L to M Trail ADA and Multimodal Access Improvements
Summary
SCH Number
2025120731
Public Agency
City of Eureka
Document Title
L to M Trail ADA and Multimodal Access Improvements
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/17/2025
Document Description
The City of Eureka is proposing to improve approximately 500 feet of an existing, informal pedestrian and bicycle trail, which connects the M Street and 15th Street intersection to the north end of L Street, just north of 17th Street, within an existing City-owned easement. The improvements will formalize the existing trail to improve safety, accessibility, and usability for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Improvements will include surfacing and resurfacing the trail for multiuse and ADA compliance: constructing trailheads; creating new crosswalks across existing road prisms; installing pedestrian-scale lighting; and making drainage improvements. All pedestrian-scale lighting will be fully shielded, downward-directed, and designed to minimize light spill and glare consistent with dark-sky principles.
Construction activities may involve the use of typical light to medium construction equipment, including a pickup truck for transporting tools and workers, a backhoe for installation and removal needs, a dump truck for hauling materials, rollers for compaction, tractor loaders for moving materials, and miscellaneous hand tools for work in areas close to utilities. Specific equipment use will depend on the final scope and sequencing of the work. Equipment staging will be on 15th Street, away from environmentally sensitive habitat areas. Erosion control measures will be implemented per n contractor-prepared, City-approved Erosion Control Plan,
and traffic control will be provided as needed to maintain access through and/or around the construction.
Construction is planned to begin in spring 2026 and conclude by fall 2026, avoiding the rainy season and, because no tree removal is proposed, avoiding impacts to nesting birds.
Contact Information
Name
Alexandra Gonzalez
Agency Name
City of Eureka - Planning
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
15th Street through L and M streets
Zip
95501
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
255 and 101
Railways
Great Redwood Trail Agency
Airports
Murray Field
Schools
Eureka Union School District
Waterways
Humboldt Bay
Township
Eureka
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The project consists of trail surfacing and resurfacing, new pedestrian crossings, and minor drainage improvements along an existing trail alignment and adjacent road prisms, with no expansion of the trail’s existing use or capacity. Therefore, the project qualifies for a Class I categorical exemption because it involves minor alteration of existing public facilities with no expansion of use.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed trail improvements occur entirely within the previously disturbed areas and existing rights-of-way and involve minor surface alterations. Therefore, the project also qualifies for the Class 4 categorical exemption.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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