City Hotel Restaurant Fence for Garden

The City Hotel Restaurant Fence for Garden project, managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation Central Valley District, involves the installation of a 30-foot fencing alignment at Columbia State Historic Park in Tuolumne County. The primary objective is to fully enclose a garden space that will supply herbs and vegetables to the Columbia City Hotel Restaurant and What Cheer Saloon in accordance with existing concession contracts. To maintain historical integrity, all plants within the garden must be cultivated in either raised beds or historically appropriate pots. The project has been granted a Notice of Exemption under California regulatory classes for small park facilities and minor land alterations. The technical scope of work requires the excavation of six holes, each 12 inches in diameter and 18 to 20 inches deep. The installation includes four 4-inch by 4-inch treated wood posts secured with compacted gravel, as well as two additional treated wood posts that will support one 36-inch wide person gate. The structure will be framed with 2-inch by 4-inch boards at the top and base of the posts and finished with the vertical attachment of 5-foot-tall, 1-inch by 12-inch rough-sawn cedar fence boards. Administrative oversight for this project is provided by Andrew Collum, Environmental Scientist, and District Superintendent Danielle Gerhart.