Creese Lakebed Permit PL-26-23
Summary
SCH Number
2026041003
Public Agency
Lake County
Document Title
Creese Lakebed Permit PL-26-23
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/21/2026
Document Description
Project includes removing four wood pilings and driving five metal pilings. Remove existing suspended platform and gangway. Adjacent to existing pier/deck structure, construct 3.5x4 ft landing, 3x30 ft gangway, 10x20 ft suspended platform. Construction is anticipated to occur over a single five-day work week from mobilization to completion. Construction will occur during normal daytime working hours. Demolition activities, including mobilization and removal of the existing platform and pilings, will be completed in one day. Pile driving activities will be completed in one day, with all lakebed disturbance concluded within two working days. Installation of the steel frames for the swim platform and gangway will occur on day three, followed by finish work over one to two additional days. All remaining work after pile installation will occur above the waterline. Equipment used will include a barge with pile driving equipment, hand tools, and light construction equipment appropriate for overwater construction. The project will involve a small crew, anticipated to be fewer than 4 workers on site at any given time. Emergent vegetation (tules) is present within the general vicinity of the shoreline; however, the tulcs are not located within or immediately adjacent to the proposed work area. Based on the site layout and construction methods, tules will not be disturbed, removed, or impacted by the project as they are located mostly on the property to the West of the project parcel. No tree removal or grading of upland areas is proposed. The project area is limited to previously developed overwater and near shore locations, and no sensitive habitats or water resources beyond the existing lake environment will be affected. Project connects to existing seawall. At 18 ft from seawall, lakebed depth is 2.9 ft Rumsey and at 7 ft from lakeward extent of existing structure, lakebed depth is approx. -12.5 ft Rumsey. Lakebed has a moderate and then steep lakeward slope.
Contact Information
Name
Daniel Brancati
Agency Name
County of Lake Community Development Department
Job Title
Resource Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Everardo Chaves
Agency Name
EC Docs LLC
Job Title
Contractor
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated Lower Lake
Counties
Lake
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Point Lakeview Rd
Zip
95457
Total Acres
0.43
Parcel #
043-091-32
State Highways
none
Railways
none
Airports
none
Schools
none
Waterways
Clear Lake
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15303, class 3
Reasons for Exemption
New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, of the CEQA Guidelines which allows for construction of new structures (including duplexes, stores, motels, etc.) up to 2,500 or 10,000 sf, and accessory structures (including but not limited to garages, carports, patios, swimming pools, and fences). The county has concluded that no known impact covered in the exceptions listed in the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Section 15300.2 would occur from the proposed project.
County Clerk
Lake
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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