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USE PERMIT #24-03 (VERIZON WIRELESS - WOODSON BRIDGE) COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
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Requested Action(s)
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Staff recommend the Planning Commission:
A. Conduct a public hearing to consider Use Permit #24-03 (Verizon Wireless - Woodson Bridge) and the proposed categorical exemption;
B. Move that the Planning Commission find that Use Permit #24-03 (Verizon Wireless - Woodson Bridge) and the proposed categorical exemption;
C. Move that the Planning Commission approve Use Permit #24-03 (Verizon Wireless - Woodson Bridge) subject to the findings and conditions contained in Attachments G and H of the staff report dated May 7, 2026.
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Background Information:
This application is a request to construct and operate a new unmanned commercial communication facility with a 100’ monopine telecommunications tower supporting a four-sector telecommunications antenna array and a microwave dish, with room for an additional antenna array. The monopine and ground-mounted equipment (including a backup generator) will be located in a 30’ x 30’ ground lease area, enclosed by an 8-foot chain link fence with brown privacy slats. Entry to the facility will be from Squaw Hill Road via a new access driveway. The project site is designated Valley Floor Agriculture on the General Plan Land Use Map and is located in an AG-2 (Agricultural Valley) zoning district.