Extension of the Palo Corona Regional Park Conservation Grazing Lease (Amendment 3 to Contract No. L201415-500-01)
Summary
SCH Number
2026100636
Public Agency
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Document Title
Extension of the Palo Corona Regional Park Conservation Grazing Lease (Amendment 3 to Contract No. L201415-500-01)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/19/2026
Document Description
On October 7, 2026 (Agenda Item 6-F), the District's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the existing conservation grazing lease for Palo Corona Regional Park (Contract No. L201415-500-0l) with Paddock Land & Cattle (DBA LE Cattle Company LLC). The amendment extends the lease term from October 31, 2026, through September 30, 2027. It changes only the expiration date. All other terms of the lease remain unchanged.
The purpose of the Project is to continue conservation grazing, which the District uses as a resource management tool to maintain the Park's coastal grasslands, limit the encroachment of coyote brush and other woody shrubs into grassland, and manage fire fuels near neighboring communities. Beneficiaries are the public, Park visitors, neighboring communities, and the grassland resources of the Park.
Contact Information
Name
Jake Smith
Agency Name
Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District
Job Title
Planning and Conservation Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Carmel-by-the-Sea, unincorporated area
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Carmel Valley Road
Zip
93923
State Highways
Highway 1 within 2 miles
Schools
Carmel Valley Middle School
Waterways
Carmel River
Other Location Info
Palo Corona Regional Park, 4860 Carmel Valley Road, Carmel, CA 93923
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1, Existing Facilities (Guidelines § 15301); Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land (Guidelines§ 15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The extension of the existing conservation grazing lease is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under the Class 1 Categorical Exemption (Existing Facilities), which applies to the operation, leasing, and minor alteration of existing public or private facilities and topographical features involving negligible or no expansion of existing use (14 Cal. Code Regs. §15301); as well as Class 4 Categorical Exemption (Minor Alteration to Land), which applies to minor public or private alterations in the condition of the land, water, and/or vegetation which do not
involve the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and agricultural purposes. There are no exceptions present that make these Exemptions inapplicable. The extension continues an existing grazing use that has been conducted on the property continuously since before the District's acquisition and changes only the lease term. Grazing on the property was treated as part of the existing baseline in the District's Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Palo Corona Regional Park General Development Plan, adopted by Resolution 2021-02.
County Clerk
Monterey
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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