CAL FIRE Lake Elsinore Land Acquisition
Summary
SCH Number
2025090694
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
CAL FIRE Lake Elsinore Land Acquisition
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/16/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE is proposing to purchase property located off State Highway 15 on the northern side of E. Lakeshore Drive. The total acreage consisting of approximately 11.52 acres consists of APN 363-130-054 and 363-130-060. The acquisition will be utilized to relocate the existing Lake Elsinore Fire Station, currently located at 410 W. Graham Avenue (approximately two miles west of proposed site). No other action is proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Christina Snow
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Lake Elsinore
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Parkway/Avenue 7
Zip
92530
Parcel #
363-130-054 and 363-130-060
State Highways
State Highway 15
Schools
Railroad Canyon Elementary School
Waterways
Lake Elsinore
Other Location Info
Northern side of E. Lakeshore Drive just south of Railroad Canyon Elementary School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The acquisition activity is exempt under the common-sense exemption in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061, subdivision (b)(3). This exemption states, a project is exempt from CEQA “[w]here it can be seen that
there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment the activity is not subject to CEQA.” The land acquisition agreements that transfer ownership to the State do not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment.
Any future approval of any use of the site is conditioned upon full CEQA compliance per California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 15004, Subdivision (b)(2)(A), which states prior to completion of CEQA compliance regarding the use of a site, "agencies may designate a preferred site for CEQA review and may enter into land
acquisition agreements when the agency has conditioned the agency's future use of the site on CEQA compliance." Documentation of the environmental review completed by CAL FIRE is kept on file at 1131 S Street, Sacramento, CA
95811.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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