Riverside County Administrative Center (CAC) Fire Alarm System Replacement Project, Riverside
Summary
SCH Number
2025120382
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Riverside County Administrative Center (CAC) Fire Alarm System Replacement Project, Riverside
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/10/2025
Document Description
The CAC facility at 4080 Lemon Street is requiring a fire alarm system replacement to bring the facility up to fire code standards and provide an advanced technology-based system. The scope of work for the CAC Fire Alarm Replacement Project (Project) includes; new fire alarm system drawings for review and approval from Riverside County Fire Marshall, including floorplans with names, riser diagrams, battery calculations, device legend, elevations, and documented sequence of operation, and identification of devices such as detectors, pull stations, tampers, relays, power supplies, input modules, notification appliances, annunciators, and Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) components. Conduct a full National Fire Protection Association 72 (NFPA 72) compliant inspection of existing fire alarm functions including audio visual (A/V), Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) shutdown, elevator recall, magnetic door holds, waterflow, tampers, and monitoring connections. Remove existing FACP and tie into all existing field devices into the new FACP, maintain existing system programming and installing new graphic annunciator, remote paging unit, audio control components, display panels, tamper switches, amplifiers, firefighter phone, lamp/buzzer components, and light-omitting diode (LED) drivers. Awarded contractor is to provide detailed wire/cable/conduit routing on fire alarm plans, and furnish and provide Digital Voice Fiber Cards. The replacement of the fire alarm system at the CAC is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The operation of the facility will continue to provide public services and will not result in a change or expansion of existing use. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
Riverside County
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner/Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Riverside
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
4080 Lemon Street, south of 10th Street
Zip
92501
Parcel #
215-131-001, 215-131-002, 215-131-004, 215-131-011, 215-131-005, 215-131-010, 215-131-006
State Highways
SR-91
Township
Rivers
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This Class 1 categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to replacement of the fire alarm system at the CAC, including drawings, inspection, and replacement of the control panel. The use of the facilities would continue to provide public services and would not result in a significant increase in capacity or intensity of use. Therefore, the project is exempt as it meets the scope and intent of the Categorical Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3) Common Sense
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed replacement of the fire alarm system at the CAC will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The improvements would occur within existing facility, would not alter the footprint and is being completed to create a compliant and functional facility. The use of the facility for public services would remain unchanged. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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