Briones Trail Ordinance Amendment
Summary
SCH Number
2024120885
Public Agency
East Bay Regional Parks District
Document Title
Briones Trail Ordinance Amendment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/19/2024
Document Description
Amend Attachment A of the East Bay Regional Park District’s Ordinance 38 to include new trail designations on 5.75 miles of trails within Briones Regional Park. The East Bay Regional Park District (District) implemented the Briones Trails Pilot Project for twenty (20) months, from April 2023 through December 2024, to test new approaches to safely share trails and improve the trail experience for all users while protecting habitat, wildlife, and watersheds. A key component of the Briones Trails Pilot Project was the closure and restoration of approximately 5 miles of illegally built “bootleg” trails and defragmentation of approximately 250 acres of habitat. As a result of the Briones Trails Pilot Project, the District now proposes to permanently adopt 5.75 miles of bike allowed trails and 2 miles of hiker allowed trails within Briones Regional Park and continue to maintain the restored trails as habitat.
Contact Information
Name
Rourke Healey
Agency Name
East Bay Regional Parks District
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Martinez, Pleasant Hill
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Reliez Valley Road & Brookwood Drive
Zip
94553
Total Acres
6,255
State Highways
California
Other Location Info
Briones Regional Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Article 19. Categorical Exemptions; Section 15301; Section 15302, Section 15304, Section 15307, Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The District has reviewed the proposed action to adopt an ordinance to amend Attachment A of Ordinance 38 to include new trail designations on 5.75 miles of trails within Briones Regional Park and determined it to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. The project would not expand use within Briones Regional Park and the identified trails would have substantially the
same purpose, with no increase in capacity or use, nor would it remove trees, nor remove any existing environmental protections. By allowing use of these trails into the District’s trail network, the trails can also be maintained in a manner that will be according to best trail building standards with regards to erosion, safety, and maintenance.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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