CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT P24-02125
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: Mayra Merino
Planning and Development Department
2600 Fresno Street, Third Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
PROJECT LOCATION: 2600 Fresno Street Fresno Ca 93721
(APN:466064442T)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Environmental Assessment Application No. P24-02125 was filed by Mayra Merino of the City of Fresno and pertains to acquire and rehabilitate two single-family residential homes located within the City of Fresno to be sold or leased to households with average income less than 80% Area Median Income. The location of the homes has not been determined yet. However, the homes to be chosen will not be historically significant. The project proposes that the City of Fresno provide Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to Central California Land Trust (CCLT) to assist with the acquisition and rehabilitation of two single-family dwellings, located at within the City of Fresno limits to be used for affordable housing.
This project is exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines as follows:
Under Section 15301/Class 1, for Existing Facilities, projects are exempt from CEQA when they consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use.
Examples include but are not limited to existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utilities.
The project requests to acquire and rehabilitating two existing single-family residential homes in existing residential lots with no expansion of the existing use and only tenant improvement proposed.
The proposed project consists of minor interior and exterior improvements including an interior tenant improvement to meet habitability standards. The proposed improvements will not expand the construction footprint of the existing residential building and will not result in an expansion of the existing use.
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None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to the project. Furthermore, the proposed project is not expected to have a significant effect on the environment. A categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project and the area is not environmentally sensitive.
Date: June 6, 2024
Submitted by:
Chris Lang
Supervising Planner
City of Fresno
Planning & Development
Department
(559) 621-8277