AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 09/02/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of CUP2019-0005, a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application to construct a 90-foot high telecommunications lattice tower on 1.53 acres owned by the City of Corona for telecommunication purposes, located at 740 John Circle in the Open Space designation of the Northeast Corona Specific Plan (SP81-2). (Applicant: City of Corona)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Take no action, thereby affirming the Planning and Housing Commission's action granting CUP2019-0005, based on the findings contained in the staff report and conditions of approval.
OR
b. Set the item for review at a subsequent meeting.
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ANALYSIS:
Conditional Use Permit 2019-0005 (CUP2019-0005) is an application by the City to construct a 90-foot high telecommunications lattice tower on 1.53 acres owned by the City of Corona for telecommunication purposes, located at 740 John Circle in the Open Space designation of the Northeast Corona Specific Plan (SP81-2). The proposed telecommunications tower would be a second tower to the already 70-foot high lattice telecommunications tower located on the site. The proposed tower would provide additional capacity and expand the signal strength of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, which is used by Corona's Department of Water and Power for telecommunication purposes with City personnel. Additionally, the proposed tower would expand telecommunications for the City's emergency personnel under the Public Safety Enterprise Communications System (PSEC). Both systems are at capacity on the existing tower, and, therefore, a second tower with ancillary equipment is needed to maintain uninterrupted communication with City employees while in the field. Per Section 4.11.04 of the Northeast Coro...
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