UPE23-0045
Summary
SCH Number
2025030082
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE23-0045
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/4/2025
Document Description
Use Permit for an intermediate freestanding telecommunication facility for Verizon. The project consists of the construction of a 70 ft tall faux water tower and associated on-ground infrastructure within a 30 x 30 lease area. Tower equipment consists of twelve panel-antennas, eight radios, two surge suppressors, one 30kW diesel generator for backup power, two utility cabinets, power and fiber appurtenances, pad-mounted transformer, and two surge protectors.
Contact Information
Name
Peter Kaljian
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jordan Randuch
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Valley Ford
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Vally Ford Free Stone Rd & Bodega Hwy
Zip
94922
Total Acres
64.01
Parcel #
026-100-013
Waterways
Ebbias Creek, Salmon Creek
Township
60N
Range
10W
Section
24
Base
MDBM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures)
Reasons for Exemption
This application is for a 70ft faux water tower telecommunication facility within a 900 sqft leased area. The foot print and silhouette of the project is less than examples of exempted projects under 15303. The project does not, on it’s own or cumulatively with other projects, represent a project under CEQA.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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