Foothills-Broadband Expansion in Placer County Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100141
Public Agency
Placer County
Document Title
Foothills-Broadband Expansion in Placer County Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2024
Document Description
Placer County's Information Technology Department submitted a Federal Funding Account grant application to the CPCU on September 28, 2023, requesting funding in the amount of $23,752,674 for the "Foothills - Broadband Expansion in Placer County" project. This project aims to expand fiber broadband services utilizing existing right of ways to approximately 3,825 locations in the Applegate, Cape Horn, Magra, and Alta communities.
Contact Information
Name
Jarrett Thiessen
Agency Name
Placer County
Job Title
Chief Information Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Janeann Lyons
Agency Name
Placer Community Development
Job Title
Administrative Technician
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Applegate, Cape Horn, Magra, and Alta, communities
Counties
Placer
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Applegate, Cape Horn, Magra, and Alta communities, Placer County
Other Information
This project aims to expand fiber broadband services utilizing existing right of ways to approximately 3,825 locations in the Applegate, Cape Horn, Magra, and Alta Communities.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Sections 15301, 15303(d), and 15304(f)
Reasons for Exemption
This broadband expansion project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301: Existing Facilities (the project consists of minor alteration to existing facilities involving negligible expansion of use), CEQA Guidelines
section 15303(d): New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures (the project consists of construction of new, small facilities related to utility extensions), and CEQA Guidelines section 15304(f): Minor Alterations to Land (the project consists of minor alterations in the condition of land including minor trenching and backfilling where the surface is restored).
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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