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• ensuring the project conforms to Federal, State, and local safety regulations for <br />monopole installations. <br />The monopole will be disguised as a palm tree with a round trunk and artificial <br />palm fronds that will visually obscure the antenna array allowing the monopole to <br />contextually blend with the surrounding palm trees. In addition, one live palm <br />tree at approximately 40 to 50 feet in height will be planted to correspond with the <br />monopalm height and two existing palm trees on site. Shrubs and flowering pear <br />trees will also be installed along the property line abutting residential development <br />to further screen the project and protect the neighborhood residents and employees <br />working in the area from visual intrusion and aesthetic impacts. <br />C. Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic development of property in <br />the surrounding area. <br />The proposed monopalm will allow the provider to improve the cellular <br />communication service to the local residents and businesses. The economic <br />values of the surrounding properties will not be affected by the proposed project <br />since the stealth monopole will be disguised as a palm tree similar to the <br />numerous live palm trees of the same species in the area. The contextual setting is <br />further enhanced by two existing live palm trees on the site and the addition of <br />one new live palm that will also be installed on the site within the lease area. To <br />• improve the visual appearance of the site, vines are proposed for the seven-foot <br />high wrought iron fence surrounding the lease area. In the planter abutting the <br />residential development on the east property line, shrubs and flowering pear trees, <br />taller than the block wall, and irrigation will also be installed. <br />D. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in this <br />chapter for such use. <br />The subject site does not conform to current code requirements. There are several <br />signs that are not consistent with the zoning code. The signs will be removed <br />prior to Conditional Use Permit No. 99-23 becoming valid and building permits <br />issued. <br />The proposed monopole complies with the Major Wireless Communication <br />Facility development standards for height and screening. However, the project <br />does not meet the location guidelines for wireless facilities. The guidelines <br />suggest a minimum distance between residential properties and wireless facilities <br />is 140 feet. <br />The existing AirTouch monopole location was approved and constructed <br />approximately 63 feet from a residential property prior to the adoption of the <br />• <br />2 <br />