Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project

Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Authority) prepared the Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/Proposed MND) for the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project. The Authority proposes to develop the Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve Public Access Improvement Project, which includes resurfacing the existing 0.25-mile Heart’s Delight Trail to provide an accessible connection from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) parking area and restrooms to other visitor use areas within CVAL. The project includes reconfiguring entry areas into the preserve by replacing existing shade structures, adding seating, decommissioning redundant trails, and updating preserve informational and wayfinding signage; developing two small overlooks along the Heart’s Delight Trail to provide additional seating for interpretation and nature viewing; improvements to an existing pedestrian bridge along Heart’s Delight Trail; and regrading the ADA parking area. Improvements would require localized excavation for footings and minor regrading of trails to meet accessibility guidelines. Trail and visitor amenity areas would be designed to meet United States Access Board Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Guidelines for Outdoor Developed Areas standards.

unincorporated area

Santa Clara

Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality

Recreational (Public Access and Recreation Project )

Public Access and Recreation Project

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire