Merced Falls Road Surface Treatment Project (#1765)
Summary
SCH Number
2023050544
Public Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Merced Falls Road Surface Treatment Project (#1765)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/22/2023
Document Description
The project consists of the road surface treatment (chip seal) of Merced Falls Road. No widening of the road or work on the non-paved sections of the roadway are anticipated. Following the chip seal, the road lanes will be striped with waterborne retroreflective paint. The project is to maintain an existing County road facility.
Contact Information
Name
Blossom Scott-Heim
Agency Name
Tuolumne County Department of Public Works
Job Title
Engineering Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Merced Falls Road, from the Mariposa County boundary to State Highway 132
Zip
95329
State Highways
SR-132
Township
3S
Range
15E
Other Location Info
Portions of sections 9, 15, 16, 22
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
After reviewing the project and its setting, the Environmental Coordinator for the County of Tuolumne has determined that the chip seal and repairs on Tuolumne Road is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines. The project includes the repair and maintenance of an existing roadway and involves no expansion of the existing use. None of the exceptions to the categorical exemptions provided in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines apply to the proposed project.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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