PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 3/25/2019
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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CUP2018-0012: A Conditional Use Permit application to establish a 49-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a mono-pine tree at Kellogg Park located at 1635 Kellogg Avenue in the P (Park) Zone. (Applicant: Tiana Madon with MD7, LLC 10590 W. Ocean Air Drive, Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92130).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend adoption of the Negative Declaration and Resolution No. 2530 GRANTING CUP2018-0012, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
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PROJECT SITE SUMMARY
Area of Property: 4.5 acres
Existing Zoning: P (Park)
Existing General Plan: P (Park)
Existing Land Use: Kellogg Park
Proposed Land Use: A 49-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a mono-pine tree within an existing park.
Surrounding Land Use/Zoning:
N: Single-family residences/ R1-8.4 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,400 square feet)
E: Single-family residences/ R1-8.4 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,400 square feet)
S: Single-family residences/ R1-8.4 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,400 square feet)
W: Kellogg Avenue and Single-family residences/ R1-8.4 (Single Family Residential, minimum lot size 8,400 square feet)
BACKGROUND
The 4.5-acre project site is currently developed as Kellogg Park and contains four tennis courts, a playground, a restroom building, a parking lot, and landscaping. In 2006, Sprint obtained approval to establish a 35-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed to resemble a pine tree at Kellogg Park. The Sprint antennas were mounted at approximately 33 feet high and the approval was under ZA05-023.
In 2011, T-Mobile obtained approval to increase the height of the mono-pine by 13 feet for an ov...
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