Memory Garden Lighting Project
Summary
SCH Number
2005098026
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Memory Garden Lighting Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/2/2005
Document Description
Install new pathway, overhead, and task lighting along with electrical receptacles throughout the Memory Garden at Monterey State Historic Park. The Garden is located to the rear of the Pacific House, and is used for special events. This project will make the Garden safer for nighttime use, as existing lighting is inadequate. There will be four different types of light fixtures installed: 1) pathway, 2) wallwash, 3) tree/shrub uplight, and 4) string globe lights. GFI Duplex receptacles will be installed for convenience in several new locations. All ground disturbance will be a maximum of 24" deep, trench width will be 6"-8", and most areas have been disturbed by a previous project to install irrigation in 2003. There will be archaeological testing done prior to any trenching, with monitoring during the project. Any trenching done in the vicinity of trees will be done by hand. Conduits will be located in gravel areas adjacent to the planters with branches extending to the planters for each light fixture, junction box, etc. Project supports continued use and maintenance and public safety.
Contact Information
Name
Jill Poudrette
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Monterey
Other Location Info
Monterey State Historic Park, Custom House Plaza
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15301, 15304, 15331
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the maintenance and minor alteration of existing structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use and is included as "utility repairs or minor upgrades" in the Department of Parks and Recreation's list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR § 15300.4; minor alterations in the condition of land and vegetation that do not involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees; and maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of historical resources, in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer, and is included as "activities affecting historic resources, consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties" in the Department of Parks and Recreation's list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR § 15300.4.
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