California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 6 - Hazardous Fire Areas and Conditions*
Article 5 - Central Coast Region
Section 1205.3 - Pacheco Hazardous Fire Area

Pacheco Hazardous Fire Area is composed of approximately 95,720 acres (387.5 km2) of watershed land in Merced and Santa Clara Counties. The exterior boundary of the area is described as follows:

Commencing at the Gustine Forest Fire Station in Sec. 15, T8S, R8E; thence S along Mendota Canal to its jct. with Hwy. 33 at a point midway on the E sec. line of Sec. 7, T10S, R9E; thence S on Hwy. 33 to its jct. with Hwy. 152 at the SE cnr. of Sec. 18, T10S, R9E; thence W along Hwy. 152 to a point midway on S bdry. of Sec. 17, T10S, R8E; thence S along Harper Lane to its jct. with French Pass Rd.; thence SW along said road to Merced County line in French Pass on N sec. line of Sec. 32, T11S, R7E; thence N along county line to its jct. with Whisky Flat Rd., Sec. 6, T11S, R7E; thence N along Whisky Flat Rd., to bdry. of Rancho San Luis Gonzaga (a grant) in approx. the center of Sec. 31, T10S, R7E; thence W along bdry. of Rancho San Luis Gonzaga to its jct. with Hwy. 152, Sec. 32, T10S, R6E; thence NE along Hwy. 152 to its jct. with county line road in Sec. 16, T10S, R7E; thence in a general northerly direction along county line road to a point in Sec. 20, T9S, R7E, which forms jct. of Santa Clara, Stanislaus and Merced County lines; thence NE along Merced County line to its jct. with Sullivan Rd. in Sec. 16, T8S, R8E; thence E along said road to the point of beginning. (Refer to Department of Forestry map of Santa Clara County, Mt. Hamilton Unit, 1950 (Rev. 1954)).

1. Amendment of NOTE filed 6-20-79 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 25).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4253, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4251 and 4253, Public Resources Code.