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Hearing to consider a request for a Five-year Review of S04-0047-R, an existing cellular telecommunications facility, (Conditional Use Permit Revision CUP-R18-0010)** on property identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 071-410-15, consisting of 7.02 acres, in the Cool area, submitted by AT&T Mobility; and staff recommending the Planning Commission take the following actions:
1) Find Conditional Use Permit CUP-R18-0010 to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15162(a) 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 S04-0047-R;
3) Modify Condition of Approval No. 8 as follows:
8. Due to the ever-changing technology of wireless communication systems, this special use permit Conditional Use Permit shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission County every five years. At each five-year review, the permit holder County shall provide the Planning Commission with a status report on the then current use of the subject site and related equipment. The Planning Commission shall review the status report and, based on an assessment of the information provided, current wireless communications technology, and possible local or cumulative impacts, determine whether to: review the status to determine whether to: (1) Modify the conditions of approval in order to reduce identified adverse impacts; and(A) Allow the facility to continue to operate under all applicable conditions or modify the conditions of approval in order to reduce identified adverse impacts; or (B) (2) Initiate proceedings to revoke the special use permit, Conditional Use Permit requiring the facility’s removal, if it is no longer an integral part of the wireless communication system. By operation of this condition, it is the intent of the Planning Commission County to reserve the right to modify existing or add new conditions, consistent with the language specified above. The failure of the Planning Commission County to conduct or complete a five-year review in a timely fashion shall not invalidate this special use permit Conditional Use Permit. The applicant shall pay a fee as determined by the Planning Director to cover the cost of processing a five-year review.
4) Add new Condition of Approval as follows:
9. Generator maintenance: Any routine maintenance that requires running the generator or automatic cycling of the generator shall be performed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
(Supervisorial District 4)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Request to consider Conditional Use Permit Revision CUP-R18-0010/Five-year Review of S04-0047-R submitted by AT&T Mobility (Agent: Beacon Development, LLC) for a five-year review of an existing cellular telecommunications facility. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 071-410-15, consisting of 7.02 acres, is located on the east side of Highway 49, approximately 1.6 miles south of Highway 193, in the Cool area, Supervisorial District 4. (County Planner: Isaac Wolf) (Exemption pursuant to Section 15162(a) of the CEQA Guidelines)**
A Staff Memo is attached.
CONTACT
Isaac Wolf
Community Development Services, Planning and Building Department