REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on a Conditional Use Permit (PLN24-00112) for a new unmanned telecommunication facility with indoor equipment storage area and a new 80-foot-tall monopine (Verizon Wireless) at 3536 Monroe Street
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Project: Conditional Use Permit to allow a new Verizon wireless unmanned telecommunication wireless Facility, including an 80-foot-tall antenna and a 556 square foot equipment shed
Applicant: SAC Wireless, LLC
Owner: Bethel Church
General Plan: Medium Density Residential
Zoning: B - Public or Quasi Public
Site Area: 66,050 square feet (1.5 acres)
Existing Site Conditions: Developed Church Site
Surrounding Land Uses
North: PD - Planned Development (Monticello Mixed Use Apartment Development)
South: B - Public or Quasi Public (Hope Lutheran Church)
East: PD - Multi-Family and R1-6L - Single Family (Townhomes and Single-Family Detached Residences)
West: R3-25D - Multi-Family (Apartments)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the Conditional Use Permit, subject to conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On February 29, 2024, the applicant, Philip Decker of SAC Wireless, LLC, applied for a Conditional Use Permit for a new unmanned telecommunication facility use at 3536 Monroe Street. The property totals approximately 66,050 square feet (1.5 acres) and is currently developed with a church and various smaller accessory structures supporting the church. The subject new telecommunication facility would be operated by Verizon Wireless and include an 80-foot-tall monopole constructed with camouflaging materials resembling a pine tree. Because of this camouflaging characteristic, the facility is known as a "monopine". Supporting the facility includes the use of 556-square feet of an existing accessory structure for equipment storage.
The project site is located on the southeast corner of Monroe Street and Pacific Drive. The property is surrounded by mostly residential use...
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