Forest City WUI Fuels Reduction Planning Grant
Summary
SCH Number
2022100615
Public Agency
Sierra County
Document Title
Forest City WUI Fuels Reduction Planning Grant
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/27/2022
Document Description
SNC Cat. 2 planning grant, prior to separate grant application for a joint/inter-agency fuels reduction project adjacent to the WUI Community of Forest City. Treatment of between 200-1000 ac. on USFS- Tahoe Nat. Forest to improve forest health, increase forest resiliency, and reduce risk of catastrophic wildfire.
Contact Information
Name
Brandon Pangman
Agency Name
Sierra County
Job Title
Assistant Director of Building & Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Brandon Pangman
Agency Name
Sierra County
Job Title
Assistant Director of Building & Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sierra
Regions
Northern California
Township
T.19N.
Range
R.10E.
Section
21
Other Information
uninc. community of Forest City in western Sierra County, CA T. 19N., R.1 OE., MDB&M; Secs. 21, 22, 27 and 28
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 (14-CCR-15304); Class 7 (15307)
Reasons for Exemption
Grant funding for planning and environmental studies only, prior to subsequent grant needed to actually carry out the project-which will entail minor alterations to land and vegetation merely for forest treatment/fuels reduction adjacent to a community in the Wildland Urban Interface; and for increasing forest resiliency and the protection of water, timber, habitat, and other natural resources.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 4799.05(d)(1)
Reasons for Exemption
Grant funding for planning and environmental studies only, prior to subsequent grant needed to actually carry out the project-which will entail minor alterations to land and vegetation merely for forest treatment/fuels reduction adjacent to a community in the Wildland Urban Interface; and for increasing forest resiliency and the protection of water, timber, habitat, and other natural resources.
County Clerk
Sierra
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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