Benicia High School Fields upgrades
Summary
SCH Number
2025080665
Public Agency
Benicia Unified School District
(BUSD)
Document Title
Benicia High School Fields upgrades
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/15/2025
Document Description
BHS Softball and Baseball fields upgrades; scope includes new artificial turf, new parking lot, Musco lighting, batting cages, restroom and concessions building, dugouts and bleachers.
Contact Information
Name
Roxanne Egan
Agency Name
Benicia Unified School District
Job Title
Bond Director
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Benicia
Counties
Solano
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Military West and West 10th Street
Zip
94510
State Highways
780
Schools
Benicia High School, Mary Farmar Elementary School
Waterways
Carquinez Strait
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1: Sec 15301; Class 2: Sec. 15302; Class 3: Sec 15303; Class 4: Sec 15304; Class 11: Sec 15311; Class 14
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1: The Project renovates athletic fields while maintaining the same use and will be within the existing campus footprint. The sports lighting represents a negligible expansion of use as supported by the Musco lighting analysis showing minimal off-site impacts. Class 2: The Project replaces existing fields with artificial turf fields serving the same athletic purposes without increasing student capacity. Class 3: Construction of limited new small facilities including batting cages, dugouts, bleachers, scoreboards, fencing/netting, and lighting that are appurtenant to existing facilities. Class 4: Minor alterations in the condition of land, including field grading with a slope of less than 10%. Class 11: Construction of minor accessory structures to existing facilities, including the modular concession/restroom building. Class 14: Minor additions to an existing school that do not increase original student capacity or add classrooms. Class 23: Normal operations of existing facilities for public gatherings with past history of similar use as athletic fields. Common Sense Exemption: It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of significant environmental effects. The Project is on an existing developed school site. The lighting design by Musco Sports Lighting demonstrates negligible light spillage beyond the property lines.
County Clerk
Solano
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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