REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MARCH 20, 2019
FROM: MIKE SANCHEZ, Assistant Director
Development Services Division
THROUGH: BONIQUE EMERSON, Planning Manager
Development Services Division
Wil Tackett, Supervising Planner
Development Services Division
BY: Nina Rizzo, Planner I
Development Services Division
SUBJECT
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Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Application P18-02742 at 75 E Pinedale Avenue C/T, located on the southern side of East Pinedale Avenue, between North Blackstone Avenue and North Abby Street (Council District 6) - Development and Resource Management Department.
1. ADOPT Environmental Assessment No. P18-02742 dated January 14, 2019, a determination that the proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) through a Class 3 Categorical Exemption; and,
2. DENY the applicant's appeal and UPHOLD the Director's Approval of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-02742 to authorize the construction of an 80-foot high wireless telecommunication facility, subject to compliance with the Conditions of Approval dated January 14, 2019.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-02742 was filed by Casey Ogata-Tran of SAC Wireless (on behalf of Verizon Wireless) and pertains to ?0.14 acres of property located at 75 E Pinedale Avenue C/T. The applicant requests authorization to construct an 80-foot high wireless telecommunications facility (WTF) with space for future co-location, as well as the installation of ancillary outdoor cabinet equipment within a secured 25'x25' lease area on the vacant parcel.
On January 14, 2019 Conditional Use Permit Application No. P18-02742 was conditionally approved, subject to conditions that public frontage improvements and aesthetic upgrades are made prior to construction of the WTF, pursuant to the requirements of the Fresno Municipal Code (FMC). The decision was appealed by the applicant on January 29, 2019. Staff r...
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