Cypress Hill Memorial Park-Authority to Construct for Source 4, Human Crematory unit
Summary
SCH Number
2025111156
Public Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD)
Document Title
Cypress Hill Memorial Park-Authority to Construct for Source 4, Human Crematory unit
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/26/2025
Document Description
Cypress Hill Memorial is a currently permitted facility applying to replace an existing human retort (Source 1) with a new unit (Source 4) with a maximum of 1050 bodies in any consecutive twelvemonth period. The facility is applying for an Authority to Construct for the new crematory unit, Source 4.
Source 4: Human Crematory Retort -American, Model A250, Propane Fired, 1.95 MMBtu/hour.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Tellez
Agency Name
Cypress Hill Memorial Park
Job Title
Owner
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project / Responsible Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Mark Kiffe
Agency Name
Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District)
Job Title
Senior Air Quality Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Statewide
Other Location Info
Cross Street: Gailinda Ct.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines, Section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
This project is the replacement of an existing human crematory retort with heat input of 2 MMBtu/hour with a new human crematory unit of similar capacity of 1.95 MM Btu/hour to be used at the same facility for the same purpose. Further, based on the review of the permit application materials, including Appendix H, environmental information form, the project will not have any significant environmental impacts, and cumulative impacts from successive projects of the same type in the same place will not result in significant environmental impacts.
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
This permit application is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the Air District's evaluation is a ministerial action (Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(1) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15268(a)) conducted using the fixed standards and objective measurements in the Air District's rules and regulations. Also, the permit application did not trigger Best Available Control Technology (BACT) or Best Available Control Technology for Toxics (TBACT). The Air District is legally compelled to approve this application given the relevant requirements objectively met based on the information available to the Air District. Thus, the Air District's approval is ministerial and not subject to CEQA.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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