7403 Watt Avenue Sewer Easement Abandonment
Summary
SCH Number
2026070784
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
7403 Watt Avenue Sewer Easement Abandonment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/20/2026
Document Description
The project consists of the abandonment of a sewer easement at 7403 Watt Avenue. The existing 20-foot sewer easement was established on a recorded parcel map. The applicant is requesting to abandon the sewer easement across 7403 Watt Avenue. Sacramento Area Sewer District (SacSewer) has no objection to the abandonment.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County
Job Title
Environmental coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Javed Siddiqui
Agency Name
JTS Engineering
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
208-0122-067-0000
Other Location Info
The project is located at 7403 Watt Avenue, approximately 325 feet south of the intersection of Larchmont Drive and Watt Avenue, in the North Highlands community of unincorporated Sacramento County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
(PRC Section 21084; CEQA Guidelines Sections 15300-15333):• CEQA Guidelines Section 15305 – Minor Alterations to Land Us
Reasons for Exemption
Class Five consists of minor alterations in land use limitations in areas with an average slope less than 20 percent which do not result in any changes in land use or density. The project consists of the abandonment of a 20-foot sewer easement. The average slope is less than 20 percent and the project would not result in land use or density changes. Therefore, the project is exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
Section 15300.2-Exceptions
Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines, Exceptions, provides conditions under which categorical exemptions are inapplicable. Review of the Project indicates that it will not violate any of the exceptions, as described in the following section.
1. For Classes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 11, will the project have an impact on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies?
The project site is located in a developed, urban area. The project is limited to the abandonment of a sewer easement and would not result in physical changes. Therefore, implementation of the project will not result in impacts on an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern
2. Will cumulative impacts be considerable because successive projects of the same type will occur at the same place over time?
The project includes the abandonment of a sewer easement. There will be no development proposed as part of this project and the project will not result in potentially significant impacts. Therefore, no cumulative impacts will result from the project and successive projects of the same type and at the same place over time.
3. Is there a reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances?
There are no known unusual circumstances that will have a significant effect on the environment.
4. Will the project result in damage to scenic resources, including but not limited to trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources within a highway officially designated as a scenic highway?
River Road / Highway 160 (from the Sacramento City Limits at the northern edge of Freeport to the southern tip of the Delta at Antioch Bridge) is a designated State Scenic Highway. The project is not located within the vicinity of this scenic highway. Therefore, the project will not result in damage to scenic resources or similar resources within a highway that is officially designated as a scenic highway.
5. Is the project located on a site which is included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code?
The project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
6. Will the project cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historic resource?
The project site does not contain any historical resources.
County Clerk
Sacramento
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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