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REF240001 - CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
(LIMEKILN CREEK BRIDGE REPLACEMENT)
Provide comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH# 2018091017) for the Limekiln Creek Bridge Replacement Project.
Project Location: Limekiln Creek Bridge between post mile markers 20.9-21.3, HWY 1 (Assessor's Parcel Number 422-021-002-000), Big Sur Coast Land Use Plan.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Monterey County Historic Resources Review Board (HRRB):
1. Find that providing comments on the Limekiln Creek Bridge Replacement Project qualifies for a Class 6 categorical exemption from CEQA; and
2. Provide input on the Limekiln Creek Bridge Replacement Project to staff.
No resolution or final action is required from the HRRB at this hearing. A letter summarizing comments from the HRRB and any other comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report from County departments will be transmitted to Caltrans.
DISCUSSION:
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has circulated a Notice of Availability for a Draft Environmental Impact Report (SCH # 2018091017) for a project to replace the Limekiln Creek Bridge. The bridge is on Highway 1 in Big Sur, by Limekiln State Park. The full DEIR is not included as an attachment due to its size, however it's available on Caltrans website. Chapter 2.2.4 and 3.2.5 contain analysis of cultural (including historic) resources, and Appendix A, beginning on Page 243 of the document contains the Department of Transportation Act "4(f)" which has additional discussion on historical resources: https://dot.ca.gov/caltrans-near-me/district-5/district-5-current-projects/05-1f510
A Historic Property Survey Report (Terry Joslin Azevedo, PhD, May 2021), Historic Resources Evaluation Report (David G. Hyde, Ph.D., March 2021), and a Historic Properties Treatment Plan (Adrian R. Whitaker and Kathleen Hanrahan, August 2023) were all prepared to analyze historic resources and potential impacts to them from the...
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