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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD 2020-0011; BRESSI RANCH SELF-STORAGE FACILITY T-MOBILE SD02436A; Admin Decision LetterAugust 20, 2020 Steven Johnson 3131 Keats Street San Diego, CA 92016 FILE rn.C-t; 1-et>f ou.:t 'is'( :2-c...e I ~o~ Ccityof Carlsbad SUBJECT: CD 2020-0011 (DEV2020-05129) -BRESSI RANCH SELF-STORAGE FACILITY T-MOBILE SD02436A The City Planner has completed a review of your application for the modification of an existing Wireless Communications Facility (WCF) located at 2500 Campbell Place, (APN:213-261-05) which is a modification to MCUP 09-07, a WCF with nine panel antennas mounted to the building behind FRP screening and associated equipment within an enclosure on the third floor of the building. After careful consideration of the request, the City Planner has determined that the request meets all of the findings below and APPROVES this request. The proposed modifications include: • Installation of three (3) new panel antennas (one per sector) for a total of twelve (12) antennas. • Installation of three (3) new RR Us (one per sector) for a total of six (6) RR.Us. • Installation of new FRP screening that extends and matches the appearance and dimensions of the existing FRP screening at the location of the new antennas. • Installation of associated equipment behind the screening material and within the existing enclosure on the third floor of the building. In order for a Discretionary Permit Consistency Determination ta be approved, all af the following findings must be made: 1) No project condition, feature, facility or amenity is changed or deleted that had been considered essential to the project's design, quality, safety or function In that the nine existing antennas remain and the three new antennas (one per sector) will be located behind the existing FRP screening that will be expanded with new FRP screen of similar size, material and color to the existing screening. 2) The request represents an upgrade in overall design features and or materials and improves upon the project's compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood in that the existing and proposed antennas and equipment will be located behind the expanded FRP screening, or within an existing enclosure located on the third floor of the building that shields the antennas and equipment from view of the surrounding properties and public right-of-way. 3} The proposed revision does not change the density or boundary of the subject property in that the modifications to the existing WCF do not modify property boundaries. Community Development Department Planning Division I 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 I 760-602-4600 I 760-602-8560 f I www.carlsbadca.gov CD 2020-0011-BRESSI RANCH SELF-STORAGE FACILITY T-MOBILE SD02436A August 20, 2020 Pa e 2 !:..!!_5'S..e,__ __________________ --,.-,-.__,.., ____ !,.I 4) The proposed revision does not involve the addition of a new land use not shown on the original permit in that there are no new land uses proposed since there is an existing WCF on the site. 5) The proposed revision does not rearrange the major land uses within the development in that the additional antennas and equipment will be located adjacent to the existing antennas and equipment in their previously approved locations. 6) The proposed revision does not create changes of greater than ten percent provided that compliance will be maintained with the applicable development standards of the Carlsbad Municipal Code in that the net addition of three (3) panel antennas behind expanded FRP screening that matches the existing FRP screening onsite and associated new equipment contained within an existing enclosure on the third floor of the building is consistent with City Council Policy No. 64. There will be no substantial visual changes to the site and the existing FRP screening height will not change. Furthermore, the proposed modifications to the existing WCF qualify as an eligible facility modification pursuant to Section 6409{a) of the.Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. § 1455 (a)). 7) The proposed change will not result in any significant environmental impact, and/or require additional mitigation in that the project is still considered exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the state CEQA Guidelines. 8} The proposed change would not result in any health, safety or welfare impacts in that the project will continue to comply with Federal Communication Commission's standards for radio frequency (RF) radiation in accordance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Furthermore, an RF exposure report was submitted demonstrating that the proposed modifications comply with the general population maximum exposure limits of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 9) There were not any major issues or controversies associated with the original project which would be exacerbated with the proposed change in that there were no major issues or controversies associated with the original approval (MCUP 09-07}. 10} The proposed change would not be readily discernable to the decision makers as being substantially different from the project as originally approved in that the proposed antennas and equipment will be located behind the existing FRP screen expanded in width to shield the new antennas or located within an existing enclosure on the third floor of the building. Therefore, the City Planner has determined that the application qualifies for a consistency determination with the approved permit and approves the changes to the project based on Planning Division Administrative Policy No. 35. CD 2020-0011-BRESSI RANCH SELF-STORAGE FACILITY T-MOBILE SD02436A August 20, 2020 Pa e 3 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 Division at 1635 Faraday Avenue in Carlsbad, along with a payment of $876.00. The filing of such appeal within such time limit shall stay the effective date of the order of the City Planner until such time as a final decision on the appeal is reached. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel to contact Jessica Bui at (760) 602-4631. CITY OF CARLSBAD DON NEU, AICP City Planner DN:JB:cf c: Edwin Murga, Self-Storage Investors, 2500 Campbell Place, Carlsbad, CA 92009 Tecla Levy, Project Engineer HPRM/File Copy Data Entry