HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-28 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 07-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA,CALIFORNIA,APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT DRC2006-00985 FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A 48-FOOT HIGH
MONOPINE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY ON 1.02 ACRES OF
LAND IN THE MEDIUM DENISTY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, LOCATED AT
CITY FIRE STATION #171; AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT
THEREOF - APN: 0202-101-11.
A. Recitals.
1. Verizon Wireless filed an application for the issuance of Conditional Use Permit
DRC2006-00985, as described in the title of this Resolution. Hereinafter in this Resolution, the
subject Conditional Use Permit request is referred to as "the application."
2. On the 13th day of June 2007, the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho
Cucamonga conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the application and concluded said hearing
on that date.
3. All legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
B. Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined, and resolved by the Planning
Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga as follows:
1. This Commission hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals,
Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct.
2. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
above-referenced public hearing on June 13,2007, including written and oral staff reports,together
with public testimony, this Commission hereby specifically finds as follows:
a. The application applies to the property located on the north of 19th Street,south of
SR210, and the east side of Amethyst Street, with a total street frontage of approximately 195 feet
on Amethyst Street, which is presently improved with a City Fire Station; and
b. The property to the north of the subject site is zoned Medium Residential
(8 - 14 dwelling units per acre)and is developed with multi-family dwelling units;the property to the
south is zoned Office Professional and is developed with a Post Office; the property to the east is
Medium Residential (8 — 14 dwelling units per acre) and is developed with multi-family dwelling
units; the property to the west is zoned Medium Residential (8— 14 dwelling units per acre) and is
developed with multi-family dwelling units; and
C. The application proposes the installation of a 48-foot monopine, consisting of
12 antenna panels with artificial branches to resemble a pine tree and rubberized faux bark material
made to imitate a tree trunk,thereby providing a stealth design that blends with the built environment
and meets the goals and objectives of the Development Code; and
d. The proposed wireless communication facility will be located within 300 feet of
multi-family residential units and 300 feet of another major wireless communication facility; and
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JUNE 13, 2007
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e. The proposed wireless facility will be of sufficient height to allow for future
co-location of an additional wireless facility, thereby meeting the goals and objectives of the
Development Code by providing opportunities for co-location and the placement of multiple wireless
carriers on a single-pole structure.
3. Based upon the substantial evidence presented to this Commission during the
above-referenced public hearing and upon the specific findings of facts set forth in Paragraphs 1
and 2 above, this Commission hereby finds and concludes as follows:
a. The proposed use is in accord with the General Plan, the objectives of the
Development Code, and the purposes of the district in which the site is located; and
b. The proposed use, together with the conditions applicable thereto, will not be
detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or materially injurious to the properties or the
improvements in the vicinity; and
C. The proposed use complies with each of the applicable provisions of the
Development Code.
4. The Planning Department Staff has determined that the project is categorically exempt
from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City's CEQA
Guidelines. The project qualifies under as a Class 1 exemption under State CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301 (Existing Facilities)because the project involves no expansion of an existing use and
there is no substantial evidence that the project may have a significant effect on the environment.
5. Based upon the findings and conclusions set forth in Paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 above,
this Commission hereby approves the application subject to each and every condition set forth
below and in the Standard Conditions, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
Planning Department
1) Approval is for the installation of antennas for wireless communication
purposes. The antennas shall be installed on a cylinder that will be
covered with faux material to imitate a pine tree. The color of the
parabolic antenna and all appurtenant supporting brackets and
attachments shall be painted to match the branches of the monopine.
2) The wireless communication facility and the equipment shelter shall be
constructed in accordance with the approved plans on file with the
Planning Department.
3) Any expansion, modification, or alteration to the monopine shall require
review and approval by the Planning Department.
4) The perimeter wall for the equipment shelter shall match the existing
perimeter walls for the fire station.
5) All equipment necessary for the operation of the wireless facility shall
be contained inside the equipment shelter.
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JUNE 13, 2007
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6) Signs are not permitted on the monopine and the equipment shelter,
except signage required for emergency notification purposes and that
required by regulatory agencies.
7) The antenna and the equipment shelter shall be maintained in good
condition at all times. Damaged and/or weathered equipment,
including appurtenant equipment, shall be repaired promptly.
8) No wireless communication facility shall interfere with the public safety
radio communications system, including, but not limited to, the eight
hundred MHz trunking system. If such a facility is found to interfere
with the public safety radio system, it shall cease operations
immediately until such time as the problem is resolved to the
satisfaction of the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
9) Except for necessary emergency maintenance, maintenance of the
wireless communication facility and all appurtenant equipment on any
day, excepting Sundays, shall occur only between the hours of
8:00 a.m. and 8 p.m. On Sundays, maintenance shall occur only
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
10) The noise generated at the site shall not exceed residential noise
standards as defined in the Development Code.
11) This approval is contingent upon approval of Resolution 07-29
(DRC2007-00087).
Engineering Department
1) The cell tower shall not interfere with existing radio frequency based .
systems on-site.
2) Tower installation shall not impede the delivery of emergency services.
3) Tower operation may only be conducted after final inspection and
approval by the City.
4) A permanent generator should be scheduled to exercise at times
during regular business hours to provide least disruption to nearby
residents.
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DRC2006-00985 —VERIZON WIRELESS
JUNE 13, 2007
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6. The Secretary to this Commission shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13TH DAY OF JUNE, 2007.
PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA
BY:
Pam Ste art, Chairman
ATTEST:
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yer, AICP, Seci ,tary
1,James R.Troyer,AICP, Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly introduced, passed, and
adopted by the Planning Commission of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,at a regular meeting of the
Planning Commission held on the 13th day of June 2007, by the following vote-to-wit:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: FLETCHER, MACIAS, MUNOZ, STEWART
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE