Use Permit #25-07 (Verizon Wireless - Black Butte Lake)
Tehama County
Description
Verizon Wireless applied for a use permit for a project at Black Butte Lake. The Commission was scheduled to hold a public hearing and consider approval with staff-recommended conditions.
Impact summary
Nothing was decided — the cell facility permit appeal will come back before the board at a later meeting.
Applicant
- Name
- Verizon Wireless
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Board of Supervisors
Last discussed Aug 25, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Board of Supervisors — August 25, 2026
The Board was scheduled to hold a public hearing on the appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of Verizon's use permit at Black Butte Lake, but the Planning Department pulled the item and the hearing never happened.
Planning Commission — June 4, 2026
A 100-foot cell tower (gray monopole after commission direction) on two parcels at the Crane Mills property, approved 3-1 with a condition to shift it as far north as possible and amended road-access conditions.
Related issues (2)
Verizon cell tower siting near Paskenta residences
A 100-foot Verizon tower is planned on Crane Mill Road, just 103 to 340 feet from homes. Residents wanted it moved to a nearby hilltop, but federal shot-clock deadlines (day 141 of 150) forced a decision now. The commission approved it with a condition pushing the tower as far north — and away from homes — as the parcel allows.
Verizon Wireless telecommunications facility at Black Butte Lake
Verizon Wireless is seeking a county use permit for a project at Black Butte Lake, which could affect cell service for residents and visitors in that area. The public hearing was the chance for neighbors to weigh in before the Commission decided.
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