To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
title
Caltrans Boyd Draw Bike Path Coastal Development Permit and Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN): Portion of 507-283-009, County Right of Way, State Highway 101 Right of Way
Record No.: PLN-2024-18945
Arcata area
A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of an approximately eight-foot-wide bike path to connect Heindon Road with Wymore Road at the Boyd Draw Bridge. The planned bike path is approximately 470 feet long and will provide a safe crossing under U.S. 101. The project would require right of way acquisition of approximately 0.28 acres of APN 507-283-009 along the west side of U.S. 101. Per the California Coastal Act, land divisions or lot splits brought about in connection with the purchase of land by a public agency for public recreational use is not considered development, and therefore the acquisition of the right of way does not require a Coastal Development Permit. Construction of the path would involve vegetation and rock slope protection removal, fence installation, grading work, and placement of imported borrow, aggregate base, and hot mix asphalt. In addition to the bike path, a new permanent gravel access road, approximately 380 feet long and 12 feet wide, would be constructed on the property affected by right of way acquisition. A Conditional Use Permit is also required for a proposed use not directly a part of agricultural production of food or fiber on the acquired portion of APN 507-283-009. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the lead agency under CEQA. Caltrans' determination is that the project is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 24-__), (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the Planning Commission has determi...
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