Plot Plan / PL25-0317
Summary
SCH Number
2026081058
Public Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
Plot Plan / PL25-0317
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/27/2026
Document Description
Approval of a Major Plot Plan for a new industrial building, business operations and accessory outdoor storage of heavy construction equipment, vehicles and trucks for a construction service business. The project consists of the following improvements on the property:
1. 14,320 SF industrial metal building for office, storage, and light maintenance and service repair of company-owned construction equipment and fleet vehicles/trucks.
2. Detached, 3,600 SF metal fuel canopy.
3. 10,000-gallon, above ground, diesel fuel tank.
4. Outdoor power wash station area.
5. Trash enclosure.
6. Security fencing and gate.
7. Perimeter landscaping.
8. Driveway, curb and gutter and surface parking spaces.
9. 37,197 SF accessory outdoor storage and parking area for the company owned construction equipment and fleet vehicles/trucks.
10. An existing 1,200 SF industrial building on site will remain for storage use.
The subject property is zoned M-1 (Light Industrial) and allows construction services and heavy construction equipment uses. The General Plan land use designation for the property is LI (Light Industrial).
Contact Information
Name
Jasmin Perunovich
Agency Name
City of Escondido
Job Title
Assistant Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Ascencio Sanchez
Agency Name
ATC Design Group
Job Title
Project Coordinator
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
228-250-13-00
Other Location Info
Located on the west side of Rock Springs Road, between West Mission Avenue and West Washington Avenue, addressed as 725 Rock Springs Road (APN: 228-250-13-00)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (In-Fill Development)
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for an exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects), as a Class 32 in-fill development project, meeting the conditions described below.
a. The project is consistent with the applicable general plan designation and all applicable general plan policies as well as with applicable zoning designation and regulations.
b. The proposed development occurs within city limits on a project site of no more than five acres substantially surrounded by urban uses.
c. The project site has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species.
d. Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality.
e. The site can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services.
The project on the subject property is consistent with the applicable Light Industrial General Plan designation and the Light Industrial zoning, which allows construction services and heavy construction equipment uses. The proposed project is located on a 3.09-acre site, within City limits, surrounded by existing heavy and light industrial and commercial urban uses. The site, which was previously occupied by an auto wrecking dismantling business, is already disturbed and has no value as habitat for endangered, rare or threatened species. Approval of the project would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality, and all improvements would be required to comply with local and state laws. The subject parcel is located in a developed area of the city where all necessary public services and utilities are available on site and the surrounding area is not environmentally sensitive. Therefore, the project adheres to the criteria of CEQA Guidelines, Section 15332(a thru e).
Further, the Project also does not trigger any exceptions to categorical exemptions identified in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2. in that:
- Location. The proposed project is not located in a particularly sensitive environment, and does not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern as none have been identified in the project site.
- Cumulative Impact. The proposed project will not result in a cumulative impact from successive projects of the same type in the same place, over time, as the project is consistent with the General Plan policies which were addressed within the General Plan Final EIR.
- Significant Effect. There are no unusual circumstances surrounding the project that would result in a reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment, as the area of impact is surrounded by urban development, already disturbed and improved with an existing, permitted building and parking lot, and all improvements would be required to comply with local and state laws.
- Scenic Highways. The proposed project will not damage scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources as the property is surrounded by urban development, and is not located on or adjacent to any identified resources.
- Hazardous Waste Sites. The proposed project site is not located on a site as referenced in Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
- Historical Resources. The proposed project is not on a site which contains a significant historical resource, and would not cause a substantially adverse change to the significance of a historical resource.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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