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Commission Upholds Wireless Permit at 620 Costa Rica; Appeal Denied
Summary
The San Mateo Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission denied an appeal of a wireless‑permit approval for a Crown Castle facility at 620 Costa Rica, upholding staff's decision after hearing testimony from staff, the applicant and local residents.
The Sustainability and Infrastructure Commission on April 9 denied an appeal and upheld a director’s decision approving a wireless permit for a small‑cell facility at or near 620 Costa Rica, rejecting arguments from local homeowners and neighborhood advocates.
The commission’s decision preserves staff’s finding that the proposed installation complied with the city’s wireless design standards and federal limits on radiofrequency emissions. Staff and the applicant argued the selected pole was the least obtrusive technically feasible location after evaluating alternatives within the required 500‑foot search radius.
City senior engineer Jason Lehi presented staff’s review, telling the commission the application “was in conformance with the ordinance and design standards and within the FCC limits” and that the proposed pole was “the…
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