The applicant proposes to develop a 75-foot tall telecommunications pole within an existing 58 acre <br />golf course development. The adjacent parcels to the north and west are zoned R-1/PD and were <br />developed as part of the Oakway Golf Course PUD with an apartment complex (City File PD 74-3). <br />Adjacent parcels to the east are zoned R-1 and developed with single family residences. To the south <br />and separated by the golf course, the nearest parcels are also zoned R-1/PD and developed with <br />single family residential uses. A petition with signatures from 75 neighbors and numerous letters and <br />emails which are included in the record have been received which note concern with the location and <br />height of the cell tower in relation to the surrounding residential development. <br />The applicant notes that the tower height is the minimal size necessary to comply with applicant's <br />coverage requirements. It is also the maximum height (75-feet) allowed in the R-1 Low Density <br />Residential zone for new telecommunications facilities. The applicant notes the following elements <br />help to minimize the possible visual impacts from the tower's location: the use of a slim-line mono- <br />pole as opposed to the traditional lattice tower; the proposed tower will have a matte, non-glare <br />finish; there is no tower lighting proposed; security lighting, as shown on the site plan, will be <br />downcast, shielded and mounted at a height of less than 10 feet and will be subject to City lighting <br />standards; and, the applicant proposes that only the FCC and company standard site designation signs <br />shall be placed upon the door of the equipment shelter to minimize visual impacts of signage on the <br />surrounding properties. <br />Bulk and Height -The top of the proposed monopole is 75 feet in height. The pole is approximately 4- <br />feet in diameter and the proposed antennae array at the top spans an approximate 127foot width. <br />Location - The proposed mono-pole is located 102 feet from the property line to the west. Within that <br />102-foot setback there is a parking and landscape easement of 26-feet (which contains parking and <br />landscaping for the apartments, granted to the Northgreen Apartments to the east). The apartments <br />to the west are oriented north-south so they do not provide direct views of the cell tower location. <br />The proposed monopole is approximately 134 feet from the nearest property line to the north. The <br />apartments are oriented north-south and provide direct views towards the proposed cell tower site. <br />The monopole is approximately 191 feet from the nearest property line to the east. These houses are <br />oriented so that the backs of their houses and backyards face the cell tower site. The proposed tower <br />is approximately 222 feet from the nearest property line to the south. The sides of the houses are <br />oriented towards the tower site. While not part of this standard, telecommunications setback <br />minimums from adjacent property lines in R-1, at EC 9.5750(7)(d), require a minimum setback equal <br />to the height of the tower (75-feet). <br />Screening - As shown on the applicant's Sheet L-1, the proposed cell tower lease site is surrounded by <br />22 mature trees to the east, north and west. Additionally, as shown on Sheet L-1, the applicant <br />proposal includes the planting of 25 arborvitae at the base of the tower and 3 oak trees just north of <br />the tower site. A building and parking lot are adjacent to the lease area to the south. The applicant's . <br />Exhibit K Photo Simulations should be referenced here for context. Exhibit L also shows the view <br />locations of the photo simulations. Additionally, staff pictures from the tower site are included in the <br />record for reference. It is also noted that the photo simulations do not include future co-located <br />antennae. <br />Staff Report <br />(PDT 10-2 & CU 11-1) June 2011 Ho Agenda - Page 1 <br />