25-302
SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit #25-0006, initiated by AT&T Mobility, on behalf of The City of Merced, property owner. This application involves a request to construct a 55-foot-tall wireless communication tower in the form of a stealth mono-palm tree at 3400 Parsons Avenue, generally located at the northeast corner of Parsons Avenue and Brookdale Drive, with a General Plan designation of Open Space (OP-S), and a Zoning classification of (R-1-6) *PUBLIC HEARING* ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify 1) Environmental Review #25-0002 (Categorical Exemption) 2) Conditional Use Permit #25-0006 SUMMARY AT&T Mobility is requesting approval to construct a 55-foot-tall wireless communication tower in the form of a stealth mono-palm tree at 3400 Parsons Avenue (Attachment D) within a Low Density Residential (R-1-6) Zone. The project is located at the northeast corner of Parsons Avenue and Brookdale Drive within the City’s Rahilly Park. Per Merced Municipal Code Land Use Table 20.58-2 - Review Procedures for Support Towers for Wireless Communication Facilities, a site plan review is required for stealth facilities within an R-1 Zone that are over 140% of the maximum height allowed within this zone. However, as described in the background section of this report, because the Site Plan Review Committee April 3, 2025, referred this request to the Planning Commission, the land use permit required is now a conditional use permit. Staff is recommending approval of this application subject to the conditions contained in the Staff Report. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission approve Environmental Review #25-0002 (Categorical Exemption), and Conditional Use Permit #25-0006, including the adoption of the Draft Resolution at Attachment A, subject to the conditions in Exhibit A and the findings/considerations in Exhibit B.
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Introduced
- April 11, 2025
- On agenda
- May 7, 2025
- Passed
- May 7, 2025