Mendocino Coastal Trail and Access Planning
Summary
SCH Number
2024110789
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Mendocino Coastal Trail and Access Planning
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/22/2024
Document Description
The project consists of conducting necessary surveys and studies, completing permit applications, and preparing initial designs for up to one-half mile of new California Coastal Trail near Albion, up to one mile of new California Coastal Trail from Schooner Gulch to Saunders Landing, and improved access to Hearn Gulch Beach, in Mendocino County.
Contact Information
Name
Amanda Townsel
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Albion, Point Arena
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Northern California
State Highways
Highway 1
Other Location Info
This project occurs at three sites in Mendocino County.
1. North of the community of Albion, in the Albion Headlands, approximate coordinates: 39.230714, -123.770708.
2. Between Schooner Gulch and Saunders Landing, approximately 4 miles south of Point Arena, approximate coordinates: 39.230714, -123.770708
3. At Hearn Gulch, approximately 5 miles south of Point Arena, coordinates: 38.851967, -123.648653
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15262
Reasons for Exemption
This planning project involves only data gathering, resource evaluation, planning, and feasibility analyses for possible future actions that have not yet been approved or funded.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15306
Reasons for Exemption
The planned data collection and resource evaluation activities will not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
Specific to project site Hearn Gulch, the project will draft initial engineered designs to replace or reconstruct existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.