TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Laurie B. Jester, Planning Manager
Jason Masters, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Update on Telecommunications and Coastal Permits for Four AT&T Telecom Sites in the Public Right of Way on Light Poles in the Appealable Area of the Coastal Zone Located at Manhattan Avenue and 5th Place, Manhattan Avenue and 29th and 36th Streets and Ocean Drive and 18th Street (Community Development Director McIntosh).
RECEIVE UPDATE AND CONTINUE ITEM TO A FUTURE DATE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that:
1) the Council receive an update on telecommunications; and
2) continue the public hearing to November 21, 2017.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
AT&T ("AT&T" or "applicant") is proposing a 16-Node oDAS system to enhance cellular telephone coverage particularly in the Coastal Zone and adjacent areas where coverage is currently marginal or non-existent. The proposed AT&T oDAS network includes 16 locations on utility and lights poles, and one on a City-owned banner pole. The City provided public notice to property owners and residents adjacent to the proposed facilities and the City will provide notice of decisions made by the Community Development Director where she is the initial decision-maker.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates WCF, but preserves local authority over individual zoning decisions regarding the placement, construction and modification of WCF, with the focus primarily on aesthetics. Local discretion to deny wireless telecom facilities is limited by the federal Telecommunications Act. This law prohibits cities from denying a wireless facility based on potential health or environmental impacts of radio frequency emissions. Additionally, cities cannot unreasonably discriminate among similar carriers or impose regulations and den...
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