the change in the required appeal hearing date from 30 days to 45 days and does not commit the City to any specific project, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that accepting th is Text Amendment may have a significant effect on the environment.
The proposed Text Amendment modifies the existing regulations for the appeal hearing date of subdivisions from 30 days to 45 days. There will be no physical change to the environment as a result of the adoption of this Text Amendment as it is an amendment to Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-3314. The Text Amendment does not relate to any physical project.
The regulations of the proposed Text Amendment will not intensify the use of any establishment.
The appeal process for subdivision projects already exists within the Fresno Municipal Code and the proposed Text Amendment provides a change in the appeal hearing date from 30 days to 45 days. As such, the proposed Text Amendment will not intensify any existing uses.
Because this Text Amendment does not effectuate any approvals and does not result in any changes in use or intensity, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that approval of this Text Amendment will have a significant effect on the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect effect on the environment.
Therefore, Text Amendment P23-02808 is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the common sense exemption set forth in Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
Date: September 13, 2023
Prepared By: Rob Holt, Supervising Planner
Submitted by:
Rob Holt
Supervising Planner
City of Fresno
Planning & Development
Department
(559) 621-8056