The Towers, LLC (UP25-0002)
Summary
SCH Number
2025080301
Lead Agency
Butte County
Document Title
The Towers, LLC (UP25-0002)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture (rice fields) and accessory agricultural structures
Document Description
Construct a new unmanned wireless communications monopole, 100’ in height with twelve (12) 8-foot antennas attached, twelve remote radio unit (RRUs), four (4) new surge protectors, one (1) 6-foot microwave antenna and (1) GPS antenna. The project includes (2) ground mounted radio cabinets with equipment canopy on one elevated and reinforced concrete pad. A fiber box and a multimeter utility service would be mounted on a H-frame within a 50’ X 50’ lease area contained within a 6-foot high chain link fence with a 12-foot wide access gate. One 30 kW backup generator and a 128-gallon diesel fuel tank will be installed within the fenced lease area on a 3’8” x 6’ elevated concrete pad.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Michelena
Agency Name
Butte County Development Services
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
The Towers, LLC
Agency Name
Samantha Hermann
Job Title
Planning & Permitting Lead
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Name
Birdseye Planning Group
Agency Name
Ryan Birdseye
Job Title
Principal
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Area - Richvale
Counties
Butte
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Richvale Highway and Colony Road
Zip
95965
Total Acres
36.66
Parcel #
029-100-009
State Highways
162
Railways
UPRR
Airports
None
Schools
Richvale Elementary
Waterways
Cherokee Canal
Township
19N
Range
2E
Section
16
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (100' monopole with 2,500 square foot leased area)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Biological Resources
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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