3875 Swift Avenue / PRJ-1139845
1 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026060177
Public Agency
City of San Diego
Document Title
3875 Swift Avenue / PRJ-1139845
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/4/2026
Document Description
The project is requesting a NEIGHBORHOOD USE PERMIT and PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT to continue the operation of an existing wireless communication facility (WCF). The existing WCF consists of nine panel antennas concealed in a 75-foot community decorative tower. The existing ancillary equipment includes radio units at the antennas, equipment cabinets located within an adjacent building, rooftop-mounted air conditioning units, and cable conduits to the tower equipment. No physical alterations to the WCF are proposed as part of the project. The project site, located at 3875 Swift Avenue, is zoned Commercial Community (CC-5-4) and is designated Commercial and Mixed-Use in the Mid-City: City Heights Community Plan. Additionally, the project site is within the Airport Land Use Compatibility Zone (San Diego International Airport [SDIA]), Transit Priority Area, Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) Airport Influence Area (SDIA - Review Area 2), and Federal Aviation Administration Part 77 Noticing Area. (LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 5 and 6 in Block 191 of City Heights in the City of San Diego, County of San Diego, State of California, according to Map thereof No. 1007, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, October 3, 1906. Assessor's Parcel Number: 447-452-04.)
Contact Information
Name
Ian Heacox
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Development Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Carissa Garcia
Agency Name
City of San Diego
Job Title
Junior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Selena Hoffman
Agency Name
Smartlink, LLC
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
San Diego
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Zip
92104
Parcel #
447-452-04
Other Location Info
3875 Swift Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
The City of San Diego determined that the project qualifies for an exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, because the project would allow for the continued operation of an existing WCF, and no modifications are proposed that would result in the expansion of the existing use. The exceptions listed in CEQA Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative impacts were identified; no significant effect on the environment was identified; the project is not adjacent to a scenic highway; the project would not cause substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource; and the site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 655962.5 for hazardous waste sites.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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