CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission will meet this week to discuss a proposal to install a new cell phone tower on Burns Valley Road.
The commission will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
On the agenda is a proposed mitigated negative declaration of environmental impact based on an initial study and approval of a use permit and variance application sought by Complete Wireless Consulting on behalf of Verizon Wireless.
The project would be located within a leased 40-foot by 40-foot area on a vacant parcel at 14549 Burns Valley Road, according to the staff report from Assistant Planner Julie Burrow.
The 70-foot-tall tower will be a “monopine,” which is designed to look like a pine tree to disguise its presence.
Verizon Wireless considered 10 separate locations before settling on the Burns Valley Road site, Burrow's report said.
Staff is recommending the commission's approval of the mitigated negative declaration, use permit and variance.
Complete Wireless Consulting is proposing a 72-foot-tall monopine tower on North High Street in Lakeport.
The Lakeport Planning Commission granted approval of that project in May, but in June neighbors appealed it to the Lakeport City Council, which is set to further discuss the matter on Tuesday, as Lake County News has reported.
Also on the commission's Tuesday agenda is a planning commission orientation session.
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