Cal OES PSC License Agreement with DGS at Black Rock Communication Site, Blythe
Summary
SCH Number
2024090341
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Cal OES PSC License Agreement with DGS at Black Rock Communication Site, Blythe
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/11/2024
Document Description
The County of Riverside owns certain real property located in the County of Riverside, State of California, situated at latitude 33 36 49.5, longitude 114 46 7.0 and identified with Assessor’s Parcel Number 818-231-027. The site, known as Black Rock Communications Ste, contains existing electronic communications facilities, including a tower and antenna. Cal OES, acting through DGS, has been operating continuously since April 1, 2006. DGS is seeking a new License Agreement that will be for a five-year period, commencing July 1, 2023 and terminating June 30, 2028.
The License Agreement with CGS is defined as the proposed project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is the letting of property involving existing facilities; no substantial expansion of the existing facility will occur. The operation of the facility will continue to provide communication services. No additional direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Mike Sullivan
Agency Name
Riverside County
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Blythe
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
north of Black Rock Road and Interstate 10
Zip
92225
Parcel #
818-231-027
State Highways
I-10
Other Location Info
1 mile west of Blythe Airport
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1 Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair, maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited to the continued use of an existing communication site with the same tenant. The project will not substantially increase or expand the use of the site and is limited to the continued use of the site in a similar capacity; therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061 (b)(3) Common Sense
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed License Agreement will not result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use and operation of the facility will be substantially similar to the existing use and will not create any new environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the ongoing, existing use of the site would occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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