REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
DESIGN REVIEW Install one (1) new canister antenna mounted on a replacement pole with associated equipment between 7'0" and 18'0" A.G.L. on the pole. Within 300 ft. of a public park (Braly Park).
Location: On a replacement utility pole in the public right-of-way on the south side of Iris Ave. near 701 Jackpine Ct.
File #: 2018-7871
Zoning: R-0
Applicant: Verizon Wireless C/O The CBR Group
Owner: City of Sunnyvale Right-of-Way
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: Teresa Zarrin, (408) 730-7429, tzarrin@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Low Density Residential
Existing Site Conditions: PG&E utility pole in the right-of-way
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: Single-family homes across the street with Braly Park on their north side
* South: Single-family homes
* East: Single-family homes
* West: Sunnyvale East Channel (Santa Clara Valley Water District) and R-3 and R-4 (Medium and Medium-High Density Residential) west of the channel.
See Attachment 1 for a Vicinity Map and 300 ft. Notice Mailing Area.
Issues: Aesthetics and Neighborhood Compatibility
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Design Review with 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 28 small cell telecommunications facilities in the right-of-way in Sunnyvale since June of 2015:
* 23 projects - Staff-level Review:
? 17 projects approved (three staff-level approvals affirmed on appeal by the Planning Commission)
? 6 pending
* 6 projects - Planning Commission Review (three approved)
See Attachment 4 - Approved and Pending ROW Projects Excel and...
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