Coastal Critical Infrastructure Defensible Space Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025081024
Public Agency
Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority
(MWPA)
Document Title
Coastal Critical Infrastructure Defensible Space Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/22/2025
Document Description
The purpose of the proposed project is to establish and maintain a defensible space zone between critical infrastructure and open space areas as well as around a trail to serve as a fuel reduction zone adjacent to residences in Marin County’s Coastal Zone. The proposed defensible space treatments around critical infrastructure would increase defensibility and reduce risk of damage to critical infrastructure in the event of a wildfire. The proposed project would also improve safety for firefighting and emergency personnel while engaged in fire suppression during a wildfire in these areas around structures
Contact Information
Name
Anne Crealock
Agency Name
Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority
Job Title
Planning and Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Muir Beach
Counties
Marin
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Other Location Info
The proposed project would be conducted within up to 200 feet of critical infrastructure in Stinson Beach, Bolinas, and Inverness, and along a trail between homes in Muir Beach to create a fuel reduction zone, which is located within 200 feet of residences.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC section 21080.49(d)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code (PRC) section 21080.49(d). A project exempt under PRC section 21080.49(d) consists of a fuel break that extends up to 200 feet from structures, including the clearance of flammable vegetation and trees less than 12 inches in diameter as measured at chest height. The proposed project would remove hazardous accumulated ground and ladder fuels within up to 200 feet of critical infrastructure in Stinson
Beach, Bolinas, and Inverness, and along a trail between homes in Muir Beach to create a fuel reduction zone, which is located within 200 feet of residences. The scope of the proposed project is consistent with maintenance and minor alteration to the condition of vegetation within 200 feet of critical infrastructure.
County Clerk
Marin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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