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RESOLUTION NO.00-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 00-07, TO INSTALL
A 48 FOOT CELLULAR MONOPOLE ANTENNA
LOCATED AT 1241 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
WHEREAS, Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-198.3(b) requires a conditional use
permit for major wireless facilities in the City; and
WHEREAS, this Commission held a public hearing on May 22, 2000, on Conditional Use
Permit No. 00-07, to install a 48 foot cellular monopole antenna located at 1241 South Grand
Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS:
1. Based upon the evidence submitted at the abovesaid hearing this Council finds and
determines as follows:
A. Will the proposed use provide a service or facility that will contribute to the general well
• being of the neighborhood or the community?
The cellular facility will provide a service to the Sprint customers in Santa Ana
and the surrounding community. The target service area encompasses the Costa
Mesa Freeway (SR 55) and the Santa Ana Freeway (SRS) interchange and the
surrounding Santa Ana and Tustin business and residents. The installation of a
48-foot monopole with one proposed antenna array located on the Edison
substation property will be visible from the surrounding community however, the
facility will blend with the transmission equipment on site. The applicant is
proposing to replace additional plant material in the landscaped setbacks adjacent
to McFadden and Grand Avenues in lieu of site improvements around the base of
the cellular facility. The facility is compatible with the existing Edison equipment
and will contribute to the community's cellular service based needs thereby
supporting the general well being of the community.
B. Will the proposed use under the circumstances of the particular case be detrimental to the
health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity?
The Sprint lease area is located on the Edison substation site in the northwest
corner of the property adjacent to the transformer area. The subject property abuts
Grand Avenue, a major arterial street, and McFadden Avenue, a primary arterial
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• .street. The surrounding land uses include a high school to the south; and
commercial and industrial properties to the north, east, and west. The monopole
and the ground mounted equipment cabinets will be located in a rectangular lease
area approximately 25 feet by 20 feet in the northwest corner of the property. The
existing eight-foot high perimeter block wall and the additional landscaping will
reduce the visual impacts of the monopole and ground mounted equipment on the
surrounding community. The additional landscaping is a condition of approval of
the project. Since the proposed use is compatible with the other uses on the site,
the cellular facility will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare
of the community.
C. Will the proposed use adversely affect the present economic stability or future economic
development of properties surrounding the area?
The economic viability of the surrounding commercial and industrial properties
will not be affected by the 48-foot height of the monopole and antenna array, and
unscreened ground mounted equipment cabinets. The Edison site is typical of a
utility operation, however, Sprint is a private wireless provider and the proposed
project must meet the City's development standards. Since the project will be
located behind the eight foot high block wall and additional landscaping is
proposed to reduce the monopole's visibility, no adverse economic impacts are
anticipated.
• D. Will the proposed use comply with the regulations and conditions specified in Chapter 41
for such use?
The subject site was developed prior to current code requirements and the
property is nonconforming. The proposed monopole with the antenna array will
comply with the Major Wireless Communication Facility Development criteria or
guidelines as set forth in Santa Ana Municipal Code Section 41-198.1 through 41-
198.5 with the approval of Conditional Use Permit No. 00-07 and Variance No.
00-05. The conditional use permit allows the cellular facility and the variance
grants relief from the site improvement requirements.
E. Will the proposed use adversely affect the General Plan or any specific plan of the City?
The location of the proposed monopole and antenna array is consistent with the
General Plan's goals and policies to improve the physical appearance of the
community by placing cellular antennas so as not to be detrimental to the aesthetic
quality and image of the surrounding area. The proposed monopole location
consolidates similar activities and equipment on the substation property.
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• 2. Conditional Use Permit No. 00-07 is hereby approved as conditioned in Attachment A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein.
ADOPTED this ~_ day of ~}~, 2000, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners Mondo, Nalle, Solorio, Doughty, Verino, and Cribb
NOES: Commissioners None
ABSENT: Commissioners Richardson
ABSTENTIONS: Commissioners None
ATTEST:
Sharon McCain Johnson
Secretary to the Planning Commission
Planning and Building Agency
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,Gary A., e
Assistant City ttorn~y
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