Admin Site and Arch - 2007March 26, 2007
PLN2006-110 Application of Ms. Jane Weller, on behalf of Verizon Wireless, for
PLN2007-034 approval of a Site and Architectural Review Permit to allow the
Weller, J. continued operation of an existing stealth wireless telecommunications
facility, and a Fence Exception for an L-shaped eight-foot tall wooden
sound mitigation fence on property located at 485 W. Sunnyoaks
Avenue in a P-F (Public Facilities) Zoning District.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
That the Community Development Director take the following actions:
1. Approve the Administrative Site & Architectural Permit, incorporating the attached
findings, to the continued operation of an existing stealth wireless
telecommunications facility located at 485 W. Sunnyoaks Avenue, subject to the
attached conditions of approval.
2. Approve the Fence Exception, incorporating the attached findings, to allow the
construction of 24 linear feet of eight foot tall wooden sound mitigation fencing,
subject to the attached conditions of approval.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The project consists of the continued use of an existing stealth wireless
telecommunications facility on the existing hose tower of an existing City owned Santa
Clara County Fire Department Fire Station at 485 W. Sunnyoaks Avenue. The antennas
would continue to be completely screened from view by six-foot high fiberglass screens.
Staff Report -Administrative Hearing of March 26, 2007
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DISCUSSION
Applicant's Proposal: The existing facility consists of rune (9) antennas measuring four
(4) feet in height and twelve (12) inches wide mounted four (4) feet, four (4) inches apart
near the edge of the tower walls. The screening consists of six (6) feet "radio frequency
friendly" fiberglass screen which has been painted and textured to match the existing
tower siding. All related facility equipment has been installed on the tower roof, behind
the fiberglass screening and not visible from the exterior.
The facility is unmanned and operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility
is serviced approximately once a month or in the event of an emergency. Service
personnel would visit the facility for routine maintenance only between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, excluding times when urgent
maintenance visits are required for emergency repairs only to allow for the continuation
of communication services for a11911 emergency agencies and the public at large.
Project Location: The project site is located on the north side of Sunnyoaks Avenue,
between Emory Avenue and Sobrato Drive. The property is surrounded by residential
uses to the north, south, east, and west.
Back rg ound: The existing facility was approved by a Site and Architectural Review
Permit (PLN2001-64) on September 25, 2001. The facility expired five years after date
of the approval and a renewal of the approval is required.
General Plan Desi ng anon: The General Plan land use designation for the project site is
Institutional. The wireless facility is consistent with this land use designation.
Zoning Desi ng anon: The zoning designation for the project site is P-F (Public Facility).
The wireless facility is compatible with the zoning and General Plan designation. Under
the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance, at the time an application is
submitted to allow an existing facility to remain, the Community Development Director
shall determine if the facility can be reviewed as a stealth facility and approved
administratively as a Site and Architectural Review Permit.
The Community Development Director has found that the proposed facility is a stealth
facility as defined in the Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance.
ANALYSIS
Pam: The continued operation of the existing facility will not have an effect on
parking and no additional parking is required.
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Noise: The City of Campbell had received complaints regarding noise generation from
the subject site and requested the applicant complete a noise study. As requested, the
applicant contracted with an acoustical engineer to complete an acoustical study for the
project site in order to determine compliance with the City's noise standards. The
acoustical engineer found that the sound levels measured are consistent with the City's
standards. Additionally, the acoustical engineer provided the applicant with
recommendations to limit continued noise impacts to the adjacent neighbors. The
applicant has requested a Fence Exception Permit to implement two of the engineer's
recommendations.
Fencing: As a requirement of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance,
equipment cabinets are to be screened from public view by landscaping, fencing or
installed underground. The existing ground mounted equipment cabinet(s) are located
to he west of the main structure behind asix-foot wooden fence. The existing screening
fence is beginning to show signs of disrepair and will therefore fail to adequately screen
the equipment cabinet during the next five year approval. Therefore, the applicant
would be required to construct a new six foot wooden fence parallel to Sunnyoaks
Avenue in the exact location an existing six-foot wooden is located. This fencing is in
addition to the construction of the eight-foot sound wall mitigation fence, PLN2007-034.
The applicant is requesting a Fence Exception to install approximately 24 linear feet of
eight-foot wooden sound wall fencing along the west and north side of the equipment
cabinet in order to mitigate noise impacts to the adjacent residence.
Attachments:
1. Findings for Approval of PLN2006-110
2. Conditions of Approval for PLN2006-110
3. Findings for Approval of PLN2007-34
4. Conditions of Approval for PLN2007-34
5. Applicant's Project Description including photographs (PLN2006-110)
6. Project Plans (PLN2006-110)
7. Maintenance Letter
8. Acoustical Study
9. Applicant's Project Description (PLN2007-34)
10. Project Plans (PLN2007-34)
11. Resolution No. 3375 (PLN2001-64)
12. Location Map
Staff Report -Administrative Hearing of March 26, 2007
PLN2006-110/PLN2007-034 - 485 W. Sunnyoaks Avenue
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Prepared by: / - --
Steve Prosser, Planner I
Approved by:
c ie C. ng Lin , AICP, Acting Community Development Director