22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California, 92313-5295 909/824-6621
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
TO: Clerk of the Board of Supervisors FROM: Planning and Development County of San Bernardino Services Department
385 N. Arrowhead Avenue, 2nd Floor City of Grand Terrace San Bernardino, CA 92415-0130 22795 Barton Road
Grand Terrace, CA 92313
Project Title: An Ordinance of the City Council of Grand Terrace, California, approving Zone Change Amendment (ZCA) 24-04, an Ordinance Amending the Grand Terrace Municipal Code Chapter 5.06 (Home Occupation Permits); Chapter 5.40 (Garage Sales); Chapter 5.42 (Integrated Waste Management); Chapter
5.48 (Massage Parlors and Massage Technicians); Chapter 8.108 (Noise); Chapter 8.112 (Fireworks); Chapter
9.05 (Vending on City Sidewalks); Chapter 10.16 (Storage of Vehicles – Intersection Obstruction); Chapter
12.32 (Conduct on Public Property – Parks); Chapter 12.56 (Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in the Public Right-Of-Way); Chapter 15.56 (Water Efficient Landscape); Chapter 18.10 (Residential Districts); Chapter
18.53 (AG Agricultural Overlay District); Chapter 18.56 (AG-2 Agricultural 2 Overlay District); Chapter 18.64 (Objective Design Standards); Chapter 18.80 (Signs); and Chapter 18.82 (Standards for Specified Land Uses and Activities) to streamline and ensure internal consistency.
Project Location – Specific: Citywide
Description of Project: Zone Change Amendment (ZCA) 24-04 to address noise standards and miscellaneous inconsistencies within the Municipal Code such as Home Occupation Permits and multiple family residential unit sizes.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: Grand Terrace City Council Name of Person or Agency Carrying out Project: City of Grand Terrace Planning Department Exempt Status: Environmental Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Reasons Why Project is Exempt: It can be seen with certainty that the proposed Zone Change Amendment (ZCA) 24-04 solely proposes to clean up the Municipal Code so it can be more effectively and efficiently applied, has no foreseeable potential to have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City of Grand Terrace has determined that ZCA 24-04 exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) - Common Sense Exemption. The project is exempt under the “common sense” exemption because it does not involve any grading, demolition, or construction activities that will have a significant effect on the environment.
The project is strictly a text update to the City’s Municipal Code.
Lead Agency or Contact Person: Telephone/Email:
(909) 954-5177 office
[email protected]
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Scott Hutter Date
Planning Director
City of Grand Terrace
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