Sonoma Schellville Trail Acquisition
Summary
SCH Number
2024040971
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Sonoma Schellville Trail Acquisition
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/23/2024
Document Description
This project consists of acquiring 20 acres of non-active railway corridor to complete acquisition of ownership of lands needed to enable future construction of the Sonoma Schellville Trail, Sonoma County. This acquisition will enable Sonoma County Regional Parks to provide a Class I off-road trail and bike path, serving non-motorized transportation and recreation needs and connecting the community to dozens of places of employment, residences, and destinations; it will also preserve open space and protect existing habitat from other, potentially more dense forms of development.
Contact Information
Name
Virgilio Cuasay
Agency Name
California State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Elizabeth Tyree
Agency Name
Sonoma County Regional Parks
Job Title
Grants Program Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sonoma, Unincorporated Vineburg
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Zip
95476
Total Acres
20.5
Parcel #
126-032-032; 128-381-049; 059, 127-302-029; 128-431-013
State Highways
12
Waterways
Schell Creek
Other Location Info
coordinates are for the intersection with Napa Road, unincorporated community of Vineburg, center of site
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. CA Pub Res Code § 21080.28
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. CA Pub Res Code § 21080.28 exempts acquisitions of property for restoration of natural conditions, including plant and animal habitats as specified in subsection (a)(1)(B) and for park purposes as specified in subsection (a)(1)(F). The proposed project will protect the property for future restoration and riparian enhancement along the Southern end of the corridor and completion of the Sonoma Schellville Trail. Although physical changes in the land are a reasonably foreseeable consequence of the acquisition, Sonoma County Regional Parks will comply with CEQA before any authorizing physical changes to the land.