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RESOLUTION NO. 3569
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE ADOPTING TELECOMMUNICATION
SITING AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS. the Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee held a
special joint meeting on September 27,2001 to discuss issues regarding the siting of
wireless telecommunication facilities and directed staff to develop Telecommunication
Siting Requirements; and
WHEREAS. the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the information in the
Draft Telecommunication Siting and Submittal Requirements (the "Requirements") on
November 6, 2001 and adopted a Resolution recommending that the City Council
adopt the Requirements; and
WHEREAS. the City Council considered the Requirements on November 27, 2001 I
and makes the following findings of fact:
A. The proposed Requirements are consistent with the text and maps of the
General Plan and the Development Code.
B. The proposed Requirements will not adversely affect the public health,
safety, comfort and general welfare of the community.
C. The proposed Requirements will not be detrimental to the orderly and
harmonious development of the City.
NOW. THEREFORE. BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo
Grande hereby adopts the "Telecommunication Siting and Submittal Requirements"
as set forth in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
On motion by Council Member Ferrara, seconded by Council Member Lubin, and by the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Ferrara, Lubin, Dickens, and Mayor Pro Tem Runels
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Lady
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 27th day of November, 2001.
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TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES I
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SITING and PERMIT SUBMITTAL
REQUIREMENTS
I. SITING REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements are intended to assist telecommunication service
providers and the community in understanding the City's standards and permit
process for such facilities. The goal is to balance the needs of wireless
communication providers, the regulatory functions of the City, the rights
guaranteed by the federal government, and the potential impacts upon the
community and neighboring property owners in the design and siting of
telecommunication facilities.
A. General Reauirements:
1. Telecommunication facilities shall avoid any unreasonable interference
with views from neighboring properties.
2. No monopoles or towers shall be installed on top of an exposed
ridgeline or prominent slope when alternative sites are available.
3. Telecommunication facilities shall be painted color(s) that are most
compatible with their surroundings.
4. Innovative design shall be used whenever the screening potential for
the site is low. For example, designing structures that are compatible
with surrounding architecture, or appear as a natural environmental
feature, could help mitigate the visual impact of a facility.
5. Telecommunication facilities are discouraged on any property with a
Residential land use designation.
6. The City lists the placement of facilities in the following preferential
order:
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a. Side-mount antenna on existing structures (buildings, water tanks,
etc.) when integrated into the existing structure, completely
hidden from public view or painted and blended to match existing
structures;
b. Within or on existing signs to be completely hidden from public
view;
c. Atop existing structures (buildings, water tanks, etc.) with
appropriate visual/architectural screening to be completely hidden
from public view; I
d. Alternative tower structures (or stealth structures), such as man- I
made trees, clock towers, flagpoles, steeples, false chimneys,
etc., that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas. I
e. Existing monopoles, existing electric transmission towers, and I
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existing lattice towers; ,
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f. New locations. i
7. The City encourages co-location of telecommunication facilities, but
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only if it results in a lesser visual impact. ,
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B. Reauirements for Bulldina Mounted Antennas:
1. Building mounted antennas and all other equipment shall be in scale
and architecturally integrated with the building design in such a manner
as to be visually unobtrusive.
2. Colors and materials shall match the existing building.
3. All equipment shall be screened from public view.
4. Building mounted antennas and all other equipment shall avoid any
unreasonable interference with views from neighboring properties.
C. Reauirements for MonoDOles and Towers:
1. Monopoles and towers may be considered only when the applicant
reasonably demonstrates that the proposed facility cannot be placed i
on an existing building or structure.
2. Substantial landscaping or other screening should be provided to
visually buffer any adjoining residential uses from the potential visual
impacts of the facility. Landscape screening should be designed to
achieve its desired appearance in a reasonable period of time.
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3. For monopoles or towers proposed within 300 feet of residentially
zoned property, the facility should be set back at least 50 feet or the
height of the facility, whichever is greater. Otherwise, the standard
setback for the applicable zoning district shall apply.
II. PERMIT SUBMITTAL REQI.!IREMENTS
Any new telecommunication facility proposed within the City of Arroyo Grande is
subject to review and approval through the Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
process. The applicant shall submit the following additional items and
information (unless waived by the Community Development Director based on
written justification provided by the applicant) along with the standard CUP
application materials. The following list of requirements will be used to check
your application for completeness after it is submitted. If your application is not
complete, a copy of this list, andlor the CUP checklist, will be returned to you with
additional requirements noted.
A. Site Information:
Submit a site plan, Assessor's Parcel Map(s), or a recent aerial photo that clearly
illustrates the following information:
1. The lease area of the proposed project.
2. The lease areas of all other facilities on the parcel where the proposed
facility is located.
3. Property boundaries of the site and the legal lot.
4. Location of all habitable structures within 500 feet of the proposed facility
with the distance from the proposed antenna facility to the closest
structure clearly marked.
B. Technoloav Information:
1. A written description of the type of technology and type of consumer
services the carrier will provide to its customers.
2. An explanation of site selection (reason the site was chosen over
alternative sites).
3. An explanation of the need for the proposed height, strength and direction
of signal, and type of antenna proposed (i.e., panel, whip, dish). Also
include a description of all accessory structures/equipment requested as a
part of the proposed antenna facility.
4. Detailed engineering calculations for foundation wind loads.
C. RF EXDOsure Information:
The City of Arroyo Grande requires the same information submitted to the FCC
regarding radio frequency (RF) emissions with any application to establish a new
or expand an existing communication facility. If the application pertains to co-
location, or to an additional facility on a parcel, a cumulative emissions report for
the site is required. The City of Arroyo Grande requires the information pursuant
to its responsibility, under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to
determine cumulative environmental impacts for all permitted projects.
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1. Provide copies of documents submitted to the FCC, including
environmental impact information, showing that the proposed facility, both
individually and cumulatively (if appropriate), is in compliance with FCC
adopted standards for RF emissions for the facility type (Le., PCS,
Cellular, Earth Satellite Facilities). Include a one-page summary in simple,
easy to read terms, demonstrating said compliance.
D. Co-Location Information:
Co-Iocation is defined as the coincident placement of telecommunication carriers'
antennas on the same tower or antenna-mounting structure. The principal
benefit from co-location is that fewer towers are needed to serve a given area,
thereby reducing the overall visual impact of towers on a community.
The City encourages the co-location between carriers, or the use of existing
towers wherever possible to discourage the unnecessary proliferation of towers.
The City also encourages the design of new towers which allow for future co-
location whenever feasible. Applicants proposing to site the antenna(s) must
demonstrate that reasonable efforts have been made to locate the antennas(s)
on existing structures.
1. If not co-located, provide information pertaining to the feasibility of joint-
use antenna facilities, and discuss the reasons why such joint use is not a
viable option or alternative to a new facility site. This includes written
notification of refusal of the existing structure owner to lease space on the
structure. Include information on lack of existing towers in the area,
topography, frequency or signal interference, line of site problems, and
available land zoning restrictions as applicable.
E. VlsuallmDact Information:
The following information provides staff with criteria for determining the
significance of project visual impacts for CEQA purposes.
1. Submit a preliminary environmental review with special emphasis placed
upon the nature and extent of visual and aesthetic impacts.
2. Submit photo mock-ups or digital computer representations of the project
site "before" and "after" installation. Physical samples of facility materials
and/or a three-dimensional model may also be required. Show the
proposed tower, antenna(s), equipment shelters, and any landscaping or
screening proposed to lessen the visual impact of the project.
3. Submit information regarding the location of existing towers of the same,
or similar design as the proposal facility, located within 100 miles of Arroyo
Grande for viewing purposes.
4. If the project site is located within Y. mile of a public road, residence,
public park, public hiking trail, or private easement open to the public, or if
visible from such areas, show the proposed project site from multiple
vantage points. Multiple viewpoints will require an index map and key for
identification.
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5. Provide a sample of the proposed color of the tower in the form of a
minimum one square foot paint sample, and explain the reasons why that
color is best for the location proposed.
6. Describe the type of landscaping proposed to screen the facility to the
maximum extent feasible, or the reasons why landscaping is not
necessary or feasible.
7. Proposed communication facilities should not be sited on ridgelines or
hilltops when alternative sites are available. If a ridgeline location is
proposed, submit written justification to the Community Development
Director. If no altemative site exists, the communications facility must be
located to minimize silhouetting on the ridgeline and must blend with the
surrounding environment to decrease visibility from oft site.
8. At the time of permit renewal, any major modification to the existing I
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permit, or change-out of major equipment, the permit site and existing I
equipment shall be reviewed for consistency with changes in technology
that could substantially lessen visual impacts. If the Community
Development Director determines that a change in technology would
substantially lessen the visual impacts of the facility, or if they would result
in a substantial benefit to the public, the permitee may be required to
make those changes.
9. If there is a change of lessee, information regarding the type of technology
that will be used by the new lessee shall be submitted to the Community
Development Department within ten (10) days of that change. If the
transfer would require any changes to the facilities approved in the original
CUP, an Amended Conditional Use Permit application must be submitted.
The new lessee shall use the most current technology available if it would
substantially lessen visual impacts of the site, and if it would result in a
substantial benefit to the public.
10. Describe if the proposed facility is intended to be a "Coverage" or
"Capacity" site.
F. Antenna/Site CaDacltv Information:
1. Submit information on the total antenna capacity for the proposed
antenna tower and any other structures for the proposed project. This
information may be used for future co-location of antennas from other
companies.
2. There shall be a maximum of two towers per assessor's parcel or
developed site.
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RESOLUTION NO. 3569
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION
I, KELLY WETMORE, Director of Administrative Services/Deputy City Clerk of
the City of Arroyo Grande, County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do
hereby certify under penalty of perjury, that Resolution No. 3569 is a true, full,
and correct copy of said Resolution passed and adopted at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande on the 27th day of November, 2001.
WITNESS my hand and the Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed this 30th
day of November, 2001.
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E MORE, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICESI
DEPUTY CITY CLERK