National City Urban Forest Processing Facility 17-GHG-UF-01-UWBU-0014 "8GG17420"
Summary
SCH Number
2019028006
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
National City Urban Forest Processing Facility 17-GHG-UF-01-UWBU-0014 "8GG17420"
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/1/2019
Document Description
Tree San Diego working in partnership with Lumbercycle, another local nonprofit, will organize and implement an urban wood processing facility within National City. The grant project diverts dead and diseased trees from ending up in landfill site. A sawmill, lumber kiln, and related storage sites for logs and wood chips will be supported by this grant project.
Note: See NOE for full details.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Little / Lynnette Short
Agency Name
Cal Fire
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
National City
Counties
San Diego
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, & 6
Reasons for Exemption
This project fits under portions of Class 4-Minor Alterations to Land and Class 6, Information Collection. Review by CAL FIRE staff confirmed that no exceptions apply that would preclude the use of a notice of exemption for this project. The department has concluded that no significant environmental impact would occur to aesthetics, agriculture and forestland or timberland, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use planning mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation or traffic, or to utilities and service systems. Class 6 consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. Documentation of the environmental review completed by the Department is kept on file at CAL FIRE Headquarters, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA.
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