Banner Critical Evacuation Route Improvement
Summary
SCH Number
2026020325
Public Agency
Nevada County
Document Title
Banner Critical Evacuation Route Improvement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/10/2026
Document Description
Located within the Banner Firewise Community in Western Nevada County, the project seeks to create a strategic roadside fuel break in an area defined as "High" and/or "Highest" Project Priority Area by the 2025 Nevada County CWPP. Manual roadside treatment will remove dense vegetation and disrupt ladder fuels along potential evacuation routes in 2026 and 2027. This project has been determined to be exempt under PRC 21080.49(b).
Contact Information
Name
Alex Geritz
Agency Name
Nevada County Office of Emergency Services
Job Title
Forestry Projects Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Nevada City, Unincorporated portions of Nevada County
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Tumbling Creek Rd and Red Dog Road, south to Meadow Way
Zip
95959
Total Acres
24.25
Waterways
5 unnamed intermittent streams
Township
16N
Range
09E
Section
24-26
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Confined to Banner Firewise Community boundary
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC 21080.49(b)
Reasons for Exemption
PRC 2180.49(b) exempts wildfire risk reduction projects that consists of defensible space fire clearance of up to 100 feet as measured from the center line of the roadway, for a public roadway identified as an egress and evacuation route for a subdivision or community of 30 or more dwelling units, to remove flammable vegetation or trees of less than 12 inches in diameter as measured at chest height.
County Clerk
Nevada
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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