Conditional Use Permit for Verizon Wireless project in Santa Maria.

NOTICE OF PENDING ACTION BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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Notice is hereby given that the Director of the Planning and Development Department intends to take an action to approve, approve with conditions, or deny an application for a Conditional Use Permit-Minor for the project described below. At this time it is not known when this action may occur; however, the earliest this action may occur is on the eleventh day following the date of this notice, as indicated below.
PUBLIC COMMENT: A public hearing will not be held on this matter. Anyone interested in this matter is invited to submit written testimony in support or opposition to the proposed project 23CUP‑00042. All letters should be addressed to Planning and Development, 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria 93455‑3623, Attention: Alia Vosburg. Letters, with two copies, should be received in the office of the Planning and Development Department a minimum of 24 hours prior to the earliest date of action by the Director identified above.
To receive additional information regarding this project, and/or to view the application and plans, or to provide comments on the project, please contact Alia Vosburg at Planning and Development, 624 West Foster Road, Suite C, Santa Maria 93455‑3623, or by email at avosburg@countyofsb.org, or by phone at (805) 934‑6259.
PROPOSAL: VERIZON WIRELESS @ 2800 TELEPHONE ROADPROJECT ADDRESS: 2800 TELEPHONE RD, SANTA MARIA, CA 934544th SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT
DATE OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ACTION: On or after 4/14/2026, the Director of the Planning and Development Department intends to approve this Conditional Use Permit-Minor for the development described below, based on the ability to make all of the required findings and subject to the terms and conditions.
PERMIT NUMBER: 23CUP‑00042 APPLICATION FILED:07/30/2025
ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NO.: 129‑010‑036ZONING:AG‑II‑40PROJECT AREA: 15.97PROJECT DESCRIPTION:Applicant:Verizon WirelessProposed Project: New, faux water tower, telecommunication facility, 50-feet in height. The following equipment will be placed on the tower: six 6-foot panel antennas and three 3-foot panel antennas within three sectors, and six remote radio units. The following equipment would be placed on the ground: three equipment cabinets on a new concrete pad, one 400-amp meter bank, one telco cabinet, one ILC panel, one GPS antenna, one transformer, two surge suppressors, one 35-kilowatt backup generator, 500-gallon propone tank, and six service lights. All equipment will be located behind a proposed 6’ tall redwood fence within a 30’ x 30’ equipment enclosure.
APPEALS:The decision of the Director of the Planning and Development Department to approve, conditionally approve, or deny this Conditional Use Permit‑Minor 23CUP‑00042 may be appealed to the County Planning Commission by the applicant or an aggrieved person. The appeal must be filed within the 10 calendar days following the date that the Director takes action on this application. To qualify as an "aggrieved person" the appellant must have, in person or through a representative, informed the Planning and Development Department by appropriate means prior to the Director Action of the nature of their concerns, or, for good cause, was unable to do so.
Appeals must be filed with the Planning and Development Department online at https://aca‑prod.accela.com/sbco/Default.aspx, by 5:00 p.m. within the timeframe identified above. In the event that the last day for filing an appeal falls on a non‑business day of the County, the appeal may be timely filed on the next business day.
CHALLENGES: If you challenge the project 23CUP‑00042 in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in written correspondence to the Planning and Development Department.
For additional information regarding the appeal process, contact Alia Vosburg.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Information about this project review process may also be viewed at:https://ca‑santabarbaracounty.civicplus.pro/1499/Planning‑Permit‑Process‑Flow‑Chart
Pub dates: Apr 3, 2026Legal 579593