Central Coast Water Authority's Buellton Administrative Office Mold Remediation and Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026030921
Public Agency
Central Coast Water Authority
(CCWA)
Document Title
Central Coast Water Authority's Buellton Administrative Office Mold Remediation and Repair Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/23/2026
Document Description
The CCWA Mold Remediation and Repair Project will restore all walls, flooring, and insulation at CCWA's Buellton Administrative Office (BAO) to normal working conditions using products like the original construction.
Contact Information
Name
Ray Stokes
Agency Name
Central Coast Water Authority
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Buellton
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Existing Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) Buellton Administrative Office in
Santa Barbara County (255 Industrial Way, Buellton, CA 93427)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines §§ 15300.2, 15301, 15302
Reasons for Exemption
a. The Project consists of operation, repair, and maintenance of existing facilities that involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Therefore the Existing Public Facilities Categorical Exemption applies. (CEQA Guidelines§ 15301.)
b. The Project consists of replacement and reconstruction of surfaces on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity. Therefore, the Replacement or Reconstruction Categorical Exemption applies. (CEQA Guidelines§ 15302.)
c. This Project is also determined to be exempt based upon the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have a potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).) A public agency may determine an activity to be exempt where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Here, there will be no expansion of existing uses, and
the BAO will operate in the same manner. As such, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, and therefore, the activity is not subject to CEOA.
d. None of the exceptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply because the Project will not impact a designated, mapped, and officially adopted environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern; result in a significant cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place over time; have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; damage a scenic highway or scenic resources within a state scenic highway; be located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; nor cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. (CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2.)
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
a. The Project consists of operation, repair, and maintenance of existing facilities that involves negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Therefore the Existing Public Facilities Categorical Exemption applies. (CEQA Guidelines§ 15301.)
b. The Project consists of replacement and reconstruction of surfaces on the same site and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity. Therefore, the Replacement or Reconstruction Categorical Exemption applies. (CEQA Guidelines§ 15302.)
c. This Project is also determined to be exempt based upon the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects that have a potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).) A public agency may determine an activity to be exempt where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Here, there will be no expansion of existing uses, and
the BAO will operate in the same manner. As such, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, and therefore, the activity is not subject to CEOA.
d. None of the exceptions under CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply because the Project will not impact a designated, mapped, and officially adopted environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern; result in a significant cumulative impact of successive projects of the same type in the same place over time; have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances; damage a scenic highway or scenic resources within a state scenic highway; be located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; nor cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. (CEQA Guidelines § 15300.2.)
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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