A finding that the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (7-Year CIP) is consistent with the La Habra General Plan 2035 is not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because such a finding is not a project pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines provides that the term "project" does not include administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. The 7-Year CIP is a planning document that identifies areas for possible improvements based on the availability of funding. It does not commit the City to implementing any specific project or project design. A finding that the proposed 7-Year CIP is consistent with the La Habra General Plan 2035 is an administrative activity of the City that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. Therefore, the determination of General Plan consistency for the 7-year CIP is not a "project" pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5). Should a specific improvement identified in the Seven-Year CIP be undertaken, an environmental analysis of that project will be performed prior to implementation in accordance with CEQA.

This project was reviewed pursuant to the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined to be categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15315, Class 15: "Minor Land Divisions" of the CEQA Guidelines because the project consists of the division of property in an urbanized area zoned for commercial use into two parcels, and the division conforms with the General Plan and Zoning Code. No variances or exceptions are required, all services and access to the proposed parcels to local standards are available, the parcel was not involved in a division of a larger parcel within the previous two years, and the parcel does not have an average slope greater than 20 percent.

The project is not subject to any of the exceptions for exemption under Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines. The cumulative impact of this project, and the approval of other projects like it in the vicinity, is not expected to have any significant environmental impact. The project is not located along any state-designated scenic highway nor within any designated hazardous waste site. The project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of any historical resource. Staff does not expect any significant impacts or unusual circumstances related to the approval and execution of the project. Therefore, the project is categorically exempt from CEQA.

That the Planning Commission adopt and approve:

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, MAKING THE REQUIRED FINDINGS AND APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 24-0002 (TPM NO. 2024-131) TO ALLOW THE SUBDIVISION OF AN 87,685 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL INTO TWO LOTS ON THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ADDRESSED AS 777 SOUTH BEACH BOULEVARD AND 2060 WEST LAMBERT ROAD (ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBER: 018-431-39), AS PER THE APPROVED PLANS AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS, AND MAKING THE DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO SECTION 15315, CLASS 15: "MINOR LAND DIVISIONS" OF THE CEQA GUIDELINES