Haroutunian North (Property No. 0154)
Summary
SCH Number
2025091076
Public Agency
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Document Title
Haroutunian North (Property No. 0154)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2025
Document Description
Merger of all parcels to a single parcel; sale of the fee interest in the Property subject to a Conservation Easement and an Agricultural Conservation Covenant.
Contact Information
Name
Steph Tavares
Agency Name
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Job Title
Senior Acquisition Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
651 Airport Boulevard, Santa Rosa
Zip
95403
Total Acres
16.25
Parcel #
059-230-088, 059-230-089
State Highways
Highway 101
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section(s) 15378 & 15317, title 14, of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28 (a) and (c), Ag + Open Space’s sale of the Property, once merged into a single parcel, subject to a conservation easement, agricultural covenant, is statutorily exempt from CEQA because it will enable continued agricultural use of the land and preserve natural conditions, including plant and animal habitats. Alternatively, pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15325 (a) and (b), the District’s sale of the Property, subject to a conservation easement and agricultural conservation covenant is exempt from CEQA because its purpose is to allow continued agricultural use of the land, as well as to preserve natural conditions, including plant or animal habitats. Additionally, pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15317, the District’s sale of the Property subject to the conservation easement and agricultural conservation covenant is exempt from CEQA because it will maintain the open space character of the area.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 21080.28 of the Public Resources Code
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28 (a) and (c), Ag + Open Space’s sale of the Property, once merged into a single parcel, subject to a conservation easement, agricultural covenant, is statutorily exempt from CEQA because it will enable continued agricultural use of the land and preserve natural conditions, including plant and animal habitats. Alternatively, pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15325 (a) and (b), the District’s sale of the Property, subject to a conservation easement and agricultural conservation covenant is exempt from CEQA because its purpose is to allow continued agricultural use of the land, as well as to preserve natural conditions, including plant or animal habitats. Additionally, pursuant to California Code of Regulations section 15317, the District’s sale of the Property subject to the conservation easement and agricultural conservation covenant is exempt from CEQA because it will maintain the open space character of the area.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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