Administrative Zoning Permit (AZP) No. 2025-0009 authorizing four additional emergency housing sleeping cabins
Summary
SCH Number
2025100144
Public Agency
City of El Cajon
Document Title
Administrative Zoning Permit (AZP) No. 2025-0009 authorizing four additional emergency housing sleeping cabins
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2025
Document Description
Administrative Zoning Permit (AZP) No. 2025-0009 authorizes the expansion of the existing village of six emergency housing sleeping cabins by permitting the addition of four new 144-square-foot cabins to house homeless women and children (up to 90 days). The project is located on a 0.21-acre portion of the Meridian Southern Baptist Church lot. Pursuant to section 17.225.185 (4)(a) of the El Cajon Municipal Code (ECMC), additional emergency housing units may be permitted upon approval of an AZP if an emergency housing operation has operated without substantiated complaints or code compliance action for more than one year. No more than ten units may be permitted at an emergency housing site.
Contact Information
Name
Maisa Mazzini
Agency Name
City El Cajon
Job Title
Junior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Lisa Kogan
Agency Name
Amikas NPO
Job Title
Treasurer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
El Cajon
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
East Washington Avenue, Aladdin Lane, and Dumar Avenue
Zip
92019
Total Acres
0.21
Parcel #
APN 511-550-07-00
State Highways
Interstate 8
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Meridian Elementary School, Montgomery Middle School
Waterways
Washington Channel, Forester Creek Channel
Other Location Info
Located west of South Third Street, at the southwest corner of the intersection of South Third Street and East Washington Avenue.
Other Information
Meridian Southern Baptist Church property, south of downtown El Cajon and adjacent to the church sanctuary building. The property is zoned Residential, single-family, 6,000 sq.ft (RS-6).
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303, Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, Class 3, for New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures is the appropriate exemption for the proposed project. This exemption applies because the project consist of the construction of four 144 square-foot new cabins on a 0.21-acre portion of the Meridian Southern Baptist Church lot to provide temporary housing for homeless women and children. Furthermore, the project does not trigger any of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions listed in Section 15300.2.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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