Foster City Levee Protection Planning and Improvement Project (CIP 301-657)
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2016012012
Lead Agency
City of Foster City
Document Title
Foster City Levee Protection Planning and Improvement Project (CIP 301-657)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/4/2019
Document Description
The project (BCDC Permit application no. 2018.005.00; Foster City CIP 301-657) will improvement and rehabilitate approximately 5.9 miles of the existing 6.5-mile Foster City levee system· to regain FEMA accreditation and account for sea level rise to 2050 with an adaptation strategy beyond 2050. The project would include levee rehabilitation work with new shoreline protection, redevelop and-widen the levee Bay Trail, provide public access amenities and access to the Bay, and construct two bridges to increase tidal circulation to enhance O'Neil Slough in the southern segment of the project site. Special Conditions are also included to provide adequate public access amenities, protect bay resources, require the implementation of a sea level rise adaptation plan as necessary for the life of the project, and ensure that the project is developed consistent with the plans submitted as part of the application.
Contact Information
Name
Walt Deppe
Agency Name
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
City of Foster City
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Foster City
Counties
San Mateo
Other Location Info
The project location is within the 100-foot shoreline band and San Francisco Bay Plan-designated Waterfront Park, Beach and Wildlife Refuge Priority Use Areas, along the Foster City levee system and shoreline, in the City of Foster City, San Mateo County. The project will be generally located within the footprint of the approximately 43,000 feet (8 miles) existing levee system that surrounds Foster City
along the bayfront with a slight deviation from the existing levee system footprint where shown on the enclosed Project Location Map. The San Francisco Bay side of the City levee system is comprised of tidal open water, slough channels, wetlands, and mud flats. Land uses on the landward side of the levee system consist of streets, residential and commercial areas, landscaped open space and recreational areas, unimproved lots, muted tidal wetlands and seasonal wetlands.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(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
No
(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
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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