Coastal Permit with No Hearing; File No. CPN26-0005
Summary
SCH Number
2026100958
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Coastal Permit with No Hearing; File No. CPN26-0005
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/26/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is a Coastal Permit with no hearing to construct a private 4,950-square-foot, 13-foot-deep, approximately 229,240-gallon water storage pond for backup fire protection and irrigation. The project includes a synthetic pond liner, a rock-lined emergency spillway, approximately 916 cubic yards of cut and 974 cubic yards of fill, and a 0.38-acre area of disturbance. No tree removal or new impervious surface is proposed.
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Sedgley
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Thomas Giacinto
Agency Name
Owner
Job Title
Homeowner
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Jenner
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
Amanita Circle and Ruoff Road
Zip
95450
Total Acres
2.11
Parcel #
109-380-011
State Highways
Highway 1
Railways
None
Airports
None
Schools
Fort Ross School
Waterways
Pacific Ocean, Russian Gulch
Township
8N
Range
1W
Section
17
Base
MDM
Other Location Info
Existing accessory structures / Rural Residential Coastal District (RR CC), Frozen Lot Size Combining District (B7), and Scenic Resources Combining District (SR) / Rural Residential 20 (RR 20)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections 15303(e), New Construction or Converstion of Small Structures, and 15304, Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303(e) and 15304. The project consists of a private pond accessory to an existing single-family residence and associated grading within a 0.38-acre area on an approximately 2.11-acre parcel. The pond will provide backup water for fire protection and irrigation and will not create a new residential or commercial use.
The project area is managed nonnative grassland and ornamental vegetation near existing improvements. No trees will be removed, the Biological Resources Assessment identified no environmentally sensitive habitat area or aquatic resources in the project area, and conditions require nesting-bird protection, erosion control, restoration of temporarily disturbed areas, and tribal monitoring. No exception listed in Section 15300.2 applies, and there is no reasonable possibility that the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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