REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/04/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Conditional Use Permit 2021-0002 to establish a wireless telecommunications facility designed as a 60-foot high faux eucalyptus tree within the Riverside County Oak Street Basin located at the northeast corner of Chase Drive and Mangular Avenue in the Primary Flood Plain Combining (FP-1) Zone.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to consider Conditional Use Permit 2021-0002 (CUP2021-0002). CUP2021-0002 proposes to establish a 60-foot high mono-eucalyptus tree for wireless telecommunications purposes within the exterior perimeter of the Oak Street Basin. The mono-eucalyptus tree will support wireless services for AT&T, which is currently experiencing service gaps within the surrounding area.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting CUP2021-0002 and find the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Plan adopted for the project was prepared pursuant to Sections 15070 through 15074 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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b. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The project site is within the Riverside County Oak Street Basin, which is a 36-acre earthen flood control retention facility owned and maintained by the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (RCFC & WCD). The basin contains trees along the perimeters, and the site is currently secured by a chain link fence. The surrounding area consists of single-family residences.
The Riverside County Oak Street Basin has a Primary Flood Plain Combining (FP-1) zone. Telecommunications facilities are permitted in any zone in the City, subject to the approval of a conditional use permit (CUP).
ANALYSIS:
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