Santa Barbara County Last-Mile Broadband Program
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024051301
Lead Agency
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
Document Title
Santa Barbara County Last-Mile Broadband Program
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
2/27/2025
Document Description
The Project will include the installation of fiber optic cable in various locations throughout the County. High-level network designs for last-mile connections have been prepared for the nine Priority Areas. Components to be installed/constructed within the nine Priority Areas and communities proposed for additional future broadband installations include the following: broadband conduit (i.e., rigid casing to protect fiber optic cables from physical damage and the elements) with diameters between ¾-inch and 2 inches to be installed within road rights-of-way (ROWs); aboveground, prefabricated walk-in hut/shelters made of aggregate wall materials; small aboveground steel distribution cabinets/enclosures; distribution fiber, splice points, and drops; drop hubs; and small underground structures such as hand holes. Additional Project components that may be necessary to connect end-users to the middle-mile broadband network may include utility poles with aerial fiber and connection points, underground fiber markers, and signage. Once constructed, the broadband network components would generally operate passively, with only incidental maintenance typically consisting of weed abatement and periodic accessing of hand holes and splice cases from the ground surface along a given alignment.
Contact Information
Name
Fred Luna
Agency Name
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments
Job Title
Director of Project Delivery and Construction
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
Several
State Highways
101, 154, 246, 1, 135, 166
Railways
Union Pacific, BNSF, Amtrak
Airports
Santa Ynez, Lompoc, New Cuyama
Schools
Several
Waterways
Santa Ynez River, Santa Maria River, Cuyama River
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Santa Barbara Association of Governments
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.sbcag.org/project/santa-barbara-county-last-mile-broadband-program-environmental-impact-report/
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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