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Community Development Department
August 15, 2006
Mr. Erik Corkery
Sutro Consulting
1011 23rd Street, #3
San Francisco, CA 94107
Re: Preliminary Application for a Wireless Telecommunications Facility
File No: PRE2006-34
220 E. Hacienda Avenue
Dear Mr. Corkery:
Thank you for your submittal of a preliminary application for the installation of a new
T-Mobile wireless telecommunications facility located at 220 E. Hacienda Avenue.
The proposal consists of the installation of six rooftop panel antennas mounted inside
three new six-foot tall enclosures and a new roof mounted equipment cabinet 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. Staff recommends that the panel
antennas be located behind a portion of the existing building parapet or behind the
existing eight-foot, two-inch screen wall in the center of the roof.
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
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.
70 North First Street Campbell, California 95008-1436 TEI. 408.866.2140 Fax 408.866.8381 r[x~ 408.866.2790
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Non-stealth facilities require approval of a Use Permit and are reviewed through the
publ~e 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 at stephaniew@ci o ofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
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Stephanie Willsey, AICP
Planner II
Encl: Fire Department Comments, 8/2/06
Building Division Comments, 8/9/06
cc: Jackie Young Lind, Senior Planner
Westcore Vasona, LLC., 235 Pine Street #1150, San Francisco, CA 94104