HomeMy WebLinkAboutMCUP 07-16; Eureka Cell Site; Conditional Use Permit (CUP)December 21, 2007
Sprint-Nextel
Margie Detiege
Suite 305
2527 Camino Ramon
San Ramon, CA 94583
SUBJECT: MCUP 07-16 - SPRINT-NEXTEL EUREKA CELL SITE - Request for the continued
operation of a wireless communication facility (WCF) at 3150 Pio Pico Drive, in the R-P-Q Zone and
Local Facilities Management Zone 1.
Dear Margie Detiege,
The Planning Director has completed a review of your application for a Minor Conditional Use
Permit MCUP 07-16 for a wireless communication facility at 3150 Pio Pico Drive. A notice was sent
to property owners within a 300' radius of the subject property requesting comments regarding the
above request. No comments were received within the ten day notice period (ending on December
21, 2007). After careful consideration of the circumstances surrounding this request, the Planning
Director has determined that the four findings required for granting a Minor Conditional Use Permit
can be made and therefore, APPROVES this request based on the following findings and
conditions.
Findings:
1. That the requested use is necessary or desirable for the development of the community,
and is in harmony with the various elements and objectives of the general plan, including, if
applicable, the certified local coastal program, specific plan or master plan in that in that the
use is consistent with the General Plan in that the Travel/Recreation Commercial (T-R)
Land Use designation does not preclude the provision of WCF uses, nor is it
detrimental to permitted uses in the vicinity in that the WCF is located in an existing
office building, a preferred location, as identified in City Council Policy No. 64,
Wireless Communications Facilities.
2. That the requested use is not detrimental to existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in
the zone in which the proposed use is to be located in that the existing WCF will not result
in any additional building coverage and there will be no alterations to the existing site
design.
3. That the site for the proposed conditional use is adequate in size and shape to
accommodate the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, parking, loading facilities, buffer areas,
landscaping and other development features prescribed in this code and required by the
Planning Director in order to integrate the use with other uses in the neighborhood in that
the wireless communication facility is existing and no modifications are being
proposed and the continuation of the use will not significantly change the building
appearance. The original approval of the use was granted with approval of CUP 02-16
on February 5, 2003.
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4. • That the street system serving the proposed use is adequate to properly handle all traffic
generated by the proposed use in that the unmanned WCF use would require, on
average, only monthly maintenance visits and occasional visits in response to
operational problems.
5. That the proposed continued existence of the wireless communication facility is consistent
with City Council Policy No. 64, in that the continued operation of antennas on an
existing office professional building in a Residential Professional Zone will not have
any adverse visual impacts in that the treatment of the antennas and the location of
the equipment cabinets reduces or eliminates their visibility and the roof-mounted
screen hides all existing roof mounted equipment.
6. That the Planning Director has determined that the project belongs to a class of projects that
the State Secretary for Resources has found do not have a significant impact on the
environment, and it is therefore categorically exempt from the requirement for the
preparation of environmental documents pursuant to Section 15301 - existing facility, of
the state CEQA Guidelines. In making this determination, the Planning Director has found
that the exceptions listed in Section 15300.2 of the state CEQA Guidelines do not apply to
this project.
Conditions:
1. Approval is granted for MCUP 07-16 as shown on Exhibit 'A' dated December 21, 2007 on
file in the Planning Department and incorporated herein by reference. Development shall
occur substantially as shown unless otherwise noted in these conditions.
2. If any of the following conditions fail to occur, or if they are, by their terms, to be
implemented and maintained over time, if any of such conditions fail to be so implemented
and maintained according to their terms, the City shall have the right to revoke or modify all
approvals herein granted; deny or further condition issuance of all future building permits;
deny, revoke, or further condition all certificates of occupancy issued under the authority of
approvals herein granted; record a notice of violation on the property title; institute and
prosecute litigation to compel their compliance with said conditions or seek damages for
their violation. No vested rights are gained by Developer or a successor in interest by the
City's approval of this Minor Conditional Use Permit.
3. Staff is authorized and directed to make, or require the Developer to make, all corrections
and modifications to the MCUP 07-16 documents, as necessary to make them internally
consistent and in conformity with the final action on the project. Development shall occur
substantially as shown on the approved Exhibits. Any proposed development different from
this approval shall require an amendment to this approval.
4. The Developer/Operator shall and does hereby agree to indemnify, protect, defend and hold
harmless the City of Carlsbad, its Council members, officers, employees, agents, and
representatives, from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, demands, claims
and costs, including court costs and attorney's fees incurred by the City arising, directly or
indirectly, from (a) City's approval and issuance of this Minor Conditional Use Permit, (b)
City's approval or issuance of any permit or action, whether discretionary or non-
discretionary, in connection with the use contemplated herein, and (c) Developer/Operator's
installation and operation of the facility permitted hereby, including without limitation, any
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and all liabilities arising from the emission by the facility of electromagnetic fields or other
energy waves or emissions.
5. The Developer shall comply with all applicable provisions of federal, state, and local
ordinances in effect at the time of building permit issuance.
6. This project shall comply with all conditions and mitigation measures, which are required as
part of the Zone 1 Local Facilities Management Plan and any amendments made to that
Plan prior to the issuance of building permits.
7. MCUP 07-16 shall be reviewed by the Planning Director on a yearly basis to determine if all
conditions of this permit have been met and that the use does not have a substantial
negative effect on surrounding properties or the public health, safety and general welfare. If
the Planning Director determines that: 1) the minor conditional use permit was obtained by
fraud or misrepresentation; or 2) the use for which such approval is granted is not being
exercised; or 3) the conditions of approval have not been met; or 4) the minor conditional
use permit is being or recently has been exercised contrary to any of the terms or conditions
of approval; or 5) the use for which such approval was granted has ceased to exist or has
been suspended for one year or more; or 6) the use is in violation of any statute, ordinance,
law or regulation; or 7) the use permitted by the minor conditional use permit is being or has
been so exercised as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or so as to
constitute a nuisance, the Planning Director shall hold an informal public hearing and after
providing the permittee the opportunity to be heard, the planning director may revoke and
terminate the minor conditional use permit in whole or in part, reaffirm the minor conditional
use permit, modify the conditions or impose new conditions.
8. This Minor Conditional Use Permit is granted for a period of 5 years from December 21,
2007 through December 21, 2012. This permit may be revoked at any time after a public
hearing, if it is found that the use has a substantial detrimental effect on surrounding land
uses and the public's health and welfare, or the conditions imposed herein have not been
met. This permit may be extended for a reasonable period of time not to exceed 5 years
upon written application of the permittee made no less than 90 days prior to the expiration
date. The Planning Commission may not grant such extension, unless it finds that there are
no substantial negative effects on surrounding land uses or the public's health and welfare.
If a substantial negative effect on surrounding land uses or the public's health and welfare is
found, the extension shall be denied or granted with conditions which will eliminate or
substantially reduce such effects. There is no limit to the number of extensions the Planning
Commission may grant.
Engineering:
9. Developer shall comply with the City's Stormwater Regulations. Developer shall implement
best management practices at all times. Best management practices include but are not
limited to pollution treatment practices or devices, erosion control to control silt runoff during
construction, general housekeeping practices, pollution prevention and educational
practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices or devices to prevent
or reduce the discharge of pollutants to stromwater, receiving water or stormwater
conveyance system to the maximum extent practicable.
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Code Reminders:
15. Approval of this request shall not excuse compliance with all applicable sections of the
Zoning Ordinance and all other applicable City ordinances in effect at time of building permit
issuance, except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
16. Premise identification (addresses) shall be provided consistent with Carlsbad Municipal
Code Section 18.04.320.
NOTICE
Please take NOTICE that approval of your project includes the "imposition" of fees, dedications,
reservations, or other exactions hereafter collectively referred to for convenience as
"fees/exactions."
You have 90 days from the date of final approval to protest imposition of these fees/exactions. If
you protest them, you must follow the protest procedure set forth in Government Code Section
66020(a), and file the protest and any other required information with the City Manager for
processing in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 3.32.030. Failure to timely follow
that procedure will bar any subsequent legal action to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul their
imposition.
You are hereby FURTHER NOTIFIED that your right to protest the specified fees/exactions DOES
NOT APPLY to water and sewer connection fees and capacity charges, nor planning, zoning,
grading or other similar application processing or service fees in connection with this project; NOR
DOES IT APPLY to any fees/exactions of which you have previously been given a NOTICE similar
to this, or as to which the statute of limitations has previously otherwise expired.
This decision may be appealed by you or any other member of the public to the Planning
Commission within ten days of the date of this letter. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the
Planning Department at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $440.00. The
filing of such appeal within such time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the Planning
Director until such time as a final decision on the appeal is reached. If you have any questions
regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Deborah Milam at (760) 602-4619.
Sincerely,
GARY T. BARBERIO
Assistant Planning Director
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c: Van Lynch, Team Leader
David Rick, Project Engineer
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