Permit No. 19954 – Skagg’s Bridge Park Improvements Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023080204
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19954 – Skagg’s Bridge Park Improvements Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/5/2025
Document Description
To construct two new parking lots, concrete walkways, and approximately 1,000 linear feet of six-foot-tall chain-link fence and gate within Skaggs Bridge Park. This permit supplements and where in conflict supersedes the conditions in Permit No. 9894 that was issued to the County of Fresno on December 5, 1974 to develop a small regional park on the left bank of the San Joaquin River on the downstream side of the Skaggs bridge.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
David Randall
Agency Name
County of Fresno
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Fresno
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The park is located at 5901 North Madera Avenue (SR 145), in Kerman CA, where Madera Ave. crosses the San Joaquin River and within the San Joaquin River Designated Floodway, at 36.82196°N 120.05685°W, San Joaquin River, in Fresno County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15303, 15304, and 15311
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15303), because the activity consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure. The project is also exempt from CEQA under the Class 4, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15304), because the activity consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. In addition, the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 11, Accessory Structures categorical exemption (CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15311), because the activity consists of construction, or replacement of minor structures accessory to existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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