Issuance of General Lease – Other – A4614
Summary
SCH Number
2026020412
Public Agency
California State Lands Commission
(SLC)
Document Title
Issuance of General Lease – Other – A4614
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/11/2026
Document Description
Authorize issuance of a General Lease – Other beginning February 9, 2026, for a term of 5 years, for activities required to implement a kelp habitat restoration project and hydrodynamics study with installation of seven data collection mooring buoys.
Contact Information
Name
Christine Day
Agency Name
State Lands Commission
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Rietta Hohman
Agency Name
Greater Farallones Association
Job Title
Kelp Restoration Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Area
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Unincorporated
Waterways
Pacific Ocean
Other Location Info
Sovereign land in the Pacific Ocean at Fort Ross Cove, Timber Cove, Ocean Cove, and Gerstle Cove, adjacent to 19005 Coast Highway, near Jenner, and Drakes Bay near Abalone Point and Double Point, Sonoma County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 3, NEW CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL STRUCTURES (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15303)
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 5-year General Lease – Other for the above-mentioned structures will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CLASS 6, INFORMATION COLLECTION (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15306)
Reasons for Exemption
Issuance of a 5-year General Lease – Other for the above-mentioned structures will cause only a minor physical change in the environment and will not change existing activities in the area. There is no reasonable possibility that the activity will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Therefore, the project will not have a significant effect on the environment and the above categorical exemptions apply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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