UPE22-0073 Halo Ranch Mitigation Bank
Summary
SCH Number
2025110799
Lead Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE22-0073 Halo Ranch Mitigation Bank
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Diverse Agriculture (DA) 30 acre density (B6 30/3) Land Extensive Agriculture (LEA) 60 acre density (B6 60) with combining districts for Biotic Habitat (BH), Floodplain (F2), Riparian Corridor (RC) 50/25, Scenic Resources, (SR) and Valley Oak Habitat (VOH)
Document Description
Halo Ranch, LLC is requesting a Use Permit for the Halo Ranch Mitigation Bank (Mitigation Bank) at 4551 Lakeville Highway, Petaluma (Assessor's Parcel Number [APN] 068-010-004). The approximately 122 acre Mitigation Bank includes rehabilitating, re-establishing and enhancing historical tidal marsh, seasonal wetland, stream and riparian habitat on a 241 acre parcel. The proposed Mitigation Bank would include 42.75 acres of seasonal wetlands, 59.85 acres of tidal wetlands, 4.42 acres of riparian habitat and 0.70 acres of non-perennial stream, which would be protected in-perpetuity by a conservation easement. In addition to the establishment of the Mitigation Bank, the project also includes temporary, short term use of areas immediately across and north of Lakeville Highway (APNs 068-010-019, and 068-010-020) for Mitigation Bank habitat restoration support activities, including collection of willow cuttings and temporary placement of a pump trailer adjacent to an agricultural pond for temporary use of the stock pond for post-construction irrigation, if required. An irrigation line will lead from the agricultural pond approximately 0.22 miles southwest, passing under Lakeville Highway through an existing
Contact Information
Name
Robert Aguero
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Lakeville Hwy
Total Acres
122
Parcel #
068-010-004, -019, -020
State Highways
Hwy 116 and Hwy 101
Railways
SMART
Schools
River Montessori Charter
Waterways
Petaluma River
Township
04N
Range
06,07W
Section
6,7,1
Base
MDBM
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality
Development Types
Other (Mitigation Bank)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Noise, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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
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.