File #: 25-0005    Version: 1 Name: Second Reading - SUP Cell Tower
Type: Agenda Item Status: Approved
File created: 12/18/2024 In control: Planning
On agenda: 1/14/2025 Final action: 1/14/2025
Title: Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2024-54, an ordinance adopting a Special Use Permit, SUP-24-0003 (Skyway Towers), allowing a cell tower (Communication Towers and Structures use) to be constructed on approximately 0.14 acres zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of Tuscan Lakes Boulevard and along the north side of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) with the cell site located approximately 1,200 feet north of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) and Tuscan Lakes Boulevard - Second Reading (Director of Planning) Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 4-2-0, on November 18, 2024, subject to conditions with two members absent. City Council approved the first reading, 8-0-0 subject to conditions.
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 2024-54, 2. Exhibit A, 3. Exhibit B
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Consider and take action on Ordinance No. 2024-54, an ordinance adopting a Special Use Permit, SUP-24-0003 (Skyway Towers), allowing a cell tower (Communication Towers and Structures use) to be constructed on approximately 0.14 acres zoned “CG” (General Commercial), generally located along the west side of Tuscan Lakes Boulevard and along the north side of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) with the cell site located approximately 1,200 feet north of the intersection of Farm to Market Road 646 (FM 646) and Tuscan Lakes Boulevard - Second Reading (Director of Planning)

Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval, 4-2-0, on November 18, 2024, subject to conditions with two members absent.

City Council approved the first reading, 8-0-0 subject to conditions.

Background:
August 10, 1999 - The property was initially zoned as “CG” (C-3) General Commercial.
August 30, 2005 - The property was zoned “CG” General Commercial as part of the City’s Zoning Map and Ordinance revisions of 2005.
July 22, 2024 - The applicant held a neighborhood meeting in League City. The sign-in sheet indicates nine individuals attended the meeting.
July 24, 2024 - The applicant submitted a Special Use Permit application to the Planning Department.
October 29, 2024 - A public hearing sign was posted on the property and notice was published in the newspaper.
October 30, 2024 - Public hearing notices were mailed to the surrounding property owners.
November 18, 2024 - Planning & Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended approval by a vote of 4-2-0 with two members absent.
December 17, 2024 - City Council held a public hearing and approved the request on first reading.
January 14, 2025 - City Council will consider the second reading of the request.

Project Summary:
If approved, a Special Use Permit will be granted to construct a 150-foot-tall cell tower within a 6,123-square-foot ground lease site. The proposed location was largely dictated based on a Cellular...

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