Calistoga Road Vegetation Management NOE
Summary
SCH Number
2023090234
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Calistoga Road Vegetation Management NOE
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/12/2023
Document Description
Sonoma County proposes to fund the removal of hazard fuels along both sides of Calistoga Road, approximately 30' from the edge of pavement, for 2.7 miles from Alpine Road to Harville Road. This project will include removal of dead trees, brush and grass; limbing remaining trees to 6’ above the ground; removing vegetation <4” DBH; removing selected large hazard trees; and removing branches overhanging the roadway while retaining enough canopy to provide shade. Heavy equipment will remain along the road prism, and no ground disturbing activities will occur. Slash and debris will be disposed of onsite via mulching or lop and scatter.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Aguero
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Alpine Road, Harville Road
Zip
NA
Total Acres
NA
State Highways
12
Railways
NA
Airports
NA
Schools
Maria Carillo HS
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304(i) Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Sections, Section 15304 (i) Minor Alteration to Land - Fuel management activities within 30 to 100 feet of structures to reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. The understory fuel reduction is a minor alteration to land that involves fuel management activities within 30 to 100 feet of structures.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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