HomeMy WebLinkAboutVII.B.Telecommunication Facilities.2 PowerPointZoning Code Amendment
County Initiated (ZCA22-0003)
August 11, 2022
Planning Commission Hearing
Staff Recommendation
•Adopt the Resolution making findings and recommending
the amendment of Butte County Code Chapter 24,Zoning
Ordinance,Article 26,Telecommunication Facilities to the
Board of Supervisors,and find this Zoning Ordinance
amendment is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Article 26 –Telecommunication Facilities
The purpose of the Telecommunication Facilities ordinance
is to establish standards for the placement and design of
wireless telecommunication facilities.
It applies to all commercial wireless telecommunications
facilities for the transmission or reception of wireless
telephone,radio,television,and other telecommunication
signals.
The facilities subject to these standards include all
equipment and network components such as towers,utility
poles,transmitters,base stations,and emergency power
systems that are integral to providing wireless
telecommunications services.
CEQA
•This Ordinance amends the Zoning Ordinance to make it conform to
federal and State law by paraphrasing federal and State requirements
regarding reasonable time periods for processing applications and
which modifications constitute a substantial change.
•The Ordinance does not expand or alter the locations in which a
telecommunication facility may be located and does not expand or
alter the size of a telecommunication facility except as required by
federal law.
•This Ordinance will not have a direct or reasonably foreseeable
indirect effect on the environment and is thus not a project.
Project Description
•The proposed amendments include:
-Bringing the ordinance into compliance with current State
and federal laws regarding what does not constitute
substantial changes to an existing communication facility
and to include defined reasonable timeframes for
processing applications.
-Remove the requirements of the owner or operator of the
communication facility to provide annual written
verification that the RF/EMF emitted by the facility
conforms to safety standards set by the FCC.
(section 24-181 R)
Project Description (Cont.)
•The proposed amendments include:
-Removing the language that the permit issued for the
facility shall be valid for ten (10)years,unless extended
by the Zoning Administrator.(section 24-185)
-Removing the requirement for a bond for a one-time
test after the facility is in operation and bond for the
removal of the facility when if it is abandoned.
(section 24-186 A &B)
Project Description (Cont.)
•The proposed amendments do not change the type of
permit required for a new facility or collocation as identified
in section 24-179 A.
Public Comments
•No public comments were received prior to this hearing.
Next Step
The Planning Commission’s recommendations concerning
the proposed amendment will be provided to the Board of
Supervisors for their consideration at a future public hearing.