Supplement to Master Joint Revocable Permit 19-15 – Crown Castle Fiber LLC
Summary
SCH Number
2024090906
Public Agency
Port of Long Beach
Document Title
Supplement to Master Joint Revocable Permit 19-15 – Crown Castle Fiber LLC
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/24/2024
Document Description
The Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a supplement to the existing Master Joint Revocable Permit (MJRP) 19-15 with Crown Castle Fiber LLC, to allow for the placement of an overhead/aerial fiber optic line over the joint ports’ former Southern Pacific San Pedro Branch railroad right-of-way on existing poles located outside the right-of-way. The agreement will be effective upon the last execution by the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the respective Harbor Departments of the cities and is revocable by either party upon sixty (60) days’ notice to the other parties.
Contact Information
Name
Allyson Teramoto
Agency Name
Port of Long Beach
Job Title
Manager of CEQA/NEPA Practices
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
East Anaheim Street and Alameda Street
Zip
90744
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 (Class 1)
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15301 Existing Facilities (Class 1): The Class 1 Categorical Exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project consists of the issuance of a supplement to Master Joint Revocable Permit to allow placement of an overhead fiber optic line across the former UPRR San Pedro Branch Right-of-Way to existing poles located outside of the Joint Port’s property. The project involves negligible expansion of existing or former use.
The Port has determined that none of the exceptions to the exemptions in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15300.2 foreclose the use of the categorical exemption CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); Therefore the Project is exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required.
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303(d) (Class 3)
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15303(d) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (Class 3): The Class 3 Categorical Exemption consists of the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures. The installation of a new aerial communications fiber cable line on existing power poles constitutes the installation of small new equipment in small structures.
The Port has determined that none of the exceptions to the exemptions in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15300.2 foreclose the use of the categorical exemption CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); Therefore the Project is exempt from CEQA and no further environmental review is required.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
Disclaimer: The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) accepts no responsibility for the content or accessibility of these documents. To obtain an attachment in a different format, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. For more information, please visit OPR’s Accessibility Site.