SOUTH COAST RESEARCH AND EXTENSIONCENTERCELLTOWER EXPANSION PROJECT: The University of California, South Coast Research and Extension Center (SCREC) proposes to construct two new cellular phone tower sites adjacent to an existing cell phone tower. Each tower site would include a phone tower, antennas at the top of the tower, and an equipment area to serve the proposed tower. Each new tower would be constructed to mimic the palm tree appearance of the existing cellular phone tower and would be 60 feet tall to match the existing tower and provide the desired telecommunication service capability. At the base of each tower, the proposed project would consist of fenced enclosures of approximately 800 square feet containing the towers and up to 6 equipment cabinets for the electronic components associated with the communication transmissions. The metal equipment cabinets would be mounted on a concrete slab approximately 15 feet from the antennae tower and screened from view by the use of a chainlink fence with green-colored vinyl slats. For occasional maintenance purposes at each new site, locked pedestrian gates would be installed on Modjeska Road and Irvine Boulevard.
The proposed project would be located at the southern corner of the SCREC near the intersection of Irvine Boulevard and Modjeska Road. The SCREC consists of 200 acres for conducting agricultural research and extension activities. Most of the SCREC land is used for agricultural research and has active sites for conducting field crop or orchard research. The SCREC includes mostly dirt roads for access to the field facilities and an underground irrigation system for watering the field crops and orchard trees. Developed facilities at the SCREC include a main administration building, several supporting buildings for equipment storage, greenhouses, a shade building for growing plants, four houses for staff, a three-person dormitory, and a laboratory for processing research plant samples. Access to the SCREC is provided from a driveway along the west edge of the SCREC facing Irvine Boulevard.
Environmental Review Timeline- Proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study released for public review (8/13/07)
- Public Review Period (8/13/07 to 9/13/07)
- Public comments on Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study due by 5:00PM on September 13, 2007
- University review and approval (expected September 2007)
- Notice of Intent and Public Notice (8/13/07)
- Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study (8/13/07)
- Appendices to the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study (8/13/07)
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