RSO-PMO-22-167 SEB - HDT Relocation (Edom Hill)
Summary
SCH Number
2025061330
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
RSO-PMO-22-167 SEB - HDT Relocation (Edom Hill)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/27/2025
Document Description
The project develops (3) three areas for the Riverside County Sheriff's Department to train the Specialized Enforcement Bureau. HDT operation from Jurupa Valley to Cathedral City (Edom Hill). The three areas will consist of the following:
Office Training Area: Temp/Mobile Office Trailer, mobile restroom trailer, fencing, lighting, cameras, and utilities for the trailers (Power & Data).
Storage Container Area: Area to house (5) storage containers, 10’ High berms, fencing, lighting, and cameras.
Training Area: Minimal Grading and fencing
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Flores
Agency Name
Riverside County Sheriff's
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Cathedral City
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Varner & Palm Dr.
Zip
922234
Total Acres
10
Jobs
1
Parcel #
659180024
State Highways
10fwy
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
N/A
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b) (3) – “Common Sense” Exemption
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 include unusual circumstances that could have the possibility of having 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 on the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the HDT Relocation Project.
• Section 15061 (b) (3) – “Common Sense” Exemption: 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 HDT Relocation will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use of the facility for public services would remain unchanged. 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.
Based upon the identified exemptions above, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office 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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