CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Planning Commission this week will hold a swearing-in ceremony for two new members and conduct a public hearing on a use permit application for a cell phone tower.
The commission, sitting jointly as the Clearlake Parks and Recreation Committee, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
At the start of the meeting new commissioners Nathalie Antus and Dirk Slooten will take their oaths of office.
The main item of business on the Tuesday agenda is a public hearing on a proposed mitigated negative declaration, a use permit and a height variance application for Verizon Wireless to construct a mono-pine cell phone tower at 15696 25th Ave.
The staff report to the commission said the project proposes to build the tower – which will be constructed to look like a pine tree – in a low density residential district.
The tower will be 70 feet tall, have three antenna sectors, a 30 kilowatt diesel emergency backup generator, a 132-gallon fuel tank and a 12-foot by 17-foot prefabricated unmanned equipment shelter. The report said power and utilities to the site will be routed underground.
Staff is recommending approval of the mitigated negative declaration, permit and variance based on a number of conditions and requirements common to such projects.
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Clearlake Planning Commission welcomes new members, plans cell tower public hearing
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