Foothill-McClellan Pole Replacement Project
Summary
                SCH Number
            
            
                2023110195
            
        
                    Public Agency
            
            
                Sacramento Municipal Utility District
                
            
        
                Document Title
            
            Foothill-McClellan Pole Replacement Project
        
                Document Type
            
            
                NOE - Notice of Exemption
            
        
                Received
            
            
                    Posted
                
                
                    11/8/2023
                
            
                Document Description
            
            To improve and ensure safe and reliable electric service in Sacramento County, SMUD will replace 5 Transmission Poles 1639, 1651, 1656, 1661 and 1692. The 5 poles are located along Roseville Road, in the in the North Highlands neighborhood in Sacramento, and are along the Union Pacific Railroads.. The new poles will be of sufficient strength to support existing conductor. SMUD proposes to replace the wood poles with a combination of wood and steel poles. The height of the new poles ranges from 55 to 90 feet tall. The new poles will be placed within 10 feet of the existing pole. Soil that is removed from the new hole will be placed back into the old hole or will be taken off site and disposed of appropriately.  Construction is scheduled for November 6 through 9, 2023 or soon thereafter and will take approximately 3 days.    
All project access will be from Roseville Rd. Traffic and pedestrian control will follow all standard safety measures for construction and will be implemented in consultation with the Sacramento County Public Works and Transportation Services Department, if necessary. 
        Contact Information
                        Name
                    
                    
                        Aziza Ubaka-Sampson
                    
                
                        Agency Name
                    
                    
                        SMUD
                    
                
                            Job Title
                        
                        
                            Environmental Specialist
                        
                    
                        Contact Types
                    
                    
                        Lead/Public Agency
                    
                
                            Phone
                        
                        
                    Location
                    Cities
                
                Sacramento
            
                    Counties
                
                Sacramento
            
                    Regions
                
                Citywide, Countywide
            
                    Cross Streets
                
                
                    Roseville Road and Gilman Way
                
            
                    Zip
                
                
                    95660
                
            
                    Other Location Info
                
                
                    Along Roseville Road and Gilman Way, in the North Highlands Neighborhood of Sacramento, CA 95660   
                
            Notice of Exemption
                            Exempt Status
                        
                        
                            Categorical Exemption
                        
                    
                            Type, Section or Code
                        
                        
                            CEQA PRC Section 21080(b)(9), 21084
                        
                    
                            Reasons for Exemption
                        
                        
                            Under CEQA Guidelines §15062, a lead agency must identify the rationale for making the determination that a project is exempt under CEQA.  SMUD has determined that the Foothill-McClellan Pole Replacement Project is exempt under CEQA Guideline §15302 which states that Class 2 Exemptions consist of “replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced...”  The Foothill-McClellan Pole Replacement Project involves the replacement of existing wood poles near the same location with no expansion of service and therefore is considered exempt in accordance with CEQA Guidelines §15302. 
                        
                    
                        County Clerk
                    
                    Sacramento
                Attachments
                        Notice of Exemption
                    
                    
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