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Supervisors approve AT&T rooftop cellular facility at 431 Balboa after appeal
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing and an unsuccessful motion to overturn, the Board of Supervisors approved a Planning Commission conditional-use authorization allowing AT&T to install nine rooftop panel antennas at 431 Balboa Street; the vote to approve was 6-5.
The Board of Supervisors voted to approve a conditional-use authorization for a wireless telecommunications facility proposed by AT&T at 431 Balboa Street in the Inner Richmond on Nov. 4, 2014, after a contested hearing and an appeal from neighbors.
Neighbors and the appellant, Dr. John Omekapo, urged reversal of the Planning Commission decision, citing alleged gaps in community notice, concerns about radio-frequency safety and asserted impacts to housing and business development. "We utilized an FCC approved application and took 8 samples during peak times on Sunday and Monday and found no coverage gap," Dr. John Omekapo told the Board, arguing the carrier had not justified the site.
AT&T and Planning Department staff said the…
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