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ALPINE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 50 Diamond Valley Road, Markleeville, CA 96120 Telephone: [PHONE REDACTED] - Fax: [PHONE REDACTED] NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF INITIAL STUDY and INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION for the PROPOSED NEW ALPINE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY 1. APPLICANT: Alpine County 2. ADDRESS: 50 Diamond Valley Road, Markleeville CA 96120 3. PHONE NUMBER: [PHONE REDACTED] 4. LEAD AGENCY: Alpine County, CA 5. PROJECT TITLE: Alpine County Behavioral Health Facility 6. LOCATION: Woodfords, CA - approximately 0.85 acres located at 20736 State Route 89 (SR- 89), in the eastern portion of Alpine County, approximately one-half mile southeast of Woodfords and six miles north of Markleeville, California. 7. DESCRIPTION: The proposed project would build a new Behavioral Health Services (BHS) Facility that includes a landscaped garden and walking paths situated among existing on-site boulders. The facility would cover approximately 0.60 acres and consists of an approximately 4,000 square foot building, an approximately 9,000 square foot garden area, and includes approximately 10,500 square feet of parking. The project site is located immediately north of Alpine County’s Community Development and Public Works complex, and would be connected to it via existing roadways. The proposed project includes improvements along approximately 200 linear feet of an existing access road connecting to SR-89, and removal of the existing building (the Roadhouse). The total estimated area of disturbance is approximately 0.85 acres (35,600 square feet). PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: An initial study in accordance with Section 21080(c) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been completed. The Alpine County Community Development Department has proposed a determination that this project will not have a significant effect on the environment, and has issued a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration. This Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has also been submitted to the California State Clearing House for review as required by CEQA. DECISION ON THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION: The Alpine County Board of Supervisors will make the final decision on the proposed mitigation negative declaration. This decision is scheduled for the Board of Supervisors regular meeting on November 21, 2017, 9:00 a.m., Board of Supervisors Chambers, Alpine County Administration Building, 99 Water Street, Markleeville, CA. WHERE TO OBTAIN OR REVIEW DOCUMENTS: The Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration may have been posted on line at http://www.alpinecountyca.gov/index.aspx?NID=407. The documents are also available for review at the Alpine County Community Development Department office at the address listed above. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Written comments to be presented to the Board of Supervisors must be submitted to the Alpine County Community Development Department no later than 5 p.m. on Friday November 3, 2017. Comments may be mailed or delivered to the following address or emailed to Brian Peters at [EMAIL REDACTED]. Alpine County Community Development Department 50 Diamond Valley Road Markleeville CA 96120 ---PAGE BREAK--- If you challenge the project approval in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Alpine County Community Development Department by the deadline listed above. For additional information contact Brian Peters, Community Development Director at (530) 694-1361, [EMAIL REDACTED] Brian Peters, Community Development Director Environmental Coordinator For County Clerk Use Only: Date Posted: Date Removed: