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Hearing to consider a request for a five-year review of an existing cellular telecommunications facility [Five-Year Review-Special Use Permit S00-0007-R-2/North El Dorado Hills]** on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 125-100-06, consisting of 3.43 acres, in the El Dorado Hills area, submitted by T-Mobile Wireless; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following actions:
1) Find Special Use Permit S00-0007-R-2 to be exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines;
2) Find that based on this five-year review period, the approved telecommunication facility substantially conforms to the Conditions of Approval for S00-0007;
3) Remove Condition of Approval number 7 as follows:
7. Due to the ever-changing technology of wireless communication systems, this special use permit shall be reviewed by the El Dorado County Planning Commission every five years. At each five-year review, the permit holder shall provide the Planning Commission with a status report on the then current use of the subject property and related equipment. The Planning Commission shall review the status report and, based on an assessment of the information provided, current wireless technology, and possible local or cumulative impacts, determine whether to: (1) Modify the conditions of approval in order to reduce identified adverse impacts; and/or (2) Initiate proceedings to revoke the special use permit, requiring the facility’s removal, if it is no longer an integral part of the wireless communications system. By operation of this condition, it is the intent of County to reserve the right to modify or add new conditions, consistent with the language specified above. The failure of the County to conduct or complete a five-year review in a timely fashion shall not invalidate the Special Use Permit. The applicant shall pay a fee determined by the Development Services Director to cover the cost of processing a five-year review on a time and m...
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