Iowa Hill Schoolhouse Hazardous Fuels Reduction
Summary
SCH Number
2026060065
Public Agency
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Iowa Hill Schoolhouse Hazardous Fuels Reduction
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/2/2026
Document Description
This project will reduce fuels and improve fire resilience by removing trees and brush smaller than 12" in diameter through pile burning around the perimeter of the Iowa Hill Schoolhouse. This project will improve the safety of faculty, staff, and students during high fire severity conditions. The project is fewer than 10 acres.
Contact Information
Name
Cordi Craig
Agency Name
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Prescribed Fire Program Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Iowa Hill
Counties
Placer
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Iowa Hill Road and Big Dipper Road
Zip
95713
Total Acres
4
Parcel #
064-210-046-000
Schools
Iowa Hill Schoolhouse
Township
15N
Range
10E
Section
33
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
Foresthill USGS 7.5' Quad
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Title 14 Section 15304 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The Placer RCD is proposing the qualification of exemption from a comprehensive CEQA analysis under the Class 4 category for minor alterations to land. The project will consist of fuels management activities around a schoolhouse for fire prevention in a high fire hazard community. The proposed project will reduce the volume of flammable vegetation and will not result in the taking of endangered, rare, or threatened plant or animal species or significant erosion and sedimentation of surface waters. Refer to CA 14 CCR Section 15304.
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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