Arroyo Hondo Permanent Fencing Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022090546
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Arroyo Hondo Permanent Fencing Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/27/2022
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding. The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County’s Arroyo Hondo Permanent Fencing Project comprises installing fencing and instituting an annual grazing program to reduce fuel load on the Arroyo Hondo Preserve’s eastern slope. The project includes placement of approximately 7,400 feet of permanent perimeter fencing surrounding up to 47 acres of Arroyo Hondo Preserve’s eastern slope. Permanent fencing will enable the Land Trust to graze this area at very low cost well into the future, thus making annual grazing of this area financially self-sustaining. Using grazing to reduce fuel load, particularly fine fuels such as dense regrowth of annual grasses and mustards, will protect the Preserve’s sensitive riparian habitat, the extensive already-restored areas of the Preserve, and the site’s historic buildings, as well as buffering adjacent lands from wildfire.
Contact Information
Name
Irvin Tang
Agency Name
CA State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Santa Barbara
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Arroyo Hondo Preserve
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14 CCR Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)
Reasons for Exemption
Construction of fencing pursuant to the proposed project is categorically exempt under 14 CCR Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) because it involves construction of minor accessory structures. The proposed annual grazing program is categorically exempt under Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), because it involves minor alterations in the condition of vegetation through livestock grazing.