HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-01; Planning Commission; ; CUP 00-23 TELIGENT ANTENNAS4the City of Carlsbad Planning Departmcn
A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION 4J~
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Application complete date: June 22,2000
P.C. AGENDA OF: November 1, 2000 Project Planner: Michael Grim
Project Engineer: David Rick
SUBJECT: CUP 00-23 - TELIGENT ANTENNAS - Request for a Conditional Use Permit
to allow the installation of twelve 24-inch diameter antennas and one 36-inch
diameter antenna on the roof of an existing industrial building, located west of
Yarrow Drive between Palomar Airport Road and Camino Vida Roble in Local
Facilities Management Zone 5.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4864,
APPROVING Conditional Use Permit CUP 00-23, based upon the findings and subject to the
conditions contained therein.
H. INTRODUCTION
The proposal involves the installation of thirteen roof-mounted antennas on an existing industrial
building located southwest of the intersection of Yarrow Drive and Palomar Airport Road.
Twelve of the antennas measure 24 inches in diameter and one measures 36 inches in diameter;
all antennas would be mounted on masts and extend just above the top of the existing equipment
screen wall. The existing building, with or without the proposed antennas, is virtually
indiscernible from public views, as shown on the attached photographs and photo simulations.
The project conforms to all applicable regulations and staff has no issues with the proposal.
M. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
Teigent Communications is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to allow the installation of
thirteen roof-mounted antennas on an existing industrial building, located southwest of the
intersection of Yarrow Drive and Palomar Airport Road. The site is designated Planned
Industrial (PT) in the City's General Plan and is zoned Planned Industrial (P-M). With the
exception of McClellan-Palomar Airport to the north, the site is surrounded by industrial
development. There are currently four buildings on the project site with the antennas being
proposed on the southernmost building (2131 Palomar Airport Road), as shown on Exhibit "B",
dated November 1, 2000.
As shown on Exhibits "C" - "E", dated November 1, 2000, the proposed antennas would be
located along the perimeter of the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. They would be
attached to the inside of the screen wall by a three-inch diameter mast. All antennas would be
above the existing screen wall. The two-foot diameter antennas would mostly be located on the
southern edge, with some on the northwest and northeast corners of the screen. The three-foot
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diameter antenna would be located on the east side. No additional equipment is needed for the
antenna-based telephone system at this location.
The attached photo siniluations illustrate the visibility, or lack thereof, of the existing building's
rooftop and the proposed antennas. Given the distance and obscurity from Palomar Airport Road
and the site's elevation above Yarrow Drive and other nearby roadways, the proposed antennas
would not be easily visible from public views. Therefore, staff is supportive of the placement of
the antennas on top of the existing roof screen.
Teligent Communications is a telephone company licensed to serve the local area by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Teligent is not a cellular or PCS provider; rather they
offer a fixed digital wireless network for telephone service instead of street-fiber cables. The
Teligent network cannot be accessed from a mobile source. Since the network operates with
small roof-mounted microwave antenna dishes, it is anticipated that additional roof-mounted
antenna will be necessary within the City of Carlsbad.
The Teligent Antenna project is subject to the following regulations:
A. General Plan;
B. P-M - Planned Industrial Zone (Chapter 21.34 of the Zoning Ordinance);
C. Conditional Use Ordinance (Chapter 21.42 of the Zoning Ordinance);
D. McClellan-Palomar Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan;
B. Growth Management Ordinance (Chapter 2.90 of the Zoning Ordinance);
F. Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan.
IV. ANALYSIS
The recommendation for approval of this project was developed by analyzing the project's
consistency with the applicable policies and regulations listed above. The following analysis
section discusses compliance with each of these regulations/polices utilizing both text and tables.
A. General Plan
The Teligent Antenna project is consistent with the applicable policies and programs of the
General Plan. Particularly relevant to the rooftop antenna proposal are the Land Use and Public
Safety Elements. Table 1 below indicates how the project complies with these particular
elements of the General Plan.
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TABLE 1— GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE
Element Use Classification/Goal, Proposed Use and Compliance
Objective or Program Improvements
Land Use Site is designated for Proposed communication Yes
industrial uses. antennas are consistent with
industrial uses.
Public Safety To ensure that development The proposed rooftop
in the Airport Influence Area antennas are in compliance Yes occurs in compliance with with the McClellan-Palomar
relevant adopted policies. Airport Comprehensive
Land Use Plan, as discussed
in Section D of this report.
Given the above, the Teligent Antenna proposal is consistent with the applicable goals, programs
and policies of the General Plan.
B. P-M - Planned Industrial Zone
The project site is zoned Planned Industrial (P-M) and is therefore subject to the regulations
contained in Chapter 21.34 of the Zoning Ordinance. The antenna use is conditionally allowed
in the P-M zone. The development standards of the P-M zone deal mostly with the placement of
buildings and other structures. Since the antennas are located on the existing industrial building,
the proposal conforms to the existing setbacks and lot coverage standards. No landscaping is
proposed or required with the project. Since the project does not add any floor area to the
existing building, no additional parking or employee eating areas are needed. The antenna
would extend two to three feet above the existing equipment screen, however they would not be
easily visible from public views as discussed in Section C below. Given the above, the proposed
Teligent Antenna project is consistent with the P-M zone.
C. Conditional Use Ordinance
The proposed communication antenna are considered a conditional use and are therefore subject
to the regulations contained in Chapter 21.42 of the Zoning Ordinance. There are four standard
findings that must be made in order to allow the addition of a conditional use to any property.
Table 2 below lists the required findings and discusses the project's consistency with those
findings.
TABLE 2— CONSISTENCY WITH CONDITIONAL USE PE1U1IT FINDINGS
Finding Project Consistency
That the requested use is necessary or desirable for The proposed antennas are part of an infrastructure
the development of the community, is essentially in that provides communication alternatives to land-
harmony with the various elements and objectives based telephone lines; antennas are allowed in the
of the General Plan, and is not detrimental to industrial areas; the project is consistent with the
existing uses or to uses specifically permitted in the CLUP; the proposed antennas are not easily visible
zone in which the proposed use is to be located, from surrounding public views.
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TABLE 2— CONSISTENCY WITH CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FINDINGS
Finding Project Consistency
That the site for the intended use is adequate in size No expansions of the existing roof or existing roof
and shape to accommodate the use. screening are necessary to fit the proposed antennas
on the site and no additional buildings or structures
are proposed.
That all of the yards, setbacks, walls, fences, The proposed antennas can fit on the existing roof
landscaping, and other features necessary to adjust without modifications and will not be placed in a
the requested use to existing or permitted future manner that makes them easily visible from
uses in the neighborhood will be provided an surrounding public streets.
maintained.
That the street system serving the proposed use is The proposed antennas do not generate any
adequate to properly handle all traffic generated by additional traffic, therefore no impacts to the
the proposed use. surrounding street system will occur.
Given the above, the Teligent Antenna project is consistent with the Conditional Use Ordinance,
Chapter 21.42 of the Zoning Ordinance.
D. McClellan-Palomar CLUP
The project site is located within the Airport Influence Area for the McClellan-Palomar Airport.
All uses and development on the site are therefore subject to the regulations of the
Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLUP). The CLUP mostly
regulates the types of uses allowed based upon the projected noise generation contours around
the airport. The project site is located in the 60-65 CNEL noise contour interval, which allows
residential, commercial and industrial uses. Since the proposed antennas are not designed for
human occupancy, the proposal is consistent with the use restrictions of the CLUP. The project
site is not located within the Runway Protection Zone (RPZ) or the Flight Activity Zone (FAZ),
therefore no height restrictions apply to the project. Therefore, the Teligent Antenna proposal is
consistent with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the McClellan-Palomar Airport.
E. Growth Management Ordinance
The proposed antennas do not add any square footage to the existing building and, therefore, do
not generate any impacts to the Growth Management performance standards. This information is
reiterated in the table below:
TABLE 3— GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE
Standard Impact/Standard Compliance
City Administration N/A Yes
Library N/A Yes
Waste Water Treatment 0 EDU Yes
Parks N/A Yes
Drainage PLDA C Yes
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TABLE 3— GROWTH MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE
Standard Impact/Standard Compliance
Circulation 0 ADT Yes
Fire Station #4 Yes
Open Space N/A Yes
Schools CUSD Yes
Sewer Collection System 0 EDU Yes
Water 0 GPD Yes
F. Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan
The Teligent Antenna site is located in Local Facilities Management Zone 5. There are no
special development conditions in the zone plan that apply to this non-residential project. All
public facilities needed to serve the development are already in place. The project would not
generate any additional traffic, therefore no Traffic Impact Fees are required. Since no
additional floor area is proposed, no Public Facilities Fees would be collected. Given that all
public facilities necessary to serve the existing industrial building are already in place, and given
that the project would not generate any additional facilities demands, the Teligent Antenna
project is consistent with the Zone 5 Local Facilities Management Plan.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Teligent Antenna proposal represents the construction and installation of small new
equipment facilities or structures, which qualifies as a Class 3 Categorical Exemption according
to Section 15303 of the State CEQA Guidelines. The radio frequency power density is
controlled by FCC regulations (ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992) for the general public, therefore no
adverse environmental impacts would occur with the project as designed and regulated.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4864
2. Location Map
3. Disclosure Statement
4. Local Facilities Impact Assessment Form
5. Background Data Sheet
6. Photo simulations of proposed rooftop antennas, dated September 27, 2000
7. Exhibits "A" - "E", dated November 1, 2000.
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CITY OF CARLSBAD
GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
LOCAL FACILITIES IMPACTS ASSESSMENT FORM
(To be Submitted with Development Application)
PROJECT IDENTITY AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT:
FILE NAME AND NO: Teligent Antennas - CUP 00-23
LOCAL FACILITY MANAGEMENT ZONE: 5 GENERAL PLAN: PT
ZONING: P-M
DEVELOPER'S NAME: Teligent Communications
ADDRESS: 9645 Scranton Rd. Suite 210, San Diego, CA 92121
PHONE NO.: 760-944-9141 ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: 213-070-27
QUANTITY OF LAND USE/DEVELOPMENT (AC.. SQ. FL, DU): 0.33 acres
ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: October, 2001
A. City Administrative Facilities: Demand in Square Footage = nla
B. Library: Demand in Square Footage = nla
C. Wastewater Treatment Capacity (Calculate with J. Sewer) 0 EDU
D. Park: Demand in Acreage = n/a
E. Drainage: Demand in CFS = n/a
Identify Drainage Basin = n/a
(Identify master plan facilities on site plan)
F. Circulation: Demand in ADT 0 ADT
(Identify Trip Distribution on site plan)
G. Fire: Served by Fire Station No. = Station #4
H. Open Space: Acreage Provided = n/a
I. Schools: Carlsbad Unified
(Demands to be determined by staff)
J. Sewer: Demands in EDU 0 EDU
Identify Sub Basin = n/a
(Identify trunk line(s) impacted on site plan)
K. Water: Demand in GPD = 0 GPD
Zoning
Site P-M
North M
South P-M
East P-M
West P-M
General Plan Current Land Use
P1
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P1
PT
P1
Industrial
Airport
Industrial
Industrial
Industrial
BACKGROUND DATA SHEET
CASE NO: CUP 00-23
CASE NAME: Teli gent Antennas
APPLICANT: Teligent Communications
REQUEST AND LOCATION: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the installation
of twelve 24-inch diameter antennas and one 36-inch diameter antenna on the roof of an existing
industrial building, located west of Yarrow Drive between Palomar Airport Road and Camino
Vida Roble in Local Facilities Management Zone 5.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot 3 of Carlsbad Tract No. 83-10, according to Map No.
10738, filed in the Office of the County Recorder October 17, 1983, in the City of Carlsbad,
County of San Diego. State of California.
APN: 213-070-27 Acres: 0.33 Proposed No. of Lots/Units: n/a
GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING
Land Use Designation: Planned Industrial (P1)
Density Allowed: n/a Density Proposed: n/a
Existing Zone: P-M Proposed Zone: nla
Surrounding Zoning, General Plan and Land Use:
PUBLIC FACILITIES
School District: Carlsbad Water District: Carlsbad Sewer District: Carlsbad
Equivalent Dweffing Units (Sewer Capacity):
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
LII Negative Declaration, issued_____________________________________________________
Certified Environmental Impact Report. dated__________________________________
Other, Notice of Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 of the State CEOA Guidelines
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