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Planning Commission approves AT&T plan for three 42-foot parking-lot poles at 3111 Benton Street
Summary
The Santa Clara Planning Commission on Jan. 15 approved a conditional use permit to allow AT&T to install three 42-foot-6-inch monopoles in the parking lot of 3111 Benton Street after rejecting a 60-foot “mono-tree” design; the commission also adopted a CEQA categorical exemption for the project.
The Santa Clara Planning Commission on Jan. 15 approved a conditional use permit that allows AT&T to install three 42-foot-6-inch monopoles in the parking lot at 3111 Benton Street and adopted a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act for the project.
The decision follows more than a year of hearings and public comment on whether to place a single 60-foot “mono-tree” in the rear of the Santa Clara Baptist Church site or a three–pole alternative in the parking area. Leslie, a city planning staff member, summarized staff’s recommendation and noted recent changes by the applicant: “the backup generators will be batteries and they will not be diesel generators,” and staff earlier had recommended the mono-tree design because it “blends in with the existing adjacent trees.”
The project was presented to the commission by Steve Pro, representing AT&T and Complete Wireless Consulting, who described the application as intended to close a coverage gap that includes Santa Clara High School and nearby neighborhoods. Pro said AT&T…
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