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Home My WebLink AboutMCUP 08-12; T-MOBILE SD06436A OLYMPIC RESORT; Minor Conditional Use Permit (MCUP)I ' • • ' . 1241-0 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION The land referred to is situated in the City of Carlsbad, County of San Diego, State of California, and is described as follows: Parcel No. 2006-0095-A (03-20-2006) (ENG/BTH:BTH) That portion of Palomar Airport in Lot "G" the Rancho Agua Hedionda in the City of Carlsbad, Cowity of San Diego, State of California, according to Map No. 823 filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, November 16, 1896, described as follows: COMMENCING at the Southwesterly comer of County Lease Parcel 79-1234A as shown on Record of Survey No. 9939 recorded February 27, 1985; thence along the lines of said Lease Parcel the following courses: North 10°18'10" West, 322.81 Feet to an angle point; thence North 79°38'50" East, 60.00 Feet to an angle point; thence North 10°00'12" West, 89.93 Feet to a point on the Southerly Right of Way line of Palomar Airport Road as shown on said Record of Survey; thence along said Southerly Right of Way and Lease Parcel boundary the following courses: North 65°26'54" East, 661.87 Feet to the beginning of a tangent curve concave Southeasterly, having a radius of 143 7 .00 Feet; thence along said curve, through a central angle of 10°20'29" a distance of259.37 Feet; thence tangent to said curve North 75°47'23" East, 46.36 Feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence leaving said Southerly Right of Way line and said Lease Parcel boundary South 10°18'10" East, 277.73 Feet; thence South 79°41'50" West, 224.00 Feet; thence South 10°18'1 O" East, 342.00 Feet to a point on the Southerly boundary line of said Lease Parcel which lies 780 feet more or less easterly from the Point of Commencement; thence along said Lease Parcel boundary line the following courses: North 79°41 '50" East, 524.00 Feet to a point on the Westerly Right of Way line of El Camino Real, said point lying on the arc of a non-tangent curve concave westerly, having a radius of 1937.11 Feet and a radial bearing of North 83°50'37" East as shown on said Record of Survey; thence Northerly along said Westerly curved Right of Way, through a central angle of 18°22'04" a distance of 620.99 Fe.et to the beginning of a compound Right of Way return curve concave southwesterly, having a radius of25.00 Feet; thence northwesterly along said return curve, through a central angle of79°41'10" a distance of 34.77 Feet; thence tangent along said Southerly Right of Way line of Palomar Airport Road South 75°47'23" West, 220.28 Feet to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. Contains 5.918 acres 720257 .0 I/Sf W9488-008/8--27-07 /nl/nl ~ • ·Mobile· • • PROJECT DESCRIPTION & JUSTIFICATION PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A NEW DIGITAL PCS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY 5D06436 "Olympic Resort" 6111 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92009 Prepared for: City of Carlsbad Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92009 Prepared by: PlanCom, Inc. Contractor Representatives for T-Mobile USA 302 State Place Escondido, CA 92029 (760) 587-3003 Contact: Kerrigan Diehl, Planning Consultant Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 November 15, 2007 Page 1 ~··Mobile··· PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ HEIGHT JUSTIFICATION T-Mobile USA (TMO) is submitting a Minor Conditional Use Permit in order to allow the continued operation of an existing wireless PCS facility at 6111 El Camino Real. The existing facility currently consists of six (6) antennas concealed behind an existing rooftop parapet. The supporting equipment necessary to operate the facility consists of indoor BTS cabinets located within a 10'x20' shelter situated along the North side of the building. The site is located in the CT Commercial Tourist zone and the original project was reviewed and approved under CUP 01-23. T-Mobile will not be making any alterations, improvements or upgrades to the -original CUP 01-23, and is respectfully requesting that staff review and approve the renewal of this existing facility under the new MCUP process. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION/WIRELESS SERVICES PROVIDED T-Mobile is a public utility, licensed and regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and informally by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), and authorized to develop and operate a new wireless, digital PCS network throughout California and parts of Nevada. TMO engineers responsible for the overall design and operation of the PCS network want to ensure that network coverage is available throughout San Diego County. The site's current location is essential to meeting the network's current capacity and coverage needs in this area. At present, there is good network coverage to the roadways and homes located in this portion of the City of Carlsbad, however the elimination of this site would cause a dramatic decrease in call quality and coverage. This facility was and is intended to address this need, and by design will interface with neighboring sites to provide high quality, consistent network operations to TMO customers. As a result of Cingular Wireless' nationwide purchase of AT&T Wireless Services, Cingular was required to sell all of its interest in Pacific Bell Wireless to T-Mobile USA effective January 5, 2005. Cingular Wireless sites permitted prior to January 5, 2005 are now under the sole control of T-Mobile USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. This site allows the applicant to provide important coverage to the major vehicular corridors of Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. T-Mobile USA is currently providing customers with wireless voice, data, video and local area network (LAN) applications with this facility. Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 Page 2 ~ • ·Mobile· • • SITE CHARACTERISTICS The underlying zoning of the existing site is CT -Commercial Tourist. The current on- site use is a Resort Hotel. The proposed use is an unmanned wireless communication facility, with no proposed changes to the Zone or Use. The surrounding land uses are as follows: North: South: East: West: Airport Commercial Industrial Residential Driving Range COUNCIL POLICY 64 SECTION A. LOCATIONAL GUIDELINES 1. Preferred Locations--The proposed project site is zoned CT -Commercial Tourist which is classified as a preferred location in the location guidelines adopted per Council Policy 64, Section A.1.c. According to the policy, WCFs are encouraged in non- residential zones by the Wireless Communication Facilities (WCF) guidelines. 2. Discouraged Locations-Originally other locations were explored however properties to the North and West were too close to the Airport and East of the site was slated for residential development. The existing location was chosen in order to avoid residential zones while still providing adequate coverage to the surrounding area. Because the site is existing no additional alternative locations were recently considered in an effort to reduce site proliferation. 3. Visibility to the Public-The design chosen for the site is an example of a minimalist design painted and textured to camouflage the antennas outward appearance and better blend with the resort's existing architectural appearance. The antennas and equipment are completely screened from all view sheds. 4. Collocation -Not Applicable 5. Monopoles-Not Applicable. Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 Page 3 ~ • ·Mobile· • • 8. DESIGN GUIDELINES 1. Stealth Design--t.he antennas are completely screened from any and all view sheds behind the rooftops existing parapet walls designed to be RF Friendly. 2. Equipment--t.he indoor BTS equipment cabinets are located within 10'x20' equipment shelter along the Northern exterior elevation of the building and is painted and textured to match the existing stucco. 3. Collocation-Not applicable. 4. Height-The top of the existing parapet is 25'6" 5. Setbacks--t.he CT ( commercial tourist) zone setback requirements are the following: ■ Front: 20 feet ■ Side: 10 feet ■ Exterior side: 20 feet ■ Rear: 10' 6. Building or Structure Mounted WCFs-This project is an existing project and was designed and previously approved to blend with the building's architectural features. 7. Ground mounted monopoles-not applicable. 8. Lattice Towers-not applicable. 9. Under Grounding-all proposed utilities are existing and no changes are proposed at this time. POLICY 64 C. PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES 1. NOISE/ ACOUSTICAL INFORMATION The current T-Mobile facility is in full compliance with any and all applicable City of Carlsbad noise standards. 2. OPERATION & MAINTENANCE Once constructed and operational, the communications facility will provide 24-hour service to its users seven (7) days a week. Apart from initial construction activity, an TMO technician will service the facility on an as-needed basis. Generally, this is likely to occur once per month during normal working hours (between 7 AM, 8AM on Saturdays, and Sunset). A computer may handle much of the operational adjustments remotely. A TMO technician in a service van or pickup truck-size vehicle will perform the routine maintenance operation. Beyond this routine maintenance service, TMO typically Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 Page 4 ~ • ·Mobile· • • requires 24-hour access to the facility to ensure that technical support is immediately available if and when warranted during an emergency. 3. MAINTENANCE HOURS Maintenance hours per Policy 64 will be followed. The site is not within 100 feet of residential property and would not subject to the restricted hours for maintenance. 4. LIGHTING No additional lighting is proposed for the site. 5. COMPLIANCE WITH FCC RF EXPOSURE GUIDELINES All T-Mobile sites are designed to comply and operate in full compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Sealed lead acid batteries are used for back-up power in the event of a power failure on most TMO facilities. The batteries are often referred to as "gel cell" type batteries. Specifications for the batteries are provided as an attachment to this application. OPERATIONAL FREQUENCY CRITERIA The FCC has allocated a portion of the radio spectrum to T-Mobile USA for the provision of PCS. The proposed communications facility will transmit at a frequency range of 1950 MHz. The power required to operate the facility typically does not exceed 200 watts per channel. By design, the TMO facility is a low-power system. Depending upon characteristics of the site, the actual power requirements may be reduced. When operational, the transmitted signals from the site will consist of non-ionizing waves generated at less than one (1) microwatt per square centimeter, which is significantly lower than the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) standard for continuous public exposure of 900 microwatts per square centimeter. The proposed PCS Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 Page 5 ~ • ·Mobile· • • communications facility will operate in full compliance with the standards for radio frequency emissions as adopted by the FCC. Project Description (5D06436) 11/15/2007 Page 6 • • Part B: Determine Standard Permanent Storm Water Reauirements. Does the project propose: Yes No 1. New impervious areas, such as rooftops, roads, parking lots, driveways, paths and □ ll] sidewalks? 2. New pervious landscape areas and irrigation systems? □ ll] 3. Permanent structures within 100 feet of any natural water body? □ ll] 4. Trash storage areas? □ ll] 5. Liquid or solid material loading and unloading areas? □ ll] 6. Vehicle or equipment fueling, washing, or maintenance areas? □ ll] 7. Require a General NP DES Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial □ ll] Activities (Except construction)?* 8. Commercial or industrial waste handling or storage, excluding typical office or household □ ll] waste? 9. Any grading or ground disturbance during con struction? □ ll] 10. Any new storm drains, or alteration to existing storm drains? □ ll] I *To find out if your project is required to obtain an individual General NPDES Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities, visit the State Water Resources Control Board web site at, www.swrcb.ca.Qov/stormwtr/industrial.htm I Section 2. Construction Storm Water BMP Requirements: If the answer to question 1 of Part C is answered "Yes," your project is subject to Section IV, "Construction Storm Water BMP Performance Standards," and must prepare a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP). If the answer to question 1 is "No," but the answer to any of the remaining questions is "Yes," your project is subject to Section IV, "Construction Storm Water BMP Performance Standards," and must prepare a Water Pollution Control Plan (WPCP). If every question in Part C is answered "No," your project is exempt from any construction storm water BMP requirements. If any of the answers to the questions in Part Care "Yes," complete the construction site prioritization in Part D, below. Part C: Determine Construction Phase Storm Water Requirements. Would the project meet any of these criteria during construction? Yes No 1. Is the project subject to California's statewide General NPDES Permit for Storm Water □ ll] Discharges Associated With Construction Activities? 2. Does the project propose grading or soil disturbance? □ ll] 3. Would storm water or urban runoff have the potential to contact any portion of the □ ll] construction area, including washing and staging areas? 4. Would the project use any construction materials that could negatively affect water quality □ ll] if discharged from the_ sit~,.( supt\ .as, paints, solvents, concrete, and stucco)? l • __ :;