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M I N U T E S
City of 'Rancho Palos ,Verdes
Planning Commission
Regular Adjourned Meeting
July 19, 1976
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APPROVED AS
PRESENTED
July 27, 1976
The meeting was called to order at 7:43 p.m. in the Council Chambers,
30942 Hawthorne Boulevard, by Chairman Shaw:
PRESENT: Blue, McTaggart, Rosenberg, Shaw
ABSENT: None
Also present were Director of Planning Sharon W. Hightower.
ANTENNA REGULATIONS Commission discussion on the pro-
posed amendment to the Development
Code pertaining to height of antenna
structures included the following: (1) A minor exception permit is not
sufficient for the 45'-75' height; there is not adequate notice; (2) The
Commission should request review of the conditional use permit fees, ex-
ploring the possibility of separate fee structures for existing legal
non -conforming uses and new applications; (3) The Council's direction to
the Commission was to recommend a change to eliminate the requirement
for a conditional use permit for structures over 40'; the Commission's
recommendation should reflect this direction; (4) The City should take
care not to get the reputation as being an easy city in which to erect
antenna structures; (5) The fee and paperwork necessary for a conditional
use permit for an antenna are out of proportion with the impact of the
proposed antennas on the City; (6) The Minor Exception Permit is exces-
sive in cost and procedure; there should, however, be a procedure whereby
more than just the immediate neighbors are notified, with a fee appeal
to the Commission; (7) The City should retain the option to either im-
pose conditions on an antenna or to deny the application; (8) Existing
antennas are not impacted by this proposal; the new antennas are of
greatest concern; (9) In some cases it may be more beneficial to have
an antenna higher to remove it from a neighbor's view plane; in addition,
antennas closer to the ground look larger and may be more abusive to the
neighborhood.
Following discussion, changes to the proposed amendment were made, as
follows:
9614,B,2(b) In approving the permit, the Director, Commis-
sion, or Council may impos.e such conditions
as crank -up or tilt -over supports, or any
other conditions as are deemed necessary to
minimize view obstruction and incompatibility.
9614,B,4(b) For an independent structure or one mounted on
another accessory structure, the height shall
be measured from the highest point of existing
grade to be covered by the foundation of the
structure.
9614,B,6 Changes to the approved antenna array which
exceed 100 of the array envelope may be ap-
proved as an amendment to the Minor Exception
Permit, with no fee required.
It was further agreed that a new procedure for approving antennas should
be devised to include a site inspection, notice of the adjacent home-
owners and other homeowners affected by the proposed structure (as de-
termined by staff), with a free appeal to the Planning Commission if
there can be no agreement reached at the staff level.
ADJOURNMENT At 10:40 p.,.m. it was moved, seconded and car-
- - - ried'�tb adjourn the meeting to Thursday,
July 22, 1976, at 7:30 p.m._ - --
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