CEQA categorical exemption · example
CIP 8403 Breeze Hill Park Phase I Pickleball Court Improvement
Converts an existing parking lot at Breeze Hill Park into public parking and a landscaped, fenced pickleball court area, with accessible stalls, sidewalk, ramps, new landscaping and irrigation, and solar lighting.1
Facts from City of Vista public records, each linked by number to its source; checked November 13, 2026. Section notes by ePlan.
At a glance
- Where
- 795 Breeze Hill Road, Vista, San Diego County, California, at Breeze Hill Road and La Tortuga.1
- Size
- About 1.3 acres, an existing developed parking lot1
- Lead agency
- City of Vista2
- Review
- CEQA categorical exemption, filed as a notice of exemption2
- Legal citation
- Class 32, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332, In-fill Development Projects2
- Status
- Notice of Exemption signed September 9, 2026 and posted on CEQAnet September 11, 20261
Timeline
Documents City of Vista published
What the documents say
CIP 8403 CEQA NOE Signed
- Project description
- Describes converting the parking lot at 795 Breeze Hill Road into public parking and a landscaped pickleball court with accessible stalls, sidewalks, ramps, landscaping, irrigation and solar lighting.2
- Exempt Status
- The City of Vista checks the categorical exemption box, citing Class 32, Section 15332, for in-fill development projects.2
- Reasons why project is exempt
- Finds the 1.3-acre developed lot in city limits, zoned C-A and designated Municipal Park, meets all five Class 32 conditions, with 8-foot acoustic panels addressing noise.2
- Authority cited
- Lists Public Resources Code sections 21083 and 21110 as authority, with references to sections 21108, 21152 and 21152.1.2
- Attachment A: Noise Study
- Veneklasen Associates' August 25, 2026 acoustical study assesses pickleball noise on neighbors near Breeze Hill Road, with homes to the south-west through south as the main priority.2
- 1.1.1 City of Vista Noise Ordinance
- Applies Vista Municipal Code 8.32.040 limits of 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime, reduced by 5 decibels for repetitive pickleball noise.2
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Sources
- CEQAnet record, SCH 2026090457ceqanet.lci.ca.gov
- CIP 8403 CEQA NOE Signedceqanet.lci.ca.gov