Adding the Lithium Valley Construction Workforce Ordinance to Title 9 Land Use Ordinance Division 1, Chapter 9, Section 90109.00
Summary
SCH Number
2026050559
Public Agency
Imperial County
Document Title
Adding the Lithium Valley Construction Workforce Ordinance to Title 9 Land Use Ordinance Division 1, Chapter 9, Section 90109.00
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/14/2026
Document Description
The Lithium Valley Construction Workforce Ordinance provides for Recruiting, Retention, Knowledge and Safety ("Lithium Valley Construction WORRKS") Standards. The purpose of this addition to the Imperial County's Title 9 Land Use Ordinance Division 1, is to create opportunities for high-road, career pathway, construction jobs , to address the shortage of qualified construction workers, to promote public health and safety , and to ensure labor standards in the construction industry as permitted by Labor Code 1205(c).
Contact Information
Name
Jim Minnick
Agency Name
Imperial County Planning Development
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Dr. Kathleen Lang
Agency Name
Imperial County Executive Office
Job Title
County Executive Officer
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated Area
Counties
Imperial
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Southeastern shore of the Salton Sea (~51,622 acres - see attached Figure)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The Ordinance is not subject to CEQA because it is an activity that is excluded from the definition of a project by Pub . Res. Code § 21065 and CEQA Guidelines§ 15378. The Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that implementation of the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance establishes general policies, procedural , and administrative requirements related to construction workforce participation. These activities will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and do not authorize any physical development or use.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Pub . Res. Code§ 21065; Guidelines §15378
Reasons for Exemption
The Ordinance is not subject to CEQA because it is an activity that is excluded from the definition of a project by Pub . Res. Code § 21065 and CEQA Guidelines§ 15378. The Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15061 (b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that implementation of the Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance establishes general policies, procedural , and administrative requirements related to construction workforce participation. These activities will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and do not authorize any physical development or use.
County Clerk
Imperial
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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