REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Action on Appeal of a Conditional Use Permit (PLN23-00148) for a New Unmanned AT&T Telecommunication Facility with the Installation of Three 42'-6" Monopoles Located in the Parking Lot at 3111 Benton Street
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
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BACKGROUND
On January 15, 2025, following public testimony and deliberation, the Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit (File No. PLN23-00148) for a new unmanned AT&T telecommunication facility with the installation of three 42'-6" monopoles located in the parking lot of the property at 3111 Benton Street.
On January 18, 2025, Vignesh Vivekraja, a member of the "AT&T Tower Relocation Group," a group of approximately 58 community members from the adjacent neighborhood, filed an appeal of the Planning Commission's approval of the Conditional Use Permit (File No. PLN23-00148). As required by the code, the appeal is now being heard by the City Council and the appeal application is provided as Attachment 1.
The Conditional Use Permit (File No. PLN23-00148) was initially filed by Complete Wireless Consulting, the applicant, on March 23, 2023, requesting a new unmanned telecommunication facility for AT&T at 3111 Benton Street. The application was filed and deemed complete on December 25, 2023, prior to the adoption of the Updated Zoning Code, which now includes regulations for Wireless Facilities. The previous Code (or "Classic Code") contained no regulations for Wireless Facilities, but did require a Conditional Use Permit for uses not specifically listed in the Code but which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, would appropriately be placed in the zoning district.
The subject property has a General Plan land use designation of Public/Quasi-Public and is zoned PQP (Public/Quasi-Public). The project site is located to the northeast of Benton Street and Pomeroy Avenue. The property is about 3.15 a...
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