Riverside County Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program in the Mountain Communities of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Mountain Center
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999021104
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Riverside County Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program in the Mountain Communities of Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Mountain Center
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program would affect undeveloped parcels which are planned for development and which lie adjacent to developed parcels. Residential and tourist oriented commercial are the predominant land uses in these small mountain communities, and the zoning and general plan support these uses.
Document Description
The proposed project is aimed at reducing fire hazards associated with the accumulation of brush an vacant parcels lying adjacent developed ones. Hazardous vegetation will be selectively cleared in order to lessen the impact of wildfires. Light mechanical methods of brush removal will be used. These methods will range from hand trimming with chain saws to possibly clearing using brush hog, disk, or mower. Vegetation will be either chipped spread over the project site, or removed to a local landfill. Parcels on approximately 6,728 acres have been identified as potentially needing treatment, but the actual number that will receive treatment is not know. Treatment will be done on an as needed basis and subject to available funding.
Contact Information
Name
Michael D. Harrod
Agency Name
Riverside County Planning Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Various
Total Acres
9,147
State Highways
243 and 74
Township
5S
Range
2E&3E
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency
Local Actions
Haz. Veg. Abatement Program
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Solid Waste, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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