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After months of testimony, Board splits: upholds CEQA exemption but disapproves AT&T’s 104‑ft Amber Drive tower
Summary
The Board held an extended hearing on AT&T’s proposed 104‑ft monopole at 350 Amber Drive. On Feb. 10 supervisors voted to affirm Planning’s class‑3 CEQA exemption (10–1) but then disapproved the Planning Commission’s conditional use authorization (11–0) after amendments and conditions, following lengthy public testimony on visual, environmental and safety concerns.
The Board of Supervisors conducted a multi‑hour public hearing on Feb. 10 over AT&T’s proposal to install a 104‑foot monopole with 12 antennas at 350 Amber Drive, adjacent to Glen Canyon Park and the San Francisco Police Academy. The hearing consolidated two appeals: whether the project qualified for a class‑3 categorical exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act and whether the Planning Commission’s conditional‑use approval should stand.
Appellants and neighborhood groups argued the monopole is incompatible with the low‑profile, residential character of Diamond Heights, risks tree loss and wildlife collisions, could create noise and fire hazards because of an on‑site diesel generator, and that Planning relied on insufficient alternatives analysis. “A 104 foot macro tower would be the tallest structure in the area and therefore not necessary or desirable or compatible with the neighborhood…
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