REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Request for a Special Permit to Allow Continued Use of a Temporary Wireless Telecommunications Cellular on Wheels (COW) Antenna Located at 200 N. Winchester Boulevard through July 17, 2020 (File No PLN2019-13934)
Report
BACKGROUND
The applicant, Dan Burke, is requesting an extension of the Special Permit to allow continued use of the Cellular on Wheels (COW) at 200 N. Winchester Boulevard, in the Walgreens parking lot. The temporary COW was previously permitted to replace a building mounted antenna that was displaced by construction on the adjacent property (100 N. Winchester Boulevard). The temporary COW would be in place during the final phase of construction for two new buildings on the adjacent property to the south at 100 N. Winchester Boulevard, anticipated to extend through July 2020.
The proposed COW location is adjacent to multi-family residential uses to the west. Commercial uses are located to the north across Hedding Street. Commercial and multi-family residential uses are located to the east across Winchester Boulevard. The site to the south at 100 N. Winchester Boulevard is under construction for the development of multi-family senior residential uses.
DISCUSSION
The primary issues associated with temporary placement of the COW within a commercial parking lot are the displacement of parking, land use compatibility and the intent that the COW be a temporary use. Previously, on July 11, 2017 the City Council approved a Special Permit for the placement of the COW at 200 N. Winchester Boulevard site during demolition and construction activities at 100 N. Winchester Boulevard with the expectation that construction would be completed by July 2019. The applicant, however, has indicated that additional time is necessary due to delays in the construction of the associated adjacent project and has requested a one-year extension until July 2020.
Parking
Walgreens is a 14,566 square foot retail bu...
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