COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/RESOURCE AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATION SERVICES County of Placer NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION The project listed below was reviewed for environmental impact by the Placer County Environmental Review Committee and was determined to have no significant effect upon the environment. A proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project and has been filed with the County Clerk's office. PROJECT: Gladding Eternal Preserve (PLN17-00420) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project proposes construction of a green burial (natural burial) cemetery on 160.3 acres of land. Approximately 61.3 acres of the site would be used for interments and would accommodate approximately 10,000 to 15,000 graves and approximately 4,000 plots for cremains upon completion. A portion of one or more of the interment areas may be used for pet burials. The balance of the site would be left in its natural condition. Publicly-accessible trails would provide access and connect the interment areas. PROJECT LOCATION: Southeast Corner of Gladding Road and Fleming Road, Rural Lincoln, Placer County APPLICANT: Phillips Land Law, Inc., Kris Steward The comment period for this document closes on November 27, 2018. A copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review at the County’s web site http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/EnvCoordSvcs/NegDec.aspx Community Development Resource Agency public counter, and at the Lincoln Public Library. Property owners within 300 feet of the subject site shall be notified by mail of the upcoming hearing before the Planning Commission. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Environmental Coordination Services, at (530)745-3132, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Comments may be sent to [email protected] or 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 190, Auburn, CA 95603. Delivered to 300’ Property Owners on October 29, 2018 3091 County Center Drive, Suite 190 / Auburn, California 95603 / (530) 745-3132 / Fax (530) 745-3080 / email: [email protected] Gladding Eternal Preserve Vicinity Map COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/RESOURCE AGENCY Environmental Coordination Services County of Placer MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION In accordance with Placer County ordinances regarding implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act, Placer County has conducted an Initial Study to determine whether the following project may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, and on the basis of that study hereby finds: The proposed project will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment; therefore, it does not require the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and this Negative Declaration has been prepared. Although the proposed project could have a significant adverse effect on the environment, there will not be a significant adverse effect in this case because the project has incorporated specific provisions to reduce impacts to a less than significant level and/or the mitigation measures described herein have been added to the project. A Mitigated Negative Declaration has thus been prepared. The environmental documents, which constitute the Initial Study and provide the basis and reasons for this determination are attached and/or referenced herein and are hereby made a part of this document. PROJECT INFORMATION Title: Gladding Eternal Preserve Project # PLN17-00420 Description: The project proposes construction of a green burial (natural burial) cemetery on 160.3 acres of land. Approximately 61.3 acres of the site would be used for interments and would accommodate approximately 10,000 to 15,000 graves and approximately 4,000 plots for cremains upon completion. A portion of one or more of the interment areas may be used for pet burials. The balance of the site would be left in its natural condition. Publicly-accessible trails would provide access and connect the interment areas. Location: Southeast Corner of Gladding Road and Fleming Road, Rural Lincoln, Placer County Project Owner: Richard Hutchinson & Sylvia Barnett, Hutchinson-Barnett Trust Project Applicant: Phillips Land Law, Inc., Kris Steward County Contact Person: Shirlee I. Herrington 530-745-3132 PUBLIC NOTICE The comment period for this document closes on November 27, 2018. A copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration is available for public review at the County’s web site (http://www.placer.ca.gov/Departments/CommunityDevelopment/EnvCoordSvcs/NegDec.aspx), Community Development Resource Agency public counter, and at the Lincoln Public Library. Property owners within 300 feet of the subject site shall be notified by mail of the upcoming hearing before the Planning Commission. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Environmental Coordination Services, at (530)745-3132 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm at 3091 County Center Drive, Auburn, CA 95603. If you wish to appeal the appropriateness or adequacy of this document, address your written comments to our finding that the project will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment: (1) identify the environmental effect(s), why they would occur, and why they would be significant, and (2) suggest any mitigation measures which you believe would eliminate or reduce the effect to an acceptable level. Regarding item (1) above, explain the basis for your comments and submit any supporting data or references. Refer to Section 18.32 of the Placer County Code for important information regarding the timely filing of appeals. 020-143-002 020-143-001 PRELIMINARY OVERALL SITE PLAN MLP FAMILY LIMITED DAVID SCOTT PARTNERSHIP DEAN FLEMING ROAD GLADDING ETERNAL PRESERVE PLACER COUNTY RICHARD C HUTCHINSON & SYLVIA L BARNETT INTERMENT PROJECT SUMMARY AREA B: 3.8 ACRES OWNER/DEVELOPER/APPLICANT NATURAL PASSAGES 3301 INDUSTRIAL AVE 020-142-014 ROCKLIN, CA HUTCHINSON 95765 ENGINEER SITE TSD ENGINEERING, INC 785 ORCHARD DRIVE FOLSOM, CA 95630 ATTN: CASEY FEICKERT [email protected] PROPOSED USE GREEN BURIAL CEMETERY 020-141-001 TRIANGLE INTERMENT AREA A: ZONING PROPERTIES 28.1 ACRES F-B-X-AO 20 AC MIN NORTH N.T.S. SCALE 1" = 100' VICINITY MAP CONTOUR INTERVAL NOT TO SCALE 1' CONTOUR INTERVAL TOPOGRAPHY AERIAL TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY PARKING SUMMARY CONDUCTED JULY, 2017 STANDARD PARKING STALL (9'x20'): 24 ASSESSORS PARCEL NO 020-142-001 ACCESSIBILE PARKING (9'x20'): 2 AREA OVERFLOW PARKING: 27 PARCEL 1 - 160.26± AC TOTAL STALLS: 53 NUMBER OF PARCELS (1) ONE WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC WELL SEWAGE DISPOSAL PRIVATE SEPTIC SYSTEM FIRE PROTECTION * PLACER COUNTY FIRE PARK DISTRICT GLADDING ROAD GLADDING INTERMENT AREA C: PLACER COUNTY 18.6 ACRES SCHOOL DISTRICT WESTERN PLACER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT GAS & ELECTRIC 020-142-015 PG&E HUTCHINSON TELEPHONE AT&T * N W E S scale: 1"=100' 020-142-016 HUTCHINSON INTERMENT AREA D: INTERMENT AREA E: 4.4 ACRES 5.5 ACRES INTERMENT AREA F: 0.85 ACRES TSD ENGINEERING, INC. expect more. 020-163-010 785 Orchard Drive, Suite 110 Folsom, CA 95630 VINEYARD Phone: (916) 608-0707 Fax: (916) 608-0701 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/RESOURCE AGENCY Environmental Coordination Services County of Placer INITIAL STUDY & CHECKLIST This Initial Study has been prepared to identify and assess the anticipated environmental impacts of the following described project application. The document may rely on previous environmental documents (see Section D) and site-specific studies (see Section J) prepared to address in detail the effects or impacts associated with the project. This document has been prepared to satisfy the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 CCR 15000 et seq.). CEQA requires that all state and local government agencies consider the environmental consequences of projects over which they have discretionary authority before acting on those projects. The Initial Study is a public document used by the decision-making lead agency to determine whether a project may have a significant effect on the environment. If the lead agency finds substantial evidence that any aspect of the project, either individually or cumulatively, may have a significant effect on the environment, regardless of whether the overall effect of the project is adverse or beneficial, the lead agency is required to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), use a previously-prepared EIR and supplement that EIR, or prepare a Subsequent EIR to analyze the project at hand. If the agency finds no substantial evidence that the project or any of its aspects may cause a significant effect on the environment, a Negative Declaration shall be prepared. If in the course of analysis, the agency recognizes that the project may have a significant impact on the environment, but that by incorporating specific mitigation measures the impact will be reduced to a less than significant effect, a Mitigated Negative Declaration shall be prepared. Project Title: Gladding Eternal Preserve Project # PLN17-00420 Entitlement(s): Conditional Use Permit Site Area: 160.3 acres APN: 020-142-001-000 Location: Southeast Corner of Gladding Road and Fleming Road, Rural Lincoln, Placer County A. BACKGROUND: The project proposes a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow construction of Gladding Eternal Preserve, a green burial cemetery, on 160.3 acres of land located at the southeast corner of Gladding and Fleming roads in rural Lincoln, Placer County (see Figure 1). The site, APN 020-142-001-000, is located within the Placer County General Plan area and is currently undeveloped. The Land Use Designation of the proposed project site is Agriculture/Timberland 20 Ac. Min. parcel size and is zoned F-B-X-AO 20 AC Min (Farm, minimum Building Site of 20 acres, combining Airport Overflight). Project Description: The project proposes a Conditional Use Permit to construct and operate a green burial cemetery, Gladding Eternal Preserve, on an undeveloped 160.3-acre site in Rural Lincoln, Placer County. Approximately 61.3 acres of the site would be used for interments and would accommodate approximately 10,000 to 15,000 graves and approximately 4,000 plots for cremains upon completion.