China Gulch Fuels Reduction Project Phase II Fuel Break Expansion
Summary
SCH Number
2024020009
Public Agency
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Document Title
China Gulch Fuels Reduction Project Phase II Fuel Break Expansion
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/1/2024
Document Description
The Project comprises expanding the existing approximately 530-acre China Gulch Shaded Fuel Break by approximately 70 acres predominantly across private property. The Project will create a safer community for residents of south Redding and north Happy Valley as well as provide a safer evacuation route in the event of an emergency by expanding the China Gulch Shaded Fuel Break along Shasta County roads and around housing subdivisions. The proposed expansion areas (Project Area) are located in three separate locations adjacent to the completed China Gulch Shaded Fuel Break.
Contact Information
Name
Ross Perry
Agency Name
Western Shasta Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Happy Valley, Redding
Counties
Shasta
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Canyon Road, China Gulch Drive
Total Acres
70
Other Location Info
1) Canyon Road vicinity:
Mount Diablo Base Meridian; Township: 30N; Range: 05W; Section(s): 2;
Mount Diablo Base Meridian; Township: 31N; Range: 05W; Section(s): 35; P.B. Reading Grant; Section(s): 26
(2) Bohn Boulevard vicinity:
Mount Diablo Base Meridian; Township: 31N; Range: 05W; Section(s): 34
(3) Cloverdale vicinity:
Mount Diablo Base Meridian; Township: 30N; Range: 05W; Section(s): 6
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15304(i): Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
WSRCD has determined that the objectives of fuel reduction and the implementation activities as designed for this project will result in minor alterations to vegetation and therefore fits within the §15304 exemption. WSRCD has also determined that no exceptions exist that would preclude the use of this exemption, such as: (a) sensitive location, (b) cumulative impact, (c) significant effects on the environment, (d) impacts to scenic highways, (e) activities within a hazardous waste site, and (f) significant adverse change to the significance of any historical resource.
County Clerk
Shasta
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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