ChargeReady Community

2025051376

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

NOE - Notice of Exemption

5/30/2025

5/30/2025

Rob Ferrera

SMUD

Environmental Specialist

Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project

6201 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95817

(916) 769-8241

rob.ferrera@smud.org

• Cornerstone – 4637 Underwood Way, Sacramento, CA 95823 • Mutual Housing on the Boulevard – 7351 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95828 • Mutual Housing at the Highlands – 6010 34th Street, North Highlands, CA 95660 • Foothill Plaza – 5324 Hemlock Street, Sacramento, CA 95841 • The Wong Center Senior Apartments – 631 F Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 • Lavender Courtyard – 1616 F, Street Sacramento, CA 95814 • Mutual Housing on the Greenway – 6311 Sampson Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95824 • Mutual Housing at Lemon Hill – 6000 Lemon Hill Ave, Sacramento, CA, 95824 • Mutual Housing at Sky Park – 5500 Sky Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823 • Norwood Estates – 3335 Norwood Ave, Sacramento, CA 95838 • Glen Ellen – 2394 Glen Ellen Circle, Sacramento, CA 95822

Categorical Exemption

Categorical Exemption (CEQA PRC §21080(b)(9), 21084; CEQA Guidelines §15301, Existing Facilities (b) Existing facilities

Under CEQA Guidelines § 15062, a lead agency must identify the rationale for making the determination that a project is exempt under CEQA. SMUD has determined that the Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for multi-family Housing (REACH) Project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15301, Class 1 Existing Facilities (b) Existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services. The Class 1 exemption applies to the "operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination" and § 15304 (f), Minor Alterations to Land, “Class 4 consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Examples include but are not limited to: Minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored.” The Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for multi-family Housing (REACH) Project involves minor alterations to land and the trenching or underground directional boring for installation of conduit and therefore is considered exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines §15301(b) and §15304 (f).