Central Coast Lidar and Wildfire Mapping Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024040831
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Central Coast Lidar and Wildfire Mapping Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/18/2024
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding to the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District for a mapping project. The Central Coast Lidar and Wildfire Mapping Project includes two components 1) Processing of lidar point cloud data to develop topographic and forest structure data layers for San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties, and 2) Developing wildland fuel, risk, and hazard data maps for San Benito, Monterey, and San Luis Obispo Counties using the data layers developed in component 1.
Contact Information
Name
Kostoula Vallianos
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo
Regions
Southern California
Other Information
Countywide mapping for San Benito, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15306 (Information Collection), which exempts data collection and research activities that will not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource. The project consists only of mapping and data collection activities and will not result in any major disturbances to the environment.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Section 15262
Reasons for Exemption
The project is also statutorily exempt under 14 CCR Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), which exempts planning for possible future actions that have not been approved or funded. This project consists of planning activities for possible future work that has not been approved or funded.