DIR-1994-18b~~
CITY OF CUPERTINO
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014 (408) 777-3308
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
Chairman and Planning Commissioners
FROM: Robert S. Cowan, Director ~ZS~--
DATE: October 18, 1994
SUBJ: MINOR MODIFICATION
Chapter 19.132 of tl~e Cupertino Municipal Code allows for administrative approval of minor
changes in a project. The Director reports his decision to the City Council and Planning Commission
in time to allow any Councilmember or Planning Commissioner to appeal the decision within
' fourteen calendar days.
-" 1. A,pplicatlon
Application 4-U-76; (0655 Mary Avenue Bay Area Cellular/Lock and Storage
Des~jption
In September, 1993, Cellular One was granted approval to install a cellular antenna at the above
referenced site. Cellulaz One is now requesting approval to add additional radio channels to each
of the existing three "sectors". Sectors A and B both have twelve existing radio channels with
Sector C has eight. Cellular One is proposing to increase the number of channels to thirty per
sector. These additional channels would be installed within the interior of the on-site buildings
and there will be no physical changes to tite approved antenna. The conditions of Planning
Commission Resolution No. 4474 requires consistency with the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) Exposure limits for radio frequency fields. The applicant has submitted an
addendum to their 1993 report by the same consulting engineers who did the original exposure
analysis. The addendum report (enclosed), states that the increases in the number of radio
channels does not increase power being projected by the site and only slightly iacreases the radio
frequency fields by less than I/3 of 1%. Overall, the level of radio frequency fields from the site,
alter installation, is well below the most restrictive limit and in a worse case 0.92% of the most
restrictive limit as identified by the ANSI.
Action
The Director of Community Development deems the application minor and approves the change.
The approval is effective October 18, 1994. The fourteen calendar day appeal period will expire
on November I, 1994.
Enclosures:
Planning Commission Resolution #4474
Cellular One letter dated September 29, 1994
Hammett and Edison letter dated September !4, 1994
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