Suite U LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2025101356
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
Suite U LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/28/2025
Document Description
The proposed project will operate a distribution license out of an existing facility located at 499 Embarcadero, Suite # U, Oakland, CA 94606 (APN 18-460-1). The building is 4,280 sq ft with 176 sq ft designated distribution. The parcel is 4.4 acres, flat, provides a paved parking lot and hosts several ornamental trees and shrubs. The two-storied building is adjacent to Oakland Harbor, with the distribution business located on the ground floor. The neighborhood is zoned for Industrial and Light Industrial Use. The distribution business will focus on white label flower sold in dispensaries. The property is southwest of the Nimitz 880 Freeway and located on the corner of 5th Avenue and Embarcadero.
Contact Information
Name
Karin Linnen
Agency Name
California Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
Embarcadero and 5th Avenue
Zip
94606
Total Acres
4.4
Parcel #
18-460-1
Railways
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: [Class 1 Categorical Exemption Cal. Code Regs,. Title 14, §15301]
Reasons for Exemption
The Department of Cannabis Control has determined that the project is a Class 1 Categorical Exemption Project.
Class 1 Categorical Exemptions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alterations to existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The Project involves the use of an existing building with no proposal for building expansion. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the Project are compatible with the existing and future land uses within the vicinity as it is zoned light industrial zoned. None of the exceptions to the exemption defined in Section 15300.2 apply to the Project.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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