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Lake County planning commissioners approve 150-foot Verizon tower at Clear Lake Oaks with 300-foot fire-clearance condition
Summary
Lake County planning commissioners approved a major use permit and Mitigated Negative Declaration for a 150-foot lattice wireless tower proposed by Sequoia on behalf of Verizon at 16200 East Highway 20, adding a condition requiring a 300-foot defensible-space clearance to address wildfire concerns.
Lake County planning commissioners voted to approve a proposed 150-foot lattice wireless communication tower for Sequoia on behalf of Verizon at 16200 East Highway 20 in Clear Lake Oaks, adopting the staff-recommended Mitigated Negative Declaration IS24-03 and approving major use permit PL2560/UP24-03 with conditions including a 300-foot fire-safety clearance.
Trish Turner, an associate planner with Lake County Community Development, told the commission the project would install a 150-foot lattice tower with nine antennas, three microwave antennas, nine remote radio units, two surge suppressors, one GPS antenna, three equipment cabinets, a 30-kilowatt diesel generator and a 147‑gallon diesel fuel storage tank. Turner said the site sits roughly 1.91 miles east of the Clear Lake Oaks community growth boundary on a hilltop already developed with an…
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