Rancho Murieta Recreation Area Tree Managament Plan
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2008012100
Lead Agency
Sacramento County
Document Title
Rancho Murieta Recreation Area Tree Managament Plan
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Natural/Agricultural/Natural Preserve
Document Description
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Division of Aeronautics, is enforcing State Airport operating regulations that rely on Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) which govern the allowable height of objects near airports. Specifically, the County has been directed to address potential obstructions within the County owned Recreation Area under the surfaces defined by Part 77 of the Codes of Federal Regulations (FAR Part 77) near the Airport. FAR Part 77 identifies the criteria that are used to define obstrutions for airports and their surrounding airspace. Caltrans Aeronautics Division directly references FAR Part 77 obstruction criteria for inspecting and issuing airport operating permits. Among these criteria are a series of three dimensional imaginary surfaces of varying size, shape and slope depending on the type of runway and classification of approach. Any object that penetrates one of these surfaces is classified as an obstruction to navigable airspace. The enforcement action by Caltrans Aeronautics Division was the subject of a State Appellate Court case that upheld a lower court's decision to support Rancho Murieta Airport's Writ of Mandate, and compels the County to manage trees within the riparian corridor of the Recreation Area in order to conform with the FARs governing obstructions. As a result of this mandate, the County initiated a program of tree pruning, removal, and installation of lighting poles to reduce or eliminate potential obstructions.
Contact Information
Name
Joyce Horizumi
Agency Name
Sacramento County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sacramento
Cross Streets
Jackson Highway
Total Acres
+/- 100
Parcel #
073-0180-008
State Highways
16
Airports
Rancho Murieta Airport
Schools
Cosumnes River Elementary School
Waterways
Cosumnes River
Township
7N
Range
8E
Section
4
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Rancho Murieta
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), Department of Water Resources
Development Types
Other (Tree Management Plan)
Local Actions
SAA
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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.