Permit No. 19895: Broadband Network Infrastructure Project- SR 155 at Kern River (Bridge No. 50- 0148) at Post Mile 70.07
Summary
SCH Number
2024090691
Public Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Document Title
Permit No. 19895: Broadband Network Infrastructure Project- SR 155 at Kern River (Bridge No. 50- 0148) at Post Mile 70.07
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/18/2024
Document Description
To install one (1) two-inch diameter conduit, housing a fiber optic cable, across Kern River at Bridge No. 50-0148. The conduit is to be installed by trenching 2 to 6 feet deep on either end of the bridge and by attaching it to the bridge’s upstream left overhang.
Contact Information
Name
Angela Nguyen-Tan
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Lake Isabella
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
State Highways
155
Other Location Info
The project is located on State Route 155, PM 70.07, at approximately 35.640309°N, 118.482660°W, crossing Bridge No. 50-0148, in the City of Lake Isabella, Kern County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Public Resources Code Section 21080.51
Reasons for Exemption
The project is statutorily exempt under the provisions of CEQA. The Board’s approval involves issuing an encroachment permit for the installation of a Broadband Network Infrastructure which is exempt under the statutory exemption of the CEQA Public Resources Code Section 21080.51.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA CCR, Title 14, Sections 15303 and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The Board has determined that the project is exempt from CEQA under the Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures categorical exemption (CEQA CCR, Title 14, Section 15303), because the activity consists of the installation of utility extensions. The project is also exempt under the Class 4, Minor Alterations to Land categorical exemption (CEQA CCR, Title 14, Section 15304), because the project involves minor public alterations in the condition of the land which does not involve the removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees. Further, none of the exceptions to the exemption in CEQA CCR, Title 14, Section 15300.2 apply.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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