Verizon Wireless and Everest Infrastructure Partners (UP25-0003)
Summary
SCH Number
2026010339
Lead Agency
Butte County
Document Title
Verizon Wireless and Everest Infrastructure Partners (UP25-0003)
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
AG-160/Agriculture/Seasonal Grazing
Document Description
Proposed Conditional Use Permit to construct a new unmanned wireless communications monopole, 165’ in height. A five-foot tall lightning rod would extend from the top of the pole. Verizon’s ground equipment would consist of two equipment cabinets (with space for a third) and a 30 kW emergency backup generator with a 203-gallon diesel fuel tank, all installed on a concrete slab. The site would be secured by a 6’ tall chain link fence with brown slats and topped with barbed wire. Fiber-optic cable would be installed underground from Cole Canyon Road. The site would be accessed off the existing private access road (Flag Creek Road), with a new, approximately 300’ long all-weather access road with a fire turnaround, covering the remaining distance to the lease area. Three (3) three-foot, three (3) four-foot and three (3) six-foot panel antennas (nine total) would be attached with related equipment including remote radio unit (RRUs), overvoltage protection (OVP) boxes, one (1) microwave antenna and one (1) GPS antenna. The project includes (2) ground mounted radio cabinets with one equipment canopy on a reinforced concrete pad.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Michelena
Agency Name
Butte County
Job Title
Principal Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kevin Gallagher, Verizon Wireless and Everest Infrastructure Par
Agency Name
Applicant Contact
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Oroville
Counties
Butte
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Coal Canyon Road and Flag Creek Road
Zip
95965
Total Acres
144.88
Parcel #
041-140-023
State Highways
70
Railways
UPRR
Airports
None
Schools
None
Waterways
Dry Crk, Flag Canyon & Gold Run, Horsethief Canyon Strms
Township
20N
Range
03E
Section
1
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 Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (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), California State Lands Commission (SLC), 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 Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Telecommunication Facility)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils
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
State Comment Letters [Comments from State Reviewing Agency(ies)]
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