Adoption of Ordinance No. 97 Establishing Revised Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees
Summary
SCH Number
2026070401
Public Agency
Goleta Sanitary District
Document Title
Adoption of Ordinance No. 97 Establishing Revised Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/10/2026
Document Description
Adoption of Ordinance No. 97 Establishing Revised Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees
Contact Information
Name
Steve D. Wagner
Agency Name
Goleta Sanitary
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Vytautas Adomaitis
Agency Name
Goleta Sanitary
Job Title
Assistant General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Goleta, Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Goleta Sanitary District Service Area
Throughout the Goleta Sanitary District Boundaries
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Pub. Resources Code, § 21065, 14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15723, subd. (a)
Reasons for Exemption
The Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). First, Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees, in and of themselves, do not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and therefore are not considered a "project' under CEQA. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065, 14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15723, subd. (a).) Second, Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees are covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment; here, there is no possibility that the Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees, in and of themselves, may have a significant effect on the environment. (14 Cal. Code Regs., § 15061, subd. (b)(3).). And third, even if the Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees are considered a project for purposes of CEQA, The Capacity Fees and Annexation Fees are still exempt because CEQA does not apply to the modification and approval of rates for the purpose of meeting operating expenses, purchasing supplies, equipment or materials, and obtaining funds for capital projects, necessary to maintain service within existing service areas. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21080(b)(8); State CEQA Guidelines § 15723, subd. (a)(4)).
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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