13985 Torrey I PRJ - 1131871
Summary
SCH Number
2026031269
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
13985 Torrey I PRJ - 1131871
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/30/2026
Document Description
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Amendment to upgrade from a Type 20 Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) License (off-sale, beer and wine) to a Type 21 ABC License (off-site beer, wine and distilled spirits) at an existing convenience store and gas station The 4.88-acre site Is located at 13985 Torrey Del Mar, within the CN-1-2 Commercial Base Zone within the Torrey Highlands Community Plan area and Council District 1.
Contact Information
Name
May Rollin
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Dana Epley
Agency Name
7-ELEVEN, Inc.
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Other Location Info
13985 Torrey Del Mar, San Diego, CA 92130
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA State Guidelines, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)).
Reasons for Exemption
The project meets the criteria set forth in CEQA Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), which states that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential to cause a s1grnf1cant effect on the environment. The project proposes an amendment to the CUP to upgrade from a Type 20 ABC License to a Type 21 ABC License, which would Include the sale of distilled spirits. There would be no physical impacts to the project site as the project is not proposing any development or grading. The project would also qualify for categorical exemption from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301, Existing Fac1htIes. Section 15301, which allows for the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing facilities (public or private), involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the determination. The project would continue to operate as a convenience store. There would be no expansion of use. The exceptions listed in CEQA Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative impacts were identified; no significant effect on the environment was 1dentif1ed; the project is not adjacent to a scenic highway; and lastly, the project was not ident1f1ed on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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