T-Mobile Wireless Communications Co-Location Facility/ Minor Use Permit (PROJ-25-0004)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025110278
Lead Agency
Butte County
Document Title
T-Mobile Wireless Communications Co-Location Facility/ Minor Use Permit (PROJ-25-0004)
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/23/2025
Document Description
Applicant T-Mobile proposes to install (1) a co-location on an existing tower owned and operated by South Feather Water and Power Agency (SFWPA) and (2) establish a lease agreement for a 10 x 15 foot (150 square feet) area next to the tower within a developed 3.56-acre property owned by SFWPA. T-Mobile seeks approval of a Minor Use Permit for a proposed: co-location, fenced facility with equipment on the lease area, easement to connect to an existing pole, and ice bridge from the lease area to the tower. The 6 antennas and related equipment would be approximately 180 feet high, antenna centerline on the 202 feet tower. The project site is a 3.56-acre parcel at 5494 Forbestown Road, Forbestown CA 95941. The site is located on the southside of Forbestown Road, approximately 1,543 feet east of New York Flat Road and 1,288 feet west of Challenge Cut-off Road.
On December 17, 2025 the Butte County Zoning Administrator adopted the Negative Declaration prepared for the project and approved the Minor Use Permit with conditions.
Contact Information
Name
Alyssa Mendoza
Agency Name
Butte County Development Services
Job Title
Assistant Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jeff Lienert
Agency Name
T-Mobile West, LLC
Job Title
Agent
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Forbestown
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Forbestown Road
Zip
95941
Total Acres
3.56
Parcel #
073-310-002
Waterways
Forbestown Ravine, Mosquito Gulch, S Fork Feather River
Township
19N
Range
06E
Section
11
Base
MDB&M
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Butte County Zoning Administrator
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Butte
Final Environmental Document Available at
Butte County Department of Development Services
Planning Division
7 County Center Drive
Oroville CA 95965
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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