Precise Plan Modification and Administrative Adjustment (PL25-0048 & PL25-0049)
Summary
SCH Number
2025120237
Public Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
Precise Plan Modification and Administrative Adjustment (PL25-0048 & PL25-0049)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/5/2025
Document Description
Approve a Precise Plan Modification and an Administrative Adjustment for the installation of an 850 square foot fuel cell enclosure on the subject site. The request includes the removal of seven parking spaces to facilitate the construction, and reduction of 8 additional parking spaces from parking requirements. The site is zoned Planned Development – Commercial (PD-C) and has a General Plan land use designation of Planned Commercial (PC).
Contact Information
Name
Alex Rangel
Agency Name
City of Escondido
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rodrigo Padua
Agency Name
EK Ecoplant Americas
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
On the south side of Montiel Road, between Deodar Road and Suzanne Lane
Zip
92026
Total Acres
4.92
Parcel #
228-290-62-01
State Highways
Highway 78; Interstate 15
Other Location Info
Addressed as 1441 Montiel Rd.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) & Section 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations)
Reasons for Exemption
- The proposed project is consistent with the City of Escondido Zoning Code and General Plan, and no variances are required. The subject parcel is located in a developed area of the City, which has all services, public utilities, and access available on site.
- The proposed project is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (“Existing Facilities”), in that the proposed project consists of a request for the installation of an 850 square foot fuel cell enclosure, falling under the thresholds identified in subsection(e)(2) of under 10,000 square feet.
- The reduction of parking spaces will not trigger an expansion of the current land use or density, within the stated guidance identified in Section 15305.
- Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, air quality, or water quality.
- The site has been completely developed, and has no value as habitat for endangered, threatened, or rare species. The proposed development would not have the potential to cause an adverse impact on the environment and is not subject to further CEQA review.
- Furthermore, none of the exceptions listed under CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2, in that:
o Location. The proposed project is not located in a particularly sensitive environment, and does not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern as none have been identified in the project site.
o Cumulative Impact. The proposed project will not result in a cumulative impact from successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, as the project is consistent with the General Plan policies which were addressed in the General Plan Final EIR. Furthermore, the project will remain within the approved Montiel Road Planning Area Master Plan’s development standards for the property, and remain consistent with the Master Plan policies and guidelines.
o Significant Effect. There are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project that would result in a reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment, as the area of impact is already disturbed and improved with an existing industrial multi-tenant development.
o Scenic Highways. The proposed project will not damage scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources as the areas of impact have already been disturbed.
o Hazardous Waste Sites. The project site is not located on a site as referenced in Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
o Historical Resources. The project is not on a site which contains a significant historical resource, and would not cause a substantially adverse change to the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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