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FROM: DONNA GERBER, DISTRICT III SUPERVISOR �- Costa
County
DATE: November 4, 1997
SUBJECT: CONSIDER ESTABLISHING A ONE—YEAR ONLY POLICY FOR COMMUNICATION
TOWER APPROVALS
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)a SAC'KGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendation:
The Board of Supervisors establish a one year maximum approval for
application renewals or new applications for communication towers pending
development of a new policy or ordinance currently underway.
Background:
Recently, the Board voted to review the twenty-year old communication tower
policy in order to develop an updated approach to this matter as well as reflect
changing technology in this field. Staff has advised it could take up to a year to
accomplish this. Tower applications that are being processed in the meantime
should not be unreasonably delayed, nor should they be approved for long
periods of time (past practice) when the Board intends to change our policy.
Therefore, applications currently in process which would otherwise be approved
should be limited in term for one year. When the new policy/ordinance is
approved by the Board, any tower with a one year term would be reviewed upon
-expiration using the new policy/ordinance.
There are many good reasons to update and change our existing policy. Many
cities and citizens are also anxious for the county to address this matter. A
temporary, one year approval policy would allow staff adequate time to do the
work. The District III Supervisor's vote against the changing of the tower policy
was to indicate disagreement with the time frame and the estimated "cost" to the
county in staff time, and to object to approvals for towers for the usual ten or
twenty years under the old policy. The one year limit would protect the county
from approvals under an outdated policy while allowing adequate time for review
and decision making.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIONATURE(SI:
ACTION OF BOARD ON November 4, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ASSENT— -------------- AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF WKRYISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Board Members November 4, 1997
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