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Board affirms planning commission approval for AT&T wireless facility at 199 Leland Avenue over neighborhood objections
Summary
After a public hearing with translators and nearly three hours of testimony, the Board of Supervisors affirmed the Planning Commission ecision to allow AT&T to install nine rooftop panel antennas and six equipment cabinets at 199 Leland Avenue, voting 10—or and 1 gainst.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday affirmed a Planning Commission decision authorizing a conditional use permit for AT&T to install a wireless telecommunications facility at 199 Leland Avenue, approving the motion 10—or, 1 gainst.
Project details: AT&T proposed nine new panel antennas on the roof of a three-story mixed-use building, concealed in faux chimney stacks, and six equipment cabinets in the building garage. Planning staff characterized the site as a preferred location type under the city's wireless siting policy for mixed-use, high-density neighborhoods. The Department of Public Health reviewed the proposal and projected that radio-frequency emissions would be well under FCC exposure limits (projected to be less than 9% of the FCC limit in the planning report).
Public hearing and community concerns: The item drew an extended public hearing with many neighborhood residents testifying in Cantonese and Mandarin; translation services were provided. Appellants and multiple residents objected that AT&T had not proven the facility was necessary for neighborhood coverage, and they urged the board to require…
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