Design Review 15-0266 and Coastal Development Permit 15-0265 (Nyes/Oro Canyon Fuel Modification)
Summary
SCH Number
2015021085
Lead Agency
City of Laguna Beach
Document Title
Design Review 15-0266 and Coastal Development Permit 15-0265 (Nyes/Oro Canyon Fuel Modification)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Undeveloped (paper streets);
Z: R-1, R/HP, OS/C;
GP: VLD, R/HP, POS
Document Description
Fuel modification would be conducted on approximately 22 acres located within an unimproved "paper street" area surrounded by residences, and would extend from edge of residential landscaping approximately 100 feet into the undeveloped, steeply sloped canyons. The fuel modification would result in 50% thinning of the vegetation canopy to achieve a safe firebreak flanking Oro and Nyes Canyons. Thinning would be conducted by hand, focusing on removal of non-native vegetation and dead or dying material. To minimize impacts to native vegetation, thinning would follow a thinning hierarchy recommended in the January 2015 Biological Technical Report prepared by Glenn Lukos Associates. The project includes removal of pampas grass in two blue-line ephemeral drainages. The project requires approval from the Design Review Board.
Contact Information
Name
Kathy Lottes
Agency Name
City of Laguna Beach
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Laguna Beach
Counties
Orange
Cross Streets
South of Del Mar, west of Quivera, north & west of Nyles Places, east of Alta Vista Way
Zip
92651
State Highways
Hwy 1
Waterways
Pacific
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
Cal Fire, California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 12 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Santa Ana Region 8 (RWQCB), Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, 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)
Local Actions
Coastal Permit, Design Review
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Wetland/Riparian
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