DATE: March 28, 2024
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Sara Buizer, AICP, Development Services Director
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Installation of Three (3) Telecommunication Monopoles Along the Parapet of an existing Parking Garage located at 27303 Sleepy Hollow Avenue (APN: 455-0026-024-03), Requiring the Approval of Conditional Use Application No. UP-24-0004 for a Class 3 facility, and finding that the project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15303, Class 3 Exemption, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures. Applicant: Kristy Andres, Ericsson; Owner: Joseph Crist, Kaiser Permanente.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission approve Conditional Use Permit Application No. UP-24-0004 and determine that the project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3 for the installation of three telecommunication monopoles based on the analysis set forth in this staff report and the Findings contained in Attachment II, and subject to the Conditions of Approval contained in Attachment III.
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SUMMARY
The proposed project was previously approved on April 21, 2020, (Application No. 202000442) but due to an elevation error on the plans, the height of the parapet and parking lot surface were miscalculated by eight feet than the height measured in the field. As a result of this error, the actual height of the monopoles is eight feet higher than previously anticipated and now is subject to a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to Section 10-13.090(a)(2) of the Hayward Municipal Code (HMC).
The applicant has since updated the plans to reflect the correct measurements and is requesting the Planning Commission approve the Conditional Use Permit application to allow the installation of three monopoles for a wireless communication facility to replace the existing monopole on the parking garage. If approved, the proposed project would be subject to ...
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