Verizon Wireless / Conditional Use Permit / N-DRC2024-00023 (ED24-197)
Summary
SCH Number
2025020574
Public Agency
San Luis Obispo County
Document Title
Verizon Wireless / Conditional Use Permit / N-DRC2024-00023 (ED24-197)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/18/2025
Document Description
Hearing to consider a request by Verizon Wireless for a Conditional Use Permit (N-DRC2024-00023) to allow for the construction and operation of a new wireless communications facility consisting of six (6) panel antennas and six (6) remote radio units (RRUs) located within a 50-foot-tall faux water tower. Ancillary equipment includes a 30kW diesel generator, equipment cabinets, and PG&E transformer within an 8-foot-tall concrete block wall enclosure. The proposed project will result in the disturbance of approximately 1450-square-feet on a 21-acre parcel. The proposed project is within the Residential Rural land use category and is located at 1980 Bridle Ridge Trail, approximately 0.4-miles north of the San Luis Obispo Urban Reserve Line. The site is in the San Luis Obispo North Sub Area of the San Luis Obispo Planning Area.
Contact Information
Name
Dominic Dal Porto
Agency Name
County of San Luis Obispo
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Madison LaScalza
Agency Name
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
San Luis Obispo
Counties
San Luis Obispo
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
93405
Total Acres
21
Parcel #
073-331-037
Other Location Info
1980 Bridle Ridge Trail, San Luis Obispo, County of San Luis Obispo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15303; Class: 3
Reasons for Exemption
The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption (Class 3) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) because the construction of a wireless communications facility is minor in nature and the design will visually blend with the rural character of the surrounding area. Proposed development will occur on a previously-disturbed area of the property used for storage of horse trailers. The proposed project is surrounded by other similarly developed rural lots and would not change the primary use of the right-of-way or the general street and neighborhood design. It would not result in any significant effects relating to traffic, since the facility is unmanned, with a technician visiting the site as required for routine maintenance. A visual study demonstrated the proposed project will not impact any scenic resources for any officially designated scenic highway because the project is small in nature and has been designed to blend in with the existing agrarian development (Geer; September 17, 2024). The location of the proposed project is not within any hazardous waste site compiled pursuant to Gov. Code § 65962.5. The proposed project does not involve or does not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. The site disturbance resulting from the project will only remove a minimal amount of ruderal vegetation and does not propose to remove any healthy, mature, or scenic trees. The project site has an average slope of 12% and site disturbance will not occur in a flood zone, or near any streams, and would not have a significant effect on drainage or water quality.
County Clerk
San Luis Obispo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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