CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ROUTINE STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, LAKE OR STREAMBED ALTERATION
Summary
SCH Number
2026090438
Public Agency
City of Rohnert Park
Document Title
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK ROUTINE STREAM MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, LAKE OR STREAMBED ALTERATION
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/10/2026
Document Description
Routine periodic maintenance of nine existing City creeks and drainage channels to preserve flow capacity, maintain existing outfalls, culverts, and bridges, and reduce fire hazard. Work includes selective vegetation trimming and removal, invasive species removal, and sediment and debris removal within the existing maintained footprint. No channel expansion or new construction is proposed. Conducted under CDFW Agreement No. EPIMS-SON-62156-R3.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Sanders
Agency Name
City of Rohnert Park
Job Title
Environmental and Sustainability Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Rohnert Park
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Northern California
Zip
94928
Other Location Info
Nine stream reaches within the City of Rohnert Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15301 (Class 1: Existing Facilities)
Reasons for Exemption
This project involves routine maintenance of existing City creeks and drainage channels, which does not expand the use, footprint, or capacity of these existing facilities and does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project consists solely of ongoing maintenance of existing City stream channels and existing drainage infrastructure, and involves no expansion of their use, footprint, or capacity beyond existing conditions.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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