City of Del Rey Oaks - Fire Prevention Program Grant Application
Summary
SCH Number
2022030686
Public Agency
City of Del Rey Oaks
Document Title
City of Del Rey Oaks - Fire Prevention Program Grant Application
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/24/2022
Document Description
The proposed project consists of a CalFire Grant application for fire reduction along the Work Memorial Park (from Via Verde to Fremont Blvd) in the City of Del Rey Oaks. The Project Influence Zone (PIZ) is approximately 1,126.4 acres in area and the Treatment Influence Zone (TIZ) is approximately 41 acres in area. The project area is located near Highway 68 and the former Fort Ord parcel, both of which are classified as high fire threat areas according to the Monterey County Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The project area also includes necessary and centrally located infrastructure such as City Hall, Police Department, Public Works Department, and the widely utilized Del Rey Park. Approximately 400 residential structures surround the Work Memorial Park parcel as well as the Monterey Regional Airport. Grant funding will be used to clear and remove fire fuel and the purchase of supplies which will be used to maintain the project area for a period of up to five years. Maintenance and upkeep will be performed by the Public Works Department with the help of Work Alternative Programs, General Assistance Programs, and community-based organizations. The proposed project will include implementation of Best Management Practices and compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
Contact Information
Name
Karen Minami
Agency Name
City of Del Rey Oaks
Job Title
Deputy City Clerk
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Del Rey Oaks
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Via Verde to Fremont Blvd
Zip
93940
Parcel #
012-551-006-000 and 012-521-004-000
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304(i)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of minor alteration and improvements to land for the purposes of fuel management activities to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation in accordance with the CalFire Fire Prevention Program Grant. Additionally, the proposed project will include implementation of Best Management Practices and compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
15304. Minor Alterations to Land or Vegetation (i): Fuel management activities within 30 feet of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. This exemption shall apply to fuel management activities within 100 feet of a structure if the public agency having fire protection responsibility for the area has determined that 100 feet of fuel clearance is required due to extra hazardous fire conditions.
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Section 15269(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project consists of minor alteration and improvements to land for the purposes of fuel management activities to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation in accordance with the CalFire Fire Prevention Program Grant. Additionally, the proposed project will include implementation of Best Management Practices and compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations.
15269. Emergency Projects (c): Specific actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. This does not include long-term projects undertaken for the purpose of preventing or mitigating a situation that has a low probability of occurrence in the short-term, but this exclusion does not apply (i) if the anticipated period of time to conduct an environmental review of such a long-term project would create a risk to public health, safety or welfare, or (ii) if activities (such as fire or catastrophic risk mitigation or modifications to improve facility integrity) are proposed for existing facilities in response to an emergency at a similar existing facility.
County Clerk
Monterey
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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