Gilbert High School Site Improvements Project

2025110826

Anaheim Union High School District ( AUHSD)

NOE - Notice of Exemption

11/20/2025

11/20/2025

Patricia Neely

Anaheim Union High School District

Ex. Director Facilities Maintenance & Operations

Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant

501 North Crescent Way
Anaheim, CA 92801

(714) 999-3505

neely_p@auhsd.us

Ball and Nutwood Street

92804

Categorical Exemption

Sections 15301, 15302, 15303, 15304 and 15311

Reasons why project is exempt: The Project components are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) for the reasons elaborated upon below. Moreover, the Project as a whole is exempt from CEQA because the Project components do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, whether individually or collectively. The combined effect of the different types of CEQA exemptions enumerated below places the Project as a whole outside the purview of CEQA. (Surfrider Foundation v. California Coastal Commission (1994) 26 Cal.App.4th 151.) The Project therefore does not require CEQA action beyond this Notice of Exemption. (1) Technology infrastructure is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of the maintenance and minor alteration of an existing public facility or mechanical equipment Involving negligible or no expanslon of use; and Sectlon 15302, as it consists of the replacement of existing systems or facilities where the new systems or facilities will be located on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the systems or facllitles being replaced. (2) The modernization of existing facilities is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of minor alterations of existing public or private structures, facllitles, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expanston of existing or former use. (3) (4) The installation of additlonal security fencing is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15303, as it consists of the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small accessory structures (see paragraph (e), which lists fences as an example); and Section 15311, as it consists of the construction and placement of minor structures accessory to existing institutional facilities. The installation of drought tolerant landscaping and a water efficient Irrigation system throughout area of work is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of the minor alteration of mechanical equipment Involving negligible or no expansion of use; and Section 15304, as it consists of minor public alterations in the condition of land and/or vegetation that do not Involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees (see paragraph (b), which lists new gardening or landscaping and the (1) Technology infrastructure is categorically replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient landscaping as examples). (5) Improvements to path-of-travel and concrete/asphalt paving is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as they consist of minor alterations of existing pubilc structures or facilities Involving negligible or no expanslon of use. (6) The courtyard renovations with shade are categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of minor alterations of an existing public structure or facility Involving negligible or no expansion of use and Section 15303, as it consists of the construction and location of Iimited numbers of new, small structures (see paragraph (e), which lists accessory structures as an example); and Section 15311, as it consists of the construction and placement of minor structures accessory to existing Institutional facilitles. (7) Parking lot improvements to Improve circulation and studant drop-off areas are categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as It consists of minor alterations of existing public or private structures, facilitles, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expanslon of existing or former use. (8) The modernization of Bldg H to accommodate administrative functions and create a single point of entry is categorically exempt pursuant to Sectlon 15301, as it consists of minor alteratlons of existing public faciltles involving negligible or no expansion of use.exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of the maintenance and minor alteration of an existing public facility or mechanical equipment Involving negligible or no expanslon of use; and Sectlon 15302, as it consists of the replacement of existing systems or facilities where the new systems or facilities will be located on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the systems or facllitles being replaced. (2) The modernization of existing facilities is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of minor alterations of existing public or private structures, facllitles, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, Involving negligible or no expanston of existing or former use. (3) (4) The installation of additlonal security fencing is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15303, as it consists of the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small accessory structures (see paragraph (e), which lists fences as an example); and Section 15311, as it consists of the construction and placement of minor structures accessory to existing institutional facilities. The installation of drought tolerant landscaping and a water efficient Irrigation system throughout area of work is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301, as it consists of the minor alteration of mechanical equipment Involving negligible or no expansion of use; and Section 15304, as it consists of minor public alterations in the condition of land and/or vegetation that do not Involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees (see paragraph (b), which lists new gardening or landscaping and the