West Marin Zone Blueberry Ridge Fuel Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025081167
Public Agency
Marin County Fire Department
(MCFD)
Document Title
West Marin Zone Blueberry Ridge Fuel Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/26/2025
Document Description
The purpose of the proposed project is to expand and maintain a fuel reduction zone along the perimeter of the community of Woodacre. The proposed project would improve vegetation clearance along the ridgetop fire road adjacent to the community of Woodacre to provide better access for first responders and emergency vehicles and extend evacuation times for the community, and slow fire intensity. The proposed project would also improve access by reducing heat, flame, ember, and smoke impingement on the fire road for emergency responders in the event of an approaching wildfire. Treatments in the fuel reduction zone would improve forest stand spacing and reduce the presence of non-native, invasive species.
Contact Information
Name
Jordan Reeser
Agency Name
Marin County Fire Department
Job Title
Battalion Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Marin
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Fire Road
Zip
94973
Total Acres
25
State Highways
CA
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304(i). Minor alterations to land. 15301. Existing Facilities for vegetation along roadways
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15304, Class 4 for Minor Alterations to Land and Class 1, for Existing Facilities. A Class 4 exempt project 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. A Class 1 exempt project consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The proposed project would involve creation of a fuel reduction zone via vegetation thinning and removal within 100 feet on either side of the edge of the fire road. The scope of the proposed project is consistent with a minor alteration to the condition of the vegetation in the fuel reduction zone along the fire road and maintenance of the existing fire road shown in Figure 1.
Additionally, no healthy, mature, scenic trees would be removed; no work would take place within sensitive habitat, including wetlands or waterways; and no ground disturbance, such as excavation, would take place. There are no facts or circumstances specific to this project that would support an exception to the categorical exemption. No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Marin
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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