Tiburon Peninsula Club - CUP Amendment (File No. CUP2026-001)
Summary
SCH Number
2026031277
Public Agency
City of Tiburon
Document Title
Tiburon Peninsula Club - CUP Amendment (File No. CUP2026-001)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/30/2026
Document Description
CUP Amendment to expand the days and hours of allowed pickleball play at the Tiburon Peninsula Club.
Contact Information
Name
Shari Meads
Agency Name
Town of Tiburon
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Lukasz Monka
Agency Name
Tiburon Peninsula Club
Job Title
CCM
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Tiburon
Counties
Marin
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Nearest cross street is CA 131 also known as Tiburon Boulevard
Zip
94920
Total Acres
13
Parcel #
058-171-17, 058-171-76, 058-171-84, and 058-240-21
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Section 15301 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
the expansion of permitted operating hours for pickleball on existing, previously converted tennis courts constitutes a minor operational change in an existing recreational facility. The physical footprint, court surface, and all associated infrastructure remain unchanged. The pickleball use remains within the Town’s Noise Element, therefore, because it is within the Town’s standards, the expanded hours will not result in a noise increase. Noise mitigation measures such as installation of sound blocking curtains, installation of acoustic block material on the courts and use of polycore paddles are already in place. The project is an administrative change to an existing facility and does not have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances because pickleball play on existing converted courts is consistent with the established recreational use of the facility, generates noise that is within the Town’s Noise Element even at the maximum noise level. Even at the peak noise of ball hitting the paddle, the noise is still within the Town’s standards and would not result in significant noise impacts.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 23, Section 15323 Normal Operations of Facilities for Public Gatherings
Reasons for Exemption
Tiburon Peninsula Club is an existing public recreational facility designed and constructed for organized athletic recreation. The pickleball courts have a history of similar use because they have been used for two years, and prior to that were used for racquet sport play, including tennis. The expansion of permitted hours is consistent with the TPC’s designed purpose and constitutes normal operations within that purpose. No exceptions under § 15300.2 apply: the facility is not located in a sensitive environment, does not involve unusual circumstances, is not visible from a designated scenic highway, is not listed on the Cortese List, and presents no reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment because the noise generated by pickleball is consistent with the Town’s Noise Element.
County Clerk
Marin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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