Title
PLN160135/BSLT (T-MOBILE)
Public hearing to consider action on a Coastal Development Permit and Design Approval to allow a 10-foot height addition, and installation of a microwave dish and a radio unit to an existing telecommunications structure.
Proposed CEQA Action: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines.
3400 Red Wolf Road, Carmel, Carmel Area Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator:
a. Find the project Categorically Exempt per Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Approve a Coastal Development Permit and Design Approval to allow a 10-foot height addition, and installation of a microwave dish and a radio unit to an existing telecommunications structure, based on the findings and evidence and subject to twelve (12) conditions of approval.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
Owner: Big Sur Land Trust (BSLT)
Applicant: T-Mobile
Project Location: 3400 Red Wolf Road, Carmel
APN: 416-011-007-000
Zoning: Watershed and Scenic Conservation, 80 acres per unit, with a Design Control Zoning District Overlay (Coastal Zone) [WSC/80-D (CZ)]
Parcel Size: 27.74 acres
Plan Area: Carmel Area Land Use Plan, Coastal Zone
Flagged and Staked: No, but the Applicant submitted photo simulations as requested.
SUMMARY:
The Applicant requests approval of a Coastal Development Permit to allow a 10-foot height addition to an existing telecommunications structure (from 23.5 feet to 33.5 feet), and installation of one 6-foot microwave dish and a radio unit. The Monterey County Zoning Ordinance (Title 20), Section 20.62.030.B, allows increases in telecommunications structure height subject to the granting of a Coastal Development Permit. The proposed height increase is needed to ensure adequate separation to avoid signal interference between the existing antennas and the new 6-foot microwave dish. The only potential issue is related to possible visual impacts to the Highway 1 and Point Lobos viewshed. B...
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