Memorandum
Date: October 9, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Mireya G. Turner, Director
Prepared by: Trish Turner, Associate Planner
Subject: Consideration of Major Use Permit (UP 23-03/ PL-25-63) for a 150' tall monopole wireless communication tower within a 50' x 50' lease area containing support equipment for the tower; Location: 6720 Leslie Place, Lucerne (APN: 006-003-01); Applicant: Vertical Bridge (VB BTS II, LLC)
Executive Summary:
Consideration for a Major Use Permit (UP 23-03/ PL-25-63) to construct a new 150' tall monopine cell tower designed to look like a pine tree including 12 antennas, one MW antenna, six RRUS, one GPS antenna, two ground-mounted radio cabinets and 50' by 50' lease area to house equipment needed to support the tower. The lease area will be enclosed by a 6' tall chain link fence. The applicant attempted to co-locate the facility but was not able to find an existing tower within this area that would allow co-location. The applicant is proposing some tree removal for widening the access road to the tower.
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission take the following actions:
A. Adopt Initial Study (IS 23-07/ PL-25-63) for Major Use Permit (UP 23-03/ PL-25-63) with the following findings:
1. Potential impacts to Aesthetics can be mitigated to 'less than significant' levels with the inclusion of mitigation measure AES-1 through AES-3.
2. Potential impacts to Air Quality can be mitigated to less than significant levels with the inclusion of mitigation measures AQ-1 and AQ-2.
3. Potential environmental impacts related to Biological Resources can be mitigated to less than significant with the inclusion of mitigation measure BIO-1 through BIO-3.
4. Potential environmental impacts related to Cultural Resources can be mitigated to less than significant levels by mitigation measures CUL-1 through CUL-3.
5. Potential impacts to geological and soil resources can be mitiga...
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