Haas Street Road Resurfacing – City/County Cooperative Agreement
Summary
SCH Number
2026100747
Public Agency
City of Escondido
Document Title
Haas Street Road Resurfacing – City/County Cooperative Agreement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/21/2026
Document Description
Roadway resurfacing of Haas Street through a cooperative effort between the City of Escondido and the County of San Diego. The project includes asphalt concrete mill and inlay operations consisting of milling the existing pavement surface to a depth of approximately two inches and placement of two inches of polymer-modified asphalt concrete. Incidental work may include pavement base repairs (digouts), utility coordination, adjustment of utility facilities to grade, pavement striping, and related roadway improvements. The project will occur within the existing roadway footprint and will not expand roadway capacity or alter the existing use of the roadway.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Christman
Agency Name
City of Escondido
Job Title
Interim City Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Alex Rangel
Agency Name
City of Escondido Planning Services
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Escondido
Counties
San Diego
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
Haas St. & Needlerock Pl
Zip
92025
State Highways
Interstate 15
Other Location Info
Within the public right-of way to the south of 2640 Haas St. and 2466 Haas St.,Escondido, CA 92025, approximately 0.07 miles of street paving within the City of Escondido and adjacent County roadway improvements.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed Project qualifies for an exemption under CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction) in that the Project involves the operation, repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of an existing public roadway. The work includes resurfacing and incidental improvements, which constitute negligible or no expansion to the existing roadway. The new surface will be placed on the same alignment, and will serve the same purpose and capacity of the existing roadway.
The proposed Project does not trigger any exceptions to the use of an exemption identified in Article 47 (Environmental Quality), Section 33-922(e) of the Escondido Zoning Code, in that:
1. Plant or Animal Species. The proposed Project does not disturb, fragment, or remove such plant or animal species or areas as defined by the California Endangered Species Act or the Federal Endangered Species Act identified as sensitive, rare, candidate, species of special concern, endangered, or threatened biological species or their habitat, as the Project is primarily located within a previously disturbed roadway in an urbanized area of the City.
2. Archaeological or Cultural Resources. The proposed Project is not located on a site which contains a significant archaeological or cultural resource from either historic or prehistoric periods.
3. Stream Courses. The Project site is not located on a site which contains, or is adjacent to, a stream course as designated by U.S. Geological Survey maps.
4. Hazardous Materials. The proposed Project is not located on a site which is known to be impacted by hazardous materials or unstable soils, and does not contain other hazardous material factors which require special review.
Furthermore, the proposed Project does not trigger any exceptions to the use of an exemption as detailed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2, in that:
1. Location. The proposed Project is not pursuing a Class 3, 4, 5, 6, or 11 exemption, and is not subject to this exception.
2. 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 primarily located within previously disturbed roadway, and is consistent with the General Plan policies which were addressed in the General Plan Final EIR.
3. Significant Effect. No significant effects will occur as a result of the Project. The proposed Project will involve The work includes resurfacing and incidental improvements, which constitute negligible or no expansion to the existing roadway. No unusual circumstances surround the Project which will result in a reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment.
4. Scenic Highways. The proposed Project will not damage scenic resources, including trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings, or similar resources as none are located on the Project site.
5. Hazardous Waste Sites. The proposed Project is not located on a site as referenced in Section 65952.5 of the California Government Code.
Historical Resources. The proposed Project is not located on a site which contains a significant resource, and would not cause a substantially adverse change to the significance of a historic resource.
County Clerk
San Diego
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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