Gillis Ranch Preserve Conservation Easement
Summary
SCH Number
2023080554
Public Agency
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Document Title
Gillis Ranch Preserve Conservation Easement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/23/2023
Document Description
Purchase of a conservation easement over 139.1 acres by the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District to preserve the open space, agricultural, natural resource, and recreational and educational values of the property.
Contact Information
Name
Olivia Fiori
Agency Name
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District
Job Title
Acquisition Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
1610 Cunningham Road, Sebastopol, California
Zip
95472
Total Acres
139.1
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section(s) 15378 & 15317, title 14, of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA
Reasons for Exemption
The acquisition of this Conservation Easement is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 and following) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28(a)(l)(A) & (C) and Cal. Code of Regs. Tit. 14, § 15325(a) & (b)), which exempts from CEQA the acquisition, sale, or other transfer of interest in land by a public agency for the preservation of natural conditions existing at the time of acquisition, including plant and animal habitats, and for continuing agricultural use of the land. This project is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15317 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, because the purpose of the acquisition is to maintain the open space character of the area.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 21080.28 of the Public Resources Code
Reasons for Exemption
The acquisition of this Conservation Easement is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 and following) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.28(a)(l)(A) & (C) and Cal. Code of Regs. Tit. 14, § 15325(a) & (b)), which exempts from CEQA the acquisition, sale, or other transfer of interest in land by a public agency for the preservation of natural conditions existing at the time of acquisition, including plant and animal habitats, and for continuing agricultural use of the land. This project is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15317 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, because the purpose of the acquisition is to maintain the open space character of the area.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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