Wind Creek Vegetation Management Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023090258
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Wind Creek Vegetation Management Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/13/2023
Document Description
Sonoma County proposes to fund fuel reduction in the Wind Creek neighborhood, through the removal of dead, overly dense, and invasive plants creating excessive fuel loads along 5.2 miles of public and private roads (Dinnucci, Wolf Run, and portions of Henno Roads) serving 284 structures, with a tota I treated area of approximately 20 acres. Roadside fuels are primarily French broom, with smaller amounts of dead or overstocked, native, woody vegetation.
Contact Information
Name
Robert Aguero
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Glen Ellen
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Zip
95442
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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