Marshall MS HVAC+ and All-Weather Field

2026060238

Long Beach Unified School District

NOE - Notice of Exemption

6/5/2026

6/5/2026

Ferdows Fazeli

Long Beach Unified School District

Senior Program Manager

Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project

2425 Webster Ave Long Beach
Long Beach, CA 90810

(562) 997-7550

FFazeli@lbschools.net

E Wardlow Rd and Ocean Avenue

90808

Marshall MS is located at 5870 E Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808. The school campus is located within the neighborhood that is north of Interstate 405. The school site is bounded by E Wardlow Road to the north, Ocean Avenue to the west, E Killdee St to the south, and Woodruff Avenue to the east.

Categorical Exemption

Class 1:15301; Class 2:15302; Class 14:15314

There will be minor alterations, replacements, and accessory structures added (minor additions) and will not increase student capacity. Therefore, the application of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 14 categorical exemptions is appropriate for the Proposed Project. The proposed activity is a project subject to CEQA. However, it is exempt from further environmental analysis under Class 1, Existing Facilities (CEQA Guidelines §15301); Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction (CEQA Guidelines §15302); and Class 14 Minor Additions to Schools (CEQA Guidelines §15314). Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. Class 2 consists of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced. Class 14 consists of minor additions to existing schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase original student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms, whichever is less. The Proposed Project will result in campus improvements, which will not involve an increase in student capacity, and will include minor additions to existing school campuses. The Proposed Project will not result in significant environmental impacts and is exempt from further review under the conditions in Article 19. Therefore, the application of Class 1, Class 2, and Class 14 categorical exemption is appropriate for the Proposed Project. The Proposed Project does not have the potential to trigger any of the exceptions identified in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2. Consequently, as documented below, the Proposed Project is exempt from further CEQA review. a) Location. The Project site has not been designated as a biologically sensitive site or a location and does not contain sensitive resources or habitat that will be impacted by the Project. The Project will occur on an existing campus that is located within an urban setting b) Cumulative Impact. The Project will not be expected to result in significant cumulative environmental impacts. There are no known successive projects of the same type or scale planned for the site. (c) Significant Effect. All aspects of this project are considered routine and will occur within school grounds. Also, normal operations will be similar and consistent with current uses within the project boundary. The proposed project is located within a disturbed, urbanized environment in Long Beach. The proposed project will not involve the removal of any vegetation or scenic trees, nor would it impact any scenic vistas in the immediate area. No reasonable possibility exists that the Proposed Project would have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. This exception does not apply to this Project. (d) Scenic Highways. California State Route 1 is below Marshall MS. While it is designated a historic highway, the section close to Marshall is not (Caltrans 2022). e) Hazardous Waste Sites. The Project will occur on an existing school campus, which is not on any list of hazardous waste sites. Therefore, the Project will not have an impact related to being located on a hazardous waste site. f) Historical Resources. As part of the District-Wide Cultural Resources Assessment, Kleinfelder recommended that Marshall MS is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) or the California Register of Historic Resources (CRHR) (LBUSD 2025). Therefore, this exception does not apply to the Notice of Exemption.