ITEM TITLE:
Approval of Conditional Use Permit 26-03 - A Request from the City of Valdez for a Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Wireless Communication Tower on Block 5, Block 20 Add. No. 2, Plat 79-7
SUBMITTED BY: Bruce Wall, Senior Planner
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the request from the City of Valdez for a wireless communication tower on Block 5, Block 20 Add. No. 2, Plat 79-7; and adopt findings.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
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Applicant: |
City of Valdez |
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Property Owner: |
City of Valdez |
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Street Address: |
405 West Klutina Street |
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Legal Description: |
Block 5, Block 20 Add. No. 2, Plat 79-7 |
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Zoning District: |
Moderate Density Residential (R1) |
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Existing Land Use: |
Vacant |
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Access: |
Pioneer Drive and Hazelet Avenue via the existing fire station drives |
VMC 17.12.090(C) states, “The Planning and Zoning Commission shall evaluate whether the conditional use permit application complies with the criteria established in this section in determining to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the request.”
VMC 17.08
“Conditional use” means a provision which allows for flexibility within this chapter by permitting certain specified uses in zoning districts where such uses are generally considered appropriate, but only after additional conditions and safeguards are applied to ensure their compatibility with permitted principal uses.
VMC 17.12.090 Conditional use permits contains information about the conditional use permit process and criterion for approval.
VMC 17.80.190 Wireless communication towers and antennas includes specific use standards and additional permitting information for this type of conditional use permit.
The application packet contains the following documents.
• Application (included)
• Applicant Narrative (included)
• Applicant’s Clarification Letter (included)
• Snow Storage Plan (included)
• Zoning & Future Land Use Maps (included)
• Line of Sight Photo Simulations (included)
• Maps of Towers (included)
• Coverage Maps (included)
• Radio Infrastructure Upgrade Report (included)
• IT Statement (included)
• Engineered Construction Drawings (available upon request)
• Geotechnical Report (available upon request)
• Structural Design Report (available upon request)
• FAA Compliance (available upon request)
• FCC Compliance (available upon request)
• Applicant FCC Equipment Statement (available upon request)
Please see the attached staff report for details on the code requirements, staff’s evaluation of the application, and the proposed conditions.