REPORT TO THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: USE PERMIT to allow colocation of a new telecommunication carrier (Dish Wireless) on an existing tree monopole facility. The project includes installation of three antennas, six RRUs, and associated ground equipment.
Location: 919 Hamlin Court (APN: 110-07-040)
File #: 2022-7431
Zoning: PPSP/IE
Applicant / Owner: Crown Castle for Dish LLC (applicant)/Richard and Jane Peattie (owner)
Environmental Review: Class 1 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Drew Taplin, (408) 730-7407, dtaplin@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The application is for colocation of a new telecommunication carrier (Dish Wireless) on an existing monopole telecommunication facility. Three panel antennas and six Remote Radio Units (RRUs) will be distributed on three sectors. The project also includes the installation of ground support equipment on a concrete pad, associated enclosure screening, a utility panel, and an ice bridge carrying transmission lines to the tower. A Minor Use Permit is required for this project based on Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC) Section 19.54.080 as a colocated facility or equipment which would result in two or more telecommunications facilities at the same nonresidential property.
See Attachment 1 for a map of the vicinity and mailing area for notices.
Previous Actions on the Site
The 67-foot telecommunications tower at the site was constructed in 1992 and has hosted cellular facilities from several wireless carriers since then. Currently, two wireless carriers (AT&T and T-Mobile) maintain active facilities on the monopole tower. Modifications were approved most recently for the AT&T facility in 2020, and for the T-Mobile facility in 2019 (see Attachment 7 - List of Previously Approved Wireless Telecommunications Facilities). There are no active Neighborhood Preservation c...
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