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R E S O L U T I O N N O . 1 3 - 2 3 7 7 P C
A R E S O L U T I O N O F T H E P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N O F T H E C I T Y O F
T E M P L E C I T Y D E N Y I N G C O N D I T I O N A L U S E P E R M I T 1 3 - 1 8 2 8 T O
A L L O W T H E I N S T A L L A T I O N O F A N E W C E L L U L A R A N T E N N A
F A C I L I T Y A T T H E T E M P L E C I T Y H I G H S C H O O L ' S A T H L E T I C F I E L D ,
L O C A T E D A T 9 5 0 1 L E M O N A V E N U E . T H E P R O P O S A L I S T O R E M O V E
A N E X I S T I N G L I G H T P O L E A T T H E H I G H S C H O O L ' S A T H L E T I C F I E L D
A N D R E P L A C E I T W I T H A N E W 7 0 F O O T 9 I N C H T A L L L I G H T P O L E . A
T O T A L O F 1 2 A N T E N N A S ( I N T H R E E A R R A Y S ) W I L L B E A T T A C H E D
T O T H E L I G H T P O L E B E N E A T H T H E L I G H T F I X T U R E S . T H E
A P P R O V A L A L S O I N C L U D E S A N E N C L O S E D E Q U I P M E N T A R E A
N E A R B Y T H A T W I L L H O U S E A B A C K U P G E N E R A T O R A N D A 2 3 0
S Q U A R E F O O T P R E - F A B R I C A T E D S T R U C T U R E .
S E C T I O N 1 . T h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n h a s c o n s i d e r e d a l l o f t h e e v i d e n c e s u b m i t t e d
i n t o t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e c o r d w h i c h i n c l u d e s b u t i s n o t l i m i t e d t o :
1 . R e p o r t s a n d p r e s e n t a t i o n s o f p r o j e c t r e l a t e d d a t a a n d a n a l y s i s p r e p a r e d b y t h e
C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t D e p a r t m e n t ; a n d
2 . T h e T e m p l e C i t y M u n i c i p a l C o d e , G e n e r a l P l a n , a n d a l l o t h e r a p p l i c a b l e
r e g u l a t i o n s a n d c o d e s ; a n d
3 . P u b l i c c o m m e n t s , b o t h w r i t t e n a n d o r a l , r e c e i v e d o r s u b m i t t e d p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c
h e a r i n g , s u p p o r t i n g o r o p p o s i n g t h e a p p l i c a n t ' s r e q u e s t ; a n d
4 . T e s t i m o n y a n d c o m m e n t s s u b m i t t e d b y t h e a p p l i c a n t a n d r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s i n b o t h
w r i t t e n a n d o r a l f o r m a t o r p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g ; a n d
5 . A l l o t h e r r e l a t e d d o c u m e n t s r e c e i v e d o r s u b m i t t e d p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g .
S E C T I O N 2 . T h i s r e s o l u t i o n i s m a d e w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e f o l l o w i n g p r e f a c i n g f a c t s a s
m o r e f u l l y s e t f o r t h i n ' t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e c o r d :
1 . O n M a r c h 2 8 , 2 0 1 3 , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n w a s s u b m i t t e d t o t h e C i t y .
2 . O n A p r i l 2 6 , 2 0 1 3 , t h e a p p l i c a t i o n w a s d e e m e d c o m p l e t e .
3 . N o t i c e o f t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g w a s m a i l e d o n J u n e 1 3 , 2 0 1 3 t o p r o p e r t y o w n e r s
w i t h i n 5 0 0 f e e t o f t h e s u b j e c t p r o p e r t y .
4 . T h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n h e l d a p u b l i c h e a r i n g o n J u n e 2 5 , 2 0 1 3 , a t w h i c h t i m e
t h e p r o j e c t w a s c o n t i n u e d t o t h e J u l y 2 3 , 2 0 1 3 P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n m e e t i n g .
" 5 . A t t h e i r J u l y 2 3 , 2 0 1 3 m e e t i n g , t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n c o n t i n u e d t h e i t e m t o
Resolution No. 13 -2377 PC
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the August 13, 2013 Planning Commission Meeting.
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6. The Permit Streamlining Act deadline to make a decision on the project is August
12, 2013.
7. The project was rescheduled to August 12, 2013 and the project was re- noticed
to property owners within 500 feet of the subject property and other interested
parties.
8. Notice of the public hearing satisfied the noticing requirements set forth in
Government Code Sections 65090 and 65091.
9. The project site is zoned R -1, Single Family Residential.
10. The project site is designated Institutional by the General Plan.
11. The project site is currently improved as a high school campus with classrooms,
administrative offices and multiple athletic fields.
12. The proposed location (football /soccer athletic field) of the antennas currently has
one existing light pole with two wireless carriers and another light pole that is
scheduled to be replaced with a slightly thicker light pole and new cellular
antennas.
13.The applicant is requesting a Conditional Use Permit to establish a new cellular
antenna facility that would be attached to a slightly thicker light pole at the high
school's athletic field.
SECTION 3. All of the following findings must be made in order for the Planning
Commission to approve the Conditional Use Permit. Based on the public hearing for the
requested Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission finds:
1. That the site for the proposed use is adequate in size, shape, topography
and circumstances to sustain the proposed use;
The subject lot has a land area of approximately 25 acres consisting of a high
school campus with classrooms, administrative offices, a parking lot and five
athletic fields. The proposal includes replacing an existing light pole for the high
school's football /soccer field that will include 12 new cellular antennas, as well as
installing a backup generator and a new 260 square foot pre- fabricated structure
that will store associated cellular antenna equipment. The generator and pre-
fabricated structure will occupy an empty area west of the ath etic field's
bleachers with direct access off of Camino Real Avenue. Therefore, the project
meets this finding.
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C o n d i t i o n a l U s e P e r m i t 1 3 - 1 8 2 8
9 5 0 1 L e m o n A v e n u e
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2 . T h a t t h e s i t e d o e s h a v e s u f f i c i e n t a c c e s s t o s t r e e t s a n d h i g h w a y s ,
a d e q u a t e i n w i d t h a n d p a v e m e n t t y p e t o c a r r y t h e q u a n t i t y a n d q u a l i t y o f
t r a f f i c g e n e r a t e d b y t h e p r o p o s e d u s e ;
T h e s u b j e c t s i t e w i l l b e p r i m a r i l y a c c e s s e d o f f o f C a m i n o R e a l A v e n u e , w h i c h i s a
l o c a l r o a d t h a t i s i m p r o v e d w i t h t h e c a p a c i t y t o h a n d l e t h e t r a f f i c t h a t w i l l b e
g e n e r a t e d b y t h e p r o p o s e d u s e . C a m i n o R e a l A v e n u e h a s a 6 0 f o o t r i g h t - o f - w a y
a n d a s t r e e t w i d t h o f 3 8 f e e t . T h e s u b j e c t s i t e i s a l s o a c c e s s e d f r o m T e m p l e C i t y
B o u l e v a r d , w h i c h i s a p r i m a r y r o a d t h a t h a s a n 8 0 f o o t r i g h t - o f - w a y a n d a s t r e e t
w i d t h o f 6 4 f e e t . T h e p r o p o s e d c e l l u l a r a n t e n n a f a c i l i t y w i l l n o t i n c r e a s e v e h i c u l a r
t r a f f i c , a s t h e f a c i l i t y w o u l d b e u n m a n n e d w i t h p e r i o d i c m a i n t e n a n c e i n s p e c t i o n s .
T h e r e f o r e , t h e p r o j e c t m e e t s t h i s f i n d i n g .
3 . T h a t t h e p r o p o s e d u s e w i l l n o t h a v e a n a d v e r s e e f f e c t u p o n t h e u s e ,
e n j o y m e n t o r v a l u a t i o n o f a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t y o r u p o n t h e p u b l i c w e l f a r e .
T h e p r o p o s e d u s e w i l l h a v e a n a d v e r s e v i s u a l i m p a c t o n s u r r o u n d i n g p r o p e r t i e s
a n d t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . T h e p r o j e c t p r o p o s e s 2 1 a n t e n n a s o n a n e x i s t i n g l i g h t
p o l e . T h e p r o j e c t a s p r o p o s e d a t t a c h e s t h e a n t e n n a s t o t h e e x i s t i n g l i g h t p o l e ,
c r e a t i n g a t r i a n g u l a r s t r u c t u r e t h a t t h e a n t e n n a s c a n b e m o u n t e d t o . T h e
a p p l i c a n t m a d e n o a t t e m p t t o r e d u c e t h e v i s u a l i m p a c t b y p r o v i d i n g a l t e r n a t i v e
d e s i g n s s u c h a s a s t e a l t h d e s i g n . I n a d d i t i o n , t h e e q u i p m e n t s h e l t e r t h a t i s p a r t
o f t h i s p r o j e c t i s i m m e d i a t e l y a d j a c e n t t o C a m i n o R e a l A v e n u e a n d n o a t t e m p t
w a s m a d e t o r e d u c e t h e v i s u a l i m p a c t o f t h e s t r u c t u r e . A s c u r r e n t l y p r o p o s e d
t h e r e i s n o l a n d s c a p i n g t o r e d u c e t h e o v e r a l l v i s u a l i m p a c t o f t h e s t r u c t u r e a n d
t h e l a r g e b l a n k w a l l s o f t h e s t r u c t u r e m a k e i t v u l n e r a b l e t o g r a f f i t i . F o r t h e s e
r e a s o n s , t h e p r o j e c t a s p r o p o s e d w o u l d h a v e a n a d v e r s e e f f e c t o n t h e v a l u a t i o n
o f a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t i e s , e f f e c t t h e v i s u a l c h a r a c t e r o f t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d w h i c h
a d v e r s e l y e f f e c t s t h e p u b l i c w e l f a r e , a n d c r e a t e s a g r e a t e r p o s s i b i l i t y o f g r a f f i t i ,
w h i c h c o u l d i n c r e a s e c r i m e i n t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d . F o r t h e r e a s o n s s t a t e d a b o v e
t h e p r o j e c t d o e s n o t m e e t t h i s f i n d i n g .
S E C T I O N 4 . T h i s p r o j e c t i s f o u n d t o h a v e n o s i g n i f i c a n t e f f e c t s u p o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t ,
a n d i s C a t e g o r i c a l l y E x e m p t f r o m e n v i r o n m e n t a l r e v i e w p e r C E Q A G u i d e l i n e s ,
� 1 5 3 0 1 ( E x i s t i n g F a c i l i t i e s ) .
S E C T I O N 5 . I n v i e w o f a l l o f t h e e v i d e n c e a n d b a s e d o n t h e f o r e g o i n g f i n d i n g s
a n d c o n c l u s i o n s , t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n h e r e b y d e n i e s F i l e N o . C U P 1 3 - 1 8 2 8 .
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 13 -2377 PASSED, APPROVED AND •
ADOPTED this 12th day of August, 2013.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 12th of August,
2013, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Commissioner -
Commissioner -
Commissioner -
Commissioner-
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