Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project
14 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2010122059
Lead Agency
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Document Title
Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/18/2022
Document Description
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority proposes to implement public access features within the Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve (CRID) and open CRID to public use and dispersed, low-intensity recreation, consistent with the Management and Monitoring Plan developed for the preserve, as required by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan. The project includes the establishment of an approximately 7.5-mile trail network with three rest areas and two overlooks that would connect to the main trail system via short trail segments developed to be consistent with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas. Additional appurtenant features would include service vehicle pullouts; interpretive and wayfinding signage, and restoration of disturbed areas with stockpiled native soils or application of an appropriate non-irrigated seed mix (to be approved by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency or qualified biologist).
The access and recreation-related improvements are within the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan Reserve System-enrolled portion of CRID and are allowed by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency through the conservation easement agreement for the property, and they are later activities consistent with the Habitat Plan and the Habitat Plan Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS).
Contact Information
Name
Lucas Shellhammer
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Job Title
Acting Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Malech Road
Zip
95037
Total Acres
1,831
Waterways
Coyote Creek Tributary
Township
8S, 8
Range
2E, 3E
Other Location Info
The project is in central Santa Clara County (unincorporated), southeast of the city of San Jose and north of the city of Morgan Hill.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Final Environmental Document Available at
33 Las Colinas Lane, San Jose, CA 95119
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
No
(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
Yes (Checklist/Addendum to the Habitat Plan EIR/EIS)
(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
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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