Encroachment Permit 12-26-6-US-0329/Applicant Ref. No. TD2400477
Summary
SCH Number
2026060263
Public Agency
California Department of Transportation, District 12
(DOT)
Document Title
Encroachment Permit 12-26-6-US-0329/Applicant Ref. No. TD2400477
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/5/2026
Document Description
The proposed project is located on SR-39 on the Bolsa-Oceanview-Trask 66kV transmission line in the City of Huntington Beach, Orange County, California. The proposed project consists of the replacement of a transmission pole. The existing and replacement poles have an above ground-level height of 75 feet. The proposed project is located along the western side of Beach Boulevard, approximately 35 feet north of Elmore Way and 623 ft south of Pine Street. Ground disturbance for the pole replacement includes installing a new pole in the same location as the existing pole (same-hole-set). The pole installation will create a hole measuring approximately 2-3 feet in diameter by 6-9 feet deep. The pole is accessible by truck. Traffic and pedestrian control may be required.
Contact Information
Name
Carmen Lo
Agency Name
Caltrans District 12
Job Title
Associate Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Huntington Beach
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
SR-39 on the Bolsa-Oceanview-Trask
State Highways
SR-39
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 15301 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
Class 1 consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The types of "existing facilities" itemized below are not intended to be all-inclusive of the types of projects which might fall within Class 1. The key consideration is whether the project involves negligible or no expansion of use.
(c) Existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities (this includes road grading for the purpose of public safety, and other alterations such as the addition of bicycle facilities, including but not limited to bicycle parking, bicycle-share facilities and bicycle lanes, transit improvements such as bus lanes, pedestrian crossings, street trees, and other similar alterations that do not create additional automobile lanes).
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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