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Zoning administrator approves American Tower monopole replacement at Rancho San Clemente, citing safety and aesthetics
Summary
The zoning administrator approved American Tower’s application to remove a 70‑foot lattice tower and install a 120‑foot monopole at the Rancho San Clemente site as part of a settlement agreement; staff and the HOA supported the replacement and Matamian cited public‑safety and visual benefits.
The San Clemente zoning administrator on Oct. 9 approved American Tower’s application to replace an existing 70‑foot lattice telecommunications tower with a new 120‑foot monopole at an open‑space site along the Ridgeline Trail in Rancho San Clemente, adopting the CEQA analysis and findings in staff reports and a resolution (ZA 25‑024) approving public hearing project 25‑361.
Jonathan Lightfoot (staff presenter) reviewed the site’s history: the original telecommunications use was permitted by Orange County in 1962, the structure has changed over time, and the existing lattice tower had been reduced to 70 feet in 2023. Lightfoot summarized a 2024 settlement agreement among American Tower, the City and the…
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