Hillside Natural Area Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025030610
Lead Agency
City of El Cerrito
Document Title
Hillside Natural Area Fire Resilience and Forest Conservation Management Plan
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Recreation and Open Space area/Parks and Open Space, Very Low Density Residential/Open Space Natural (OS-N), Single-Family Residential
Document Description
The City of El Cerrito proposes to establish and adopt a comprehensive fire hazard
reduction and forest conservation plan that will guide maintenance activities and improve eligibility for grant funding for the City’s Hillside Natural Area. A more detailed description of the proposed project, including goals and management actions is provided in Section 3.0, Project Description, of the Initial Study.
Contact Information
Name
Karineh Samkian
Agency Name
City of El Cerrito
Job Title
Senior Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Shanna Guiler
Agency Name
LSA
Job Title
Associate/Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
El Cerrito
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Schmidt Lane, King Court, Regency Court, Snowden Avenue, Navellier Street and Potrero Avenue
Zip
94530
Total Acres
107.18
Parcel #
Various (see ISMND)
State Highways
I-80
Schools
Madera Elementary School, Korematsu Middle School
Waterways
San Francisco Bay
Township
1N
Range
4W
Section
37
Base
MtDiablo
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (fire resilience and forest conservation management plan)
Local Actions
Plan Approval
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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