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onditional Use June 28, 2004 Page 2 Permit No. 2003-29 Project Description Cingular Wireless proposes to construct a 50-foot high cellular monopole facility and a IS-foot by 15-foot equipment enclosure behind an existing retail building at 1710 East Seventeenth Street. The proposed stealth monopole will be constructed in the form of a pine tree. The top of the antennas will be 45 feet in height with the top of the pine tree at 50 feet (Exhibit 5). A six-foot high solid block wall is proposed to be installed around the equipment area. A new landscape planter is proposed with two new Canary Island Pine (Pinus canariensis) trees to the west of the proposed monopine. Additionally, a new trash enclosure will be constructed immediately west of the equipment enclosure. Analysis of the Issues Pursuant to Section 41-198.4 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC), site improvements are required for major wireless facilities. Site 'mprovements include landscaping around the base of the facility, nstallation of decorative fencing, and construction of a solid wall adjacent to residential uses. The proposed facility is a stealth design in the form of a pine tree, which will be placed within a new enclosure behind an existing commercial building. The accessory equipment will be located within the same enclosure with a six-foot high solid concrete block wall to the south and west. An existing building wall to the north and east will complete the enclosure. Additionally, two 36- inch box Canary Island Pine trees are proposed to be planted in an adjacent landscape planter (Exhibit 6). The parking area of the subject property was recently repaved and restriped, with the building in relatively good condition. Since excess parking is available at the project site, no additional improvements to provide one parking/loading space or repainting the building will be required for this project. At the November 24, 2003 meeting, the Planning Commission directed staff to identify alternative locations and stealth design besides the proposed flagpole. After reviewing the site for other compatible designs, a monopine was recommended to be placed behind an existing building to minimize the aesthetic intrusion on the surrounding community. Canary Island Pine trees are found in the vicinity, with two ew 36-inch box Canary Island Pine trees proposed to be planted in an adj acent planter which will provide the greatest amount of screening. 31 A-3