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Conditional Use Permit No. 2015 -26 <br />February 8, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />designed to have branches that will extend seven feet above the antennas to a maximum height of 60 <br />feet. Equipment for the wireless facility will be installed within an enclosure that measures <br />approximately 20 -feet by 10 -feet for an approximate total of 200 square feet. The mono - eucalyptus <br />and equipment enclosure will be located at the rear (north) of the existing building. Two 36 -inch box <br />eucalyptus trees will be installed to the northwest of the facility to assist with the stealthing, with vines <br />and shrubs planted along the block walls of the equipment enclosure to further screen the facility. <br />The proposed mono - eucalyptus will have three sectors containing four panel antennas per sector, <br />12 remote radio units, and one microwave antenna, while all ancillary equipment and one DC <br />generator will be installed within the proposed enclosure (Exhibits 4, 5 and 6). <br />Protect Analysis <br />In July 1998, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS -2356, which established regulations for <br />wireless communication facilities throughout the City. Major wireless communication facilities such <br />as the proposed Verizon Wireless facility are required to have a stealth design and be located in an <br />area that provides the greatest amount of visual screening. Further, these major facilities require the <br />approval of a conditional use permit. <br />Staff has reviewed the applicant's request to operate a major wireless communication facility at this <br />location. In analyzing the conditional use permit request, staff believes that the following analysis <br />warrants staff's recommendation of approval for the conditional use permit. <br />As part of the development review of the project, staff worked closely with the applicant to identify <br />the appropriate design of the major wireless communication facility, the optimal location at the site to <br />minimize aesthetic intrusion on the surrounding community, and the appropriate landscape <br />improvements to be required in tandem with the facility and equipment enclosure. These <br />improvements reflect the requirement to screen the facility from view, to provide enhanced <br />landscaping through the planting of vines to deter graffiti, and to minimize the project's overall <br />impacts on the surrounding community. <br />This location is also optimal to provide the coverage necessary for existing and expanding service. <br />The proposed facility will provide a benefit to Santa Ana residents, businesses and motorists who <br />subscribe to Verizon Wireless by expanding cellular and data coverage in the area. The proposed <br />facility will be in compliance with Federal law that governs health related issues for wireless facilities, <br />including safety regulations from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Federal <br />Aviation Administration (FAA). <br />Finally, the use will comply with all provisions pertaining to the construction and installation of wireless <br />facilities identified in Chapter 41 (Zoning Code) of the SAMC. The facility will not adversely affect the <br />General Plan as cellular facilities that are designed to be compatible with the surrounding <br />environment are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Land Use Element. Goal 1 promotes <br />31A-4 <br />