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Commission approves 10-foot extension to Union Pacific radio tower for AT&T service upgrade on Sorensen Avenue
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit to extend an existing 84-foot Union Pacific lattice tower by 10 feet to host new wireless equipment for AT&T; staff classified the project as a categorical CEQA exemption and said the equipment would improve local coverage.
The Santa Fe Springs Planning Commission approved Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Case No. 852 by a 5-0 vote to allow the installation of a wireless telecommunication facility on an existing Union Pacific lattice tower at 8636 Sorensen Avenue.
Associate planner Jimmy Wong presented the item and said the applicant, SmartLink on behalf of AT&T Wireless, proposes a 10-foot extension that would bring the tower’s total height to 94 feet 2 inches and increase the antenna width by about 6 feet. Wong told commissioners the extension is intended to “enhance service quality…
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