PCRES 2001-142PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2001-142
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, DENYING A CHANGE
TO CONDITION #8 AND UPHOLDING THE REQUIREMENT
FOR TWO 40 FOOT HIGH PALM TREES IMMEDIATELY
ADJACENT TO THE 68-FOOT HIGH MONOPALM
COMMUNICATION ANTENNA
CASE NO.: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2001-063,
AMENDMENT #1
APPLICANT: SPRINT, PCS
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 13`" day of November, 2001, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing, at the
request of Sprint, PCS, to consider substituting six 60-foot high Date Palm trees
installed in the existing landscape street parkway in lieu of two 40-foot high palm
trees and screen wall climbing vines adjacent to an approved 68-foot high wireless
radio communication antenna and related ground mounted electrical equipment
cabinets and wall enclosure for placement within Storage USA, more particularly
described as:
Assessor's Parcel Number: 649-020-054
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California,
did on the 9`h day of October, 2001, adopted Resolution 2001-127 approving the
installation of a 68-foot high Monopalm communication antenna and related
telecommunication equipment at 46-600 Adams Street, subject to findings and
conditions.
WHEREAS, at the Public Hearing upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said Planning
Commission did make the following finding to justify denial of said Conditional Use
Permit Amendment:
1. Requiring two palm trees to cluster the proposed Monopalm communication
antenna will be a better screen than six palm trees planted on Corporate Centre
Drive, a distance of 300 feet south of the Sprint facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the
City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
P-Greg-ResoCUP63 Deny Sprint
Planning Commission Resolution 2001-142
Conditional Use Permit 2001-063 (Amendment #1), Sprint, PCS
November 13, 2001
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of
said Planning Commission in this case;
2. The Conditions of Approval issued by the Planning Commission on October 9,
2001, under Resolution 2001-127, are binding; and
3. That it does hereby deny the change to Condition #8 for the reasons set forth
in this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission, held on this 13`" day of November, 2001, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Butler, Kirk, Robbins, Tyler, and Chairman Abets
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CQLYES ABELS, Chairman
La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
IY HE~fiNrAN, Community Development Director
of La Quinta, California
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