Mesa Vista project MS2 additional acreage
7 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020120147
Public Agency
Alpine County
Document Title
Mesa Vista project MS2 additional acreage
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/8/2026
Document Description
The proposed modified project treatment area is located in Alpine County, east of the approved Mesa Vista Extension PTA, IS/MND Addendum (SCH2020120147). Rancho Mesa Vista is located within the community of Woodfords, California. The approved Mesa Vista Extension PTA consists of 121 acres; the Supplemental NOE proposed includes an additional ~15 acre treatment area on the northeast outer loop of Sunrise Trail, west of adjacent HWY-89. The project area is dominated by native sagebrush habitat of California Wildlife Habitat Relationship (CWHR)The proposed modification is the addition of 16.58 acres of Rancho Mesa Vista for community protection fuels
management and defensible space; emergency access protection of Emigrant Trail and HWY 88.
Contact Information
Name
Sam Booth
Agency Name
Alpine County
Job Title
Community Development Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Unincorporated area
Counties
Alpine
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Sunrise Trail and Emigrant Trail
Zip
96120
Total Acres
15
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, 15304 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project fits under Categorical Exemption: 15304 Minor Alterations to Land (Class 4) which allows minor alteration of vegetation including fuel management activities to reduce volume of flammable vegetation, provided the activities do not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant/animal species or cause significant
erosion and sedimentation of waters. The removal of brush will be restricted to those that reduce the vertical and horizontal continuity of fuels, and/or provide for improved ingress/egress in the event of wildfire. The proposed project has been designed to protect hydrology and soil resources to prevent significant erosion or sedimentation.
The project, as designed, is consistent with the use of a Categorical Exemption.
County Clerk
Alpine
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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