1 CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. PW00958
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: City of Fresno
Capital Projects Department
747 R Street
Fresno, CA 93721
PROJECT
LOCATION:
Intersections of Amador Avenue and Trinity Avenue, and Church Avenue and Waldby Avenue within the jurisdiction of the City of Fresno.
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The City of Fresno Department of Public Works proposes to make improvements to the intersections of Amador Avenue and Trinity Avenue, and Church Avenue and Waldby Avenue. The improvements at Amador Avenue and Trinity Avenue will provide a new traffic signal, curb, gutter, and accessible ramps to navigate th roughout the intersection. This improvement will require one minor acquisition of right-of-way from property 465-164-27 at 1752 A Street to make the intersection fully accessible. The improvements at Church Avenue and Waldby Street will provide a new traffic signal, curb , gutter, and accessible ramps to navigate pedestrians throughout the intersection and will not impact any land in the vicinity.
This project is exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines.
EXPLANATION:
Class 1 exemptions, for projects pertaining to Existing Facilities, consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, l easing, licensing, or minor alte ration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical e quipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expans ion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. Examples includ e but are not limited to: Existing facilities of publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services; existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gu tters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety); Rehabilitation of existing facilities to meet current standar ds of public health and safety; an d, the Addition of safety or health protection devices for use in conjunction with existing facilities, including navigational devices.
This project will make improvements to sidewalks, curbs, and gutters to achieve a higher level of public and pedestrian safety. T he street improvements as list ed in the project description, involve negligible or no expansion. The street improvements will not ex pand the width of the roadways.
2 None of the exceptions to Categorical Exempti ons set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project. Furthermore, the proposed project is not expected to have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a categorical exempti on, as noted above, has been prepared for the project.
No adverse environmental impacts will occur as a result of the proposed project.
Date: May 29, 2024
Prepared By: Steve Delsid, Licensed Professional
Engineer
Submitted By: ______ Steve Delsid, Licensed Professional
Engineer
City of Fresno
Capital Projects Department
(559) 621-8725