Sun Empire Elementary School Parking Lot Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2026010616
Public Agency
Kerman Unified School District
Document Title
Sun Empire Elementary School Parking Lot Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/21/2026
Document Description
The Project would construct a parking lot at Sun Empire Elementary School, across N Modoc Avenue. The project site is an empty dirt lot adjacent to Sun Empire Elementary School, N. Modoc Avenue, a Fresno Irrigation District irrigation canal and groundwater recharge basin, and agricultural properties. The Project would construct an approximately one-acre parking lot including approximately 96 parking stalls, security lighting, tree/landscape planters, and an underground stormwater infiltration system for Project drainage.
Contact Information
Name
Kraig Magnussen
Agency Name
Kerman Unified School District
Job Title
Assistant Superintendent Chief Business Official
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Fresno, Kerman, Unincorporated Area, Near Kerman
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
W. Clinton Avenue and N. Modoc Avenue
Zip
93630
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
015-400-33ST
State Highways
145
Schools
Sun Empire Elementary School
Waterways
Sandridge Canal, Little Sandridge Canal
Township
13S
Range
17E
Section
26
Base
MDPM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3; California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of constructing a small parking lot to serve the existing Sun Empire Elementary School. The project would not increase student capacity or the intensity of use of the school and is intended to improve safety and accessibility by replacing on-street parking along N. Modoc Avenue. The project qualifies for a categorical exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (Class 3 – New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) because it involves the construction of a small facility accessory to an existing institutional use. No exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption apply pursuant to Section 15300.2. The project would not result in cumulative impacts or significant effects related to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, or historical resources.
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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