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111Ai1klUM <br />AUGUST 24, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />MEETING DATE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - FILED BY ALEXANDER LEW <br />FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2015-06 TO <br />ALLOW A 50 -FOOT HIGH WIRELESS FACILITY FOR <br />SPRINT PCS AT 2116 WEST MONTE VISTA AVENUE <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 3,21 <br />Prepared by Ricardo Soto <br />[U#111001 911941i}rETA13,,1101,11`l4y?;7 <br />APPROVED <br />• <br />As Recommended <br />• <br />As Amended <br />• <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />• <br />Applicants Request <br />• <br />Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />Acting PI nning,, anager <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2015 -06 as conditioned. <br />Request of Applicant <br />Alexander Lew, representing Sprint PCS, is requesting approval of a 50 -foot high wireless facility <br />disguised as a pine tree (monopine) at 2116 West Monte Vista Avenue. Major wireless <br />communication facilities require approval of a conditional use permit pursuant to Section 41- <br />198.3(b) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The project is located on a 9.1 acre site located on the southern side of Monte Vista Avenue <br />between Raitt and Sullivan Streets. The site is currently developed as an elementary school, <br />Monte Vista Elementary, with the southernmost portion of the property functioning as a shared <br />recreation area with the neighboring Jerome Park. Land uses surrounding the site include single - <br />family residential to the north, multiple - family residential to the east, and open space to the south <br />and west (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). <br />Project Description <br />Sprint PCS is proposing to modify an existing 50 -foot high monopine by upgrading existing antennas <br />and related ancillary equipment. The project will remove and Install new service antenna panels on <br />the monopine and enhance ancillary equipment within the existing 375 square foot enclosure. The <br />facility is intended to provide increased cellular coverage and call capacity in this area of the City. No <br />changes to the monopine structure, its existing height of 50 feet, or current location are proposed as <br />part of this project. New equipment for the wireless facility will be installed within the CMU wall <br />enclosure that is located on a 523 square foot lease area. The monopine and enclosure are <br />proposed to remain in their current location, along the southwesterly portion of the overall site, near a <br />sports field that is shared with Jerome Park (Exhibits 4 and 5). <br />EXHIBIT A <br />31A-3 <br />