Stonelake Landing Dutch Bros (PLNG23-022)

2025080443

City of Elk Grove

NOE - Notice of Exemption

8/11/2025

8/11/2025

Joseph Daguman

City of Elk Grove

Associate Planner

Lead/Public Agency

8401 Laguna Palms Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758

(916) 478-2283

jdaguman@elkgrove.gov

Paul Frank

PDF Development LLC

Representative

Project Applicant

9381 E. Stockton Boulevard, Suite 212
Elk Grove, CA 95624

(916) 240-4012

paul@pdf-usa.com

132-2480-013

Elk Grove, California

Categorical Exemption

Consistent With a Community Plan or Zoning [Section 15183(a)]; Categorical Exemption [Section 15332]

CEQA requires analysis of agency approvals of discretionary “projects.” A “project,” under CEQA, is defined as “the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment” (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). The proposed Project is a project under CEQA. The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (In-fill Development). The Project consists of a Conditional Use Permit with Exception and Design Review Amendment for the construction of a new ±790 square-foot restaurant building with an outdoor patio area and drive-through service along with associated parking, landscaping, and lighting improvements on Parcel 7 of the existing shopping center (APN: 132-2480-013). Parcel 7 is 0.76 acres. The Project was reviewed and found to be consistent with the applicable General Plan designation (Community Commercial - CC) and all applicable General Plan policies as well as with the applicable zoning designation (General Commercial - GC) and regulations. The Project is within an urban area that will be developed in an area of approximately 0.76 acres, which is less than five acres in size. The Project is also substantially surrounded by other commercial development. The Project site does not contain any habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species as the site is graded and does not have vegetation. Approval of the Project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality and would be subject to the Elk Grove Municipal Code (EGMC) Chapter 16.44 related to Land Grading and Erosion Control and EGMC 6.32 related to Noise Control. The Project would also be subject to the City’s water efficient landscape ordinance and would be below the construction and operational air quality screening levels set forth in the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District CEQA Guide. Finally, the site will be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Additionally, staff finds that no further environmental review is required under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Consistency with a General Plan, Community Plan, or Zoning). State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Public Resources Code §21083.3), provides that projects which are consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning for which an environmental impact report (EIR) has been certified “shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site.” In February 2019, an EIR was prepared and certified by the City Council as part of the Elk Grove General Plan (SCH# 2017062058). The Project is subject to the General Plan MMRP. The General Plan EIR relies on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a measure of transportation impacts. A VMT Analysis for the Project was prepared by Fehr & Peers dated August 29, 2024 to determine if the Project complies with City of Elk Grove General Plan Policy MOB-1-1 adopted to reduce VMT and achieve State-mandated reductions on VMT. According to the analysis, the Project would not exceed the City’s VMT limit for Community Commercial (CC) land use. The Project shall comply with the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) for new non-residential development, including CAP measures related to energy efficiency (BE-4), photovoltaic installation (BE-7), construction equipment (TACM-8), and electric vehicle charging (TACM-9). No potential new impacts related to the Project have been identified that would necessitate further environmental review beyond the impacts and issues already disclosed and analyzed in the General Plan EIR. No other special circumstances exist that would create a reasonable possibility that the Project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Therefore, the prior EIR is sufficient to support the proposed action and pursuant to State CEQA Guideline Section 15183, no further environmental review is required.