General Plan Amendment Case No. GPA-2024-0007
Summary
SCH Number
2026050593
Public Agency
City of Agoura Hills
Document Title
General Plan Amendment Case No. GPA-2024-0007
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/14/2026
Document Description
A general plan amendment to amend the Safety Element (Chapter 5, Community Safety) to include an updated evacuation analysis, evacuation plan, and the updated 2024 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and revise the table of contents accordingly, and make other minor textual revisions to the Safety Element (Case No. GPA-2024-0007), and make findings of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act
Contact Information
Name
Robert Nesovic
Agency Name
City of Agoura Hills
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Agoura Hills
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines §15262, §15269, and §15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as its contents are limited to identifying evacuation routes, analyzing their capacity, safety, and viability, and providing recommendations, as described above. The recommendations and activities in the Evacuation Analysis are limited to specific signal timing plans, counterflow operations, and alternate evacuation routes, none of which involve physical improvements. Therefore, the Project is exempt from the application of CEQA pursuant to the following regulations:
1. State CEQA Guidelines §15262: Feasibility and Planning Studies because the Evacuation Analysis involves only a feasibility study which may lead to possible future actions, which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded.
2. State CEQA Guidelines §15269: Emergency Projects because the Evacuation Analysis’ recommendations involve specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency.
3. State CEQA Guidelines §15301: Existing Facilities [Class 1], because the Evacuation Analysis’ recommendations involve the operation of existing public facilities involving no expansion of existing or former use.
4. State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3): The Safety Element textual updates will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as the amendment is limited to textual changes that do not involve any physical improvements. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Amendment to the General Plan Safety Element would have a significant effect on the environment. For these reasons, these activities are exempt from the application of CEQA under the common sense exemption (State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)).
For the reasons noted above, the Project is exempt from CEQA.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as its contents are limited to identifying evacuation routes, analyzing their capacity, safety, and viability, and providing recommendations, as described above. The recommendations and activities in the Evacuation Analysis are limited to specific signal timing plans, counterflow operations, and alternate evacuation routes, none of which involve physical improvements. Therefore, the Project is exempt from the application of CEQA pursuant to the following regulations:
1. State CEQA Guidelines §15262: Feasibility and Planning Studies because the Evacuation Analysis involves only a feasibility study which may lead to possible future actions, which the City has not approved, adopted, or funded.
2. State CEQA Guidelines §15269: Emergency Projects because the Evacuation Analysis’ recommendations involve specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency.
3. State CEQA Guidelines §15301: Existing Facilities [Class 1], because the Evacuation Analysis’ recommendations involve the operation of existing public facilities involving no expansion of existing or former use.
4. State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3): The Safety Element textual updates will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as the amendment is limited to textual changes that do not involve any physical improvements. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Amendment to the General Plan Safety Element would have a significant effect on the environment. For these reasons, these activities are exempt from the application of CEQA under the common sense exemption (State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3)).
For the reasons noted above, the Project is exempt from CEQA.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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