5322 Alta Bahia / PRI No. 1113835
Summary
SCH Number
2025101360
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
5322 Alta Bahia / PRI No. 1113835
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/28/2025
Document Description
Easement Vacation to vacate 14,698 square feet (0.34 acre) of slope easement located at 5322 Alta Bahia Court, San Diego, CA. The purpose of the vacation would remove the recorded slope easement that has no current or future use. No new physical development would be proposed within the vacated area which contains a slope, an existing patio, patio walls, solar panel array and lower level parking area associated with the single-family residence. The 0.82-acre Infill site is in the RS-1-4 (Residential Single Unit) Base Zone within the Pacific Beach Community Plan, LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 84 of Pacific Highlands, Unit No. 3, Map No. 5862, APN 416-
010-33-00.
Contact Information
Name
Charles Christensen
Agency Name
Christensen Engineering & Surveying
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Rhonda Brnally
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide
Zip
92109
Total Acres
0.34
Parcel #
4160103300
Base
RS-1-4
Other Location Info
Slope easement located at 5322 Alta Bahia, San Diego, CA 92109
Other Information
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 84 of Pacific Highlands, Unit No. 3, Map No. 5862, APN 416-010-33-00.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA State Guidelines, Sections CEQA Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) allows for projects to be exempt from CEQA where It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment. Since there Is no development associated with the Project and the slope easement vacation would not permit any development, the applicability of the exemption Is appropriate. Additionally, the Project Is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (titled "In-Fill Development Projects") on the basis that the Project meets the criteria for in-fill development. The project Is consistent with the applicable General Plan designation of Residential and all applicable general plan policies, as well as with applicable zoning designation of RS-1-4 (Residential-Single Unit) and regulations. The proposed development occurs within city limits on a 0.82-acre project site, which does not exceed five acres and Is substantially surrounded by
urban uses (within a residentially developed neighborhood). The project site Is developed with a manufactured slope, single dwelling unit, ornamental landscaping, and has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. Approval of the Project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality as the project proposes a slope easement vacation and no development Is proposed, The site Is within a developed urban neighborhood and can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Therefore, the exemptions are deemed appropriate for the slope easement vacation associated under CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) and 15332. Further, the exceptions listed in CEQA Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative Impacts were Identified; no significant effect on the environmental were Identified; the project Is not
adjacent to a scenic highway; and the project was not Identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962,5 of the Government Code. R-316326
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15332, In-Fill Development Projects.
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) allows for projects to be exempt from CEQA where It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in
question may have a significant effect on the environment. Since there Is no development associated with the Project and the slope easement vacation would not permit any development, the applicability of the exemption Is appropriate. Additionally, the Project Is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (titled "In-Fill Development Projects") on the basis that the Project meets the criteria for in-fill development. The project Is consistent with the applicable General Plan designation of Residential and all applicable general plan policies, as well as with applicable zoning designation of RS-1-4 (Residential-Single Unit) and regulations. The proposed development occurs within city limits on a 0.82-acre project site, which does not exceed five acres and Is substantially surrounded by
urban uses (within a residentially developed neighborhood). The project site Is developed with a manufactured slope, single dwelling unit, ornamental landscaping, and has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. Approval of the Project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality as the project proposes a slope easement vacation and no development Is proposed, The site Is within a developed urban neighborhood and can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services. Therefore, the exemptions are deemed appropriate for the slope easement vacation associated under CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3) and 15332. Further, the exceptions listed in CEQA Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative Impacts were Identified; no significant effect on the environmental were Identified; the project Is not
adjacent to a scenic highway; and the project was not Identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962,5 of the Government Code. R-316326
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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