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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibit 16_Crown Castle WCF_HEX Powerpoint_220222_v1Crown Castle Wireless Communications Facility LUA21-000203, CU-H, SA-H HEX Public Hearing February 22, 2022 Presented by: Alex Morganroth, Senior Planner Project Proposal •99.1-foot tall monopine stealth tower •Two carriers w/ potential for third carrier •50-foot by 50-foot lease area •Removal of six (6) trees •Maintenance access from existing alley •Requesting Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review approval •One public comment in support, no agency comments Project Location 3 S 2nd St Renton HS •2902 NE 12th St (Highlands CPA) •Renton Housing Authority Sunset Multiservice Career Development Center •R-14 Zoning District and RHD Comp Plan Designation •Residential uses north, east, and west •R-14 zoning to north, east, and west •Access to site via NE 12th St and public alley Image via COR Maps Site Characteristics •Generally flat topography •Pedestrian pathway •48 trees located on site •No critical areas on site Aerial and Street Images via Google •Approximately 1.4-acre site •One-story, 6,000 sq. ft. building and associated surface parking •Trees and ground vegetation across rear (north) of site Zoning and Land Use Designations •Site is Residential-14 (R-14) •Site is designated Residential High Density •Single-family and multifamily residential to the east, west, and north •Commercial to the south across NE 12th St •Specific zoning development standards applied to wireless communications facilities •Standards met if all conditions of approval complied with Structure Design 5 Site Plan Review 5 •Access via public alley to north •SEPA Mitigation Measure: paving to alley standards required •Sited on north side of site approximately 20 feet from west property line •Mix of active and passive open spaces •Equipment screened via 6- foot tall fence and perimeter landscaping •No impact to existing pedestrian pathway Conditional Use Permit •Stealth tower requires Hearing Examiner CUP in R-14 zone •Mitigating Characteristics: •Landscape screening proposed around perimeter of equipment enclosure •High quality faux bark on support pole (condition of approval) •Mimicking native tree canopy (condition of approval) •Fully screening antennas w/ antenna socks (condition of approval) Environmental Review •City of Renton acted as SEPA lead agency •Mitigated Determination of Non-Significance (MDNS) issued on July 12, 2021 •14-day comment period commenced on June 12, 2021 and ended on June 26, 2021 •One mitigation measure: Paving 250 linear feet of alley to north per City of Renton alley street standards Integral Project Features •Installation of additional landscaping around the equipment enclosure •Six-foot tall wood fence around the equipment enclosure •Improving and utilizing the adjacent public alley for installation and maintenance access. •Utilizing a faux tree design that is life-like and reflective of a native Pacific Northwest tree species west of the Cascade Mountain range •The faux tree in proportionate scale with nearby trees in the neighborhood, screens the WCF antennas and associated appurtenances,and provides the ability for future collocation. Recommendation Staff recommends approval of the Crown Castle WCF, (File No. LUA21- 000203, CU-H, SA-H) Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan Review subject to the nine (9) conditions contained in the staff report.