General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Annexation for Planning Area 1 and 2 and a portion of Planning Area 9 (PA1/PA2/PA9) Project
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Summary
SCH Number
2004041080
Lead Agency
City of Irvine
Document Title
General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and Annexation for Planning Area 1 and 2 and a portion of Planning Area 9 (PA1/PA2/PA9) Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
7/7/2005
Present Land Use
With the exception of very few existing uses, project is vacant, with portions used for agriculture. Majority of site is, however, designated for development.
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Game is executing a Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2005-0231-R5 pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project applicant, Mr. Steve Letterly, The Irvine Company. The applicant proposes to alter the streambed and banks by filling approximately 9.24 acres for the purpose of developing The Irvine Company's Planning Area 1 (PA 1) residential housing development, impacting portions of North Fork of Rattlesnake Canyon Wash and other unnamed tributaries to Rattlesnake Reservoir, Rattlesnake Creek, Hicks Canyon Wash, and five other unnamed tributaries to San Diego Creek. The proposed PA 1 development (1,471 acres) of an approximately 4,000-acre site will incorporate a mixture of residential, recreational areas, institutional, and community commercial uses. This acreage does not include orchards, open spaces, water quality basins, backbone Street, perimeter landscape lots, and windows. PA 1 is part of the Northern Sphere Area development project within the City of Irvine. The Operator will mitigate 9.24 acres of permanent impacts to stream channel and associated riparian vegetation at compensation to impact ratio of approximately 1.5:1, for a total mitigation obligation of 13.9 acres. Due to the limited impacts to jurisdictional resources for Phase 1 of PA 6, this Planning Area will be permitted ahead of the San Diego Creek Watershed Special Area Management Plan/Master Streambed Alteration Agreement.
The Agreement authorizes the applicant to proceed with those parts of the project that will impact the above described streambed and bank pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602. This Notice of Determination applies only to CDFG's issuance of the Agreement , and not to the project as a whole.
Contact Information
Name
Naeem Siddiqui
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Irvine
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
Portola Pkwy / Jeffrey Road
Total Acres
4,576
State Highways
5, 133, 241, 261
Schools
Northwood HS plus several others
Waterways
Irvine Lake
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
California Department of Fish and Game
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.