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PLN220226 - FERNANDEZ BROTHERS INC (VERTICAL BRIDGE)
Public hearing to consider the installation of an 80-foot high wireless communications facility with a faux lattice tower design containing 12 antennas, an equipment cabinet, and associated improvements within a 1,600 square foot fenced enclosure/lease area.
Project Location: 975 San Juan Grade Road, Salinas, CA 93906 (GPS Coordinates 36.771228, -121.605317)
Proposed CEQA action: Find the project Categorically Exempt per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Planning Commission adopt a resolution to:
a. Find the project Categorically Exempt per Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines and that none of the exceptions to this exemption listed in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines apply; and
b. Approve a Use Permit and Design Approval to allow the installation of an 80-foot high wireless communications facility with a faux lattice tower design, containing 12 antennas, an equipment cabinet, and associated improvements within a 1,600 square foot fenced enclosure/lease area.
The attached draft resolution includes findings and evidence for approval (Exhibit A).
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Melissa Keith (Vertical Bridge)
Property Owner: Fernandez Brothers INC
APN: 211-221-007-000
Parcel Size: 123 Acres
Zoning: Farmlands 40 acres minimum or "F/40"
Plan Area: Greater Salinas Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: Height simulated by raised balloon
Project Planner: Christina Vu, Assistant Planner
(831) 755-5139 or vuc@co.monterey.ca.us
SUMMARY:
On September 1, 2022, Vertical Bridge, submitted an application for the construction of an 80-foot high unmanned wireless communication facility (WCF), consisting of a monopole disguised as an elm tree (mono-elm). The project is proposed on San Juan Grade Road. San Juan Grade Road runs parallel to Old Stage Road. Old Stage Road is a scenic road, while San Juan Grade Road is not identified as a scenic corridor. Staff express...
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