DIR-2006-30b
CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertulo, California 95014 (408) 777-3308
To: Mayor and City Coull.cil members
Cllairmall alld Plarulillg Commissioners
From: Steve Piasecki, Director of Community Developme~
Prepared by: Colin JWlg, Senior Plalmer
Date: Septelnber 4, 2007
Subject: Director's MUlor Modification, DIR-2006-30, to rellew a use permit
modificatioll, 12-U-00(M), to allow the contllluing operatioll of a personal
wireless service facility witlL treepole-mounted alLtelulas serving two wireless
carriers, at 10555 Mary AvelLue.
Cllapter 19.132 of tIle CupertllLo MU1licipal Code allows for admilListrative
approval of mlllor challges in a project. The Director reports Ius decisioll
to the City Cowlcil alld Plalmillg Commissioll III time to allow alL appeal
of the decisiolL withill fourteell calen.dar days.
BACKGROUND:
In September 2001, MetroPCS alld Nextel ComlnUllications were granted perlnission to
erect personal wireless service facilities, witll their aIlteluLas collocated on tIle same 60-
foot tall treepole at tIle rear of the Cupertlllo Service Cellter's corporatiolL yard alld
abuttlllg Higllway 85. TIle permit modification was gran.ted for five years alld UpOIL
rellewal tIle City alld applicallt would 11ave an opportwLity to review the perlnit to
determllle if tllere were opportunities to improve tIle cOllcealment based on new
technologies or calTIouflage tecILniques.
DISCUSSION:
The screellillg cOllcept approved in 2001 was a
treepole witll a field-growlL redwood planted 11ext
to it to give it a lTIOre 11atural context. Two otller
trees were to be planted ilL tIle southeast corner of
the Service Cellter to screen pole views from the
adjacelLt townllouse project.
The tree pole is ill good conditioll alld the artificial
brallclles alld vegetatioll COlltinue to screen tIle
alltelulas. TIle plallted redwood. !l.ad declined llL
Ilealtll for the first tllree years, but Ilas survived
tIle tran.splallting alld is growillg 110W (see pll0tO).
TIle other two screelllllg trees planted in the
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southeast property corner were removed by tIle City when. it erected a new warehouse
buiIdil1.g along the soutIlerll property lille. Now tIle wareh.ouse buildi11g alld the Italian
Cypress sIlrubs plallted with it act as the visual screell for the towlmouses to tIle sOUtIl
of the treepole.
Staff believes the screening Cal1not be improved. Tllere is 110 space ill tIle Service Cellter
to plant allotIler tree capable of screenulg. As the treepole gets older, mailltenallce of
the camouflage will be more of an issue. The use permit Ilas a conditioll of approval
tI1at requires periodic maintellallce of the camouflage to mailltai1l the appearallce of tIle
treepole alld tIle screellillg of tIle antel111as. III accordallce witIl a llew state law, SB
1627, wireless facility permits, if elltitled, lnust be for a period of at least 10 years.
The Director of Commullity Development deems tIle modification millor alld approves
all extensioll of tIle origillal approval for 10 years, to September 10, 2016.
This approval of tIle modificatioll is effective September 4, 2007. TIle fourteell calendar
day appeal period will expire 011 September 18, 2007.
Enclosure:
Approved plans
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