Project Title:
Continuing Operation of an Existing Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Facility
County File:
#CDLP26-02025
Applicant:
Isabel Chavez – Network Connex for Verizon
Owners:
Michael R. & Lin Gustafson
Zoning/General Plan:
Agricultural Preserve District (A-4) / Agricultural Lands (AL)
Site Location:
2640 Hess Road, Concord, CA 94521
(APN: 118-050-018)
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Status:
Categorical Exemption: Class I, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b).
Project Planner:
Adrian Veliz, Senior Planner (925) 655-2879
Adrian.veliz@dcd.cccounty.us
Staff Recommendation:
Approve (See Section II for Full Recommendation)
PROJECT SUMMARY
The applicant requests approval of a Land Use permit to allow for the continuing operation of an existing Verizon wireless telecommunications facility established under Land Use Permit #CDLP15-02043, which expired on July 29, 2026. Presently, the wireless facility remains in operation and no modifications to the facility are proposed.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Zoning Administrator:
OPEN the public hearing on the Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Facility, RECEIVE testimony, and CLOSE the public hearing;
DETERMINE that the Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Facility is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301;
APPROVE the Land Use Permit, County File #CDLP26-02025, for the Verizon Wireless Telecommunications Facility
APPROVE findings in support of the Project;
APPROVE the project Conditions of Approval; and
DIRECT staff to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk.
GENERAL INFORMATION
General Plan: AL, Agricultural Lands
Zoning: A-4, Agricultural Preserve District
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Compliance: Categorical Exemption – Class 1: CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b), the continued operation of existing facilities of both investor and publicly owned util...
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