PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 4/22/2019
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Community Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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CUP2018-0003: Conditional use permit application to establish a 76-foot high wireless telecommunications facility designed as a mono-eucalyptus tree on a 0.69-acre property located south of Chase Drive and west of Skyline Drive in the R-1A (Single Family Residential) zone (Applicant: Peter Blied of Plancom, Inc. for Renegade Towers).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission adopt Resolution No. 2533 DENYING CUP2018-0003, based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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PROJECT SITE SUMMARY
Area of Property: 0.69 acres
Existing Zoning: R-1A (Single Family Residential, 40,000 s.f. minimum lot size)
Existing General Plan: LDR (Low Density Residential, 3-6 du/ac)
Existing Land Use: Vacant
Proposed Land Use: Wireless telecommunications facility
Surrounding Zoning/Land Uses:
N: R-1A/Single family residential
E: R-1-8.4 (Single Family Residential)/Single family residential
S: R-1A/Single family residential
W: R-1A/Single family residential
BACKGROUND
Conditional Use Permit 2018-0003 (CUP2018-0003) is an application by Renegade Towers to establish a wireless telecommunications facility designed as a 76-foot high mono-eucalyptus tree on a 0.69-acre parcel located on the west side of Skyline Drive, north of Foothill Parkway and south of Chase Drive. The subject property is vacant and zoned R-1A, which is a single-family residential zone. The property owners are Donald and Ann Long. The subject site is in a primarily low-density residential neighborhood and contains existing single-family residential dwellings to the north, east, west and south. Skyline Drive and a flood control channel that are parallel to the project site are on the east side.
Project History
The applicant initially reached out to staff in April of 2017 with a...
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