PCRES 1999-056PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 99-056
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PREPARED FOR
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 99-045 TO ALLOW A
WIRELESS RADIO COMMUNICATIONS MONOPOLE WITH
UP TO 15 ANTENNAS ON 3 PANELS DESIGNED TO
RESEMBLE A DATE PALM TREE, AND RELATED
EQUIPMENT SHELTER TO BE INSTALLED WITHIN THE
REGIONAL COMMERCIAL (RC) ZONING DISTRICT AT 47-
950 DUNE PALMS ROAD.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 99-384
APPLICANT: NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 27`h day of July, 1999, hold a duty noticed Public Hearing, at the request of
Nextel Communications, to allow a wireless radio communications monopole and related
equipment shelter at 47-950 Dune Palms Road, within the Regional Commercial (RC)
Zoning District; and,
WHEREAS, said application has complied with the requirements of "The
Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" as amended,
(Resolution 83-68 adopted by the La Quinta City Council) in that the Community
Development Department has prepared an Initial Study, and has determined that although
there is some potential for the proposed monopole facility to have potentially significant
adverse impacts, there would not be a significant effect in this case because appropriate
mitigation measures were made a part of the assessment and are included in the
Conditions of Approval, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact
should be filed; and,
WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if
any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning Commission did find the
following facts, findings, and reasons to justify certifying said Environmental Assessment:
1. The proposed wireless radio communication monopole and related equipment
shelter will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the
community, either indirectly or directly, in that no significant unmitigated impacts
have been identified by Environmental Assessment 99-384.
2. The proposed wireless radio communication monopole and related equipment
shelter do not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment,
substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to result in a drop
below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,
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reduce the number or restrict the range of rare or endangered plants or animals, or
eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory,
as these resources have already been mitigated.
3. The proposed wireless telecommunication monopole and related equipment shelter
do not have the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals, to the
disadvantage bf long-term environmental goals, as no significant effects or
environmental factors have been identified by Environmental Assessment 99-384.
4. The proposed wireless telecommunication monopole and related equipment shelter
will not result in impacts which are individually limited or cumulatively significant
when considering planned or proposed development in the immediate vicinity, as
the project site is a fully developed administrative and maintenance facility with
infrastructure in place to support the requested monopole site, and the proposal is
considered an ancillary part of the existing use which will not effect an increase in
growth through any modification of the current conditions on the site.
5. The proposed wireless telecommunication monopole and related equipment shelter
will not have environmental effects that will adversely affect the human population,
either directly or indirectly, as supporting documentation submitted by the applicant
indicates that electromagnetic emissions from the ESMR antennas associated with
the proposal will be substantially below nationally recognized safety thresholds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the
City of La Quinta, California as follows:
That the recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the Planning
Commission for this Environmental Assessment.
2. That it does hereby certify Environmental Assessment 99-384 for the reasons set
forth in this Resolution and as stated in the Environmental Assessment Checklist
and Addendum on file in the Community Development Department.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission held on this 27`h day of July, 1999, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Commissioners Abels, Butler, Robbins, Tyler, and Chairman Kirk
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Resolution 99-056
Environmental Assessment 99-384/CUP 99-045 NeMel Communications
July 27, 1999
i
I KIRK, Chairman
of La Quinta, California
Community Development Director
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