Aliso Canyon Earthquake Observatory (R2012-00152-[5], CUP 201200014, ENV201200020)
Summary
SCH Number
2014071034
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
Aliso Canyon Earthquake Observatory (R2012-00152-[5], CUP 201200014, ENV201200020)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Vacant land adjacent to National Forest/Heavy Agricultural (A-2) / Non-Urban I (N1)
Document Description
The project involves the construction and operation of a new earthquake observatory in a remote, undeveloped area of Acton. A conditional use permit (CUP) is required for observatories in the A-2 (Heavy Agricultural) zone by the Los Angeles County Code. The purpose of this facility is to measure earth movements and test instruments used in measuring earthquake activity. Scientists from the applicant's company (kinemetrics) will visit the site on an as-needed basis to retrieve tested instruments and deposit new ones. The observatory facility will not open to the public. The facility will involve the construction of a 40-foot-by-80-foot underground vault structure, approximately 10 feet below ground, consisting of eight sub-vaults, which will be used for testing seismic instruments.
Contact Information
Name
Anthony Curzi
Agency Name
Los Angeles County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Los Angeles
Cross Streets
Aliso Canyon/Avenue Y-8
Zip
93510
Total Acres
40
Parcel #
3058-008-010
State Highways
Hwy 14
Other Location Info
Acton
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 7 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region 4 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Earthquake research facility)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire, Wildlife
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