Reimagining Big Basin Redwoods State Park Facilities Managment Plan and General Plan Amendments
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2001112104
Lead Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Reimagining Big Basin Redwoods State Park Facilities Managment Plan and General Plan Amendments
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (O-R)
Document Description
The proposed project includes amendments to the Big Basin Redwoods State Park General Plan and the adoption of the Reimagining Big Basin Redwoods State Park Facilities Management Plan. The proposed General Plan amendments include text changes to provide clarity in consistency of the 2013 General Plan with the facilities envisioned in the proposed Facilities Management Plan and would expand the park boundary to include parcels that the Department is in the process of acquiring to include in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park. The proposed Facilities Management Plan is a planning document designed to guide the stewardship, management, and use of existing and future facilities consistent with the 2013 General Plan. It would provide guidance and direction for implementing the goals and objectives of the
2013 General Plan EIR, the 2022 Reimagining Big Basin Vision Summary, and the 2023 Big Basin Redwoods State Park Cornerstone Document. Additionally, the proposed project would guide the rebuilding of facilities lost in the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire that burned 97 percent of the park and most of its facilities.
The proposed project includes proposed facilities and improvement guidance for 19 identified sites in the five proposed zones in the Focus Area. The sites either hosted pre-fire facilities or have otherwise been identified as suitable facility locations based on sensitive habitat avoidance, access considerations, and slope stability. Facilities included in the proposed project include visitor-serving facilities such as picnic areas, amphitheaters, restrooms, interpretation areas, information desks, a café, and camp stores; overnight facilities like camp sites and cabins; tribal facilities like cultural interpretation sites and centers, outdoor workspaces, and lodging; transportation-related facilities like parking lots, electric vehicle chargers, and shuttle infrastructure; utilities infrastructure like water distribution and storage, wastewater collection and treatment, stormwater, electrical and solar facilities, and telecommunications; administrative facilities like offices, maintenance shops, and storage; and staff
residences. All these facilities would be consistent with the 2013 General Plan and proposed General Plan amendments. Focus Area-wide proposed project components include road and circulation improvements, the introduction of a shuttle program throughout the Focus Area, utility upgrades and replacement, habitat restoration, and an improved emergency response and evacuation plan.
Contact Information
Name
Will Fourt
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
Senior Park and Recreation Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Alexis Mena
Agency Name
PlaceWorks
Job Title
Associate Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Email
Name
Will Fourt
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
Senior Park and Recreation Specialist
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Boulder Creek
Counties
San Mateo, Santa Cruz
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
95006
State Highways
236
Other Location Info
Big Basin Redwoods State Park
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (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 Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Recreational (Rebuilding State Park after CZU fire )
Local Actions
No local action
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, 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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