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Planning commission approves AT&T rooftop antennas at 2600 Great America Way
Summary
The Santa Clara Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for an unmanned AT&T telecommunications facility with rooftop-mounted antennas and ground equipment at 2600 Great America Way, finding the project CEQA-exempt and consistent with city planning policies.
The Santa Clara Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit for an unmanned AT&T telecommunications facility to be installed on the rooftop at 2600 Great America Way, including rooftop-mounted antennas and ground equipment adjacent to an existing trash enclosure.
Staff said the project is subject to Santa Clara municipal code review for new wireless facilities and recommended it be found categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA guidelines. “Staff is recommending that the project will be determined categorically exempt from formal environmental review per section 15303(d) of the CEQA guidelines,” Assistant Planner Alex Tejas said during the presentation.
The project site is an existing office park (Santa Clara Gateway) on about 14 acres zoned planned development, with a general plan designation of High Intensity Office, Research and Development. Tejas told the commission that AT&T’s equipment would be located behind existing mechanical screening on the roof and that…
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