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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-06-15; City Council; NS-708; Wireless communication facilities...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. NS-708 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING URGENCY PERMITS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF WIRELESS ORDINANCE NO. NS-684 PROHIBITING THE ISSUANCE OF COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF- WAY AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. NS-690 WHICH EXTENDED ORDINANCE NO. NS-684. WHEREAS, on December 9, 2003, the City Council approved an urgency ordinance prohibiting the issuance of permits for the placement of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way and adopted Resolution No. 2003-321 declaring the City Council’s intention to have staff study and recommend revisions to the Municipal Code and Council Policy No. 64 regarding the placement of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way; and WHEREAS, at the City Council meeting of January 20, 2004, the City Council extended Urgency Ordinance No. NS-684 with Urgency Ordinance No. NS-690 and authorized funding for retention of telecommunications consultants to assist in the study of placement of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way (Resolution No. 2003-351); and WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to consider all relevant issues in formulating its recommendations to the City Council, including the desire to have adequate wireless communication services provided in the City which are designed and located to minimize safety and aesthetic concerns; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad held a public workshop on April 14, 2004, inviting public input and specifically input from wireless communication providers in San Diego County with regard to the issue of location of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City’s engineering consultant has completed its propagation studies with regard to the feasibility of coverage and capacity for wireless communication carriers located in the public right-of-way; and 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, staff subsequently prepared a Report on the Location of Wireless Communication Facilities in the Public Right-of-way with recommended revisions to City Council Policy No. 64 on Wireless Communication Facilities; and WHEREAS, notice of the public hearing for adoption of an ordinance repealing the moratorium on issuance of permits for location of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way and recommended revisions to City Council Policy No. 64 was included in the notice of issuance of the Report on Location of Wireless Communication Facilities in the Public Right-of-way, both available for review in the offices of the Planning Department; and WHEREAS, each of the five local wireless communication cell providers was mailed a copy of the Report on Location of Wireless Communication Facilities in the Public Right-of-way; and WHEREAS, the City Council has taken action regarding the staffs’ report and recommendations and has determined that potential development of wireless communication facilities in the public right-of-way no longer presents a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety and welfare, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does ordain as follows: 1. 2. 684 and NS-690. That the above recitals are true and correct. That this ordinance hereby repeals in their entirety Ordinance Nos. NS- EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen (I 5) days after its adoption. Ill Ill Ordinance No. NS-708 PAGE -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2c 21 22 23 24 2: 2t 2; 2E INTRODUCED, AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 1 day Of June , of 2004, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 15th day Of June , 2004, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Finnila, Kulchin, Hall and Packard NOES: None APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY n n ATTEST: SEAL Ordinance No. NS-708 PAGE -3- 9