OTC San Pablo
Summary
SCH Number
2026020276
Public Agency
California Department of Cannabis Control
(DCC)
Document Title
OTC San Pablo
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/9/2026
Document Description
The proposed project will operate a retail license out of an existing facility located at 3550 San Pablo Dam Road, Suite # C San Pablo CA 94803 (APN 420-130-032-6). The building is 311,969 sq ft, with 1,969 sq ft designated for retail on 2.55 acres. The neighborhood is zoned for commercial stores and retail outlets. The proposed project is in a shopping center constructed in 1997. The shopping center is northeast of open space and east of HWY 80. The shopping center provides a parking lot and ornamental vegetation.
Contact Information
Name
Karin Linnen
Agency Name
California Department of Cannabis Control
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
San Pablo
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Cross Streets
El Portal Drive and San Pablo Dam Road
Zip
94803
Total Acres
2.55
Parcel #
420-130-032-6
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption: [Class 1 Categorical Exemption Cal. Code Regs,. Title 14, §15301]
Reasons for Exemption
The Department of Cannabis Control has determined that the project is a Class 1 Categorical Exemption Project.
Class 1 Categorical Exemptions consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alterations to existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency’s determination. The Project involves the use of an existing building with no proposal for building expansion. The design, location, size, and operating characteristics of the Project are compatible with the existing and future land uses within the vicinity as it is zoned light industrial zoned. None of the exceptions to the exemption defined in Section 15300.2 apply to the Project.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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