Garland Ranch Regional Park Defensible Space Maintenance Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020366
Public Agency
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Document Title
Garland Ranch Regional Park Defensible Space Maintenance Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/10/2026
Document Description
Defensible space maintenance around the Garland Ranch Ranger Station, Cooper Barn complex, and the Kahn Ranch complex and all their associated outbuildings.
Implementation of high-priority fuel reduction and defensible space maintenance within 100 feet of critical park structures and 30 feet of primary access routes. Work
involves manual and mechanical thinning of understory vegetation, pruning trees (>6" DBH) to 8-10 feet, and managing residue via chipping or lopping to create vertical
and horizontal separation (shaded fuel break). All activities adhere to PRC§ 4291 standards. Following initial treatment, the District will perform maintenance activities
approximately every 3-5 years.
Contact Information
Name
Joshua Carpenter
Agency Name
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Job Title
Resource Conservation Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated area of Carmel Valley
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Hitchcock Canyon Road, Carmel Valley Road (County Rd G17)
Zip
93924
Total Acres
16
Parcel #
417-032-024-000, 417-031-014-000, 416-511-005-000
Waterways
Carmel River
Other Location Info
Kahn Ranch complex is located at: 117 Hitchcock Canyon Road, Carmel CA 93924
Garland Ranger Station and Cooper Barn Complex are located at: 700 W. Carmel Valley Road, Carmel CA 93924
Other Information
Defensible space around structures within Garland Ranch Regional Park.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4, Section 15304(i): Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA", (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15300 et seq.) provides for 33 classes of
categorical exemption from CEQA, including Class 4, section (i), which states that Fuel management activities within 30 feet of structures to
reduce the volume of flammable vegetation, provided that the activities will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or
animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. This exemption shall apply to fuel management activities within 100
feet of a structure if the public agency having fire protection responsibility for the area has determined that 100 feet of fuel clearance is required
due to extra hazardous fire conditions.
County Clerk
Monterey
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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