PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 2/11/2019
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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CUP2017-0106: A Conditional Use Permit application to establish a 75-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a mono-eucalyptus tree at the city's Lester Water Treatment Facility located at 2970 Rimpau Avenue in the A (Agricultural) Zone. (Applicant: JD Fox with Wireless Development Resources, LLC, PO Box 8823, Newport Beach, CA 92660).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend adoption of the Negative Declaration and Resolution No. 2527 GRANTING CUP2017-0106, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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PROJECT SITE SUMMARY
Area of Property: 5.14 acres
Existing Zoning: A (Agricultural)
Existing General Plan: U (Utility)
Existing Land Use: Water Treatment Facility
Proposed Land Use: A 75-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a mono-eucalyptus tree.
Surrounding Land Uses/Zoning:
N: Chase Drive and Single-family residences / Low Density Residential designation of the Corona Vista Specific Plan
E: Rimpau Avenue, Offices, Irrigation supply store, and Single-family residences / A (Agricultural) and R1-9.6 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 9,600 square feet)
S: Single-family residences / R1-7.2 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 7,200 square feet)
W: Single-family residences / Low Density Residential designation of the Corona Vista Specific Plan
BACKGROUND
The 5.14 acre project site contains the Lester Water Treatment Facility, which is a city operated facility that treats water by removing pollutants to make water safe for use and consumption. The site currently contains an 80-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a monopalm which was approved under CUP05-008 in 2006. The existing mono-palm design currently cont...
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