Chestnut Trail On-leash Dog Access
Summary
SCH Number
2026100296
Public Agency
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Document Title
Chestnut Trail On-leash Dog Access
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/9/2026
Document Description
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (District) is proposing to update the Use and Management Plan for Long Ridge Open Space Preserve (Preserve) to allow dogs on-leash on a 0.2-mile segment of the Chestnut Trail between Castanea Ridge Road and Portola Heights Road. Allowing dogs on-leash on this segment would improve access for adjacent residents living on Castanea Ridge Road to safely walk their dogs to connecting areas of the Preserve that currently allow dogs on-leash. Residents living on Castanea Ridge Road currently need to walk along Highway 35, which has no pedestrian infrastructure, to access the areas of the Preserve that allow dogs on-leash. No alterations to the land are proposed, the project is limited to the use designation change and updates to existing trail signage.
Contact Information
Name
Jared Hart
Agency Name
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated San Mateo County
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Parcel #
804-10-280
Other Location Info
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project would involve negligible expansion of on-leash dog access in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve. Specifically, dogs on-leash would be allowed on a 0.2-mile segment of existing trail to improve safety and allow residents living adjacent to the Preserve to walk their dogs to areas of the Preserve that currently allow dogs on-leash.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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