Trabuco Old Stage Road Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-ORA-37604- R5)
Summary
SCH Number
2025051286
Lead Agency
Orange County
Document Title
Trabuco Old Stage Road Project (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-ORA-37604- R5)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/29/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement (EPIMS-ORA-37604-R5), pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602, the Project Applicant, Trabuco Old Stage Partners, LLC. The Project is limited to the fuel modification activities in a 100-foot buffer associated with the development of five single-family homes adjacent to Live Oak Canyon Road. Dead and dying vegetation will be removed from the buffer site. Native grasses will be cut below four inches of height. Groups of trees, tree-form shrubs, and shrubs that exceed two feet in height will be vertically pruned and horizontally spaced. Non-native and invasive species will be removed from the site; only species native to the Project site will remain within the riparian area. Existing non-native trees will be removed. Project activities may occur twice annually in late spring and early fall of each year at the end of the growing season for annual plants.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Blackhall
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Cindy Salazar
Agency Name
County of Orange
Job Title
Land Use Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Orange
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Parcel #
856-141-02
Other Location Info
The Trabuco Old Stage Road Project (Project) is located at two unnamed tributaries, dubbed Drainage A and Drainage B, to Trabuco Creek, in the County of Orange, State of California; latitude 33.684640, longitude -117.60238; Section 3, Township 6 South, Range 7 West, U.S. Geological Survey map Santiago Peak; Assessor’s Parcel Number 856-141-02.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
CDFW
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Orange
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Negative Declaration prepared for the project is available to the general public at the office location listed above for the Lead Agency. CDFW’s record of project approval as a Responsible Agency is available at CDFW’s regional office.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Final Document(s) [Approved_Certified draft environmental documents]
Notice of Determination
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