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Subcommittee seeks design alternatives for rooftop telecom equipment at 800 North Elkton area
Summary
Design Review Subcommittee reviewed a proposal to add rooftop wireless antennas screened by parapet walls at a commercial building near El Camino and asked the applicant to present design alternatives that better integrate screening into the building massing before an administrative hearing
The Design Review Subcommittee reviewed a proposal to locate a wireless communication facility on a commercial building (referred to in the presentation as an 800 North Elkton-area property) within the city’s architectural overlay and requested the applicant return with alternative designs that more fully integrate screening into the building’s architecture.
Staff told the subcommittee the current proposal would install parapet screen walls (each about 8 feet high) that would enclose multiple antennas and roof equipment. The presenter said the project as submitted did not qualify as a “stealth” installation because staff found the screens were not sufficiently integrated into the building’s architecture and the screens do not fully conceal rooftop equipment. As a result, staff said a conditional use permit…
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