RESOLUTION NO. 2025---
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE APPEAL OF AT&T OF
THE MERCED PLANNING COMMISION
APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
#1277
WHEREAS, AT&T Mobility (AT&T) on behalf of the Church of Nazarene, applied for Conditional Use Permit #1277 to construct a new 55 foot tall wireless communication tower in the form of a stealth mono-pine tree ("Wireless Communication Tower") at 1717 E. Olive A venue also known as Merced County Assessor's parcel number 008- 060-057; and
WHEREAS, the Wireless Communication Tower is proposed to be located within a Low Density Residential (R-1-6) Zone of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Merced Municipal Code Land Use Table
20.58-2, a site plan review is required for a stealth wireless communication facility to be located within a designated R-1 Zone that is over 140% of the maximum height allowed by the Merced Municipal Code, however since the City ofMerced's ("City") Site Plan Review Committee declined to approve AT&T' s initial request administratively, a Conditional Use Permit was required to be issued by the Merced Planning Commission pursuant to Merced Municipal Code Section 20.58.050(C)(2); and
WHEREAS, Merced Municipal Code Chapter 20.58 Wireless
Communication Facilities adopted by the Merced City Council by Ordinance Number 2465 in 2016, among other things, provides the objective requirements all new wireless communication towers must comply with and those requirements are consistent with applicable federal regulations; and
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