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CITY OF FRESNO
CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PC00278
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, 2nd Floor
Fresno, CA 93721
PROJECT
LOCATION:
The proposed project is located in Roeding Park at 890 W Belmont Avenue
(Council District 3)
PROJECT
DESCRIPTION:
The proposed project includes demolition of four (4) existing restroom buildings and adjacent concrete pads; reconfiguration of accessible pathways as well as accessible parking locations; procure and install four (4) new prefabricated restroom buildings w ith new water and sewer tie ins; landscaping edging, bonded cobble rock, irrigation retrofit and grass seeding as necessary.
This project is exempt under Section 15301/Class 1 and Section 15302/Class 2 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines. None of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
EXPLANATION:
Class 1 exemptions, for projects pertaining to Existing Facilities, 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. The proposed project involves reconfiguration of accessible pathways and accessible parking locations that constitute a “Minor Alteration” of the existing facility, consistent with the General Plan. The project meets the criteria for the Class 1 exemption as the Project involves minor renovation of existing facilities within Roeding Park and will not result in an expansion of existing or former use. Therefore, the proposed project complies with the conditions described in Section 15301/Class 1 of the California CEQA Guidelines because it proposes newly reconfigured accessible pathways and accessible parking locations.
Class 2 consists of the 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 structure replac ed. The Project meets the criteria for the Class 2 exemption as the project involves replacement of existing restroom facilities within Roeding Park in the same location as the existing facilities and will substantially be the same size and have the same purpose and general capacity as the structures replaced.
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Based on staff analysis, it was determined that no adverse environmental impacts would occur as a result of the proposed project and none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project. T herefore, a categorical exemption, as noted above, has been prepared for the project.
No adverse environmental impacts will occur as a result of the proposal project.
Date: January 14, 2026
Prepared By: Debra Bernard
Submitted By: Debra Bernard
Certified by the City of Fresno