HomeMy WebLinkAbout02_002 PC ResolutionPC RESOLUTION NO. 2002-002
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA APPROVING PLANNING APPLICATION NO. 01-
0196, A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO DESIGN AND
CONSTRUCT A SEVENTY-FIVE FOOT HIGH UNMANNED
MONOPINE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY LOCATED
AT THE RANCHO BAPTIST CHURCH SITE AT 40440 RANCHO
SANTIAGO ROAD AND KNOWN AS ASSESSORS PARCEL NO.
922-130-017
WHEREAS, Barbara Saito, representing Nextel Communication, filed Planning Application
No. 01-0196, in a manner in accord with the City of Temecula General Plan and Development Code;
WHEREAS, Planning Application No. 01-0196 was processed including, but not limited to a
public notice, in the time and manner prescribed by State and local law;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, at a regular meeting, considered Planning
Application No. 01-0196 on February 6,2002, at a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law,
at which time the City staff and interested persons had an opportunity to and did testify either in
support or in opposition to this matter;
WHEREAS, at the conclusion of the Commission hearing and after due consideration of the
testimony, the Commission approved Planning Application No. 01-0196 subject to the conditions
after finding that the project proposed in Planning Application No. 01-0196 conformed to the City of
Temecula General Plan and Development Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by
reference.
Section 2. Findinqs. The Planning Commission, in approving Planning Application No.
01-0196 (Conditional Use Permit) hereby makes the following findings as required by Section
17.05.010.F of the Temecula Municipal Code:
A. The proposed conditional use is consistent with the General Plan and the
development code. Staff has reviewed the proposal and finds that the proposed conditional use
permit is consistent with the City of Temecula General Plan and the applicable sections of the
Development Code, Ordnance 348, Rancho Highlands Specific Plan and the Municipal Code.
B. The proposed conditional use is compatible with the nature, condition, and
development of adjacent uses, buildings, and structures and the proposed conditional use will not
adversely affect the adjacent uses, buildings, or structures. Staff has reviewed the proposal and
finds the purposed conditional use permit as designed is compatible with the nature, condition, and
development of the adjacent uses, buildings and structures, and will not have an adverse effect on
surrounding development.
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C. The site for the proposed conditional use is adequate in size and shape to
accommodate the yards, walls, fences, parking and loading facilities, buffer area, landscaping and
other development features prescribed in the Development Code and required by the Planning
Commission or Council in order to integrate the use with other uses in the neighborhood. Planning
staff has reviewed the requirements of the performance standards delineated in the Antenna
Ordinance (Chapter 17.40), as well as the applicable sections of the Development Code. As a
result, staff has determined that the proposed conditional use meets the zoning requirements for
projects located within the Rancho Highlands Specific Plan (Area 19).
D. The nature of the proposed conditional use is not detrimental to the health, safety,
and welfare of the community. Provisions are made in the General Plan and the Development Code
to ensure that the public health, safety, and welfare are safeguarded. The project is consistent with
these documents and will be conditioned to meet all applicable requirements.
E. The decision to conditionally approve the conditional use permit is based on
substantial evidence in view of the record as a whole before the Planning Commission er City
Council. The project has been completely reviewed, as a whole, in reference to all applicable codes
and ordinances before the Planning Commission.
F. The design of the proposed improvements is not likely to cause substantial
environmental damage or substantially and unavoidably injure fish or wildlife or their habitat. There
are no fish, wild life, or habitat on the project site, and the project will not affect any fish, wildlife, or
habitat off-site. The site is surrounded by development and is an in-fill site. The project will not
individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711.2
of the Fish and Game Code.
Section 3. Environmental Compliance. A Notice of Exemption for Planning Application
No. 01-0196 was made per the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15332 (In-
Fill Development Projects, Class 32). This project is an in-fill development and meets the following
criteria:
The site is 4.28 gross acres, which is less than the 5 acres required.
The proposed project is consistent the General Plan and all of the General Plan policies.
The project is consistent with the Rancho Highlands Specific Plan, Ordinance 348 and the
Telecommunications Facility and Antenna Ordinance.
The site has been previously developed and has no value as habitat for endangered, rare,
or threatened species.
The approval of the project will not result in any adverse effects related to traffic, noise, air
quality or water quality.
The site is currently served by all required utilities and public services.
Section 4. Conditions. That the City of Temecula Planning Commission hereby
conditionally approves Planning Application No. 01-0196 (Conditional Use Permit) a request for a
conditional use permit to design, construct, and operate an unmanned Nextel Communication
wireless telecommunication facility located at the Rancho Baptist Church site located at 40440
Rancho Santiago Road and known as Assessors Parcel No. 922-130-017.
Section 5. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City of Temecula Planning
'Dennis Chiniaeff, Chairperson
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I Debbie Ubnoske, Secretary of the Temecula Planning Commission, do hereby certify that
PC Resolution No. 01 *002 was duly and regularly adopted by the Planning commission of the City of
Temecula at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of February, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: 5
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
PLANNING COMMISSIONERS:
Guerriero, Mathewson, Olhasso Telesio
and Chairman Chiniaeff
None
None
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