Hicks Haul Road Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMSORA-33366-R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2023080246
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5
(CDFW)
Document Title
Hicks Haul Road Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMSORA-33366-R5)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/10/2023
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-ORA-33366-R5, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Orange County Department of Public Works as represented by Giles Matthews.
The Project is limited to the retrofitting of the Hicks Haul Bridge that spans over Santiago Canyon Road and Limestone Creek. The retrofit activities will increase the width of a dropped bent cap on both sides of the bridge and extend it upward to restore its position. Six western sycamore trees will be removed in order to access the bridge. A cherry picker and scaffolding will be positioned on the shoulder of the road under the bridge where the dropped bent cap is located; a wooden form will be lifted up and placed around the bent cap then filled with concrete to cast the extensions on the cap itself. Mitigation activities include the planting of 10 western sycamore trees and 10 native willow trees approximately 50 feet upstream on Orange County Parks Department land.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blackhall
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Orange
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
See below "Other Location Info."
Other Location Info
The Project is located at Limestone Creek, in the County of Orange, State of California; Latitude 33/759692, Longitude -117.702921; Section 10, Township 5 South, Range 8 West, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-Minute Topographical Quadrangle map Black Star Canyon; Assessor’s Parcel No. #105-391-51. The project location is along Santiago Canyon Road approximately 4.5 miles east of Jamboree Road and approximately 2.5 miles west of Silverado Canyon Road.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type - Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
A section 15301 exemption describes the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features. The project is exempt because the activities involve the repair and maintenance of an existing bridge to remove a vulnerability to design-level earthquakes.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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