Admin Site - Wireless - 2009December 4, 2009
Clearwire, LLC
Attn: James Cosgrove
56 Bay Rd.
Fairfax, CA 94930
Re: File No: PLN2009-127
Address: 375 Budd Ave. (John D. Morgan Park)
Application: Administrative Site and Architectural Review Permit
Dear Mr. Cosgrove,
On December 3, 2009, the Community Development Director conditionally approved your
Administrative Site and Architectural Review Permit to allow the installation of Clearwire `Wi-
Max' wireless data antennas and equipment on an existing stealth wireless telecommunications
facility located at the above referenced address in a P-F/O-S (Public Facilities/Open Space) Zoning
District. This approval is subject to the attached Conditions of Approval and is valid for a period of
10 .~ commencing from the date of approval.
This action is effective in ten calendar days, unless appealed in writing to the City Clerk by 5:00
p.m. on December 13, 2009.
Please note that pursuant to Planning Division Condition of Approval #1, a signed copy of the
attached Conditions of Approval must be received by the Planning Division within thirty days of the
Community Development Director's decision.
If you should have any questions regarding this approval, please do not hesitate to contact me at
(408) 866-2193 or by email at danielfn,citvofcampbell.com.
Sincerely,
Daniel Fama
Assistant Planner
encl: Conditions of Approval for File No. PLN2009-127
cc: Paul Kermoyan, Planning Manager
CONDITIONS OF AI'PItUVAL hOR [+ILL NO. PLN2009-127
SI'I'I: AUI)RESS
APPLICAN'T':
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C'learwire. LLC
t)cccmber i, 2009
The applicant is hereby notified, as part of this application, that he/she is required to meet the 1i~llowing
conditions in accordance with the ordinances of the ('ity of Campbell and the State of C'alitbrnia.
Where approval by the Community Development Director. City Engineer, Public Works Director, City
Attorney, or Fire Departmc;nt is required, that review shall be #~n• compliance with all applicable
Conditions of Approval, adopted policies and guidelines, ordinances, laws quid regulations, and
accepted engineering practices for the item under review. Additionally, the applicant is hereby noti#ied
that he/she is required to comply with all applicable Codes or Ordinances of`the City oPCampbell and
the State of California that pertain to this developmenC and are -tot herein specified:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Planning Division:
1. lleclaration of Acceptance of All Conditions: Within thirty (i0) days oi` Community
Development Director approval, the applicant shall sign the final, approved set. of Conditions of
Approval Until said Conditions are signed, the approved Administrative Site and Architectural
Review Permit shall not be valid for any permits sought from the City.
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2. Approved Proiect: Approval is granted for an Adrnii~istrative Site and Architectural [Zcview
Permit (PLN2U09-127) to allow installation of a stealth Clearwirc `Wi-Vlax' wireless-data
facility on an existing stealth monopole located at 375 Budd Avenue. "1`he pc~ject shall
substantially conform to the project plans and project description received by the Planning
Division on September 30, 2009, except as may be modilied by the conditions of approval
contained herein.
3. Revocation of Permit: Operation of the use in violation o{' the Administrative Site and
Architectural Review Permit or any standards, codes, or ordinances of the City of Campbell
shall be grounds for consideration of revocation of the Administrative Site and Architectural
Review Permit by the Community Development Director
4. Cessation of Operations: "fhe service provider shall provide written uoti#ieation to the
Director upon cessation of operations on the site exceeding a 90-day period. The service
provider shall remove all obsolete or unused Facilities from the site within 130 days of
termination of its lease with the property owner or cessation of operations, whichever comes
earlier.
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5. New Permit Required: If a consecutive period of 180 days has lapsed since cessation of
operations, a new Administrative Site and Architectural Review Permit shall be required
prior to use or reuse of the site.
6. Length of Permit Term: The Administrative Site and Architectural Review Permit approved
herein shall be valid for a period of ten (10) years from the effective date of the Community
Development Director approval.
7. Security Required: Within thirty (30) days of Community Development Director approval,
the applicant shall provide an irrevocable letter of credit or other reasonable form of
security, satisfactory to the city attorney, in an amount reasonably sufficient to cover the
cost of removal, for the removal of the facility in the event that its use is abandoned or its
use permit or site and architectural review permit expires or is terminated and the equipment
is not voluntarily removed.
8. Upgrading of Facility Required: If technological improvements or developments occur which
allow the use of materially smaller or less visually obtrusive equipment, the service provider
will be required to replace or upgrade the approved facility upon application for a new Use
Permit application to minimize adverse effects related to land use compatibility, visual
resources, public safety or other environmental factors.
9. Business License Required: Each service provider with a wireless telecommunications facility
in the City shall obtain a city business license.
10. No Advertising: No advertising signage or identifying logos shall be displayed on wireless
telecommunications facilities, except for small identification plates used for emergency
notification or hazardous or toxic materials warning.
11. Maintenance: All maintenance on the antennas is to be performed between the hours of 6
a.m. and 11 p.m. with the exception of emergency repairs.
12. Maintenance of Finish: It is an ongoing obligation of the applicant, assignees and successors
in interest to maintain all components of the antennas and the exterior finish of the structures
and equipment approved by this permit in good order. Graffiti shall be removed by
repainting the surface of the structure or equipment with a matching color as soon as
practical.
13. Impact on Parking: The installation of wireless telecommunication facilities shall not reduce
required parking on the site.
14. Safet
a. Public Access Restricted: Antennas are to be sited in such a way and barriers and signage
provided to prevent a person from passing within the safety limits established by the FCC-
adopted standards for controlled access.
b. Warning Signs: signage shall be maintained at the facility identifying all wireless
telecommunication facility equipment and safety precautions for people nearing the
equipment as may be required by any applicable FCC-adopted standards, including the RF
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radiation hazard warning symbol identified in ANSI C95.2-1982, to notify persons that the
facility could cause exposure to RF emissions.
c. Emissions Conditions: It is a continuing condition of this authorization that the facilities be
operated in such a manner so as not to contribute to ambient RF/EMF emissions in excess
of the current FCC adopted RF/EMF emission standards; violation of this condition shall be
grounds for revocation.
d. Hazardous Materials: If the contents of the equipment cabinet/building or base transceiver
station contain toxic or hazardous materials, a sign shall be placed on or around the exterior
of the base transceiver station or equipment cabinets and building warning the public.
e. Periodic Safety Monitoring: The wireless telecommunications service provider shall submit
to the Director, 10 days after installation of the facilities and every two years thereafter, a
certification attested to by a licensed engineer expert in the field of EMR/RF emissions that
the facilities are and have been operated within the then current applicable FCC standards
for RF/EMF emissions.
£ Compatibility with City Emergency Services: The facility shall not be operated, nor caused
to transmit on or adjacent to any radio frequencies licensed to the City for emergency
telecommunication services such that the City's emergency telecommunications system
experiences interference.
g. Emergency Contact: The service provider shall provide signage as required, including
phone numbers of the utility provider, for use in case of an emergency. The signs shall be
visibly posted at the communications equipment cabinet.
15. Li htin :The use of lighting shall not be allowed on telecommunication facilities unless
required as a public safety measure. Where lighting is used, it shall be shielded from public
view and operated only during times of necessity by a maintenance operator.
16. Noise: The wireless telecommunication facility, including power source, ventilation and cooling
facility, shall not generate noise discernible beyond the property lines.
17. Back-Up Generators: Back-up generators shall comply with the noise standard referenced above
and shall only be operated during power outages or for testing and maintenance between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
18. Heat Generation: The wireless telecommunication facility, including power source and cooling
facility, shall not be operated so as to cause the generation of heat that adversely affects any
building occupant.
19. Odors: The testing of back-up generators shall not produce odors that adversely affect persons
occupying residential, office or commercial uses.
20. Implementation and monitoring costs: The wireless telecommunications service provider or its
successor shall be responsible for the payment of all reasonable costs associated with the
monitoring of the conditions of approval contained in this authorization, including costs
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incurred by this department, the office of the city attorney or any other appropriate city
department or agency. The community development department shall collect costs on behalf of
the city.
21. Transfer of Operation: Any carrier/service provider authorized by the community development
director or by the planning commission to operate a specific wireless telecommunications
facility may assign the operation of the facility to another carrier licensed by the F'CC for that
radio frequency provided that the transfer is made known to the community development
director in advance of the operation and all conditions of approval for the subject installation are
carried out by the new carrier/service provider. However, the carrier/service provider may,
without advance notification, transfer operations of the facility to its general partner or any party
controlling, controlled by or under common control with the carrier/service provider.
22. Complaints and Proceedings: Should any party complain to the wireless telecommunications
service provider about the installation or operation of the facilities, which complaints are not
resolved by the wireless telecommunications service provider, the wireless telecommunications
service provider (or its appointed agent) shall advise the Director of the complaint and the
failure to satisfactorily resolve such complaint. If the director determines that a violation of a
condition of approval has occurred, the Director may refer the matter to the Planning
Commission for consideration of modification or revocation of the permit.
23. Severability: If any clause, sentence, section or any part of these Conditions of Approval is for
any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect or impair other of the remaining
provisions, clauses, sentences, or sections of these conditions. It is hereby declared to be the
intent of the City that these Conditions of Approval would have been adopted had such invalid
sentence, clause or section or part thereof not been included herein.