Peninsula Point Foredunes Habitat Enhancement and Foredunes Creation Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025120796
Public Agency
City of Newport Beach
Document Title
Peninsula Point Foredunes Habitat Enhancement and Foredunes Creation Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/18/2025
Document Description
This implementation project would bolster the foredunes located at the end of the Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, by enhancing 1.7 acres beach dune habitat and creating 0.34 acres of new vegetated beach dunes to link together the existing dune system.
Contact Information
Name
Ellis Petersen
Agency Name
City of Newport Beach
Job Title
Associate Civil Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Newport Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
E. Oceanfront Board Walk and M Street
Zip
92661
Total Acres
2.0
Jobs
10
Parcel #
048 310 01
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
Newport Elementary
Waterways
Newport Bay
Township
7S
Range
10W
Section
2
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA, Section 15304 - Minor Alterations of Land
Reasons for Exemption
This project removes invasive vegetation on existing foredunes with replacement with native beach-plant seeds. Additionally, the area of the foredunes will be slightly enlarged at key locations to foster future connectivity between the existing dunes. these dunes extensions would be seeded with native seed.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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