St. Helena Road Invasive Fuels Roadside Hazard Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023100616
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
St. Helena Road Invasive Fuels Roadside Hazard Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/20/2023
Document Description
Fire Safe Sonoma proposes to conduct grant-funded hazard fuels roadside hazard reduction work, which includes fuel reduction along both sides of Saint Helena Road, approximately 30’ from the edge of pavement, for 7 miles from Calistoga Road to the Napa/Sonoma County Line. This project will include trimming of surface fuels and ladder fuels; removal of dead trees, brush and grass; thinning and limbing remaining trees; removing vegetation <4” DBH; removing selected large hazard trees; and removing branches overhanging the roadway while retaining enough canopy to provide shade. Invasive species to be removed include yellow star thistle, broom (french and/or scotch), and Himalayan Blackberry. Heavy equipment will remain along the road prism, and no ground disturbing activities will occur. Cut materials from native species under 10” in diameter will be chipped and spread on site to act as a mulch for the project area. Cut native materials over 10” in diameter will be scattered or hauled for disposal. All invasive species will be hauled for disposal.
Contact Information
Name
Johannes Hoevertsz
Agency Name
Sonoma County Department of Public Infrastructure
Job Title
Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
St. Helena Road between Calistoga Road and the Napa/Sonoma County Line
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land - 15304(i)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15304 (i) Minor Alterations 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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