Arcadian Infracom 2, LLC’s California Middle Mile Broadband Network Willits Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024071033
Public Agency
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC)
Document Title
Arcadian Infracom 2, LLC’s California Middle Mile Broadband Network Willits Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/26/2024
Document Description
Installation of telecommunications infrastructure to enhance wireless and broadband access and speeds. The project is a 6,017-foot, high-capacity, underground cable system that would run along existing city rights-of-way (ROWs) in Willits, California.
Contact Information
Name
Andrew Chan
Agency Name
California Public Utilities Commission
Job Title
Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Willits
Counties
Mendocino
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
N Main St
Other Location Info
The project's southern end starts in Willits about 125 feet south of the intersection centerline of Redwood Highway/Main Street and State Route 20. The project travels north through downtown Willits along the western side of Redwood Highway (South Main Street, Main Street, and North Main Street) and ends 300 feet south of the northern city limits, south of the intersection with US 101 Willits Bypass.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 and 3. 14 CCR § 15301. 14 CCR § 15303
Reasons for Exemption
The CPCN states that the applicable CEQA exemptions for this project may
include Class 1 and 3. Class 1 includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing or minor alteration of existing public or private structures and facilities, with negligible or no expansion of an existing use. This includes existing facilities used to provide public utility services. 14 CCR § 15301. Class 3 includes the construction including water main, sewage, electrical, gas and other utility extensions of reasonable length to serve such construction. This includes the construction of limited numbers of new small facilities or utility extensions. 14 CCR § 15303. The project would qualify for
one of these Categorical Exemptions because:
1. There is no reasonable possibility of a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances;
2. There are no significant cumulative impacts from projects of the same type will result; and
3. Based on a review of existing information, the high level of disturbance and development along the alignment, and results of field surveys, the project will have no impacts on a uniquely sensitive environment. (Guidelines § 15300.2.)