E.A. No. 37913, Riverside County Mountainous Communities Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program for the year 2000
Summary
SCH Number
2000031082
Lead Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
E.A. No. 37913, Riverside County Mountainous Communities Hazardous Vegetation Abatement Program for the year 2000
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 on vacant parcels lying adjacent to 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. Methods include handwork using chain saws, saws and clippers, line trimmers, and mowers. Vegetation will be either chipped and spread over the site or ground into mulch for garden use, energy production, or disposal. Parcels on approximately 6,728 acres have been identified as potentially needing treatment, but the actual number that will receive treatment in not known. Treatment will be done on an as-needed basis and subjet to available funding. The proposed project does not apply to meadow, wetland, or riparian areas.
Contact Information
Name
Dale Hutchinson
Agency Name
Riverside County Fire Department
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Idyllwild, Pine Cove, Mountain Center
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
Various
Total Acres
6,728
State Highways
243 and 74
Township
5S
Range
2E&3E
Other Information
Section: Various
Base: San Bernardino
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), 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), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery
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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