Napa County West Pueblo Avenue Ditch Repair Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026060258
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Napa County West Pueblo Avenue Ditch Repair Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/5/2026
Document Description
The project consists of the repair and improvement of an existing County maintained
stormwater drainage facility, including replacement of an existing open drainage ditch with a 24-inch storm drain pipe within the same alignment. Portions of the ditch have previously been piped. The work involves minor alterations to existing public infrastructure and reconstruction of an existing facility with substantially the same purpose and capacity, resulting in no expansion of use.
All work will occur within a previously disturbed corridor and within the existing drainage alignment. Construction will occur during the dry season, when there is no flow in the ditch. The project will not create any new disturbance areas beyond the existing facility footprint and will not result in significant environmental impacts.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Eleanor Morrison
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Supervising Planner - Conservation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Katherine Bales
Agency Name
Napa County Airport
Job Title
Assistant Airport Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Napa, unincorporated area
Counties
Napa
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
West Pueblo Ave and Solana Ave
Zip
94558
Total Acres
0.44
Parcel #
042-132-046
State Highways
Highway 29
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Napa High, Valley Oak High, West Park Elementary, Pueblo...
Waterways
Redwood Creek, Browns Valley Creek, Miliken Creek, and Napa River
Township
05N
Range
04W
Section
4
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
(schools continued)...Vista Elementary, Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep, Redwood Middle, St. John's Lutheran Elementary, Bel Aire Park Elementary, St. Apollinaris Elementary, Vintage High, Justin-Sienna, Northwood Elementary, Hopewell Baptist Christian Academy, Willow Elementary, Browns Valley Elementary, Napa Valley Adult, Kolbe Academy, New Technology High, Mayacamas Charter Middle, Blue Oak School, Napa Valley Language Academy, Veritas Christian Academy, and McPherson Elementary
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1-Existing Facilities and Section 15302 Class 2- Replacement or Reconstruction
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Sections 15022(a)(1 )(C) and 15300.4 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the Napa County Board of Supervisors have adopted implementation procedures, identifying specific projects that would be categorically exempt from established CEQA Guidelines. The proposed improvements would be considered Categorically Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1-Existing Facilities, which includes the operation and repair of existing public or private structures or facilities involving negligible or no expansion of existing of former use, and is further exempt under Appendix B of the Napa County's Local Procedures for implementing the California Quality Act - Class 1 (1)(h) - Existing Facilities. The proposed improvements would also be considered Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15302, Class 2- Replacement or Reconstruction, which 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.
A key consideration in the appropriateness of using these Categorical Exemptions is whether the project would be located on the same site, have substantially the same purpose and involves negligible or no expansion of an existing use. In terms of negligible expansion, the proposed project will take place within the existing ditch area and does not include significant expansions beyond existing conditions. The proposed project would repair and improve the ditch and eliminate erosion of the banks - increasing public safety and preserving public and private property. Therefore, it has been determined that the proposed project qualifies for a Class 1 and Class 2 Categorical Exemption and has no reasonable possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. The site of the development is not in an environmentally sensitive area and is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code Section 65962.5.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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