HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC RES 3844RESOLUTION NO. 3844
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT CODE AMENDMENT
02-005, AN AMENDMENT TO TUSTIN CITY CODE
SECTIONS 9276b AND 9276i OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE
RELATED TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY
REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES.
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determines:
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That stealth antennas in which the antennas are integrated into the overall
design of an existing pole or structure and do not extend beyond the height
of the existing structure on which the facility is located are unobtrusive and
often unnoticeable.
S.
That Section 65850 of the Government Code allows the citY to adopt
ordinances that regulate the location, height, bulk, and size of structures
and the intensity of land use.
C.
That the proposed amendment is consistent with the policies of the Tustin
General Plan as follows:
Land Use Goal 4: Assure a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing
community for residents and businesses.
Land Use Policy 6.2: Encourage and promote high quality design
and physical appearance in all development projects.
Land Use Policy 6.12: Review and revise, as necessary, the City's
development standards to improve the quality of new development in
the City and to protect the public health and safety.
D.
The purpose of Code Amendment 02-005 is to allow stealth antennas for
wireless communication facilities that are integrated into existing
structure(s) and do not extend beyond the height of the structure(s) on
which the facilities are located.
E.
That a public hearing was duly noticed, called, and held on Code
Amendment 02-005 on September 23, 2002, by the Planning Commission.
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II.
F,
This project would not have a significant effect on the environment, and a
Negative Declaration has been recommended for adoption.
The Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council approve
amendments to Section 9276b and 9276i of the Tustin City Code related to the
Wireless Communication Facility Regulations and Guidelines as follows:
A,
Subsection b of Section 9276 of the Tustin City Code is amended by
amending the definition of "Minor wireless communication facility" to read
as follows:
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"Minor wireless communication facility" means a wireless communication
facility that:
(1) Consists of a minicell; or
(2)
Consists of one or more stealth antennas mounted on an existing
structure in a manner that does not extend beyond the height of such
existing structure.
(3)
Consists of building- or roof-mounted antenna that extends less than
ten (10) feet in height beyond the top of the existing structure and does
not exceed the maximum height permitted in the zoning district in which
the facility is located.
Subsection b of Section 9276 of the Tustin City Code is amended to by
adding a definition for "Stealth antennas" in alphabetical order to read as
follows:
"Stealth antennas" means antennas and associated hardware that are
concealed within or placed on the surface of an existing structure in a
manner that such antennas replicate the features of the existing structure or
are integrated into the overall design features of the existing structure so
that they are not readily visible.
Subsection i of Section 9276 of the Tustin City Code is amended to read:
i Height Standards for Major Wireless Communication Facilities
No major wireless communication facility shall exceed by more than ten
(10) feet the maximum height permitted in the zoning district in which the
facility is located.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, at a regular
meeting on the 23rd day of September, 2002.
Chairperson
ELIZABETR A. BI~SA(~K- -
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
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I, ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning
Commission Secretary of the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California; that
Resolution No. 3844 was duly passed and adopted at regular meeting of the Tustin
Planning Commission, held on the 23rd day of September, 2002.
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary