Boys Ranch Acquisition
Summary
SCH Number
2025030109
Public Agency
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
(CAL FIRE)
Document Title
Boys Ranch Acquisition
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/4/2025
Document Description
CAL FIRE is proposing to purchase 141 acres of real property with existing structures, parking lot, two well sites, and associated access and utility easements. The purchase is in anticipation of providing the Amador-El Dorado Unit with a permanent site for future firefighters and administrative staff.
CAL FIRE has not approved any other development or modifications on the site. Future actions will undergo a complete environmental review as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Contact Information
Name
Christina Snow
Agency Name
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Job Title
Senior Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Folsom
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Boys Ranch Court and Scott Road
Zip
95630
Waterways
Deer Creek
Other Location Info
14049 Boys Ranch Road
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The acquisition activity is exempt under the common-sense exemption at California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15061, subdivision (b)(3). This exemption states, a project is exempt from CEQA "[w]here it can be seen that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA." The land acquisition agreements that transfer the ownership to the State do not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Any future approval of any use of the site is conditioned upon full CEQA compliance per California Code of Regulations, Title 14 Section 15004, Subdivision (b)(2)(A), which states prior to completion of CEQA compliance regarding the use of a site, "agencies may designate a preferred site for CEQA review and may enter into land acquisition agreements when the agency has conditioned the agency's future use of the site on CEQA compliance." Documentation of the environmental review completed by the Department is kept on file at the CAL FIRE building located at 1131 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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