1480 Lawndale Fence
Summary
SCH Number
2025070977
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
1480 Lawndale Fence
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/24/2025
Document Description
The project is a Use Permit to legalize an existing 8-foot-high wood post and open-wire fence with landscapescreening consisting of a planted hedgerow of English laurel (Prunus /aurocerasus) within the front and street side property line setbacks on a 5.02-acre Rural Residential parcel also within a Scenic Landscape Unit.
Contact Information
Name
Crystal Acker
Agency Name
Sonoma County Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Bob Biederman
Agency Name
Groundswell Management Inc.
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Kenwood
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Lawndale Road
Zip
95452
Total Acres
5.02
Parcel #
050-080-021
State Highways
CA-12
Railways
N/A
Schools
Kenwood Elementary
Waterways
Sonoma Creek
Township
07N
Range
06W
Section
31
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Present Land Use/Zoning/General Plan Designation:
Zoning - RR (Rural Residential) B6 4 (4-acre density) OAK (Oak Woodland combining district) SR (Scenic Resources combining district) / General Plan Land - Use RR (Rural Residential)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption. Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)
Reasons for Exemption
The fence is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which provides for the construction of small accessory structures such as fences. No exceptions under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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