Albany Hill Wildfire Resilience
Summary
SCH Number
2022090452
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Albany Hill Wildfire Resilience
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2022
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding.
The City of Albany’s Albany Hill Wildfire Resilience Project will mitigate wildfire danger on approximately 10 acres of City-owned property through vegetation management activities including mowing grasslands, pruning vegetation along fire roads, removing dead and downed material, and planting a variety of annual and perennial natives. This work will be conducted by Urban Tilth, a Richmond-based 501(c)(3) non-profit involved in food justice and watershed stewardship. The project will also develop a plan for the removal of approximately 400 dead and dying Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees and future ecological restoration of the site including consultation with Lisjan-Ohlone tribal representatives.
Contact Information
Name
Sara Haugen
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Albany
Counties
Alameda
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
End of Taft Street
Zip
94706
Total Acres
Approx. 10
State Highways
80,580
Other Location Info
USGS Richmond Quadrangle
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Statutory Exemption: 14 CCR Section 15262; Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The development of the plan for future tree removal and restoration is statutorily exempt under 14 CCR Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies) because it involves planning for a possible future action that has not been funded or approved. The vegetation management activities to reduce fire hazards are exempt under Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) because those activities involve minor changes to the condition of vegetation without the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees.