Issuance of General Lease – Protective Structure Use – Lease 8298
Summary
SCH Number
2025120766
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Protective Structure Use – Lease 8298
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2025
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Protective Structure Use beginning April 1, 2025, for a term of 6 years, for the use of existing bulkhead protection.
Contact Information
Name
Christopher Hall
Agency Name
California State Lands Commission
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
William Newfield, Trustee of the William and Ruth Newfield Famil
Agency Name
Private Land Owner
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Huntington Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Sovereign land located in the Main Channel of Huntington Harbour, adjacent to 3332 Venture Drive, Huntington Beach, Orange County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301)
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 6-year General Lease – Protective Structure Use for the above-
mentioned structure will not cause a physical change in the environment and will not
change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances.
Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the
above categorical exemption applies.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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