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REQUEST ,S <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING GATE: <br />DECEMBER 8, 2014 <br />TITLE, <br />PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY CROWN CASTLE <br />FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2014-09 <br />TO ALLOW A 47 -FOOT TALL WIRELESS FACILITY <br />FOR SPRINT PCS AT 1241 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,2; 3, 5) <br />Prepared by All Pezeshkpour <br />Interim <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />• <br />As Recommended <br />• <br />As Amended <br />• <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />❑ <br />Applicant's Request <br />❑ <br />Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Acting lannir Manager <br />Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2014 -09 as conditioned. <br />Request of Applicant <br />Crown Castle, representing Sprint PCS, is requesting approval of a 47 -foot high wireless facility <br />( "monopole ") at 1241 South Grand Avenue. Major wireless communication facilities require <br />approval of a conditional use permit (CUP) pursuant to Section 41- 198.3(b) of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (SAMC). <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The project is located on a 7.87 -acre parcel of land located at the southeast corner of Grand Avenue <br />and McFadden Avenue, north of Century High School. The site is currently improved with a <br />Southern California Edison substation where yard management, transportation services, equipment <br />storage, and vehicle dueling occurs. Structures on the site include high - voltage transformers, power <br />poles, high - tension lines, ground equipment storage structures, and deployment offices. Land uses <br />surrounding the site include industrial uses to the north, east and west, and Century High School to <br />the south (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />Project Description <br />Sprint PCS is proposing to modify an existing, unstealthed monopole by upgrading existing antenna <br />and related ancillary equipment. The project will add new service antenna panels to the monopole and <br />enhance ancillary equipment within the existing enclosure, while removing existing service antenna <br />panels. This facility is intended to provide increased cellular coverage and call capacity in this area of <br />the City. No changes to the monopole structure are proposed as part of this project, and the facility will <br />maintain the existing maximum height of 47 feet. Existing and new equipment for the wireless facility <br />EXHIBIT A <br />31 B -3 <br />