California · CEQA
Match your project to a CEQA categorical or statutory exemption, check the §15300.2 exceptions and draft the Notice of Exemption. Free to read.
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The first draft is free to read. Each document after it is drafted from the same confirmed facts.
Modeled on: 14 CCR 15062
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to challenge an exemption once the Notice of Exemption is filed, instead of 180 days without one.
Source: CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR 15062(d)
Questions
Statutory exemptions come from the Legislature. Categorical exemptions are classes in the CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR 15300–15333, and can't be used if a §15300.2 exception applies, such as a historical resource, a listed hazardous-waste site or a state scenic highway.
No, but it is worth it. Once the agency approves the project, filing the notice cuts the time to sue from 180 days to 35. Local agencies file with the county clerk; state agencies file with the State Clearinghouse.
Under 14 CCR 15061(b)(3), an activity is not subject to CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility it may have a significant effect on the environment.
Yes. The site must be inside city limits, no more than five acres, substantially surrounded by urban uses, and of no value as habitat for listed species. The project must fit the general plan and zoning, have adequate utilities and services, and have no significant traffic, noise, air or water-quality effects.
Often. Class 3 covers one single-family residence, or a second dwelling unit in a residential zone, and up to three single-family homes in urbanized areas, unless a §15300.2 exception applies.
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Can you build an ADU here?
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Which site is the report for?
Where is the project?
Where is the project site?
Where is the property on the coast?
Answer it and the project exists. Three more questions, then the draft.