NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
TO: FROM:
[X] County Clerk City of Santa Clarita
County of Los Angeles Community Development
12400 E. Imperial Hwy., Rm. 2001 23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite #302 Norwalk, CA 90650 Santa Clarita, CA 91355
[ ] Office of Planning and Research
1400 Tenth Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
DATE: May 13, 2025
PROJECT NAME: 2025 Santa Clarita Municipal Code Updates
PROJECT APPLICANT: City of Santa Clarita, Department of Community Development (Contact: Andy Olson; 661.255.4973)
PROJECT LOCATION: Citywide
PROJECT DESCRIPTION : The City of Santa Clarita is updating the Santa Clarita Municipal Code (SCMC), including text amendments to Chapter 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 17 (Zoning) and Chapter 23 (Neighborhood Preservat ion); the Old Town Newhall Specific Plan; the Lyons Corridor Plan; and the Soledad Canyon Road Corridor Plan.
This is to advise that the [ ] Director of Community Development [ ] Planning Commission [ X] City Council of the City of Santa Clarita has appro ved the above project on May 13, 2025 . Review of the project by the Department of Community Development found that the project is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act.
EXEMPT STATUS: A Notice of Exemption was prepared for the proposed project. The project is exempt from additional environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code of Regs. § 15000, et seq.) Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption. The activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
Person or agency carrying out the project: City of Santa Clarita, Department of Community Development.
This is to certify that the Notice of Exemption with comments/responses and record of project approval is available for public review at:
City of Santa Clarita
Community Development Department
23920 Valencia Boulevard, Suite 302
Santa Clarita, California 91355
(661) 255-4330
Contact Person/Title: Andy Olson, Associate Planner
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