HomeMy WebLinkAboutCUP 04-01 - Nextel Communications/Cingular Wireless 08-26-2004* By Minute Motion, continued
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MEETING DATE
8/26/04'
REQUEST:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPELLANT:
CASE NO:
CITY OF PALM DES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY 1 EVELOPMENT
STAFF REPORT
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Consideration of a City Council request for review of the Planning
Commission's approval of CUP 04-01, a request by Nextel
Communications and Cingular Wireless to construct a 75-foot high
monopine wireless telecommunications tower with two adjacent
equipment shelter buildings within a 25'x 60' fenced area. The
project site is located 300' south of Country Club Drive and 1,300'
east of El Dorado Drive and is a part of a Southern California
Edison substation.
Francisco J. Urbina, Associate Planner
City Councilmember Buford Crites
CUP 04-01
CASE APPLICANTS:
Nextel Communications
c/o Tetra Tech, Inc.
Attn: Jim Lee
1590 Milliken Avenue, Unit H
Rancho Cucamonga, CA. 91761
REPRESENTATIVE FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
VelociTel, Inc.
Attn: Steve Stackhouse
18071 Fitch Avenue, Suite 200
Irvine, CA. 92614
DATE: August 17, 2004
Cingular Wireless
Attn: Saundra Jacobs
3345 Michelson Drive,
Suite 100
Irvine, CA. 92612
Recommendation:
That the City Council continue the public hearing to September 23 , 2004 to allow
more time for the applicants to evaluate alternative locations and types of wireless
facilities.
I. UPDATE:
Continuance of Public Hearing Requested from August 26, 2004 to September 23,
2004: The City Council continued the public hearing on this case from April 8,
2004 to May 27, 2004, from May 27, 2004 to June 24, 2004, and from June 24,
Staff Report
Nextel Communications & Cingular Wireless
CUP 04-01
September 24, 2004
2004 to August 26, 2004 to provide the applicants time to find altemative locations
and types of wireless facilities (i.e. monopaim instead of a monopine). The
applicants have communicated to staff that they would like the City Council to
continue the public hearing from August 26, 2004 to September 23, 2004 because
they are still evaluating alternative wireless facility locations within the Southern
California Edison substation on Country Club Drive.
Submitted by: Department Head:
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rancisco J. rbina Philip Drel
Director of Community Development
Associate Planner
Approval.
Homer Croy
Assistan, i
Carlos L. Ortei
City Manager
ager for Development Services
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TETRA TECH
Tetra Tech Communications Services
310 Commerce, Irvine, CA 92602
Tel: 714-368-3500 Fax: 714-368-5445
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Nextel Communications Project
July 26, 2004
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
C/O Phillip Drill -Director Community Development
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
RECEIVED
JUL 2 7 2004
.:014MUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
RE: Continuance CUP 04-01, Wireless Facility at SCE substation on Country Club Drive
Honorable Mayor and City Council Members,
On behalf of Nextel Wireless in the aforementioned Case No. 04-01, being a request for a WTF project located as
described above, I wish to request a continuance of the public hearing on this matter as we are still evaluating and/or
resolving some the issues raised by the City Council at it's hearing of April 8th 2004.
We are currently looking into different options/designs that will please Council. Unfortunately, we will need to
additional time to research the feasibility of our design.
While was to be heard at the August 12, 2004 public hearing date, I would respectfully request that this proposal be
continued to no sooner than September 30, 2004 meeting.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Thank you for your time and consideration for
this matter it is very much appreciated.
Respectfully,
Jim Lee
Zoning Manager
TetraTech Communications
310 Commerce Drive
Irvine, CA 92602
(714) 493-0547
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August 12, 2004
Honorable Mayor and City Council Member's
CIO Philip Drell, Director of Community Development
City of Palm Desert 2
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Palm Desert, CA. 92260-2578
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RE: CUP Case No's.: 04-01 and 04-04, Nextel Communications and Cingular s, >
Wireless's proposed Unmanned Wireless Telecommunication Facility, WTF Site u rn
No. SB-377/ SCE Concho Substation, generally located at 76-055 Country Club
Drive, Palm Desert, 92211, under the APN: 632-470-001.
Honorable Mayor and City Council;
On behalf of my client Cingular Wireless in the aforementioned Case No. 04-01
and 04-04, being a request for a WTF project located as described above, I wish to
request a continuance of the public hearing on this matter as we are still in the midst of
addressing and/ or resolving some of the issues raised by the City Council at it's hearing
of April 8th, 2004.
With the direction previously provided from the Council, we have been in contact with
SCE, the Indian Ridge Country Club and Palm Valley Country Club personnel as
requested.
However, the considerations and due diligence in having to re-evaluate and in potentially
redesigning our facility and proposal has taken longer then anticipated. In the final
analysis, it would be premature to attempt to consider this matter any further at this time.
While this case was to be heard at the August 26th public hearing date, I would
respectfully request that this proposal be continued to your September 30, 2004 meeting
as recommended by your staff.
Please let me know if there is anything else needed or required relative to this request, or
if you should have any questions regarding same.
18071 Fitch Av., Irvine, CA 92614 USA T: 949.809.4999 F: 949.553.3919 www.velocitel.net
CUP Case No.: 04-01 and 04-04, Cingular Wireless's WTF proposal, etc. Page 2
Thank you for your attention and consideration of this Cingular Wireless WTF project as
we continue on with our proposal with the City of Palm Desert.
Respectfully submitt
Steve Stackhouse, AICP
Project Manager
VelociTel, Inc.
Office: 949.809.4999, ext. 2713
Mobile: 949.689.0134
CC: Tarn Taylor, Regional Director of Real Estate and Development for Cingular
Wireless
Duan Dao, Planning Manager for Opus Engineering on Districts 3 & 4 for Cingular