Rio Hondo Community College Business and Arts Building Replacement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020887
Public Agency
Rio Hondo Community College District
Document Title
Rio Hondo Community College Business and Arts Building Replacement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/24/2026
Document Description
The new Business and Arts Building will replace the existing Business Education Building #2, and house high-enrollment programs including Business, Information Technology, Art and Journalism. The existing Business Education Building #2 must be replaced due to the following: 1) The poor condition of the worn-out HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems is a daily disruption to classes and inhibits the ability to deliver required coursework. 2) The building does not meet current seismic safety codes, and it is located at the edge of a steep hilltop on a site that is vulnerable to slope failure. 3) The existing building was not constructed to be flexible and easily reconfigured for modern instruction. The replacement facility will provide a modern environment to support current and future learning methods and equipment, located on a hilltop site that is more seismically stable. The existing Information Technology Services (ITS) activities will be consolidated with existing ITS facilities in another facility.
Contact Information
Name
Dr. Steven Kibui, Ed.D., CPA
Agency Name
Rio Hondo Community College
Job Title
Vice President, Finance & Business
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Workman Mill Road/Peck Road
Zip
90601
Parcel #
8125-026-903
State Highways
60, 605, 164
Railways
Union Pacific Railroad
Waterways
South El Monte High School, Mill Elementary School, Orange Grove Elementary School,
Township
2S
Range
11W
Section
00
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15302(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The new Business and Arts Building will replace the existing Business Education Building #2 on the Rio Hondo Community College campus. The CEQA Guidelines Class 2, Section 15302(a) Categorical Exemption includes replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced and includes, but is not limited to, replacement or reconstruction of existing schools to provide earthquake resistant structures which do not increase capacity more than 50 percent. As stated above, one of the purposes of the Project is to construct a new Business and Arts Building that complies with current seismic safety requirements. The Project will not increase the capacity of Rio Hondo Community College in terms of cumulative project development, enrollment, etc., by more than 50 percent. Further, the Project will not: (1) make a cumulatively considerable contribution to a significant cumulative impact; (2) result in a significant impact on the environment due to unusual circumstances; (3) damage a scenic resource within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; (4) be located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and/or (4) cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource (CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2).
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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