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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 20, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2017-15 <br />TO ALLOW CONTINUED USE OF A 60 - <br />FOOT TALL WIRELESS FACILITY FOR <br />AMERICAN TOWER LOCATED AT 2802 <br />SOUTH FLOWER STREET - JOHN <br />BITTERLY, APPLICANT <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3, 2, 5} <br />h 2c <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Receive and file the staff report approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2017-15 as conditioned. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />At its regular meeting on May 22, 2017, by a vote of 7:0, the Planning Commission adopted a <br />resolution approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2017-15 as conditioned to renew the <br />entitlements of an existing 60 -foot high major wireless communication facility disguised as a <br />mono -palm located at 2802 South Flower Street located in the Open Space (0) zoning district. <br />The Planning Commission made no changes to the recommendation outlined in the attached <br />staff report (Exhibit A). <br />DISCUSSION <br />John Bitterly, representing American Tower Corp., is requesting approval of a conditional use <br />permit (CUP) to renew the entitlements of an existing 60 -foot high major wireless communication <br />facility ("mono -palm") at 2802 South Flower Street, on the Saddleback High School campus. <br />Major wireless communication facilities require approval of a CUP pursuant to Section 41- <br />198.3(b) of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). As the current facility has reached its 10 year <br />mark, the applicant is required to apply for a CUP to renew the city entitlements in order to maintain <br />the current facility. The CUP is conditioned to require the existing tower to provide a stealth <br />appearance. <br />As part of the development review of the project, staff worked closely with the applicant to identify <br />improvements to enhance the overall appearance of the site. These improvements include <br />upgrading existing landscaping to comply with SAMC standards. In addition, the applicant will be <br />replacing the existing fronds with new Mexican fan palm style fronds to the existing mono -palm to <br />31 B-1 <br />