125 W U St. Barn (UPM)
Summary
SCH Number
2026080038
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
125 W U St. Barn (UPM)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/3/2026
Document Description
The project consists of a Minor Use Permit to allow for a new 2,400 square foot agricultural structure. The request is to deviate from required rear and interior side yard setbacks on a 0.57-acre parcel zoned AR-2, located approximately 175 feet east of the 2nd St and U St intersection, in the Rio Linda/Elverta community.
Contact Information
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County
Job Title
Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Elizaveta Katunina
Agency Name
Applicant
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
202-0121-019-0000
Other Location Info
The project is located at 125 W U Street, Rio Linda, CA 95673
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC Section 21084; CEQA Guidelines Sections 15300-15333 • CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 – New Construction or Conversion
Reasons for Exemption
The current entitlement (PLNP2026-00103) includes a request for a new 2,400 square foot agricultural structure to deviate from required rear and interior side yard setbacks on a 0.57-acre parcel in the AR-2 zoning districts. Class 3 consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversions of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structures. Being that the current request is a proposal for a newly constructed agricultural structure, it is compliant with Class 3 criteria and is therefore 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 developed with an existing single-family home in a developed agricultural-residential community. There are no significant environmental features existing on the property or near the proposed structure. Therefore, construction of the project with the allowance of reduced rear and interior side yard setbacks 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?
As it stands, the project will not result in potentially significant impacts. The project would result in the construction of one new structure that will be consistent with the existing designated land uses and densities. 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. Therefore, implementation of the project will not have an impact related to being located on a hazardous waste site.
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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