EAGLE SCOUT BAT BOX PROJECT
Summary
SCH Number
2024091027
Public Agency
Santa Clara County
Document Title
EAGLE SCOUT BAT BOX PROJECT
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/26/2024
Document Description
The project consists of installing 3 mounted bat boxes affixed to 20-foot pressure-treated redwood posts. Each box is 28"xl 8'x7.5", with three dwelling chambers for the bats. The bat boxes attached to the posts will be sunk 3 feet down in the earth. The soil consistency is made of clay, so the material used to fill the holes will consist of clay.
Contact Information
Name
Caitlin Song
Agency Name
County of Santa Clara, Parks and Recreation Department
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
300 Metcalf Road
Zip
95138
Parcel #
627-11-016,627-11-017,729-57-001,729-57-002
Other Location Info
Metcalf Motorcycle County Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Article 19, Section 15303 Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
This project consists of installing 3 new bat boxes at an existing county park. It will not require the removal of any existing trees or riparian vegetation, and the surface will be restored upon completion of the project. Digging will occur with hand tools, such as shovels and post-hole diggers. The project involves no or negligible expansion of the existing use.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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