EX2025-04
Summary
SCH Number
2025081107
Public Agency
Modoc County
Document Title
EX2025-04
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/25/2025
Document Description
CAL-ORE Telephone project proposes to place telephone cable, conduit, and handholds within the right-of-way of County maintained roads in the north and western communities in Modoc County. The purpose of the project is to provide enhanced services for rural communities and provide residents living along the proposed routes to stay connected in an equitable manner as experienced by larger population centers. Right-of-way
Contact Information
Name
Sean Curtis
Agency Name
Modoc County Planning Department
Job Title
Interim Planning Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Keith Nelson
Agency Name
Cal Ore Telephone
Job Title
O.S.P. Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Modoc
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Information
Multiple Roadways in Modoc County (see project description)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Ministerial
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(1); 15268
Reasons for Exemption
Environmental Review Application EX2025-04 includes of the installation fiber optic cable installation in Modoc County Rights-of-way for upgraded telephone service for the benefit of rural communities. Review of the project as proposed meets the required criteria for consistency with Modoc County Code Section 18.100.010(C) Public Utilities. Except as otherwise specified, public utility transmission lines and distribution poles and lines, whether above or under-ground, are permitted by right in any zone district. Based on the project description for the baseline condition or each segment of buried telecommunication segment of buried telecommunication conduit/cable occurs in existing road right-of-way or adjacent to improved roads and shoulder and is regularly maintained. The Exemption recommended is based on the scope, design, and review of documents provided by CAL-ORE Telephone. This project qualifies for an exemption under CEQA Section 15268, where a project is determined to to be ministerial by the lead agency as determined by it's own laws.
County Clerk
Modoc
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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