Use Permit; UPE24-0032
Summary
SCH Number
2025110936
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
Use Permit; UPE24-0032
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/21/2025
Document Description
A Use Permit request to allow for the construction of an intermediate freestanding commercial telecommunication facility designed as a mono-eucalyptus, 85-feet in height. The request also includes construction of a 30KW backup generator with a 56-gallon fuel tank, within a 393.75-square-foot lease area enclosed within an 8-foot-tall chain link fence, and development of underground power and telecommunication conduits within the Riparian Corridor on a 238.58-acre parcel.
The use is consistent with the Sonoma County General Plan and Sonoma County Zoning Code. The project parcel is within the LIA 60 land use designation in the Sonoma County General Plan, which is intended to provide for agricultural uses, the proposed telecommunication facility however is compatible as a secondary use on this property and will not interfere with agriculture on this property.
The LIA (Land Intensive Agriculture) Zoning District allows for telecommunication facilities with an approved Use Permit.
Contact Information
Name
Levan King Cranston
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
New Cingular Wireless PCS LLC (dba "AT&T)
Agency Name
Permit Sonoma
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Sonoma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Napa Rd
Zip
95476
Total Acres
238.58
Parcel #
126-111-007
State Highways
Hwy 12
Township
T05N
Range
R05W
Section
22
Other Location Info
LIA(Land Intensive Agriculture) B6 60, LG/MTN (Local Guidelines for Taylor/Sonoma/Mayacamas Mountains) OAK (Oak Woodland) RC50/25 RC100/25 (Riparian Corridor) SR (Scenic Resource) VOH (Valley Oak Habitat)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption Section 15303(e) for New Construction of Small Structures.
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the CEQA Guidelines pursuant to the Provisions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code, Section 15303(e) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which provides for the construction of small structures. The project proposes development of a telecommunication facility within a 393.75-sqft lease area, with access utilizing an existing driveway. Development of underground conduits within the Riparian Corridor is not anticipated to cause any adverse impacts. There are no facts or circumstances specific to this project that would support an exception to the categorical exemption.
No exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply. There is no reasonable possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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