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CUP No. 2016-26 <br />March 27, 2017 <br />Page 2 <br />Project Description <br />In addition to the applicant's request for a new CUP, the existing tower will be refurbished to <br />enhance its stealth appearance. New fronds will be installed to conceal the tower and antennas, <br />and the antennas will be repainted to match the palm tree. Equipment for the wireless facility will <br />continue to be contained within an enclosure of approximately 484 square feet; no changes to this <br />component are proposed at this time. This enclosure is located to the south of the existing wireless <br />facility, while the mono -palm itself will remain in its current location within the wrought iron enclosure <br />and shrubbery. The facility is surrounded by two mature Mexican palm trees and three cedar trees <br />that provide additional screening to the enclosure and the pole structure. The existing trees <br />surrounding the cell site have been trimmed to fortify that the landscaping is regularly maintained <br />and all trash has been removed. <br />Table 2: Development Standards <br />Stari'Slards ..." <br />(rRQ. 4tr d $AMG; i.ROARCe <br />s.. y4_,�tt_, rra...._ ,1 <br />Screening Criteria <br />A stealth facility <br />Mono -palm <br />The wireless facility is located at the <br />Areas that will minimize aesthetic <br />south of the property near the <br />Site Selection <br />intrusion <br />railroad and athletic fields. Not <br />visible from the public ri ht -of way. <br />= <br />_ <br />Not to exceed 60 feet in height from <br />Height criteria <br />ground level as measured from the <br />60 feet <br />nearest street curb <br />Groundcover at the base of the <br />The site currently has five (5) mature <br />Landscaping, <br />facility and one twenty-four (24) inch <br />trees and shrubbery <br />box tree <br />_ <br />Decorative fencing such as wrought <br />Complies; a 7 feet metal fence <br />Equipment Screening <br />iron or block around the wireless <br />provided on-site <br />facility <br />Project Background <br />In June 1999, the Planning Commission approved CUP No. 1999-10 to allow construction of the <br />subject mono -palm and equipment enclosure. Since its construction, the facility has provided <br />cellular coverage to the immediate area. SAMC § 41-198.13 states that major wireless <br />communication facilities shall be approved for a period not to exceed five years, although <br />subsequent State legislative acts have required that such facilities be approved for a period not to <br />exceed 10 years, As the current facility has reached its 10 year mark, the applicant is required to <br />apply for a new CIDP in order to maintain the current facility. <br />Project Analys <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 American Tower facility are required to have a stealth design and be located in an area that <br />provides the greatest amount of visual screening. Further, these major facilities require the <br />approval of a CUP. <br />31 B-4 <br />