Hearn Retaining Wall Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SCR-50539-R3)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025041024
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3
(CDFW)
Document Title
Hearn Retaining Wall Project (Notification of Streambed Alteration, No. EPIMS-SCR-50539-R3)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/23/2026
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has amended Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. EPIMS-SCR-50539-R3, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to Laurie Hearn.
In 2023, heavy storms caused a landslide on the banks of Trout Creek, immediately
behind a single-family home. The purpose of the Project is to stabilize the bank adjacent
to the creek to protect the property from further erosion. The Project amendment is limited to adding a secondary access route that will require an additional 20 linear feet of temporary shoring to be installed to create a bench for equipment to enter the work area. . All work will be conducted from the riverbank. Silt fence will be installed along the banks of Trout Creek, above the wetted channel and below the retaining wall installation area, to capture any loose sediment during construction. Captured sediment will be removed daily with hand tools and disposed of outside of the Project area.
Contact Information
Name
Logan Thompson
Agency Name
County of Santa Cruz
Job Title
Resource Planner II
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Alexis Harrison
Agency Name
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Aptos
Counties
Santa Cruz
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Parcel #
041- 081-39
Other Location Info
The Project is located at 1026 Trout Gulch Road in Aptos, County of Santa Cruz, State of California; Latitude 36.98088, Longitude -121.89038; Assessor’s Parcel Number 041- 081-39.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
On March 13, 2024, the County of Santa Cruz, the Lead Agency, determined that the Project is statutorily exempt pursuant to Public Resources Code section 15269 (b & c). The Lead Agency determined that the Project meets certain qualifying criteria for the exemption. Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.1(a), the Lead Agency is responsible for determining whether the Project is exempt from CEQA and that determination shall be final and conclusive on all persons, including Responsible Agencies. As a result, CDFW, acting as a Responsible Agency, is bound by the Lead Agency’s determination that the Project is exempt from CEQA.
County Clerk
Santa Cruz
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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