PLNP2026-00115 Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs Association Social Center
Summary
SCH Number
2026090694
Public Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
PLNP2026-00115 Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs Association Social Center
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/16/2026
Document Description
A Minor Use Permit to allow a private social center with multiple uses in an existing 24,100 square foot office
building, in the Industrial Office Park (MP) zoning district. The private social center will consist of the following
uses: administrative office space, training and education, break room, gym, board room, social center,
billiards and lounge, podcast room and a members cafe. All of the proposed uses will be limited to members
of the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff's Association only and will not be open to the public. The hours of
operation of the private social center are during regular office hours from 8am to 4pm Monday through Friday.
The building will not be expanded and only minor interior and exterior alterations (interior wall partitions, paint
and new lighting) are proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Nathan Seger
Agency Name
Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff's Association
Job Title
Sergeant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Julie Newton
Agency Name
Sacramento County, Planning & Environmental Review
Job Title
Environmental Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cordova community
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
067-0170-003
Other Location Info
9785 Goethe Road, on the north side of Goethe Road and the west side of Granby
Drive
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, repair, licensing, or minor
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features
involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project consists of the proposed operation
of a private social center within an existing office building. The occupancy of the building is changing from a
B occupancy (office) to an A occupancy (private social center). According to Sacramento Metropolitan Fire
District, the maximum occupancy of the former office space was 160 people. According to the applicant, the
maximum number of members that will be in the building at any given time is 100 members. The proposed
use will take place during typical office hours resulting in negligible/no expansion of use beyond what was
previously existing 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 exemption is not one of the above classes and this exception does not apply.
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 private social center will
function the same as the prior office and will not be open to the public. There will be fewer people utilizing
the building as the social center versus the prior office use. 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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