PC RES 1994-004P.C. RESOLUTION NO. 94-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO. 656,
ASSOCIATED WITH CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 119,
REVISION "A," TO ALLOW MODIFICATIONS TO AN
EXISTING 80 -FOOT CELLULAR ANTENNA MONOPOLE LOCATED
ON THE CITY HALL SITE AT 30940 HAWTHORNE
BOULEVARD.
WHEREAS, PacTel Cellular has requested a revision to Conditional Use Permit
No. 119, in order to allow the following modifications to the existing cellular
antenna monopole located on the City Hall site at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard:
Remove the five (5) existing omni -directional whip antennas.
Install two new omni -directional whip antennas pointed downward
which are approximately the same length and diameter as those which
are existing.
Install eleven (11) new directional antennas of the following type:
Eight (8), 24 -inch long, 12 inch wide, and 5 -inch deep panel
antennas attached to the triangular framework at the top of
the pole.
Two (2), 52 -inch long, 13 -inch wide, and 12 -inch deep panel
antennas, also attached to the existing triangular grid
framework.
One (1) grid -parabolic dish antenna not to exceed six (6) feet
in diameter mounted to the utility pole at a height of
approximately 70 feet; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State CEQA
Guidelines, and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, the City prepared an Initial
Study and determined that there was no substantial evidence that the proposed
project would have a significant effect on the environment. Accordingly, a draft
Negative Declaration was prepared and notice of that fact was given in the manner
required by law; and,
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held before the Planning
Commission at its regular meetings on November 9, 1993, December 14, 1993, and
January 11, 1994, at which time all interested parties were given the opportunity
to be heard and present evidence and testimony.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section l: That the City Council has previously reviewed and approved,
through Resolution No. 88-15 on March 1, 1988, a Negative Declaration for the
existing cellular antenna monopole and support facilities.
Section 2: That the City Council, through Resolution No. 88-15, found that
the cellular antenna monopole would not create any significant adverse impacts
on adjacent properties, the permitted use of adjacent properties or the natural
environment because the structure has been sited near existing buildings in a
manner that screens the lower quarter of the structure from view from the north
and northeast.
Section 3.4 That the Planning Commission determined that the requested
modifications to the monopole would result in a less intense visual impact that
the monopole itself, and therefore finds that the requested changes do not
constitute a significant increase in adverse view impact.
Section 4: That the Planning Commission determined that the requested
modification to the monopole would not result in any significant direct or
indirect risks to human health, either individually, or cumulatively.
Section 5: Based on the facts contained in this Resolution, in the Staff
Report, Minutes, and other components of the legislative record, in the draft
Negative Declaration, and in the public comments received, the Planning
Commission of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby adopts the Negative
Declaration associated with Environmental Assessment No. 656 for Conditional Use
Permit No. 119, Revision "A."
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this llt day of January 199
Robert Katherman,
Chairman
DirecaD=� Pl
rOa g, Building, and
P
Code Enfor7ement, and Secretary to
the Planning Commission
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P.C. Resolution No. 94-4
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