Tree Removal on Guadalupe River Upstream of Blossom Hill Road, San Jose (Lake or Streambed Altera...
Tree Removal on Guadalupe River Upstream of Blossom Hill Road, San Jose (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0066-R3)
Summary
SCH Number
2017068264
Lead Agency
Fish & Wildlife 3 (Napa)
(California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 3)
Document Title
Tree Removal on Guadalupe River Upstream of Blossom Hill Road, San Jose (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2017-0066-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement number 1600-2017-0066-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Sue Tippets/Santa Clara Valley Water District.
The purpose of the project is to remove five dead trees and prune seven trees. The five dead trees to be removed include: four white alder's (Alnus rhombifolia) and one red willow (Salix laevigata), ranging in size from 6 to 14 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH). The seven trees to be pruned include: six red willow's (Salix laevigata) and one Arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis), ranging in limb or trunk size from 3 to 8 inches in diameter. The trees are considered hazardous with the potential to fall and impact pedestrians, bicyclists, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District's staff.
Class 4 consists of minor, public, or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation, which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural proposes. None of the conditions noted under CEQA 15300.2 apply.
