Report Prepared by: Jessie Lee, Development Services Technician II, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Appeal of Planning Commission's Denial of Conditional Use Permit #1277, Initiated by AT&T Mobility; This Application Involves a Request to Construct a 55-Foot-Tall Wireless Communication Tower in the Form of a Stealth Mono-Pine Tree at 1717 E. Olive Avenue, Generally Located at the Northeast Corner of E. Olive Avenue and Parsons Avenue, with a General Plan Designation of Low Density Residential (LD), and a Zoning Classification of (R-1-6)
REPORT IN BRIEF
AT&T Mobility is appealing the Planning Commission's denial of Conditional Use Permit #1277 to construct a 55-foot-tall wireless communication tower in the form of a stealth mono-pine tree at 1717 E. Olive Avenue.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Adopting Resolution 2025-__, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, approving the appeal of AT&T of the Merced Planning Commission approval of Conditional Use Permit #1277; or,
B. Adopting Resolution 2025-__ , a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Merced, California, denying the appeal of AT&T of the Merced Planning Commission denial of Conditional Use Permit #1277; or,
C. Continuing the appeal to a specific date (to be spelled out in the Council motion).
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DISCUSSION
Background
AT&T Mobility is appealing the Planning Commission's denial of Conditional Use Permit #1277 to construct a 55-foot-tall wireless communication tower in the form of a stealth mono-pine tree at 1717 E. Olive Avenue. The proposed project is located at the northeast corner of E. Olive Avenue and Parsons Avenue within a developed lot occupied by the Bear Creek Community Church of the Nazarene. Per Merced Municipal Code Land Use Table 20.58-2 - Review Procedures for Support Towers for Wireless Communication Facilities (Attachment 5), a site plan review is required for stealth facilities within an R-1...
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