PREPARED BY: TRICIA STEVENS DATE OF MEETING: 06/05/17
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE SECTIONS 17.62.200 AND 17.70.030 AND TABLES 17.32-A, 17.34-A AND 17.36-A, AND ADDING SECTION 17.62.300 RELATING TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES TO ADDRESS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) REGULATIONS AND TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF SAN PABLO
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; waive first reading; introduce Ordinance
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The wireless facilities ordinance is consistent with Policy Area: Strategic Planning/Special Projects, Policy Item 4.16 New Telecommunications Ordinance, as listed in the FY2015-2017 Council Priority Workplan, effective October 1, 2016.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The proposed project has been determined to be categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations, with no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Public Hearing Notice
A public hearing notice was published in the East Bay Times newspaper on May 26, 2017.
PROJECT OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION
The proposed ordinance overhauls the City's zoning regulations on telecommunications facilities. This overhaul is driven by the need to comply with Section 6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, regulations of the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), and other legislative and regulatory changes at the federal and state level. In particular, the Section 6409(a) regulations require that the City not deny non-substantial requests to collocate, remove or replace transmission equipment at an existing tower or base station, known as 6409(a) facilities. The "non-6409(a)" regulations govern all other telecommunication facilities, including new towers and collocations on buildings and public facilities that do not qualify f...
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