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CUP No. 2015 -20 December 14, 2015 Page 2 will extend seven feet above the antennas to a maximum height of 60 feet. Equipment for the wireless facility will be installed within an enclosure that measures approximately 12 -feet by 14 -feet for a total of 168 square feet. This enclosure will be located at the rear (north) of the existing building, adjacent to an existing trash enclosure, while the mono - eucalyptus itself will be freestanding outside the equipment enclosure. Two 36 -inch box live eucalyptus trees will be installed to the sides (east and west) of the facility to assist with stealthing, with vines planted along the perimeter of the equipment enclosure (Exhibits 4, 5 and 6). Protect Background In April 2015, Core Development Services submitted plans to install a new wireless facility at this location. After a review of the proposal, staff provided feedback to assist the applicant with complying with the minimum SAMC standards for major wireless communication facilities, including the installation of two live trees and vines along the perimeter of the enclosure. The screening and the proposed landscape improvements are designed to comply with the City's standards. The site is owned by De Anda Family Limited Partnership and occupied by Taqueria De Anda, a regional restaurant chain offering Mexican cuisine. The restaurant has been at the subject location since 1997. Taqueria De Anda will be leasing a total of 548 square feet to Verizon for the installation of the facility. Protect Anatvsis In July 1998, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS -2356, which established regulations for wireless communication facilities throughout the City. Major wireless communication facilities such as the Verizon facility are required to have a stealth design and be located in an area that provides the greatest amount of visual screening, Further, these major facilities require the approval of a conditional use permit. Staff has reviewed the applicant's request to operate a major wireless communication facility at this location. In analyzing the conditional use permit request, staff believes that the following analysis warrants staffs recommendation of approval for the conditional use permit. As part of the development review of the project, staff worked closely with the applicant to identify the appropriate design of the major wireless communication facility and landscape improvements to be required in tandem with the facility and equipment enclosure. These improvements reflect the requirement to screen the facility from view, to provide enhanced landscaping through the planting of vines to deter graffiti, and to minimize the project's overall impacts on the surrounding community. 31A-4