Day Care, UPE21-0036
Summary
SCH Number
2022020098
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Day Care, UPE21-0036
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/3/2022
Document Description
Use Permit for a Day Care Center located within a new 1,440 square foot modular classroom serving up to 20 children between the ages of 2 - 5 years old, operating Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm, with three teachers and one Director (Director to live onsite). The Day Care Center will utilize 1.5 acres of the 5.66 acre residential parcel.
Contact Information
Name
Marina Herrera
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Ely Road
Zip
94952
Total Acres
5.66
Parcel #
137-011-028
Schools
Elementary
Township
07W
Range
32
Section
05N
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation: AR B6 5, VOH
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Existing Facilities & Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures.
Reasons for Exemption
Permit Sonoma has determined that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which provides for negligible expansion of an existing use. The proposed day care will increase the current family day care center from 14 children to 20 children and therefore proposes a minor expansion of the existing use. The proposed project is also exempt under Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which provides for the construction of new small structures, because the project involves the construction of a new 1,440 square foot modular classroom.
A categorical exemption is also appropriate because the evidence supports the conclusion the project will not have a significant impact on local traffic conditions as determined by the Focused Traffic Study (W Trans, 12/6/2021) for the project which concluded that the project is presumed to have a less than significant impact on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as the use would generate fewer than 110 daily trips.
No exceptions listed under CEQA Section 15300.2 apply, including the “unusual circumstances” exception because the evidence in the record supports the conclusion that there is no reasonable possibility the Project will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. The evidence does not support a finding that an unusual circumstance exists and the water analysis and traffic analysis did not identify significant effects on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma