Mariposa Creek Parkway Phase III Recreation and Resiliency Enhancements - SNC1478-RT
Summary
SCH Number
2022120381
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
Mariposa Creek Parkway Phase III Recreation and Resiliency Enhancements - SNC1478-RT
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/15/2022
Document Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy would provide funding for the Mariposa County Planning Department to complete planning activities for a 1.85-mile hiking trail, a new trailhead facility, and interpretive signage on approximately 170 acres of county-owned property adjacent to downtown Mariposa and the county’s existing Mariposa Park. The county will engage the community of Mariposa through stakeholder meetings and online surveys and partner with the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation on design elements for the Parkway. The project will also complete multiple design documents, including a trail and facilities plan and landscaping designs. Additionally, required ecological, engineering, and cultural surveys will be completed to enable the county to conduct CEQA analysis for the potential future project implementation. Phase III of the Parkway is part of a larger plan. This Project will expand on the already developed first and second phases of the Parkway, enhancing access along Mariposa Creek to the Mariposa Park.
Contact Information
Name
Mary Akens
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Job Title
Legal Counsel
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Mariposa
Counties
Mariposa
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
170 acres of county-owned property on the southwest side of downtown Mariposa, between downtown and Highway 140, directly adjacent to the northwest boundary of Mariposa Park.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies
Reasons for Exemption
The project is Statutorily Exempt under Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies as the project only involves planning studies for possible future actions which the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board has not approved, adopted, or funded; there is no legally binding effect on later activities. The project is also categorically exempt under Section 15306 Information Collection (Class 6) because it consists of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a disturbance to environmental resources. The proposed activities are for information gathering purposes and are part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. This project does not fall within any exceptions to the categorical exemptions.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6 Section 15306 Information Collection
Reasons for Exemption
The project is Statutorily Exempt under Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies as the project only involves planning studies for possible future actions which the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board has not approved, adopted, or funded; there is no legally binding effect on later activities. The project is also categorically exempt under Section 15306 Information Collection (Class 6) because it consists of basic data collection and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a disturbance to environmental resources. The proposed activities are for information gathering purposes and are part of a study leading to an action which a public agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. This project does not fall within any exceptions to the categorical exemptions.
County Clerk
Mariposa