PD-S-2025-0008
Summary
SCH Number
2026010035
Public Agency
City of Simi Valley
Document Title
PD-S-2025-0008
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/2/2026
Document Description
The Applicant, Blue Mountain Development, requests approval of Administrative Action (PD-S-2025-0008) to modify the elevations of a previously approved 138-unit senior condominium development within the Runkle Canyon Specific Plan located at the southern end of Sequoia Avenue, north of Palm Street. The following are the minor changes:
• Changes to the roofline to accommodate solar panels; and
• Updates to the building facades to reflect a modern Spanish Colonial theme, resulting in slight unit sizes.
Contact Information
Name
Nicholas Biro
Agency Name
Blue Mountain Development
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Sara Martinez
Agency Name
City of Simi Valley
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Simi Valley
Counties
Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Sequoia and Palm
Zip
93063
State Highways
CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The types of “existing facilities” itemized below are not intended to be all-inclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use.”
The proposed project constitutes a minor alteration of a proposed private structure with negligible expansion of use, as there is less than a 1% change in the project’s gross floor area due to the proposed elevation changes. Therefore, the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerk
Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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