US Cellular Conditional Use Permit (CUP-00-26) for a 70' Tall Faux Wooden Water Tower Cellular Communications Facility
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2002112063
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
US Cellular Conditional Use Permit (CUP-00-26) for a 70' Tall Faux Wooden Water Tower Cellular Communications Facility
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Present Land Use: The approximately 80 acre parcel is developed with an abandoned Simpson Mill building, an office building for Sun Valley farms, and vast amounts of asphalt parking area used by the old mill, plus growing fields for the bulb farm and areas used for soil remediation.
General Plan Designation: The parcel has two different zones/land use designations: General Industry and Exclusive Agriculture. The designation of the portion of the parcel where the tower is proposed is General Industry. Aracata General Plan 1985 (ARC66). Density: none specified. Note: Development is outside the Coastal Zone. This parcel is within the City of Arcata's sphere of influence and pre-zoned Agriculture Exclusive.
Zoning: The parcel has two different zoning designations: Heavy Industrial with a Qualified combining Zone, and Agriculture Exclusive. The zoning of the portion of the parcel where the tower is proposed is Heavy Industrial with a Qualified combining zone. The "Q" zone prohibits any nontimber-related uses prior to the issuance of a CUP. No development is proposed for the AE portion which is within the Coastal Zone.
Document Description
A Conditional Use Permit & Special Permit application, Case Nos. CUP-00-25 & SP-00-56; US CELL SIMPSON, applicant; File No. APN 506-231-02; Arcata Bottoms area. A Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit for the development of a 70 foot high cellular communication tower (faux water tower), and the installation of a prefabricated 220 square foot equipment building. A lease agreement for a 40 foot by 25 foot portion of the approximately 80 acre parcel will be used for the cellular communications purposes.
Contact Information
Name
Alyson Hunter, Planner II
Agency Name
Humboldt County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Arcata
Counties
Humboldt
Cross Streets
Jackson Ranch Road with Simpson Mill Road
Zip
95521
Parcel #
506-231-02
State Highways
101, Samona Blvd.
Railways
Defunct logging spur off ...
Schools
Bloomfiled Elem. School, St. Mary's School
Township
6N
Range
1E
Section
19
Base
HM
Other Information
Acres: 1000 sf lease portion of ~80 acre parcel
Base: Humboldt Meridian
Railways cont.: Northern Pacific Line
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency
Development Types
Commercial (70' tall, non-lighted faux water tower cellular facility)(Employees no permanent)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Use Permit: Conditional
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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