Exhibit O
Appeal Letter by Councilman Arias
Miguel Arias
Councilmember, District Three
May 31, 2022
Jennifer Clark, Director
Planning and Development Department
2600 Fresno Street, Room 3065
Fresno, CA 93721
Subject: Appeal of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-06304
Dear Director Clark:
In accordance with Sec. 15-5017 A-2 and Sec. 15-5017 B of the Municipal Code, I hereby appeal to the City Council, the Planning Commission’s decision to approve the Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21 -06304 authorizing the construc tion of an 80 -foot mono -pine telecommunications tower and facility with associated ground equipment on the easterly corner of the intersection Mono Street and R Street abutting State Route 41.
On May 18, 2022, the Planning Commission was given a PowerPoint presentation from District 3 residents explaining the reasons why they did not want a mono-pine telecommunications tower near their residence. Residents stated that Mono Street and R Street was not the only appropriate location and that their initial appeal had no basis in NEPA or CEQA, but strictly on the aesthetics of the project. Consequently, they provided an example of an alternative telecommunications tower design (Slide 26 of Attachment A – HPCV Appeal of P21-06304).
I have been requested to appeal the Planning Commission’s approval of Conditional Use Permit Application No. P21-06304 and to request that alternative exterior designs of telecommunication towers be explored, such as clock towers, bell steeples, light poles, and similar alternative - design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of towers.
Respectfully,
Miguel Arias
Councilmember
City of Fresno, District 3