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Council approves stealth 'monopine' for proposed Crown Castle wireless site at 401 First Street
Summary
After a public hearing and renderings showing alternatives, Gilroy City Council voted 7-0 to approve a stealth monopine design for a proposed replacement wireless facility at 401 First Street, allowing a condition that the applicant may revert to a monopole if geotechnical work shows the monopine infeasible.
Gilroy City Council on June 16 approved the replacement of an existing 35-foot monopole at 401 First Street with a stealth design modeled on a pine tree — a 70-foot "monopine" — instead of the taller plain monopole that the applicant originally proposed.
The decision followed a continued public hearing and a staff presentation that recapped the March planning commission proceedings. The planning commission had deadlocked 3-3 on the applications (Architectural & Site Review AS24-14 and Variance V24-01) and thus recorded a denial by lack of majority. The applicant appealed that result to council. Staff recommended the council grant the appeal and approve the applications, noting required findings could be made and that the project complied with federal FCC radio-frequency rules and state environmental exemptions cited by staff.
At the June meeting the council examined photo renderings of four options: monopole and monopine…
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