Building 201 Gavilan Hall Housing Renovation Project

2025110892

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB)

NOE - Notice of Exemption

11/21/2025

11/21/2025

Matthew McCluney

California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB)

Director of Campus Planning and Development

Lead/Public Agency

5108 Fourth Avenue
Marina, CA 93933

(831) 582-4721

mmccluney@csumb.edu

Southeast corner of Inter Garrison Road and 6th Avenue.

93955

031-101-003-000

California State University, Monterey Bay

Categorical Exemption

Sections 15301(a) and (b), 15302(c), 15314

The project consists of renovation of an existing facility with negligible expansion of use, restores the building to its prior residential use with substantially the same capacity and it constitutes a minor addition to campus housing capacity. Work would occur in areas of previous ground disturbance, does not expand the building footprint, is limited in scope, and would not require extensive site preparation. Furthermore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(b)(3), the project does not have the potential for a significant effect on the environment, and therefore no Initial Study is required. A Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report (BEIER) was prepared by Dudek in November 2025 for the Gavilan Hall (Building 201) Renovation Project. The BEIER was conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5024 to assess potential historic significance of state-owned resources. The report concluded that Building 201 is ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and the California Historical Landmarks (CHL) program, and therefore does not qualify as a historical resource under CEQA or PRC Section 5024. Accordingly, Gavilan Hall is not considered a historic resource, and the proposed project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Section 15301(a) and (b): Interior or exterior alterations involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing, and electrical conveyances; Existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned utilities used to provide electric power, natural gas, sewerage, or other public utility services. Section 15302(c): Replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. Section 15314: Consists of minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less. The proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; would not result in damage to scenic resources within a Scenic Highway; is not located on a hazardous waste site pursuant to Sec. 65962.5 of the Government Code; is not a historic structure and would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource; and would not result in cumulative impacts. Furthermore, none of the exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.

Other

Sec. 15063(b)(3)

The project consists of renovation of an existing facility with negligible expansion of use, restores the building to its prior residential use with substantially the same capacity and it constitutes a minor addition to campus housing capacity. Work would occur in areas of previous ground disturbance, does not expand the building footprint, is limited in scope, and would not require extensive site preparation. Furthermore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(b)(3), the project does not have the potential for a significant effect on the environment, and therefore no Initial Study is required. A Built Environment Inventory and Evaluation Report (BEIER) was prepared by Dudek in November 2025 for the Gavilan Hall (Building 201) Renovation Project. The BEIER was conducted in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 5024 to assess potential historic significance of state-owned resources. The report concluded that Building 201 is ineligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR), and the California Historical Landmarks (CHL) program, and therefore does not qualify as a historical resource under CEQA or PRC Section 5024. Accordingly, Gavilan Hall is not considered a historic resource, and the proposed project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Under CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), Review for Exemption (14 CCR Sec. 15061(b)(3)), activities are exempt from, and otherwise not subject to, CEQA under the "common sense" exemption 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. The proposed project would not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; would not result in damage to scenic resources within a Scenic Highway; is not located on a hazardous waste site pursuant to Sec. 65962.5 of the Government Code; is not a historic structure and would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource; and would not result in cumulative impacts. Furthermore, none of the exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.