Carrington Coast Ranch Transfer
Summary
SCH Number
2020110174
Public Agency
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(SCRP)
Document Title
Carrington Coast Ranch Transfer
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/10/2020
Present Land Use
Agriculture and Conservation
Document Description
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation & Open Space District is transferring title of the Carrington Coast Ranch to Sonoma County Regional Parks under Statutory Exemption 21080.28 with a conservation easement to preserve the land for parks and open space (subsection (a)(1)(F) while protecting and restoring the natural, scenic, and historic resources on the property per (a)(1)(A),(B),(C), and (E). This Notice of Exemption describes the transfer of 4 parcels, totaling 335 acres, north of Bodega Bay along the Highway 1 scenic corridor.
Contact Information
Name
Laura Saunders
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sonoma
Cross Streets
Highway One and bisected by Coleman Valley Road
Zip
94923
Total Acres
335
Parcel #
101-040-001, 101-040-005, 101-040-006, 101-040-008
State Highways
1
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Bodega Bay Elementary School, 3 miles away.
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Bodega Bay
Township
6N
Range
11w
Section
15
Base
MtDiablo
Other Location Info
adjacent to the Sonoma Coast State Park
Other Information
A park management plan has not yet been developed for the property. Sonoma County Regional Parks Department will develop a management plan prior to any substantial changes to the property or unrestricted public access and the appropriate CEQA analysis will be conducted as part of the planning process. In the interim, Regional Parks will take actions consonant with protecting intact resources and restoring any impacted natural or historic resources on the property such as: debris removal and other site clean-up; repair or replacement of existing facilities; installation of wildlife-friendly fencing for protection of resources, minor fuel management, and habitat restoration via grazing; and provision of interim public access to acquaint the public with the property.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080.28
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to, §21080,28(a) the transfer of this property is exempt because the purpose of the transfer and conservation easement Is to preserve the land for parks and open space (subsection (a)(1 )(F)) while protecting and restoring the naturc1I, scenic, and historic resources on the property per (a)(1 )(A),(B),(C), and (E).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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