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MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Michalyn DelValle, Community Development Director
Mark Roberts, Senior Planner
DATE: April 23, 2019
SUBJECT: Appeal to Board of Supervisors, AB 19-01 of Planning Commission's Approval of Major Use Permit, UP 18-01 and Initial Study, IS 18-06 (Horizon Telecommunication Tower) Supervisorial District 5
EXHIBITS:
A. Vicinity Map
B. Appellant Appeal Packet, AB 19-01
C. Planning Commission Staff Report with Attachments dated January 24, 2019
D. Documents received during January 24, 2019 Planning Commission meeting
E. Draft Planning Commission Minutes from January 24, 2019
F. Horizon Tower Response to Appeal AB 19-01
G. Biological Resource Assessment dated May 2018; prepared by Synthesis Planning.
H. Proposed Conditions of Approval
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The appellant, Aurelia Johnson is appealing the decision made by the Planning Commission on January 24, 2019, to approve Use Permit, UP 18-01 which would allow the development of an 85 foot tall unmanned Broad Leaf Mono-Tree Wireless Telecommunication Tower located at 9475 Mojave Trail, Kelseyville.
Background and Previous Actions:
On January 24, 2019, the Planning Commission found the project, with the incorporated mitigation measures in Initial Study, IS 18-06 would not have a significant impact on the environment, and adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
The Applicant, Horizon Tower L.P.II, proposes to install a 85 foot tall unmanned Broad Leaf Mono-Tree Wireless Telecommunication Tower an approximately 39.5 acre parcel adjacent to Clear Lake Riviera Subdivision, Units 10, 11, and 12. The tower would be constructed to enable colocation of up to four telecommunication service providers, eliminating the need for several towers in separate locations and expanding telecommunication capacities. The proposed telecommunication tower ancillary facilities include outdoor equipment structures which wo...
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