Columbia Airport, Vegetation Clearing
Summary
SCH Number
2024020928
Public Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Columbia Airport, Vegetation Clearing
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/23/2024
Document Description
The project is comprised of fuel reduction activities on County-owned lands in
Tuolumne County that constitute an active airport. The project will reduce vegetation by using prescribed burning on existing ground cover vegetation, within the airport
grounds, to enhance visibility and improve safety in the operational area of the airport.
Contact Information
Name
Quincy Yaley
Agency Name
Tuolumne County
Job Title
CDD Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Columbia
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Countywide
Zip
95310
Parcel #
032-320-012
Airports
Columbia Airport
Township
2 N
Range
14 E
Section
11 14
Other Location Info
Section 15
Other Information
Columbia Airport, Columbia, California, APN 032-320-012. The project encompasses
a portion of Sections 11, 14, and 15, Township 2 North, Range 14 East, East Mount
Diablo Principal Meridian.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304
Reasons for Exemption
After reviewing the project and its setting, the Environmental Coordinator
for the County of Tuolumne has determined that the project is categorically exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15304 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the project consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. The project consists of minor land alterations involving the thinning, or removal of surface vegetation for fire risk reduction and enhanced visibility in a County-owned airport, which will not result in significant adverse impacts. The prescribed burning will not result in the taking of any endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species, nor cause any significant erosion and/or sedimentation of surface waters. None of the exceptions to the use of a categorical exemption found in Section 15300.2 of the State CEQA Guidelines apply to this project.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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