Riley Minor Use Permit / N-DRC2024-00043 / ED25-0140
Summary
SCH Number
2025100645
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Riley Minor Use Permit / N-DRC2024-00043 / ED25-0140
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/15/2025
Document Description
A request by Everett Riley for a Minor Use Permit (MUP) for grading (as-built) in excess of 1 acre (2.9 acres) for a phased future accessory structure/ADU. The project is located at 7705 Creston Rd., approximately 4.5 miles southeast of the city of Paso Robles. The site is within the El Pomar-Estrella Sub-area of the North County Planning Area and within Supervisorial District 5.
Contact Information
Name
Eric Tolle
Agency Name
County of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Everett J. Riley
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Paso Robles
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California, Unincorporated
Zip
93446
Total Acres
7.40
Parcel #
035-231-021
Other Location Info
7705 Creston Rd., Paso Robles, CA 93446
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this project may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the activity is not subject to CEQA. [Reference: State CEQA Guidelines sec. 15061(b)(3), General Rule Exemption].
To supplement this exemption, the applicant submitted a Biological Resources Assessment (BRA) that analyzed the project site for sensitive and protected biological resources. The biologist concluded that the project would occur on mostly developed land. Potentially suitable habitat for vernal pool fairy shrimp and western spadefoot toad was identified adjacent to the project area; however, the project will not overlap on these potentially suitable habitat locations. The recommended avoidance measures listed by the biologist have been implemented as conditions of approval. These include work timing, work limits, and a designated equipment staging area. Additionally, a pre-activity nest bird survey is recommended if work is planned to occur between February 1 and August 31 to ensure avoidance as the biological field survey observed red-shouldered hawk nestlings on-site along with identifying the property as suitable habitat for prairie falcon and the tricolored blackbird.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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