Grizzly Peak Strategic Fuel Break Collaboration Project

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Summary

SCH Number
2019110389
Lead Agency
University of California, Berkeley
Document Title
Grizzly Peak Strategic Fuel Break Collaboration Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/8/2023
Document Description
UC Berkeley, in partnership with East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District and the City of Berkeley, proposes to establish and maintain a strategic and continuous fuel break along a segment of Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. The Strategic Fuel Break Collaboration Project totals approximately 30 miles of roadway and 139 acres. The Project within the UC Berkeley Hill Campus comprises 3.5 linear miles along Grizzly Peak Boulevard totaling just over 22 acres. The UC Berkeley project involves fuel management activities within 100 feet of the edge of pavement depending on slope and other conditions along the western edge of Grizzly Peak Boulevard from Marlborough Terrace to the intersection of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Centennial Drive. UC Berkeley’s portion of the proposed Strategic Fuel Break Collaboration project in the Hill Campus would include grass/shrub mitigation, potential tree removal, limbing of trees, and debris removal obstructing the roadway to provide improved emergency ingress and egress in the public right-of-way along Grizzly Peak Boulevard. Work would be performed primarily using mechanical equipment with the option of grazing herds of goats being utilized on the most difficult and steep terrain. UC Berkeley proposes to commence the project in 2024, as part of on-going fuel management activities it implements in the Hill Campus, consistent with the fuel management activities evaluated in the Wildland Vegetative Fuel Management Plan Environmental Impact Report (SCH # 2019110389).

Contact Information

Name
Raphael Breines
Agency Name
UC Berkeley
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Location

Cities
Berkeley, Oakland
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Lomas Cantadas
Zip
94720
Total Acres
22
State Highways
24
Railways
BART
Waterways
Strawberry Creek, Wildcat Creek

Notice of Determination

Approving Agency
UC Berkeley
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On

Determinations

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(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

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