Up Valley Health Center
Summary
SCH Number
2026050705
Public Agency
City of Calistoga
Document Title
Up Valley Health Center
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/18/2026
Document Description
Construction of a 11,247 square foot, one-story, health clinic on a vacant lot with associated parking (71 spaces), landscaping, utility connections, and on and off-site improvements.
Contact Information
Name
Lauren Clark
Agency Name
City of Calistoga
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Steven Gratol
Agency Name
INDE Architecture
Job Title
Project Lead
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Calistoga
Counties
Napa
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Lincoln Avenue, Lake Street, & View Road
Zip
94515
Total Acres
2.8
Jobs
25
Parcel #
011-062-008 & 011-062-009
State Highways
Lake County Highway 29
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Calistoga Joint Unified School District
Waterways
Napa River
Township
8 N
Range
7 W
Base
M.Diablo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080.69
Reasons for Exemption
The Up Valley Health Center (Project) is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.69. This specific exemption, codified via SB 131 in June 2025, is designed to streamline the development of healthcare infrastructure by exempting projects that consist exclusively of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or a rural health clinic, provided that the facility is less than 50,000 square feet.
The Project meets these criteria as a FQHC and rural health clinic with a proposed building size of approximately 11,200 square feet and does not conflict with the exclusionary criteria defined in PRC Section 21067.5. Specifically, the site is not located within state or national parks, wilderness areas, marine protected areas, or national monuments. Additionally, the project site is not located in an environmentally sensitive area within the coastal zone, nor does the project site contain a conservation easement or lands protected as preserve areas or reserve lands pursuant to an adopted natural community conservation plan. Furthermore, the project is not situated on a hazardous waste site, within a regulatory floodway, on a wetland, or on prime farmland. While the property is located within a very high fire hazard severity zone, the exemption still applies because the City of Calistoga has adopted fire hazard mitigation measures that meet or exceed current California building standard [OE1.1] is applicable to the development. Therefore, the proposed Project satisfies the provisions of SB 131 and is statutorily exempt from further CEQA review.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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