MEMORANDUM
April 20, 2026
TO: Nancy Arroyo, Real Property Agent I
Economic
Development Department
FROM: Nicole D. Moore, LEED-AP, Contract Planner
Community Development Department
SUBJECT: CEQA NOTICE OF EXEMPTI ON (NOE) 11-26 – TEMPORARY
CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT DEEDS
The Community Development D epartment received a request to review the above-referenced project for conformity with the Stockton General Plan and make an environmental determination pursuant to the California Envi
ronmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City of Stockton’s Economic Development Department received a request from CalTrans for temporary construction easements at the Stockton Channel Viaduct. (APNs: 137-010-02, 137-010-03). Please see the attached for more information.
In accordance with Government Code §65402, the Community Development Department determines the proposed dedication of land is neutral in regard to conformity with the Stockton General Plan. Future development of the subject parcels shall be under the jurisdiction of the City of Stockton.
Concerning the California Envi ronmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination, the Community Development Department concludes that the dedication of land is covered by the common sense exemption in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3 ), because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question (an easement) may have a significant effect on the environment. The project is also not subject to any exceptions to th e use of a Categorical Exemption listed at CEQA Guidelines §15300.2.
Upon approval by City Council and per SB 69, the Economic Developm ent Department is required to file the attached Notice of Exemption with the San Joaquin County Clerk’s Office to initiate a 35-day statute of limitations on court challenges. The Economic Development Department is also required to upload a copy of the filed NOE with t he State Clearinghouse.
Please retain a copy of the original posted not ice within the project file in the Economic Development Department file directory.
By:
Nicole D. Moore, LEED-AP, Contract Planner
Attachments
Attachment A: Request and Project Location
Attachment B: Notice of Exemption
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CITY OF STOCKTON
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION
TO: COUNTY CLERK FROM: Lead Agency
COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN City of Stockton
44 N. San Joaquin St., Ste. 260 c/o Economic Development Dept.
Stockton, CA 95202 501 W. Weber Ave., Building 2 Stockton, CA 95203
NOTICE OF EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RE SOURCES CODE SECTION 21152(B) AND CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS TITLE 14, SECTION 15062
PROJECT DATA
Project Title: Temporary Construction Easement Deeds
CEQA Exemption File No.: NOE 11-26
Applicant: CalTrans
Project Description/Location: The City of Stockton’s Economic Development Department received a request from CalTrans for temporary construction easements at the Stockton Channel Viaduct. (APNs: 137-010-02, 137-010-03).
Please see the attached for more information.
DETERMINATION/FINDING OF EXEMPTION
The above-described activity/project is exempt from the environmental assessment requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the following section(s) of the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14):
The activity is not a "project" as defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.
X The activity is exempt under the "common sense exemption" at CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
The project is "Statutorily Exempt" per CEQA Guidelines Section: __________ The project is "Categorically Exempt" per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).
BASIS FOR FINDING OF EXEMPTION
X The activity does not qualify as a project and/or clearly could not have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, CEQA does not apply.
The activity constitutes a discretionary project under the City's jurisdiction and qualifies as a project which has been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under the above-noted statutory or categorical exemption(s).
TINA McCARTY, DIRECTOR April 20, 2026
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (DATE OF PREPARATION)
By
Nancy Arroyo, Real Property Agent I (DATE OF FINAL APPROVAL) _____________________________________________________________________________________________
AFFIDAVIT OF FILING AND POSTING
I declare that on the date stamped above, I received and posted this notice or included it on a list of such notices which was posted as required by California Public Resources Code Section 21152(B). Said notice or list of notices will remain posted for 35 days from the filing date.
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Signature Title
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Posting Period Ending Date
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MEMO
RANDUM
April 1,
2026
TO: Ni
cole Moore, Contract Planner
Community Development Department
FROM: N
ancy Arroyo, Real Property Agent I
Economic Development Department
SUBJECT
: STOCKTON CHANNEL VIADUCT – TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENT DEEDS ___
Please
provide the appropriate environmental review for the above- referenced project as described below:
Proje
ct Title: Stockton Channel Viaduct
Applic
ant: Caltrans
Descr
iption/Location: Easements at the Stockton Channel Viaduct ( APNs 137 - 010-02, 137-010-03)
• 17763-1 Eas
ement Deed – Temporary Construction
• 17763-2 Easement Deed – Temporary Aerial Crane
• 18421-1 Easement Deed – Temporary Construction
Also,
please make the required determination as to conformity to the General Plan in accordance with Section 65402 of the Government Code. If you have questions regarding this request, please contact me at extension 7540.
NANCY AR
ROYO, REAL PROPERTY AGENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Attac
hment
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EXHIBIT “A”
Legal Description of Parcel 17763-1
Temporary Construction Easement
APN 137-010-02/03
That portion of the land described in the Final Order of Condemnation, recorded on June 8, 2004 as Document No. 2004-125083, Official Records of San Joaquin County, more particularly descr
ibed as follows:
COMMENCING at control point number “240” as shown on the Record of Survey filed December 3, 2001, in Book 35 of Surveys, at Page 5, San Joaquin County Records, from which control point number “340”, as shown on said Record of Survey bears South 37°38’28” East, 9,135.11 feet;
THENCE (1) South 84°07'33" East, 1,433.55 feet to a point at the intersection of the southerly right of way line of Fremont Street and the existing northeasterly right of way boundary of Interstate Route 5;
THENCE along said existing northeasterly right of way boundary of Interstate Route 5 the following courses (2) through (4):
(2) South 52°41'58" East, 211.24 feet;
(3) South 63°36'55" East, 277.29 feet;
(4) South 57°34'27" East, 88.46 feet to a point on the southerly line of Parcel C of Parcel Map filed on March 12, 1986, in Book 14 of Parcel Maps, at Page 61, San Joaquin County Records, said point being the POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE (5) along said southerly line of said Parcel C, North 89°19'40" East, 121.83 feet;
THENCE (6) leaving said southerly line of said Parcel C, South 59°19'15" East, 484.29 feet to the northerly line of Parcel 8 as shown on the maps entitled “PROPOSED
RELINQUISHMENT TO THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN AND CITY OF STOCKTON ON STATE ROUTES 10-SJ-4-5”, filed on November 9, 1972 in State Highway Map Book No. 15, at Page 50, San Joaquin County Records;
THENCE (7) along said northerly line of Parcel 8, South 88°48'18" West, 58.15 feet to the southwesterly line of said Parcel 8;
THENCE (8) along said southwesterly line of said Parcel 8, South 60°23'00" East, 23.87 feet to the existing northeasterly right of way boundary of Interstate 5; THENCE (9) along said existing northeasterly right of way boundary of Interstate 5, North 84°15'31" West, 111.92 feet;
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THENCE (10) continuing along said existing northeasterly right of way boundary of Interstate 5, North 57°34'27" West, 461.54 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Containing 34,687 square feet, more or less.
Rights to the above described temporary easement shall cease and terminate on 09/28/2035. The rights may also be terminated prior to the above date by STATE upon notice to GRANTOR.
Attached hereto is plat entitled EXHIBIT “B” and by this reference is made a part hereof.
The bearing and distances used in this description are on the California Coordinate System of 1983, Zone 3, Epoch 1991.35. Divide distances by 0.99993699 to convert to ground distances.
This real property description has been prepared by me, or under my direction, in conformance with the Professional Land Surveyors Act.
Signature
Profes sional Land Surveyor
Date May 6, 2026
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EXHIBIT “A”
Legal Description of Parcel 18421-1
Temporary Construction Easement
That portion of Parcel 8 as shown on the maps entitled “PROPOSED
RELINQUI
SHMENT TO THE COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN AND CITY OF STOCKTON ON STATE ROUTES 10-SJ-4-5”, filed on November 9, 1972, in State Highway Map Book No. 15, at Page 50, San Joaquin County Records, more particularly described as follows:
COMMENCING at control point number “240” as shown on the Record of Survey filed December 3, 2001, in Book 35 of Surveys, at Page 5, San Joaquin County Records, from which control point number “340”, as shown on said Record of Survey bears South 37°38’28” East, 9,135.11 feet;
THENCE (1) South 76°03'57" East, 2,843.42 feet to the northeasterly corner of said Parcel 8;
THENCE (2) along the northerly line of said Parcel 8, South 88°48'18" West, 190.23 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE (3) continuing along said northerly line of said Parcel 8, South 88°48'18" West, 172.26 feet to the southwesterly line of said Parcel 8; THENCE (4) along said southwesterly line of said Parcel 8, South 60°23'00" East, 152.20 feet;
THENCE (5) leaving said southwesterly line of said Parcel 8, North 26°51'49" East,
88.34 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Containing 6,715 square feet, more or less.
Rights to the above described temporary easement shall cease and terminate on 09/28/2035. The rights may also be terminated prior to the above date by STATE upon notice to GRANTOR.
Attached hereto is plat entitled EXHIBIT “B” and by this reference is made a part hereof.
The bearing and distances used in this description are on the California Coordinate System of 1983, Zone 3, Epoch 1991.35. Divide distances by 0.99993699 to convert to ground distances.
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This real property description has been prepared by me, or under my direction, in conformance with the Professional Land Surveyors Act.
Signature
Profes sional Land Surveyor
Date May 6, 2026
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