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Planning Commission: September 23, 1998 Nextel: SMR Antennas Page 4 ATTACHMENT 2 EXHIBIT "B" FINDINGS FOR APPROVAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS SMR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY FOOTHILL COLLEGE- 12345 EL MONTE ROAD #154-98-ZP-SD-CUP - _ 1. The proposed use or facility is properly located in relation to the community as a whole, land uses, and transportation and service facilities in the vicinity; The communications facility has been located interior to the Foothill College campus, and is compatible with the institutional use, while providing for efficient radio coverage for the vicinity. The antenna is situated over 200 feet from the nearest residence, and approximately 400 feet from Hwy. 280. The project would be consistent with the Town's adopted telecommunications facility policy, in that it would be located on non-residential land and would result in no substantial visual impact. 2. The site for the proposed use is adequate in size and shape to accommodate the proposed use and all yards, open spaces, walls and fences, parking, loading, landscaping, and such_other features as may be required by this chapter or will be needed to assure that the proposed use will be reasonably compatible with land uses normally permitted in the surrounding area; The Foothill College campus is 136.44 acres in size, and all structures are located in compliance with setback and other building provisions of the Code. The site can readily accommodate the structures, as well as access to the equipment for maintenance purposes. 3. The site for the proposed use will be served by streets and highways of adequate width and pavement to carry the quantity and kind of traffic generated by the proposed use; and The project will generate only a few trips to the facility per month, for maintenance purposes. Access to the equipment and parking is readily available and easements through the campus exist for this purpose. 4. The proposed use will not adversely affect the abutting property or the permitted use thereof. The size of the site and the distance from adjacent lots and Hwy. 280 minimize any impacts of the project on abutting properties. The panel antennas will be mounted on the parapets of existing buildings, and will be painted to match the building color. The project would generate no noise or other nuisance impacts to surrounding properties.