Tule Coffeehouse - 9098 Elk Grove Boulevard Fence Addition (PLNG24-010)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010189
Public Agency
City of Elk Grove
Document Title
Tule Coffeehouse - 9098 Elk Grove Boulevard Fence Addition (PLNG24-010)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/8/2026
Document Description
The proposed Project consists of a Major Certificate of Appropriateness for an existing open material metal fence (4 feet in height) and swinging gate (9 feet in height) located near the front property line located at 9096-9098 Elk Grove Boulevard.
Contact Information
Name
Joseph Daguman
Agency Name
City of Elk Grove
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Editha Ghani
Agency Name
Ghani Family Trust
Job Title
Representative
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Elk Grove
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Citywide
Parcel #
119-0120-075
Other Location Info
Elk Grove, CA. Sacramento County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures [Section 15303]
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA requires analysis of agency approvals of discretionary “projects.” A “project,” under CEQA,
is defined as “the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical
change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment” (State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378). The proposed Project is a project under CEQA.
The Project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (e) applies to projects that consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities, or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. Accessory (appurtenant) structures including garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences.
State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 provides exceptions to when the use of a Categorical Exemption is appropriate. Specifically, State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2(f) states that a categorical exemption shall not be used for a project which may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Additionally, State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(b)(3) states that a project that follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings or the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer, shall be considered as mitigated to a level of less than a significant impact on the historical resource. As there is no expansion of the existing footprint of the historic building and the fence was not found to be a character defining feature, the Project is consistent with the Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings, no special circumstances exist that would create a reasonable possibility that granting a Major Certificate of Appropriateness would create a significant adverse effect on the environment or the historical resource. (State CEQA Guidelines sections 15300.2 and 15064.5(b)(3))
The Project consists of a Major Certificate of Appropriateness and Old Town Type 1 Design Review to legalize an existing open material metal fence (4 feet in height) and swinging gate (9 feet in height) located near the front property line. The residential structure, once known as the “H.L. Stich Residence”, was built in the early 1890’s. The commercial addition was a store front extension to the residence since the 1920’s. A white picket fence previously existing along the front property line that has since been removed. The wrought iron in the new design is a historically appropriate material, and it maintains a low, transparent profile that does not obstruct the view of the historic building façade. The exterior improvement does not alter the residential dwelling or the commercial building as the fence is constructed with an open material.
The fence would not present an adverse change to the historic character of the structures as there are no circumstances that would create the possibility of an adverse effect on the environment the fence is an open material and the historic structures can still be viewed from the street
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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