Lake Wildwood Roadside Fuels Reduction Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026091185
Public Agency
Nevada County
Document Title
Lake Wildwood Roadside Fuels Reduction Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/28/2026
Document Description
Located in Western Nevada County and in a HIGH fire-severity zone, The Lake Wildwood (LWW) Critical Evacuation Microgrant Project is intended to provide hazardous vegetation removal that improves LWW main ingress and egress routes throughout the community. Lake Wildwood is one of Nevada County’s largest subdivision that consist of approximately 2,300 homes and over 5,000 full-time residents. This project will directly address evacuation concerns identified in the 2024 Evacuation Study and Community Wildfire Protection Plan. This project will also bring the HOA owned easement into compliance with County Ordinance 4.01.040.C.3. Fuels reduction activities will consist of hand treatment to remove ladder fuels and increase canopy spacing between trees that are located within 10 feet from the edge of the pavement. Proposed completion for this project is December 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Alex Geritz
Agency Name
Nevada County Office of Emergency Services
Job Title
Forestry Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated western Nevada County
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Pleasant Valley Road and Lake Wildwood Drive
Zip
95946
Total Acres
96.7
State Highways
State Highway 20
Schools
Ready Springs, Williams Ranch, NorCal Learning, Bearden, Vantage
Waterways
Lake Wildwood, 5 ponds, 6 unnamed intermittent streams, Deer Creek
Township
16N
Range
07E
Section
multi
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Portions of sections 16,17,20,21,28
Lake Wildwood Subdivision, Penn Valley, CA 95946
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080.49 (b)
Reasons for Exemption
This wildfire risk reduction project is determined to be statutorily exempt from CEQA under PRC 21080.49(b) because it will address hazardous vegetation fire clearance of up to 100 feet from the centerline of the road and will remove flammable vegetation or trees of less than 12" in diameter.
County Clerk
Nevada
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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