File #: 10-0262    Version: Name: Clear Wireless -PH
Type: Agenda Item Status: Public Hearing
File created: 10/28/2010 In control: Development Services
On agenda: 11/16/2010 Final action:
Title: Hold a public hearing on Special Use Permit Application SUP10-07 (Clear Wireless) for an SUP on approximately 0.01 acres for a "communication towers and structures" use to colocate on an existing tower in the "OS" (Open Space) zoning district, legally described as portions of Lots 103 and 111 (103-3) Division D of League City, generally located southeast of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) with the approximate address being 2491 1/6 Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) (Director of Planning & Research)
Attachments: 1. Excerpt Planning and Zoning Commission Minutes, 2. Staff Report, 3. Zoning Map with Notification Buffer, 4. Photographs of Site, 5. Aerial Map, 6. Proposed Site Plan, 7. Letter from Center Point
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Hold a public hearing on Special Use Permit Application SUP10-07 (Clear Wireless) for an SUP on approximately 0.01 acres for a "communication towers and structures" use to colocate on an existing tower in the "OS" (Open Space) zoning district, legally described as portions of Lots 103 and 111 (103-3) Division D of League City, generally located southeast of Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) with the approximate address being 2491 1/6 Marina Bay Drive (FM 2094) (Director of Planning & Research)

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Background:
The applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit in order to co-locate communication antennae for Clear Wireless. Sprint/Nextel already has communication antennae on the tower within the CenterPoint easement and structure. Three new sector panel antennae and 1 microwave dish will be mounted on an existing electrical tower within a CenterPoint easement. The new equipment will increase the height of the existing tower and equipment by 8 feet to a total height of 123 feet. A new equipment platform with an area of 3 feet by 3 feet and a height of approximately 9 feet, including the GPS antenna, within the existing equipment yard area.

Origination:
Planning & Research Department
Applicant: Bill Wright with BC Management
Owner: CenterPoint Energy
Attachments:
1. Excerpt Planning and Zonign Commission Minutes
2. Staff Report
3. Zoning Map with Notification Buffer
4. Photographs of Site
5. Aerial Map
6. Proposed Site Plan
7. Letter from CenterPoint

Recommendation:
The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on October 18, 2010 and recommended approval with a 7-0-0 vote subject to the following conditions:
1. In accordance with the Communications Tower Ordinance, prior to obtaining a building permit, submit documentation from the FAA that the lighting is the minimum required by the FAA to the building department with a Building permit application.
2. In accordance with the Communications Tower Ordinance, prior to obtaini...

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