2024 Nevada City Roadway Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100220
Public Agency
City of Nevada City
Document Title
2024 Nevada City Roadway Fuel Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/7/2024
Document Description
Fuel reduction work along roadways that serve as significant ingress and egress for wildfire evacuations, along transmission lines, and near other PG&E infrastructure.
Contact Information
Name
Lisa McCandless
Agency Name
City of Nevada City
Job Title
City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Multiple Streets Throughout City
Zip
95959
State Highways
Highway 49, Highway 20
Schools
Deer Creek School, 7 Hills School, Forest Charter School, SAEL
Waterways
Deer Creek, Gold Run Creek, Little Deer Creek, Gold Run Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Field review by Nevada City Office of Emergency Services confirmed that fuel clearance in the project area is required to reduce hazardous fire conditions adjacent to public roads and critical infrastructure and no exceptions apply which would preclude the use of a Notice of Exemption for this project. The project consists of minor treatments to land and vegetation in the form of hand thinning, chipping, and mastication. The trees being removed are in a suppressed state and are not considered scenic or healthy. The activities do not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species, or sedimentation to surface waters. The project exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15304 (minor alterations to land) because the project involves the removal of trees and vegetation for the purpose of fuel management along roadways, the removal of unhealthy trees, or the removal of trees and vegetation that pose a life safety hazard to persons and property and require removal.
County Clerk
Nevada
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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