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Planning commission adopts independent third‑party review for wireless siting submissions
Summary
Following appeals of recent AT&T conditional use approvals, the commission adopted a staff resolution requiring an independent, licensed professional engineer to evaluate coverage and capacity maps and data submitted with wireless conditional use applications; the vote was 5–1.
The Planning Commission adopted an amendment to the wireless telecommunication service (WTS) facility siting guidelines to require that conditional‑use applications include a coverage and capacity data evaluation performed by a professional engineer licensed in California and selected from a department‑provided list.
Staff said the change reflects Board of Supervisors direction after appeals to approvals at Larkin and Mission Streets, where community reviewers…
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