Installation of a New Monitor in Jury Assembly Room of Superior Court of Napa County
Summary
SCH Number
2026040292
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Installation of a New Monitor in Jury Assembly Room of Superior Court of Napa County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/8/2026
Document Description
The entirety of the project will occur within the existing Jury Assembly Room of the
Superior Court of Napa County. The project specifically consists installing a new monitor on a 10' x 10' wooden platform that will be secured to an existing wall in the Jury Assembly room. This will entail constructing a new l0'xl0' wall out of 2x6 Studs and a single top and bottom plate and anchor the bottom plate to the existing wood floor at each stud bay with SDW22500 screws. Connect new wall to new ledger
with A35's on either side .9f g ach 2x6 where it connects with the Leger and (5) 3" screws at each stud where it connects with the new 2x6 wall. Finally, the entire wall will be sheeted with¾" plywood with 2" screws. No trees or vegetation will be impacted by the proposed project.
All work will be done in accordance with the Secretary of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Eleanor Morrison
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Patriana Reynaud
Agency Name
Judicial Council of California
Job Title
Facilities Management Administrator
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Napa
Counties
Napa
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Brown Street and Third Street
Zip
94559
Total Acres
0.1
Parcel #
003-215-001-000
State Highways
State Highway 29 and 221
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Blue Oak, Mayacamas Charter Middle, New Tech High, The Oxbow...
Waterways
Napa River; Creeks: Browns Valley, Browns Valley SF, Napa, Milliken, Tulucay, Murphy and Spencer
Township
05N
Range
04W
Section
10
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Schools continued: Napa Valley Language Academy, Kolbe Academy, Veritas Christian Academy, Napa Valley Adult, Napa High, Valley Oak High, McPherson Elementary, Alta Heights Elementary, Silverado Middle, Shearer Elementary, Phillips Elementary, Crossroad Academy, Snow Elementary.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number: Class (Type): 1 and 31 Section#: 15301 and 15331
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act {CEQA) Section 15061(b)(3), it can be seen with certainty that the proposed installation of new monitor on 10' by 10' wooden platform would not result in a significant effect on the environment. The proposed improvements would be considered Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Title 14 CCR Section 15301 Class 1- Existing Facilities, which provides for the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alterations to existing structures, facilities, including interior or exterior alterations involving negligible or no expansion of use, and allows for the restoration or rehabilitation of structures to meet current standards for public health and safety.
A project qualifies for 15331 Class 31- Historical Resource Restoration/Rehabilitation if it is limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of
Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Not to be used where the activity would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
The project consists of repair, maintenance, rehabilitation and reconstruction of an interior aspect of an existing historic building to ensure it can continue to be used to as its primary function as a courthouse. The work will be conducted in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Week and Grimmer, as the infrastructure that will be installed can be removed in the future, and the essential form and integrity of the historic space will remain unimpaired. The installation avoids destroying or altering the existing interior spaces, such as ornamental plaster or wood paneling, as the monitor and wall will be placed over and affixed to existing studs, preserving the original wall underneath.
A key consideration in the appropriateness of using these Categorical Exemptions is whether the project would be located on the same site, have substantially the same purpose and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use. In terms of negligible expansion, the proposed project will take place within the existing Jury Assembly room with no significant expansions beyond existing conditions. The proposed project add a new monitor to improve and allow for continued functioning of the space as a courtroom.
Therefore, it has been determined that the proposed project qualifies for a Class 1 and Class 31 Categorical Exemption and has no reasonable possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. The site of the development is not in an environmentally sensitive area and is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste
sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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