Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve Telecommunications Lease and Equipment Installation
Summary
SCH Number
2024040108
Public Agency
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Document Title
Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve Telecommunications Lease and Equipment Installation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/3/2024
Document Description
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (District) proposes entering into a Communications Lease agreement with DISH Wireless LLC (DISH) in the District’s Pulgas Ridge Open Space Preserve. The lease would allow DISH to install and operate telecommunication equipment on and adjacent to an existing PG&E tower for a minimum of ten years and up to twenty-five years. The Project proposes locating up to three antennas on the PG&E tower and installation of ground equipment contained at the base of the tower on an existing cement pad used by the previous lessee. The ground equipment would include an equipment cabinet, a power cabinet, a GPS unit, and a generator. The area would be enclosed by a fiber fence with a 4 ft. wide swing gate. The proposed Project would not result in an expansion of the existing footprint of current communications leases at the site.
Contact Information
Name
Jared Hart
Agency Name
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Edgewood Road and Highway 280
Parcel #
050-470-090
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The Project would include minor alterations of existing electric power and telecommunication facilities and does not propose an expansion of use.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15302
Reasons for Exemption
The project includes the installation of telecommunication equipment at a site previously occupied by equipment from another communications lessee. The new lessee’s equipment will be placed within the existing footprint of previous and current leases.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed Project includes limited installation of small new equipment and minor modifications of an existing structure including the placement of three antennas on an existing PG&E tower and positioning of equipment at the base of the tower on an existing cement pad.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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