Railtown Oil Pit Fence Repairs
Summary
SCH Number
2026051013
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Railtown Oil Pit Fence Repairs
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/27/2026
Document Description
The project proposes the installation and/or reinstallation of fence alignments along the east and north faces of the Oil Pit at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park to improve safety and allow for safe access for park staff. All work will be confined to an existing stairway area and utilize holes, and targeted repairs will adhere to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. The proposed work will do the following:
On the East Face:
• Install three (3) vertical boiler tubes sourced from on-site piles, and cut each tube so that the top of each tube will be 43-inches above the surface;
• Impact-drive vertical posts into existing holes without further excavation or concrete encasement.
• Cut four (4) boiler tubes to approx. 12-ft in length to serve as top and lower rails;
• Use threaded “T”s and elbows to affix a top rail and weld the lower rails to the vertical posts; and • Backfill any remaining open earth with surrounding soil and rocks to restore the previous ground appearance.
On the North Face:
• Cut two (2) boiler tubes to approx. 10-ft in length and use threaded “T”s and elbows to affix the top rail and weld the lower rails to the vertical posts. No additional vertical posts are needed for this alignment as the north-most vertical posts of the east and west faces will be utilized.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Collum
Agency Name
California State Parks
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
5th ave, 7th ave
Zip
95327
Parcel #
003-230-001
State Highways
Hwy 49
Railways
Sonora Subdivision
Schools
Jamestown Elementary School
Waterways
Woods Creek
Township
1N
Range
14E
Section
10
Other Location Info
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15331
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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