Sacred Groves Kneeland Cemetery
Summary
SCH Number
2025091001
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
Sacred Groves Kneeland Cemetery
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning: Agricultural Exclusive (AE) and Timber Protection Zone (TPZ), General Plan: Agriculture Grazing (AG) and Timber (T)
Document Description
A Conditional Use Permit for a green burial cemetery. Burials of human remains are proposed to occur in single plots and family groves at a maximum density of 120 graves per acre. Graves will be dug by hand to minimize impacts on plants and soil. Bodies and biodegradable burial materials will be buried in the root zone at a minimum depth of 18 inches. The site is currently managed for hay production, grazing and forest health and will continue with cemetery operations. Ceremonial tree plantings will be watered for one year with water from a rainwater catchment tank. The project will result in conversion of some hay field to oak savannah. Entrance to the property will be improved and a short driveway, parking area, and a non-residential ceremonial structure will be constructed. Visitation to the cemetery will be limited by a locked gate.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Whitney
Agency Name
County of Humboldt
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Michael Furniss
Agency Name
Sacred Groves Inc.
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Kneeland
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Kneeland Road
Total Acres
44.7
Parcel #
314-131-092, 314-131-091, 314-131-088
Township
04N
Range
02E
Section
09
Base
Humboldt
Other Location Info
The project site is located in the Kneeland area, on the north side of Kneeland Road, approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the intersection of Butler Valley Road and Kneeland Road, on the property known to be in the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 9, Township 4N, Range 2E, Humboldt Base & Meridian.
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water
Development Types
Other (Cemetery)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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