Auto Mall Parkway Median Improvement Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020972
Public Agency
City of Fremont
Document Title
Auto Mall Parkway Median Improvement Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/25/2026
Document Description
Civil and landscaping improvements to the approximately five-acre roadway center median of Auto Mall Parkway between Grimmer Boulevard and Fremont Boulevard. The project will remove blight and provide a visually attractive streetscape, including: a gravel maintenance path in the middle of the median; a maintenance band on the perimeter of the median; irrigation systems; planting of drought-tolerant shrubs and low-growing trees; bark, cobble, and boulder mulch; gentle sloping earthen berms no higher than three feet with no-mow grasses; stormwater treatment and retention areas; and various repairs and upgrades to the existing curbs, sidewalks, and curb ramps along the median.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Liu
Agency Name
City of Fremont - Public Works Department
Job Title
Associate Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fremont
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Auto Mall Parkway/Grimmer Boulevard to Auto Mall Parkway/Fremont Boulevard
Zip
94538
Total Acres
5 (approx.)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
The project is consistent with the minor alterations to land criteria which states that minor public or private alterations, including "New gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing conventional landscaping with water efficient or fire resistant landscaping," are categorically exempt from the requirement for the preparation of environmental documents.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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