PD-S-2025-0002
Summary
SCH Number
2025080756
Public Agency
City of Simi Valley
Document Title
PD-S-2025-0002
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/19/2025
Document Description
Installation of a fuel cell system that generates electricity from natural gas, and removal of 10 trees.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Martinez
Agency Name
City of Simi Valley
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
SK Ecoplant Americas
Agency Name
SK Ecoplant Americas
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Simi Valley
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
4585 Runway Street
Zip
93063
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines, titled “Existing Facilities,” reads as follows:
“Class 1 consists of 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 existing or former use. The types of “existing facilities” itemized below are not intended to be all-inclusive of the types of projects that might fall within Class 1. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use.”
The proposed project includes the installation of a fuel cell system, which generates electricity from natural gas, and consists of enclosures, the energy servers and associated ancillary equipment, as well as the removal of 10 trees. This change constitutes a minor alteration to an existing facility and does not involve an expansion of the existing facility's industrial use. The intention of the fuel cell system is to serve the energy needs of the existing facility. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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