UPE24-0033
Summary
SCH Number
2026070589
Public Agency
Sonoma County
Document Title
UPE24-0033
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/15/2026
Document Description
A Use Permit to allow for the construction of an intermediate freestanding commercial telecommunication facility designed as a standard 65-foot monopole, painted sky blue, and associated ground-mounted equipment enclosed within a 6-foot-tall chain link fence located within a 1,600-square-foot lease area, connected to overhead power lines on a 200.06-acre parcel.
Contact Information
Name
Levan King Cranston
Agency Name
Sonoma County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Assurance Development
Agency Name
VB BTS II, LLC
Job Title
Project Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Petaluma
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
N/A
Zip
94952
Total Acres
200.06
Parcel #
020-120-006
Township
T04N
Range
R07W
Section
8
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
LEA B6 100 (Land Extensive Agriculture 100 acres per dwelling unit density), LEA B6 60 (Land Extensive Agriculture 60 acres per dwelling unit density), RC50/50 (Riparian Corridor) SR (Scenic Resource) VOH (Valley Oak Habitat)
4690 D St Petaluma CA94952
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorical Exemption, CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction of a Small Structure.
Reasons for Exemption
Permit Sonoma has determined that the proposed Telecommunication Facility is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures as development will be limited within a 1,600-square-foot lease area. There are no facts or circumstances specific to this project that would support an exception to the categorical exemption.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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