Notice of Exemption
To Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, CA 95814
City of Lancaster
Community Development Department
44933 Fern Avenue
Lancaster, C/^93534
X'rom:
X County Clerk
County of Los Angeles
Environmental Filings
12400 E. Imperial Hwy
Norwalk, CA 90650
(Date received for filing)
Project Title: Mid-Town Education Center
Project Applicant: City of Lancaster. Sydney Yeseta
Project Location - General: Citv of Lancaster" Countv of Los Angeles. State of California Project Location - Specific: 2340 West Avenue J-8
Project Description: The project site is located at2340 West Avenue J-8 and is currently developed with and operated as the Desert Christian High School Campus. The facility consists of a20,635 sf main building and four modular buildings providing a total of 32,735 square feet of building space. This private high school is moving to a larger facility and the City of Lancaster plans to purchase the property and operate it as the Mid-Town Education Center.
The Mid-Town Education would provide essential programs and resources to all members of the community with respect to health, educalion and economic stability. Programming could include, but is not limited to, day camps, sports camps, sports leagues for a variety of sports (kids/adults), gymnastics, martial arts, dance/art classes, tutoring, language classes, meeting spaces, parenting classes, health screenings, community gardens/farmers markets, mental health resources, computer labs/classes, etc. The facility provides the necessary spaces to accommodate this programming and minimal renovations, if any would be necessary. Routine maintenance and repairs to the facility would continue on an ongoing, as- needed basis.
Name of Public Agency Approving Project: Citu of Lancaster Name of Person or Agency Carrying Out Project: Citv of Lancaster Exempt Status: (check one)
! vtinisterial (Sec. 21080(bX1) ; 15268);
l-l Declared Emergency (Sec. 2 I 080(bX3) ; I 5269(a)); X
Emergency Proj ect (Sec. 2 I 080(bX ); 1 5269(b)(c)) ;
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: Section 15301, Existing Facilities n Stututory Exemptions. State code number:
Reasons why project is exempt: The proposed project consists of the purchase and continued use of the Desert Christian High School facility (2340 West Avenue J-8) for similar uses as are currently occurring. As described above, the facility would be utilized to provide essential programs and resources to all members of the community with respect to health, education and economic stability. No expansion to the facility is proposed. The facility is not located along a scenic highway or on a hazardous materials site and would not result in cumulative or significant impacts. Additionally, the facility is not considered to be a historic resource.
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