AT&T Wireless Telecommunication Facility (25PLN-0011)
Summary
SCH Number
2026040727
Lead Agency
City of Grass Valley
Document Title
AT&T Wireless Telecommunication Facility (25PLN-0011)
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
The project parcel is zoned as Town Core (TC). The Grass Valley 2020 General Plan identifies the site as Commercial (C).
Document Description
A request made to the Development Review Committee and Planning Commission. The project parcel is 2.49-acres in size. The project proposal entails a 73-foot tall wireless facility proposed to be camouflaged as a clock tower that would reach a total of 81-feet in height, with a 441 square-foot lease area and associated equipment. The tower is proposed as a detached structure on a commercially developed property that hosts the Gold Miners Inn hotel and additional ground level storefronts. A Major Use Permit is required for land use approval of the wireless facility. A Development Permit (local action) is required for review of the new development.
Contact Information
Name
Vanessa Franken
Agency Name
Planning Dept., City of Grass Valley
Job Title
Associate Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Consulting Firm
Phone
Name
Nick Tagas
Agency Name
51 Wireless, on behalf of AT&T.
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Grass Valley
Counties
Nevada
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Northern California
Cross Streets
Bank Street and Tinloy Street
Zip
95945
Total Acres
2.49
Parcel #
008-373-018
State Highways
State Highway 49/20
Schools
Grass Valley Charter School at Hennessy, South Auburn Street
Waterways
Wolf Creek
Township
16N
Range
24
Section
8E
Base
MDM
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 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 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 Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, 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
Development Types
Other (Wireless Telecommunications Facility - 441 SF equipment area)
Local Actions
Use Permit, Development Review Application (Local)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Wildfire, Speculation that tower height and aesthetics from local downtown community.
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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