King City Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2024071105
Lead Agency
King City
Document Title
King City Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
P-F – Primary Flood Plain District, S-F – Secondary Flood Plain District; R-1 – Single Family Residential, H-S – Highway Service District (King City Zoning);
F/40 – Farmlands/40 units per acre (Monterey County Zoning); OS – Open Space, PD – Planned Development (King City General Plan); Farmlands 40 - 160 Ac Min (Monterey County General Plan)
Document Description
The King City Riverbed Wildfire Prevention Plan (RWPP) serves as a framework for a long-term fire resiliency and prioritizes hazard reduction projects along portions of the Salinas River and San Lorenzo Creek in or near the City of King, California. The plan achieves the two following goals: 1) provides guidance and strategies to increase the wildfire resilience of the community; and, 2) protects and enhances the wildlife habitat and ecological value of the project area. The plan was developed by Deer Creek Resources (DCR) with input from City of King staff, collaborating agencies, and the community. The RWPP uses aerial photography and field surveys to map vegetation, analyze potential wildfire hazards within the project area, and prioritize wildfire hazard mitigation projects. The primary implementation measure recommended by the RWPP is the creation of a fuel break on the edge of the Salinas Riverbed to protect homes and businesses and prevent a wildland fire from becoming an urban conflagration. A fuel break will starve an expanding fire of fuels while providing firefighters operational safety and access. While the remaining project recommendations will increase the fire safety and aesthetics of the project area and King City, the fuel break will provide the most protection.
Contact Information
Name
Doreen Liberto
Agency Name
City of King
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Stuart Poulter, AICP, MCRP
Agency Name
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
King City
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Citywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
River Drive and Rio Vista Drive
Zip
93930
Total Acres
179
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
101
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
Mesa Del Rey Airport
Schools
King City HS; Santa Lucia Elem.; Del Rey Elem.; Chalone Peaks MS
Waterways
Salinas River; San Lorenzo Creek; Pine Canyon Creek
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Wildfire prevention implementation measures)
Local Actions
Wildfire Prevention Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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