Fire Fleet Services Facility Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with MS Perris, LLC, Perris
Summary
SCH Number
2025061233
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Fire Fleet Services Facility Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with MS Perris, LLC, Perris
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/26/2025
Document Description
Riverside County Fire Department (County Fire) currently occupies office space located at 86 E. Rider Street, Building 1, Perris, CA. Under a lease approved February 27, 2024, Minute Order (M.O.) 3.19. Riverside County Fire Department Fleet Services provides maintenance of up to 250 fire vehicles and apparatuses. Currently, the facility lacks a backup power source, posing a risk to operational continuity during electrical outages or natural disasters.
To mitigate this risk and ensure uninterrupted service to emergency response vehicles, the installation of a new dieselpowered backup generator is being proposed under a Second Amendment to Lease. The scope of the project includes, but
is not limited to, installation of a new back-up diesel engine generator to connect to the existing electrical system, and reconfiguration of electrical circuits for the data room and backup generator. It will require design services of an electrical
engineer to properly size, specify and permit the new generator system. Approval of the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed
project would involve the continued use of the existing facility. No expansion of the footprint or increase in capacity of use would occur as a result of the Lease Amendment, which would result in the provision of backup power. The operation of
the facility will result in the use of an existing building and no additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
County of Riverside Facilities Management
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Perris
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
86 East Rider Street
Parcel #
305-170-032
Other Location Info
86 East Rider Street, Perris, California, 92571; Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 305-170-032
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement.
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to a lease amendment to provide for emergency backup power to power emergency vehicles. The project will not substantially increase or expand the use of the site, and is limited to the continued use of the existing facility in a similar capacity; therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement.
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use and operation of the facility will continue to operate as an existing industrial use and will not create any new environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the ongoing, existing use of the site would occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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