Truck Routes
CEQA Exemption
November 10, 2025
General Plan Amendment 25-03 and Municipal Code Amendment to Title 10, Article I, Chapter 10.24, Adding Section 10.24.195 to adopt Citywide Truck Routes, and direct staff to comply with AB98 Warehouse Design and Build Standards
Lead Agency:
City of San Bernardino
201 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92418
Saied Naaseh, Interim City Planner
(909) 384-7272, x3328
Truck Routes
City of San Bernardino
CEQA Review
Introduction
Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, a Notice of Exemption (NOE) may be filed if the City of San Bernardino, in its capacity as the lead agency, determines that a proposed action or project is exempt from the environmental review require ments of CEQA.
According to the CEQA Guidelines, a NOE must contain the following:
✓ A brief description of the proposed action or project; ✓ A finding that the proposed action or project is exempt, including a citation to the State CEQA Guidelines section or statute under which the project is found to be exempt; and, ✓ A brief statement in support of the finding.
This NOE provides a description of the proposed addition to an existing religious facility (the “Project”), indicates the applicable sections of CEQA that support the findings for a CEQA exemption, and discusses the City of San Bernardino’s findings that are applicable to the proposed Project.
Background & Project Description
Project Title
Tuck Routes
Lead Agency Name and Address
City of San Bernardino
Community Development & Housing Department – Planning Division 201 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Project Manager and Phone Number
Saied Naaseh, Interim City Planner
Phone: 909/998-2301
[email protected]
Project Applicant’s/Sponsor’s Name and Address
City of San Bernardino
Community Development & Housing Department – Planning Division 201 North E Street
San Bernardino, CA 92401
Truck Routes
City of San Bernardino
Brief Project Description
General Plan Amendment 25-03 and Municipal Code Amendment to Title 10, Article I, Chapter 10.24, Adding Section 10.24.195 to adopt Citywide Truck Routes, and direct staff to comply with AB98 Warehouse Design and Build Standards
Applicable CEQA Exemption
Class 1 Exemption (Existing Facilities)
The Community Development Department – Planning Division of the City of San Bernardino has reviewed the proposed Project and has determined that it is categorically exempt as California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA), Section 15301(c), permits categorical exemptions from CEQA for actions such as regulating truck routes. Adoption of Resolution No. 25-XXX to add citywide truck routes is exempt, as the truck routes fo rmalize existing patterns of trucking activity, matching the use of the existing roadways currently used by trucks. No new road segments have been identified for truck routes that are not currently used by trucks or are not currently one of multiple altern ate and primary routes to an industrial or commercial parcel. Therefore, the adoption of the proposed truck routes would not change the distribution of truck traffic compared to existing conditions. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines 15301, the recommended Code amendments are categorically exempt from CEQA in that they relate to operation of public streets and do not propose an expansion of use of the public street (Attachment J).
Findings Supporting the Applicable CEQA Exemption
The City of San Bernardino determined, following an evaluation of the religious facility, that the proposed Project would not result in any significant effects on the environment. This determination is based on the following:
a. Truck routes formalize existing patterns of trucking activity, matching the use of the existing roadways currently used by trucks.
b. No new road segments have been identified for truck routes that are not currently used by trucks or are not currently one of multiple alternate and primary routes to an industrial or commercial parcel.
c. Adoption of the proposed truck routes would not change the distribution of truck traffic compared to existing conditions.
Reviewed and Approved By:
Saied Naaseh