Putnam Park Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2024090061
Public Agency
City of Cotati
Document Title
Putnam Park Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/4/2024
Document Description
Project proposes to update and renovate an existing 8.8-acre park in south-east Cotati. The project scope includes adding a new fenced dog park, constructing a new paved group picnic area, adding a new (approximately) 300 square foot concession building to serve the existing ball fields, and constructing hardscaped seating areas, pedestrian walkways and ADA compliant pedestrian paths throughout the site,
including around the perimeter of the park. These paths are proposed to be constructed of a combination of concrete and “granitecrete” paving and will be served by park amenities such as exercise equipment, stone seat walls and trash receptacles. The existing restroom structure is being demolished and replaced with a new four stall restroom building in the same location and will utilize the existing utility service connections in this location. One on-site tree located in the south-west quadrant of the park is proposed to be removed, with all remaining trees proposed to be protected during construction activities. Existing lawn and landscaping are
proposed to be replaced with new turf and plantings. All existing irrigation is being removed and replaced but will continue to be served by the existing 6’’ water line serving the property from the city water main. New parking lot lighting and pedestrian bollard lights are proposed to serve the updated facilities.
The project design plans anticipate a three-phased construction schedule however this analysis covers all phases currently designed. All construction activities are proposed in previously disturbed areas which are currently being utilized as active park facilities. All existing drainage features are being preserved in place and no improvements or modifications to these areas are proposed as a part of the project scope. No work is proposed in any riparian areas.
A future pedestrian bridge crossing the Laguna de Santa Rosa and connecting into the bicycle and pedestrian network to the north has been contemplated but is not included in the Putnam Park Improvements project design. These improvements remain unfunded and their timing and ultimate construction is uncertain.
Therefore, construction of this feature is not included in the scope of this analysis.
Contact Information
Name
Noah Housh
Agency Name
City of Cotati
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Cotati
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
55 Myrtle Avenue
Zip
94931
Total Acres
8.8 acres
Jobs
3
Parcel #
144-410-031 and 046-201-010
State Highways
Hwy 101 and Hwy 116
Railways
SMART
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
Laguna de Santa Rosa
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15183
Reasons for Exemption
The Project implements the General Plan and is consistent with the existing recreation facilities established by existing land use regulation, adopted Public Works Development Standards and general plan policies for which an EIR was certified. The analysis relies upon the program level analysis prepared for the 2015 City of Cotati General Plan and its EIR (SCH No. 2013082037), which was certified in 2015. The project is a maintenance effort to ensure the on-going provision of parkland projected to be available to Cotati residents under the General Plan and analyzed in the General Plan EIR. The project would not result in substantial changes nor does it involve new information that would warrant further environmental review because the level of improvements proposed are primarily maintenance and the construction of limited new features at an existing park and within the development assumptions analyzed in the program level EIR for the General Plan. Furthermore, the project does not contain elements that are peculiar to the project or project site(s) that would result in new or more severe environmental impacts relative to the General Plan EIR. Lastly, all adopted mitigating General Plan policies and mitigation measures identified in the 2015 General Plan EIR that apply to the Project are imposed as environmental conditions of approval. With implementation of identified conditions of approval and uniformly applied development standards, the project would not result in a substantial increase in the severity or significant impacts that were previously identified in the program level EIR, nor would the project introduce any new significant impacts that were not previously identified. There would be no additional environmental impacts beyond those analyzed in the General Plan EIR, and therefore the project is exempt pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21083.3 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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