Pre-App - Wireless - 2006July 25, 2006
Mr. Erik Corkery
Sutro Consulting
1011 23rd Street, #3
San Francisco, CA 94107
Re: Preliminary Application for a Wireless Telecommunications Facility
File No: PRE2006-32
1581 W. Campbell Avenue
Dear Mr. Corkery:
Thank you for your submittal of a preliminary application for the installation of a T-
Mobile wireless telecommunications facility located at 1581 W. Campbell Avenue in the
Wing Center.
The proposal consists of the installation of six rooftop panel antennas mounted inside
two new six-foot tall enclosures and a new 270 square foot, ground mounted equipment
enclosure. Staff has determined that the proposed antenna installation does not qualify
as a stealth facility and is not considered a preferred mounting technique under Section
21.34.080 of the Campbell Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance. All
proposed telecommunications facilities are required to be designed and located so as to
minimize their visual impact to the maximum extent feasible. Roof-mounted antennas
must be designed to blend with the architecture of the building and shall be located in
an area of the roof where the visual impact is minimized (similar to the requirements
for HV AC units to be located in the center of the roof and the minimum height
necessary so they are not visible from the ground).
The material of the proposed equipment enclosure will be required to be modified from
chain link fence with a security top to a solid masonry wall. Please note that barbed
wire and razor wire are not allowed.
Staff is not supportive of the project as proposed and recommends that a less visually
obtrusive design be investigated to minimize visual impacts. Either a stealth technique
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should be utilized at this site or another site should be chosen that could provide the
desired coverage while not being visually obtrusive. If feasible, staff is supportive of
co-location facilities because they minimize the number of facilities and visual impact
within the City. Additionally, if a stealth facility is utilized, it may be approved at staff
level with the approval of an Administrative Site and Architectural Review Permit.
Non-stealth facilities require approval of a Use Permit and are reviewed through the
public hearing process.
Your pre-application was distributed to the Public Works Department, Building
Division, Planning Division, and the Fire Department. In addition to the Planning
Division comments contained in this letter, please find enclosed comments from the
Building Division and Fire Department. The Public Works Department did not have
any comments or preliminary conditions of approval at this time. Please note that all
comments are meant to be preliminary and that conditions of approval from each
department will be developed at the time a formal application is submitted.
If you have any questions regarding these comments or the application process, please
contact me at (408) 866-2193 or via e-mail atstephaniew@cityofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
~Wit~
Stephanie Willsey, AICP
Planner II
End: Fire Department Comments, 7/17/06
Building Division Comments, 7/12/06
cc: Jackie Young Lind, Senior Planner
Wing H. Dong Investment Company, 34 W. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA 95113