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PLANNING DEPARTMENT - USE PERMIT #25-04; HARMONI TOWERS
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Requested Action(s)
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Staff recommend that the Planning Commission do the following:
A. Conduct a public hearing to consider Use Permit #25-04 (Harmoni Towers) and the proposed categorical exemption;
B. Move that the Planning Commission find that Use Permit #25-04 (Harmoni Towers) is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); and
C. Move that the Planning Commission approve Use Permit #25-04 (Harmoni Towers) subject to the findings and conditions contained in Attachments H and I of the staff report dated April 16, 2026.
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Financial Impact:
None at this time.
Background Information:
This application is to authorize construction and operation of a commercial communication facility, consisting of a 129’ monopine telecommunications tower (aka a “stealth” cell tower) supporting several antenna arrays, with associated ground-mounted equipment, including a backup generator. Improvements will be located within a 25’ x 85’ leased area, surrounded by 8’ tall fire-rated composite fencing, located on a portion of the property used as a livestock corral and miscellaneous storage area. The project site is designated Rural Residential - Large Lot on the General Plan Land Use Diagram and is located in an R1-A-B:435 One-Family Residence zoning district with Animal Raising and Special Building Site combining districts.
This project is located at 17740 Bowman Road, Cottonwood, CA 96022, on the North side of Bowman Road, approximately .25 miles east of Benson Road. T29N, R05W, Sec. 25 M.D.B.&M. APN: 006-380-089 (See Attachment A, Vicinity Map, and Attachment B, Site Plan and Elevations).