File #: ZA 19-105    Name: PLN180362 - EATON (AT&T MOBILITY)
Type: Zoning Administrator Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/21/2019 In control: Monterey County Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 5/30/2019 Final action:
Title: PLN180362 - EATON (AT&T MOBILITY) Public hearing to consider the construction of a 100-foot tall wireless communication facility and installation of support equipment. Project Location: 37501 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley (Assessor's Parcel Number 418-293-006-000, Cachagua Area Plan. Proposed CEQA action: Exempt per Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Sponsors: Planning / RMA
Attachments: 1. Staff Report
Title
PLN180362 - EATON (AT&T MOBILITY)
Public hearing to consider the construction of a 100-foot tall wireless communication facility and installation of support equipment.
Project Location: 37501 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley (Assessor's Parcel Number 418-293-006-000, Cachagua Area Plan.
Proposed CEQA action: Exempt per Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Zoning Administrator remove this item from the Zoning Administrator hearing agenda.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
Agent: Tom Johnson, TSJ Consulting Inc (AT&T Mobility)
Property Owner: Robert W. Eaton
APN: 418-293-006-000
Parcel Size: 41.21 acres
Zoning: RC//40 (Resource Conservation, 40-acre minimum); RC/40-D (Resource Conservation, 40 acre-minimum with a Design Control overlay.
Plan Area: Cachagua Area Plan
Flagged and Staked: No

SUMMARY:
An application was submitted by Tom Johnson (Applicant) for the construction of a 100-foot tall, wireless communication facility (monopole) and support equipment. The property is located at 37501 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley site and is approximately 42 acres.

The matter was scheduled for consideration before the Zoning Administrator at the May 30, 2019 public hearing, however, during the course of review and preparation for the public hearing, staff identified the potential for the proposed monopole to constitute "ridgeline development." Additional time is needed to conduct a more detailed visual analysis, including erection of a visual marker (s) for the purpose of determining whether the monopole would meet the definition of "ridgeline development" and if so, to determine if the project would result in a substantial adverse visual impact. If the project is determined to be "ridgeline development" this matter would be scheduled for Planning Commission consideration rather than Zoning Administrator consideration. New notices of future hearings on this matter will be ...

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