Monopole Telecommunications Facility Use Permit (UP23-0010/Harmoni Towers)

Monopole Telecommunications Facility Use Permit (UP23-0010/Harmoni Towers)

With approval of a Use Permit, the applicant, Harmoni Towers, would construct a new unmanned wireless communications monopole, 80’ in height with six (6) 8-foot antennas attached, and one remote radio unit. The project includes (2) ground mounted radio cabinets on a reinforced concrete pad; a fiber vault and a multimeter utility service mounted on an H-frame within a 50’ X 50’ lease area contained within a 6-foot high chain link fence with a 12-foot wide access gate. A new 25 kW generator and 240-gallon diesel fuel tank will be installed in a 5’x10’ raised concrete pad. All pervious area would be covered with gravel over a weed barrier. The site would be accessed from 16th Street via an existing unpaved access driveway along the eastern side of the property. The facility will be un-staffed, and once in operation will generate approximately one vehicle trip per quarter for routine maintenance and inspections. Per the noise study, the generator would be tested for approximately 15 minutes per week. The project is proposed for construction in late 2024. This will be part of an existing wireless network, but no other incremental activity is associated with this application. Up to two additional carriers could co-located on the monopole. Future colocation by other carriers will occur as dictated by carrier needs, and those projects would occur under future permits from the County.

Oroville

Butte

Countywide, Unincorporated

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation

Other (Telecommunications)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems