REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: DESIGN REVIEW to allow a Verizon wireless telecommunications facility on an existing utility pole located in the public right-of-way.
Location: In the public right-of-way on south side 1055 Dunford Way (APN 313-10-004) southwest of the intersection at Quail Avenue and Dunford Way and adjacent to the Raynor Park baseball diamond.
File #: 2018-7412
Zoning: PF (Public Facility)
Applicant / Owner: Verizon Wireless C/O The CBR Group / City of Sunnyvale
Environmental Review: Class 3 Categorical Exemption relieves this project from the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions that includes installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures (CEQA Guidelines Section 15303).
Project Planner: Cindy Hom, (408) 730-7411, chom@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Public Facilities
Existing Site Conditions: PG&E utility pole in the right-of-way
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Peterson Middle School, Sunnyvale Soccer Complex and Apple Seed Montessori School (zoned PF)
South: Raynor Park and Stratford School
East: Residential
West: Residential and Religious Facility
Issues: Aesthetics and Neighborhood Compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Design Review subject to the Findings in Attachment 2 and Conditions of Approval in Attachment 3.
BACKGROUND
Verizon Wireless (Verizon) is seeking to improve wireless voice and data coverage in the City of Sunnyvale. Verizon has applied to install 26 small cell telecommunications facilities in the right-of way in Sunnyvale since June of 2015:
* 22 projects - staff-level review:
o 16 projects approved (two staff-level approvals affirmed on appeal by the Planning Commission)
o 6 projects pending
* Four projects - Planning Commission review
o 2 project approved
* 2 projects pending
This application is the second of the four Planning Commission review projects currently on file. According to the applicant's project letter...
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