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BUTTE COUNTY
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
KEEFER ROAD WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA25-0002)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Butte County has prepared an Initial Study in accordance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is considering the adoption of a Negative
Declaration for the project described below. The County has prepared this Notice of Intent to Adopt
a Negative Declaration to provide an opportunity for input from public agencies, organizations, and
interested parties on the environmental analysis addressing the potential effects of the proposed
project. The IS/ND is available for review on the County’s website at
https://www.buttecounty.net/363/California-Environmental-Quality-Act-CEQ.
Project Information
Project: Keefer Road Wireless Telecommunication Facility (CEQA25-0002)
Location: The project site is at 4007 Keefer Road, on the southwest corner of Keefer Road and Garner
Lane, north of Chico; Assessor Parcel Number: 047-600-005
Project Description: Proposal to establish a lease agreement between Butte County and Verizon
Wireless for a 50 x 50-foot (2,500 square feet) lease area within a vacant 6.19-acre County-owned
property to develop a new wireless communication facility Upon execution of the lease, the applicant,
Epic Wireless Group LLC (on behalf of Verizon Wireless), will seek approval of a Conditional Use
Permit to construct a wireless telecommunications tower. The proposed tower would be up to 100 feet
in height and designed as a monopole, monopine, or faux water tank. The facility would include an
equipment shelter to support Verizon Wireless communication systems and allow for future co-
location by other wireless carriers. The final tower design will be determined during the review of the
Conditional Use Permit.
The Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) is on file for public review and comment starting
October 1, 2025, to October 30, 2025. All comments for the IS/ND must be submitted in writing and
received by 5:00 pm, Thursday, October 30, 2025. Written comments may be submitted to the
project planner, Rowland Hickel, Senior Planner, Butte County Development Services Department,
Planning Division, 7 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965. Phone: (530) 552-3684 Email:
rhickel@buttecounty.net. The Butte County Planning Commission will consider the proposed project
at a public hearing on a future date to be determined.
PAULA DANELUK, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES