Final Program Environmental Impact Report - Chico Vegetative Fuels Management Plan
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020090170
Lead Agency
City of Chico
Document Title
Final Program Environmental Impact Report - Chico Vegetative Fuels Management Plan
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
4/13/2021
Document Description
Vegetative Fuels Management Plan/EIR outlines a framework for managing vegetation fuel loads on City-owned parks/open space properties, encompassing -6,400 acres, to reduce the likelihood of a catastrophic wildfire. Implementation involves thinning, pruning, grazing, prescribed burning, removal, herbicides, and other modification of trees/vegetation, particularly invasive nonnatives. Plan identifies possible key projects as examples of vegetation activities the City may contemplate in the future.
Contact Information
Name
Linda Herman
Agency Name
City of Chico
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Linda Herman
Agency Name
City of Chico
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Chico
Counties
Butte
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
various
Zip
95926
Total Acres
~6,400
Parcel #
Various -see maps in EIR
State Highways
Hwy 99 and 32
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Chico Municipal Airport
Schools
All within the Chico Unified School District
Waterways
Big Chico Creek, Little Chico Creek, Lindo Channel, Comanche Creek, portion of Butte Creek
Township
22 N
Range
1 East
Section
25
Other Location Info
all City-owned parks, greenways, and open spaces
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
City of Chico City Council
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Butte
Final Environmental Document Available at
City of Chico Public Works Office 965 Fir Street, Chico CA 95928 and online on City's website at:
https://chico.ca.us/post/vegetative-fuels-management-plan
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
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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