Acquisition of 100-Acre Ranch – Addition to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
Summary
SCH Number
2024041083
Public Agency
Sonoma County Regional Parks
(SCRP)
Document Title
Acquisition of 100-Acre Ranch – Addition to Hood Mountain Regional Park and Open Space Preserve
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/25/2024
Document Description
The project consists of the acquisition of 100-Acre Ranch Property (Property) by County of Sonoma. The Property is approximately 101 acres of rolling hills located on Los Alamos Road (Assessor's Parcel No. 028-170-016), is undeveloped except for roads and trails and fences and includes a substantive east-west stretch of mainstem Van Buren Creek. The Property would be added to Hood Mountain Regional Park & Open Space Preserve and connects more than 8,000 acres of protected and public land including Sugarloaf Ridge State Park and Saddle Mountain Open Space Preserve. It helps support a critical east-west wildlife corridor for Sonoma Valley and the Southern Mayacamas Mountains, and similarly increases potential recreation connections between existing public lands.
The purpose of the acquisition is to preserve the open space values of the Property and to improve habitat connectivity and recreational connections benefitting the general public. To facilitate conservation and recreation on the property, the County may replace or reconstruct existing fences and gates, provide minor fuel management and debris removal, conduct limited habitat restoration, maintain the existing access including minor trail/road work, perform maintenance and minor repairs, and provide public access to the Property.
Contact Information
Name
Laura Saunders
Agency Name
Sonoma county Regional Parks
Job Title
Planning Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Zip
95409
Total Acres
101
Parcel #
028-170-016
State Highways
State HIghway 12
Railways
0
Airports
0
Schools
0
Waterways
Van Buren Creek, Mark West Creek, Salt Creek
Township
8N
Range
7W
Section
34, 35
Base
MtDB
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§21080.28(a); §15260-15285
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to, §21080.28(a) the acquisition of this property is exempt from CEQA because the purpose of the acquisition is to preserve the land for park purposes as specified in subsection (a)(1)(F). Repair and replacement of existing infrastructure is exempt per §15301: Existing Facilities.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15301: Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Repair and replacement of existing infrastructure is exempt per §15301: Existing Facilities.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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