Sugar Pine Fence Rehabilitation
Summary
SCH Number
2025060075
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Sugar Pine Fence Rehabilitation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/3/2025
Document Description
Remove and replace portions of a dilapidated fence located along the northern boundary of Ed Z’Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park, between the park and the adjacent neighborhood of Tahoma and remove and/or rehabilitate a total of nine (9) user-created trails near the fence line to improve visitor experience, enhance wildlife movement corridors, and improve visitor access into the park. Work will:
• Use hand crews to remove approx. 1.3 miles of old fencing entirely and load
fence debris in dump trucks for disposal offsite;
• Install approx. 0.25 miles of new fence along 1st Avenue where the Sugar Pine
maintenance yard and offices are located adjacent to the neighborhood:
o Where possible, use post holes from the old fence posts to install new posts
or excavate a 6-in. wide x 6-in. long x 24-in. deep hole for each new post;
o Install 6-in. x 6-in. posts spaced approx. every 5 to 7 feet apart; connect
posts on upper portion with two 2-in. x 6-in. boards and connect posts on
the lower portion with two 2-in. x 4-in. boards. Secure wire fencing with
horizontal boards.
• Remove five (5) user-created trails into the park, located at the end of every
street in the adjacent neighborhood:
o Mulch bare ground with native material, leaving sufficient openings in the
mulch to allow revegetation;
o Recontour and deposit duff over all rehabilitated areas to prevent future
erosion and resource damage;
o Place brush and dead trees along decommissioned routes; and
o Install signage to discourage use and off trail travel.
• Adopt the remaining four (4) user-created trails, located at the termination of 4th,
6th, and 9th Avenue(s), into the park’s trail network and maintain under state
park standards.
o Improve drainage by regrading to match surrounding topography;
o Redistribute topsoil on finished surfaces and scatter organic material over
the finished work area; and
o Install signage at the end of each avenue directing users to the new
adopted access routes within the park.
Contact Information
Name
Lindsay Cline
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Tahoma
Counties
El Dorado
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
1st Avenue, SR 89
Zip
96142
State Highways
SR 89
Waterways
Lake Tahoe, General Creek
Other Location Info
Ed Z'Berg Sugar Pine Point State Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class: 1, 3 & 4 Section: 15301, 15303 & 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of the operation, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond current levels; construction and location of limited numbers of new small structures; and minor public alterations in the condition of land which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry purposes; included as “Construction or installation of park facilities, such as interpretive signing or panels, fencing” and “Trail removal” in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s list of exempt activities, in accordance with CCR §15300.4.
County Clerk
El Dorado
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit LCI’s Accessibility Site.