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Planning commission approves 150‑foot Verizon tower near Clear Lake Oaks with 300‑foot fire‑safety condition
Summary
Lake County planners approved a 150‑foot lattice wireless tower proposed by Sequoia on behalf of Verizon at 16200 East Highway 20, finding impacts mitigable through a Mitigated Negative Declaration and adding a 300‑foot defensible‑space condition after public safety concerns.
The Lake County Planning Commission voted to approve a Major Use Permit and adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a 150‑foot lattice wireless communications tower proposed by Sequoia on behalf of Verizon Wireless at 16200 East Highway 20, Clear Lake Oaks.
Trish Turner, an associate planner with Lake County Community Development, told commissioners the project includes nine antennas, three microwave antennas, remote radio units, a 30‑kilowatt diesel generator and a 147‑gallon diesel fuel storage tank. Turner said the site sits on a hilltop already developed with an existing wireless facility and PG&E transmission towers and would “benefit the local community, emergency service providers, and visitors by enabling better cell coverage in the Clear Lake Oaks area.”
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