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Conditional Use Permit
Address: Right-of-Way Adjacent to 1800 Hillside Drive
Item No. 8a.2
Regular Action Item
Meeting Date: June 11, 2018
Request: Application for a Conditional Use Permit to install a new wireless facility (antenna and equipment) on
an existing wood utility pole located within the right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Drive.
Applicant: Abigail Reed, Modus LLC
Property Owner: Joint Pole Association
Architect: Borges Architectural Group
General Plan: Low Density Residential
APN: N/A, in right-of-way
Lot Area: N/A
Zoning: R-1
Environmental Review Status: The project is Categorically Exempt from review pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Section 15303, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures,
Class 3, consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation
of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from
one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure.
Planning Commission Review: While the Planning Commission generally does not review projects or
improvements proposed within the right-of-way, the Wireless Communications Ordinance states that a
conditional use permit for a wireless communication facility may be granted only after a public hearing before
and approval by the Burlingame Planning Commission (Code Section 25.77.050 (c)).
The Planning Commission is limited to reviewing and discussing the proposed design of the wireless facility and
not the radio frequency ("RF") emissions since the proposed wireless facility complies with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) RF emissions regulations. Federal law prohibits cities from considering RF
emissions as a basis for denying or restricting cellular facilities. The Planning Commission should limit and
focus their comments on the design of the wireless facility based on the design criteria listed on pages 6 and 7.
Wireless Communications Ordinance: Wireless telecommunications facilities are licensed and regulated by
the California Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996. The City can, within
limited discretion, control the time, place, and manner of installation. The Wireless Communications Ordinance
was adopted by the City Council on February 6, 2012 (Chapter 25.77 — Wireless Communications Facilities is
attached for review). The purpose of this ordinance is to maintain and more importantly, to facilitate
modernization of Burlingame's communications infrastructure in a manner that improves the quality of the City's
environment, the pleasant aesthetics of the City's neighborhoods, the City's architectural traditions dating to the
early 20th century and the visual quality in the non-residential areas of the City.
More specifically, the purpose of this ordinance is to regulate, as allowed by state and federal law and
regulations, the location of communications facilities in the City of Burlingame in a manner that recognizes the
community benefits of communications technology, which provides clear guidance to the communications
industry but also recognizes the strong need to preserve the City's aesthetic traditions.
Background: In recent years, wireless telecommunication service providers have indicated they are
experiencing increased customer demand, particularly with respect to data capacity and wireless broadband
speed. In order to address this demand, wireless providers are installing small cell antennas placed in densely
populated areas that have been determined to need additional network capacity, such as downtowns, heavily
used traffic corridors or areas that cannot be effectively served by traditional macro cells. These small cell
wireless antennas are not intended to replace macro cell sites, but to fill in areas that do not have sufficient
capacity.
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AT&T has submitted several applications for new wireless facilities in or near residential zones throughout the
City. These applications consist of adding an antenna and associated equipment onto existing PG&E owned
wood utility poles located within the public right-of-way. The proposed locations include existing PG&E utility
poles adjacent to properties located at:
1505 Bernal Avenue 1800 Hillside Drive 1210 Oak Grove Avenue
1480 Broadway 937 Larkspur Drive 701 Winchester Drive
977 EI Camino Drive
At the request of the applicant, Planning staff is first bringing forward the proposed applications adjacent to 1800
Hillside Drive and 701 Winchester Drive for review by the Planning Commission. The remaining applications will
be presented at future Planning Commission meetings.
Staff would also note that Verizon recently submitted 12 similar small cell wireless antenna applications for
installations on PG&E utility poles in the right-of-way; staff is currently reviewing those applications for
completeness. This brings the total number of applications currently being reviewed to 19; staff anticipates
additional applications to be submitted.
Lastly, on March 5th the City Council reviewed information pertaining to the placement of wireless cell antennas
and related equipment on City-owned utility poles (street light poles). The Council directed staff to provide
additional information, but indicated that based on the information provided it may consider allowing installations
on City-owned utility poles in the future.
Currently there is one similar wireless facility installation on an existing utility pole located at the corner of
Peninsula Avenue and Stanley Road. This wireless facility was installed prior to adoption of the Wireless
Communications Ordinance, which at that time only required an encroachment permit.
Study Meeting: At the March 12, 2018 Planning Commission study meeting, the Commission asked the
applicant to provide responses to the questions listed below about the proposed application (see attached March
12, 2018 Planning Commission Minutes). Responses to these questions can be found in the attached response
letter, date stamped May 24, 2018. There were no changes to the plans reviewed at the study meeting.
■ Concerned about aesthetics. Not seeing the entire picture since the information regarding fiber-optic
cable is not included in the information. Can be a significant difference between what is shown in the
exhibifs. We don't know where all of the installafions are going to be insfalled - are providing what the
customers are requesting to be provided. Need to see the full picture of what the installations will look
like.
■ Need some proof regarding why the sites have been selected.
■ Agreed with comments regarding the Commission's role in reviewing the applications. Need to
investigate locations that are not as visible.
■ Why can't facilifies be shared? There must be something that can be used for multiple servers.
■ Provide informafion on improvements in technology.
The Planning Commission expressed a concern about what happens when installations become obsolete.
Specifically, who is responsible for removing the facility and how does the City decide when the facility should be
removed. Burlingame Municipal Code Section 25.77.170 (Cessation of Operations) provides the following
requirements for vacating or ceasing operations:
(a) Vacation. The service provider shall notify the Community Development Director of the intent to
vacate a site at least thirty (30) days prior to the vacation.
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(b) Cessation of Operations. If a wireless communication facilities site is not operated for a continuous
period of twelve (12) months, the conditional or administrative use permit for that facility shall be
deemed terminated unless before the end of the twelve (12) month period:
(1) The Community Development Director has determined that the same operator resumed
operation; or
(2) The City has received an application to transfer the permit to another service provider.
(c) No later than ninety (90) days from the date the facility is determined to have ceased operation or the
Provider has notified the Community Development Director of the intent to vacate the site, the owner
of the wireless communication facilities or the owner of the property on which the facilities are sited
shall remove all equipment and improvements associated with the use and shall restore the site to its
original condition as required by the Community Development Director. The provider or owner may
use any bond or other assurances provided by the operator to do so. The owner or his or her agent
shall provide written verification of the removal of the facilities within thirty (30) days of the date the
removal is completed.
(d) If the facility is not removed within thirty (30) days after the permit has been discontinued pursuant to
either subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the site shall be deemed to be a nuisance pursuant to
Chapter 1.18 of the Burlingame Municipal Code, Nuisance Abatement, and the City may cause the
facility to be removed at the owners' expense or by calling any bond or other financial assurance to
pay for removal. If there are two (2) or more users of a single tower, then this provision shall apply to
the abandoned antenna but not become effective for the tower until all users cease using the tower.
The requirement for removal of equipment in compliance with this section shall be included as a
provision in any lease of private property for placement of wireless communication facilities. (Ord.
1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
The Commission also expressed a concern that the City does not have a master plan for this type of installation,
noting that although the City can't ask the vendors to prepare a master plan, the City may want to consider
engaging an independent engineer to work on the City's behalf to address this type of application. Planning staff
would note that cities either don't have a master plan in place or are in the process of creating a master plan for
these facilities.
Project Description: The applicant, Abigail Reed, agent for AT&T, is requesting approval of a Conditional Use
Permit to install a new wireless communication facility (wireless facility) on an existing wood utility pole owned by
the Joint Pole Association. The proposal includes installing a cylindrical antenna and extension on top of an
existing utility pole and associated equipment and cabling mounted on the side of the utility pole. An application
for a Conditional Use Permit is required because the project consists of installing a new wireless facility (not a
co-location) and because it is located in a residential zoning district.
The PG&E utility pole is located within the right-of-way near the corner of Hillside Drive and Cabrillo Avenue,
adjacent to the parcel with an address of 1800 Hillside Drive. The utility pole is located along Hillside Drive, in
the planter strip between the sidewalk and street. The proposed site is surrounded by single family residential
uses and Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and School to the east. There are existing street trees on either
side of the utility pole, which would not need to be removed to accommodate the proposed wireless facility.
In their responses to plan review comments, AT&T notes that "the proposed site will assist with off-loading traffic
from the macro sites and provide substantial improvement in service to residents in the area that will allow them
to fully experience the advantage of AT&T's high speed 4G LTE. This is especially impactful for those who rely
on the AT&T network for broadband data services and who increasingly use their mobile phones as their primary
communication device and rely on their mobile phones to do more."
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Visual simulations depicting existing and proposed site conditions are attached to the staff report for review. The
proposed antenna, equipment and cabling are proposed to be painted to match the utility pole. The proposed
wireless facility application consists of the following:
1) Install one (1) new cylindrical antenna and extension on top of an existing wood utility pole. The antenna
measures 9.45" in diameter and 23.63" tall. In order to comply with minimum clearance requirements,
the antenna is installed on a 7'-0" wooden extension and mounting bracket on top of the utility pole (see
existing and proposed elevations on sheet A-3).
The top of the existing utility pole measures 38'-7" in height. The proposed antenna, extension and
mounting bracket increases the overall height of the pole to 47'-10" above grade, or 9'-0" above the top
of the existing pole. There are no cabinets proposed at grade within the right-of-way.
2) Install equipment associated with the antenna onto the side of the existing utility pole using a mounting
bracket. The equipment includes two (2) twin duplexers, two (2) radio remote units, one (1) fiber
distribution panel, one (1) electric load center and one (1) power meter, with the following dimensions:
Twin duplexers: 0'-83/8" wide x 0'-45/e" tall x 0'-3'/2" deep
Radio remote units: 1'-0" wide x 2'-0" tall x 0'-6" deep
Fiber distribution panel: 0'-8" wide x 0'-10" tall x 0'-4'/2" deep
Electric load center: 0'-9" wide x 1'-1" tall x 0'-4'/2" deep
Power meter: 1'-0" wide x 2'-0" tall x 0'-45/e" deep
Including the mounting bracket, the equipment extends approximately 1'-8" from the face of the utility
pole. The equipment is proposed to be mounted on the side of the utility pole facing the sidewalk. As
proposed, the equipment would not extend into the sidewalk area; a minimum clearance of 7'-0" is
provided between the ground and the bottom of the equipment.
3) Install coaxial cables associated with the antenna and equipment in 1'/Z' and 3" conduits mounted on the
utility pole.
As previously noted, AT&T has submitted a total of seven applications for new wireless facilities to be installed
on wood utility poles located within the right-of-way. The applicant provided a map showing AT&T's existing and
proposed wireless facility locations over the next two years, including installations within the downtown, Rollins
Road and Bayfront areas.. AT&T also provided a propagation map which shows the increased coverage the
proposed node adjacent to 1800 Hillside Drive will provide compared to existing conditions. Propagation maps
for the remaining six locations are provided for reference.
The applicant notes that "small cell technology has a maximum effective radius of 300 feet and therefore
requires the sites to be much closer together than the larger macro sites. These small cell facilities are not
meant to increase the coverage area but to assist with unloading traffic from the macro site, which is why each
site was carefully selected by AT&T's radio frequency engineer. Small cell facilities increase data speed and
decrease the number of dropped calls. Because of this they are placed in specific locations of need, in order to
service a targeted community. The target community for these sites are specific residential areas, intersections,
and EI Camino Real, which can only be reached by these proposed node locations."
The applicant also notes that "the proposed facilities are Centralized Radio Access Network (CRAN) sites.
These differ from Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) because CRAN are lower powered and provide capacity
rather than coverage. The CRAN sites are strategically placed to improve the network and will be connected to
each other with overhead fiber." The fiber is 0.8-inch thick and will be painted to match the pole color. The
applicant notes that most of the sites will have above ground fiber, while one will be underground. "Overhead
fiber will pull from, or extend, existing fiber located at the communication level along the existing lines and travel
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down the pole to the fiber distribution panel". The fiber/cables will be installed under separate permits; fiber
routes are unknown at this time.
Public Outreach: Pursuant to the City's ordinance, the applicant is encouraged to perForm an early stage
outreach with residents and property owners near the proposed wireless facility in order to address and, if
possible, resolve any impacts of the proposed facilities on the surrounding neighborhood.
The applicant sent out an informational notice to all residents/property owners within 300 feet of the proposed
wireless facility (see attached copy of notice). The notice provides a description of the proposed facility and
AT&T contact information for individuals with comments or questions about proposed facility. The applicant
reports that they did not receive any comments or questions for this proposed installation.
After hearing concerns expressed by neighbors at the March 12, 2018 study meeting, the applicant invited
concerned residents to a meeting at the project site on April 19, 2018. The applicant reports that no residents
attended the meeting.
Location Preference Order: The City's ordinance requires that in determining the location of proposed wireless
communication facilities, applicants should use best efforts to comply with the location preference order listed
below. Wireless communication facilities must be located where feasible in the locations listed below by
descending priority. Per the current ordinance, placement on existing utility poles is low in preference, if not the
lowest in certain areas.
If applicable, the applicant shall include an explanation of the reason that the proposed facilities cannot be
deployed at a higher-preference location. Please refer to the attached document title `Burlingame Study Session
3.12 Written Response' date stamped March 7, 2018 for reasons this location was chosen.
1) Locations within Non-Residential Zoning Districts, which are more than five hundred (500) feet from
Residential Zoning Districts or the Burlingame Downtown Districts and which are not within the
Burlingame Downtown Districts.
(A) Completely enclosed within existing, permitted buildings.
(B) Located on electric power transmission towers.
(C) Co-located on existing wireless communications facilities.
(D) The roof of existing structures (buildings, water tanks, etc), designed to blend in with the
building, camouflaged or screened from the public right-of-way which constitutes a pedestrian
travel corridor.
(E) The side of existing structures (buildings, water tanks, etc.), designed to blend in with the
building, camouflaged or screened from the public right-of-way which constitutes a pedestrian
travel corridor.
(F) Camouflaged stealth structure (a false tree, building, artifice, etc).
(G) Existing utility poles, with all ancillary equipment placed underground if feasible, camouflaged
or screened.
(H) Existing utility distribution poles and street lights.
(I) Slim line monopole, with antennas in a canister at the same diameter as the pole.
(J) Standard monopole with attached flush-mounted (not extending more than twenty-four (24)
inches from the pole) antenna elements.
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2) Non-Residential Zoning Districts within five hundred (500) feet of Residential Zoning Districts or the
Burlingame Downtown Districts, and the Burlingame Downtown Districts.
(A) Integrated into non-residential uses (libraries, churches, temples, etc.) designed to blend in with
open space (playing fields, parking lots, parks, etc.); hidden from pedestrian view by means of
stealth design, stealth structures, architectural integration or screening.
(B) Co-located on existing wireless communications facilities which are in compliance with the
provision of this chapter.
(C) In public right-of-way, within new light poles with interior stealth installations of cabling and
antenna, and to the extent feasible, control equipment.
(D) In public right-of-way, on existing utility or light poles, with all ancillary equipment either
underground, if feasible, camouflaged, screened or painted to blend into the surrounding
structure.
3) Residential Zoning Districts. If located within a residential zoning district, the following guidelines apply:
(A) Integrated into non-residential uses (libraries, churches, temples, etc.) or designed to blend in
with open space (playing fields, parking lots, parks, etc.); hidden from view by means of stealth
design, stealth structures, architectural integration or screening.
(B) Co-located in existing wireless communications facilities which are in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter.
(C) In public right-of-way, within new light poles with interior stealth installations of cabling and
antennae, and to the extent feasible, control equipment.
(D) In public right-of-way, on existing utility or light poles, with all ancillary equipment either
underground, if feasible, camouflaged, screened or painted to blend into the surrounding
structure.
Design Criteria: The goal of the City's regulations is to reduce to the greatest extent possible all visual impacts
resulting from the installation of wireless communications facilities. Stealth design and stealth structures for
these facilities shall be considered the normal standard for all wireless communications facilities. Non-stealth
designs and structures shall not be approved without evidence, independently verified, that it is not possible
(using best efforts by applicant) to stealth such facilities. Applications shall be reviewed to determine compliance
with the following criteria. If the applicant's proposed facility cannot comply with the following criteria, the
application shall include a detailed explanation of why it is not reasonably feasible to comply with the criteria.
Please refer to the attached document title 'Burlingame Study Session 3.12 Written Response' date stamped
March 7, 2018 for reasons some of the criteria were not met.
(a) Wireless communication facilities should be co-located where feasible and where the co-location does
not create an adverse aesthetic impact due to such factors as increasing the bulk, the height or the
amount of noise created by the proposed co-located facilities.
(b) Wireless communication facilities should to the greatest extent feasible, not be located in Residential
Zoning Districts. However, staff would note that the California Public Utilities Commission has
determined that wireless providers are a utility and therefore have rights of use of public right-of-ways
as other utility.
(c) Wireless communication facilities should be designed, located and constructed in a manner that
minimizes visual and auditory impacts of the facilities. The wireless communication facilities shall blend
into the surrounding environment and/or shall be architecturally integrated into a structure, considering
the color, design and character of the surrounding context (e.g., public art, clock towers,
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flagpoles, trees/vegetation, rocks, water tank, existing office/industrial buildings, and church steeples).
Specifically, the proposed facilities shall comply, to the greatest extent feasible, with the following:
(1) The facilities should be concealed, screened or camouflaged by the surrounding topography,
vegetation, buildings, or other setting.
(2) The facilities should be proportional in size relative to surrounding and supporting structures and
ability for co-location by other providers.
(3) Roof-mounted facilities should be, out of view and screened; these facilities shall be set back at
least one foot from the edge of the roof for every one foot of antenna height and shall not exceed
ten (10) feet in height above the roof surface.
(4) Wall-mounted facilities should be compatible in scale and design with the building, shall be flush
mounted, i.e., not extending from the face of the building more than twenty-four (24) inches and
shall be painted and/or textured to match the wall of the building. All cables and brackets, wires,
shall also be hidden.
(5) All facilities should be constructed of graffiti-resistant materials.
(6) All concealing, screening, painting, camouflaging and/or use of stealth designs and stealth
structures should be consistent with Section 25.77.010 (Purpose) including, but not limited to,
promoting wholesome, attractive, harmonious and economic use of property, building
construction, civic service, activities and operations in conformity with and preserving the overall
aesthetics of City neighborhoods including its character and its century old architectural
traditions.
(d) Where applicable, appropriate landscaping should be installed in and around the proposed wireless
communication facilities.
(e) Any exterior lighting on the facilities should have a manual on/off switch and be contained on-site.
(fl Ground equipment of the facilities should be concealed, screened, camouflaged or hidden using
stealth design, stealth structures, underground installation or landscaping and fencing.
(g) Signage in, on or near any facilities should be prohibited with the exception of warning and
informational signs, which shall be designed with minimal aesthetic impact.
(h) Wireless communication facilities should be discouraged in. areas subject to the City's hillside
construction permit as designated in Section 25.61.010; if facilities cannot be avoided in the hillside
areas, then visual impacts should be eliminated through stealth design, stealth structures and
landscaping.
(i) Support wires for structures should be discouraged.
(j) The wireless communication facilities should be designed to discourage unauthorized access.
Radio Frequency Study: Staff would note that cities may not regulate placement, construction or modification
of wireless communications facilities based on radio frequency ("RF") emissions if the proposed wireless facility
complies with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) RF emissions regulations. Federal law prohibits
cities from considering RF emissions as a basis for denying or restricting cellular facilities.
An evaluation of the proposed wireless facility was prepared by Hammett & Edison, Inc., Consulting Engineers,
dated September 17, 2017, for compliance with appropriate guidelines limiting human exposure to radio
frequency ("RF") electromagnetic fields (see attached full report). The report concluded that operation of the
node proposed by AT&T at this location "will comply with the prevailing standards for limiting public exposure to
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radio frequency energy and, therefore, need not for this reason cause a significant impact on the environment.
The highest calculated level in publicly accessible areas is much less than the prevailing standards allow for
exposures of unlimited duration. This finding is consistent with measurements of actual exposure conditions
taken at other operating nodes."
The evaluation prepared by Hammett & Edison, Inc. concludes that the proposed wireless facility will be
compliant with Radiofrequency Radiation Exposure Limits established by the FCC. Therefore, the City cannot
use RF emissions as a reason for denying the modification request.
Staff Comments: See attached memos from the Engineering Division. The application was reviewed by the
Public Works Department and determined that the proposed facilities will not interfere with, present a hazard to,
or otherwise incommode the use of the right-of-way. The Building, Fire, Parks and Stormwater Divisions had no
comment on the proposed application.
Findings for a Conditional Use Permit: In order to grant a Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission
must find that the following conditions exist on the property (Code Section 25.52.020, a-c):
(a) The proposed use, at the proposed location, will not be detrimental or injurious to property or
improvements in the vicinity and will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, general welfare or
convenience;
(b) The proposed use will be located and conducted in a manner in accord with the Burlingame general plan
and the purposes of this title;
(c) The planning commission may impose such reasonable conditions or restrictions as it deems necessary
to secure the purposes of this title and to assure operation of the use in a manner compatible with the
aesthetics, mass, bulk and character of existing and potential uses on adjoining properties in the general
vicinity.
Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission should conduct a public hearing on the application,
and consider public testimony and the analysis contained within the staff report. Action should include specific
findings supporting the Planning Commission's decision, and should be affirmed by resolution of the Planning
Commission. The reasons for any action should be stated clearly for the record. At the public hearing the
following conditions should be considered:
that the conditional use permit to install a new wireless communication facility within the right-of-way on
an existing PG&E wood utility pole, consisting of a cylindrical antenna, extension on top of the utility pole,
two (2) twin diplexers, two (2) radio remote units, one (1) fiber distribution panel, one (1) electric load
center and one (1) power meter, shall be valid for ten (10) years from the date of approval. At least one
hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of the initial ten (10) year term, the applicant shall
complete and submit a renewal application to the Community Development Director;
2. that the project shall be built as shown on the plans submitted to the Planning Division date stamped
March 2, 2018, sheets T-1, GN-1, C1, A-1 through A-7, E-1 and E-2;
3. that the conditions of the Engineering Division's November 3, 2017 and January 8, 2018 memos shall be
met;
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4. that prior to commencing any work at the site, the contractor commissioned by the applicant to perform
the work shall obtain all required permits, such as a construction Encroachment Permit and Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Permit from the Department of Public Works — Engineering Division;
5. that all units must be at least seven (7) feet clear and above the highest adjacent finished grade, no
exceptions shall be allowed;
6. that the wireless communication facility shall operate in conformance with all applicable provisions of
Chapter 25.77 of the Burlingame Municipal Code (Wireless Communications); where any conflicts exist
between the applicable provisions of that chapter and this approval, the more restrictive provision shall
apply;
7. that the facility shall meet or exceed current standards and regulations of the FCC, the FAA, and any
other agency of the state or federal government with the authority to regulate wireless communication
facilities. If such standards and regulations are changed and are made applicable to existing facilities,
the owners of the facilities governed by this chapter shall bring such facilities into compliance with such
revised standards and regulations within six (6) months of the effective date of such standards and
regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is mandated by the controlling state or federal
agency. Failure to bring the facility into compliance with such revised standards and regulations shall
constitute grounds for the removal of the facilities at the owner's expense, revocation of any permit or
imposition of any other applicable penalty;
8. that the facility shall be constructed of graffiti-resistant materials and shall be painted a non-reflective
material consistent with the color scheme on the utility pole;
9. that signage in, on or near the facility shall be prohibited with the exception of warning and informational
signs, which shall be designed with minimal aesthetic impact;
10. that within forty-five (45) days of commencement of the facility operation, the applicant shall provide
verification by independent qualified experts that the RF (radio frequency) levels of the facility complies
with FCC regulations and with the City noise regulations;
11. that the applicant shall conduct a post-installation field test to confirm that the radio frequency (RF)
exposure levels comply with FCC Rules and Regulations, shall submit the comprehensive report to
the City, and if necessary, agree to promptly correct any noncompliance;
12. that the applicant shall report to the City every five (5) years from the date of commencement of the
facility operation, a review of the condition of the facility, of the facility's compliance with federal and state
regulations and of the facility's compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the conditions of
approval. The applicant shall also provide updated contact information for the owner and the applicant
and verifiable confirmation information as to what carrier(s) are using the facility;
13. that the applicant shall procure and maintain a City business license, contact information for the
applicant, for the agent responsible for maintenance of the facility and for emergency contact;
14. that the applicant shall either secure a bond, letter of credit or other similar financial assurance, in a form
acceptable to the City, for the removal of the facility in the event that its use is abandoned, its operation is
ceased or the approval is terminated;
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15. that maintenance and repairs to facility shall be permitted provided that such maintenance and repair
does not enlarge or extend the facility structure or equipment enclosures or change the number, type,
dimensions, of the antenna or related equipment;
16. that current contact information of the person or entity responsible for maintaining and repairing the
facility shall be provided to and maintained by the Community Development Department;
17. that the facility shall be kept clean and free of graffiti, litter and debris. Lighting, walls, fences, shields,
cabinets, and poles, shall be maintained in good repair and free of graffiti and other forms of vandalism,
and any damage from any cause, including degradation from wind and weather, shall be repaired as
soon as reasonably possible to minimize occurrences of dangerous conditions or visual blight. Graffiti
shall be removed from any facility as soon as practicable, and in no instance more than two (2) business
days from the time of notification by any person or entity;
18. that except for emergency repairs, testing and maintenance activities that will be audible beyond the
property line shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding holidays;
19. that the service provider shall notify the Community Development Director of the intent to vacate a site at
least thirty (30) days prior to the vacation;
20. that if the facility site is not operated for a continuous period of twelve (12) months, the Conditional Use
Permit shall be deemed terminated unless before the end of the twelve (12) month period:
(1) The Community Development Director has determined that the same operator resumed
operation; or
(2) The City has received an application to transfer the permit to another service provider.
21. that no later than ninety (90) days from the date the facility is determined to have ceased operation or the
Provider has notified the Community Development Director of the intent to vacate the site, the owner of
the wireless communication facilities or the owner of the property on which the facility is sited shall
remove all equipment and improvements associated with the use and shall restore the site to its original
condition as required by the Community Development Director. The provider or owner may use any bond
or other assurances provided by the operator to do so. The owner or his or her agent shall provide
written verification of the removal of the facility within thirty (30) days of the date the removal is
completed.
Ruben Hurin
Senior Planner
c. Abigail Reed, applicant
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Attachments:
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March 12, 2018 Planning Commission Minutes
Applicant's Response Letter and Attachments, dated May 24, 2018 and June 5, 2018
Email Submitted by Steve Lamont, dated March 10, 2018
Letter Submitted by Marsha Lee, dated March 11, 2018
Chapter 25.77 — Wireless Communications Facilities
Application to the Planning Commission
Northern California Joint Pole Association Membership Status and Letters of Authorization
Conditional Use Permit Application
Proof of Outreach, Information Notice prepared by applicant, dated January 17, 2018
Visual Simulations
Burlingame Study Session 3.12 Written Response, date stamped March 7, 2018
Existing and Proposed Facility Maps
Propagation Maps, dated November 13, 2017
Evaluation of Proposed Wireless Facility, prepared by Hammett & Edison, Inc., Consulting Engineers, dated
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Staff Comments
Notice of Public Hearing — Mailed June 1, 2018
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BURLINGAME CITY HALL
501 PRIMROSE ROAD
BURLINGAME. CA 94010
Monday, March 12, 2018 7:00 PM Council Chambers
b. Application for Conditional Use Permits to install a new wireless facility (antenna and
equipment) on an existing wood utility pole located within the right-of-way at the locations
listed below. The proposals consist of installing one antenna on top of an existing utility
pole and associated equipment attached to the side of the utility pole. (Abigail Reed,
Modus LLC, applicant; Joint Pole Association, owner; Borges Architectural Group,
architect) Staff Contact: Ruben Hurin
1. In right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Drive, zoned R-1 (pole is located on Oak
Grove Avenue) (39 noticed)
• 2. In right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Drive, zoned R-1 (51 noticed)
Chair Gum recused himself from the discussion of this item as he resides within 500-feet of the proposed
installation at 701 Winchester Drive; Commissioner Sargent recused himself as he lives within 500-feet ot
the installation at 1800 Hillside Drive; they left the Council Chambers.
All Commissioners had visited the properties. There were no ex-parte communications to report.
Community Development Director Meeker provided an overview of the staff report.
Questions of Staff.�
There were no questions of staff.
Vice-Chair Gaul opened the public hearing.
Angela Kahn and Helene Nagazarian represented the applicant.
Commission Questions/Comments:
> Does the San Francisco example that was shown have fiber-optic cable running to it? How will it run in
Burlingame's installations? (Kahn: it is buried in that instance. In Burlingame, a separate entity from AT&T
will run the fiber-optic cable overhead. The fiber-optic cable will need to run closer to the antenna, above
the PG&E lines.)
> Clarified that this is not a co-located facility,� other providers will seek additional locations and likely
run fiber-optic cable to fhere antennae.
> What is the radius served by the installations? (Kahn: 300-500 feet.)
Public Comments:
Doug Luftman, 2615 Easfon Drive: noted that the City worked with residents five-years ago to draft the
ordinance. Offered assistance in this matter. Encouraged following the ordinance very closely. Not certain
all aspects have been addressed. The ordinance encourages public engagement. The process is moving
forward in a piecemeal manner. A master plan approach is needed. The ordinance makes it clear that
aesthetics and location are of importance. The most ideal locations within residential areas are in
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easements behind properties; though every effort should be taken to keep the installations out of the
residential areas. There is no accurate depiction in the application of the installations, the stealth design
is not considered, there is a lack of justification regarding location; why are residential areas se/ected?
Should be more engagement of the community and there should be more of a focus on aesthefics.
Prakash Amani: not supportive. Every carrier will have their own installations. /s across from a church
property with a lot of tra�c. Sought more information regarding the radiation emission. There are other
alternatives possible.
Tom Santoro, 1804 Hillside Drive: lives on Hillside Drive. No one has discussed the radiation and
cancer-causing impacts. �ll the radiation hurt those children that pass by to go to Our Lady of Angels.
Are there any studies that show that the installafions are safe? Doesn't want anyone to experience health
problems down the road. Perhaps AT&T has studies. Should approach the nearby church and school to
discuss with them.
Amit Chibber, 1406 Drake Avenue: agreed with prior speakers. What is the dispersal of the radiation from
the installation; how much can be expected to enter the nearby homes?
Bill Hemet: is an engineer that works with AT&T and other providers. There is no energy emitted from the
boxes on the poles, only from the antenna on the top. Have projected exposure levels for every tenth of a
meter from the installation. The maximum level of radiation at the ground is .7%; .8% at a nearby home,
well be/ow the safe exposure level.
Vice-Chair Gaul closed the public hearing.
Commission Discussion:
> Noted that a discussion or radio frequencies is "off the table"; meets the standards of the FCC.
> Can look at time, place and manner. Concerned about aesthetics. Not seeing the entire picture since
the information regarding fiber-optic cable is not included in the information. Can be a significant
difference between what is shown in the exhibits. We don't know where all of the installafions are going to
be installed - are providing what the customers are requesfing to be provided.
> Concerned when reference is made to potential failure of 911 systems; knows that this is not the full
picture. Data is a big need.
> Need to see the full picture of what the installations will look like.
> Concerned that the City doesn't have a master plan for this rype of installation. Has Hillsborough done
anything similar to a master plan?
> Agrees that a master plan is needed. Individual providers will likely provide plans that the City will need
to coordinate. Also need some proof regarding why the sites have been selected.
> Agreed with comments regarding the Commission's role in reviewing the applications. Need to
investigate locations that are not as visible.
> Why can'f facilities be shared? There must be something that can be used for multiple servers.
> Provide information on improvements in technology.
> What happens when the installations become obsolete? Who will remove them? How does the City
decide when to remove them?
> Can't ask the vendors to prepare a masfer plan; stuck in a situation where an independenf engineer
will need to be engaged to work on the Citys behalf.
> Need to see the full picture.
No action is required on this item.
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Attached you will find our second response to comments based off our call with you after the
study session on March 12th. For your reference, below is a list of the changes we have made to
our submittals. We have included further information regarding fiber but cannot outline the
routes in any more detail on the construction drawings as this is AT&T wireline confidential
information. The attached response to comments includes —
• Description of fiber installation;
• Description of antenna/equipment design and concealment;
• Explanation why small cells are more practical than macro sites to meet demand in
Burlingame;
• Explanation of why small cells installed atop existing poles are more practical than
Monopines to meet demand in Burlingame;
• Updated propagation maps with associated RF statement;
• Updated alternative site analyses;
• More detailed proposed node map; and
• Description of community meeting for SFOK2_019 and follow-up items.
Please let us know if you'd like us to submit any further information.
Regards,
Abby Reed
240 Stockton Street
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Burlingame Response to Comments 2
Fiber Installation Information —
All seven proposed small cell sites in Burlingame were walked with AT8�T wireline on March 27
to determine fiber routes. Six of the sites will have fiber above ground and one will have fiber
undergrounded to the site. Below is a photograph showing the width and appearance of the fiber
to be installed on the poles. The fiber is 0.8-inch-thick and will be painted to match the pole color.
Underground fiber will travel up the pole to the fiber distribution panel, and overhead fiber will pull
from, or extend, existing fiber located at the communication level along the existing lines and
travel down the pole to the fiber distribution panel.
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Antenna architectural design and concealment —
The proposed design is the least intrusive and most streamline small cell antenna design. They
are low-powered designs intended to close coverage gaps in the existing AT&T network in
Burlingame that are currently affecting dozens of homes, offices, a school, and a park. The
proposed facilities will not only help close the existing gap by improving data speeds, but they will
also help address the increased usage by offloading surrounding macro sites during current and
future peak demand periods.
Small Cell vs. Macro Sites
Small cells are far less visually intrusive than macro sites and are much more practical to meet
specific target areas and close coverage gaps in Burlingame. While macro sites require 3 large
8-foot by 4-foot antennas and equipment boxes to be installed on rooftops, which is not feasible
atop residences, small cell sites are installed on existing poles with no ground mounted
equipment. The small cell brackets are designed for installation on pole tops and lack equipment
for attachment on rooftops. Therefore, buildings and rooftops were not included in the alternative
site analyses.
Monopines and Faux Trees
Monopines and faux trees are also less practical for the target locations than small cell sites. Faux
trees would encroach into the public-right-of-way as they have a ground footprint which could
affect walkability in Burlingame neighborhoods. Alternatively, small cell sites do not occupy any
ground space in the public-right-of-way. All equipment boxes are neatly stacked and painted to
match the existing pole, instead of taking up space on sidewalks.
Propagation Maps —
Please see attached propagation maps and associated RF statement.
Alternate Site Analyses —
Please see attached updated alternate site analyses.
Proposed Node Map —
Please see attached updated node map with a more detailed view of where each node is located
and the respective streets surrounding the node.
Community Meeting at 701 Winchester Drive (SFOK2_019) Details —
Modus c/o AT&T invited concerned residents to participate in community outreach meetings at
the SFOK2_014 and SFOK2_019 sites on April 19th. Only residents from SFOK2_019 showed
interest in meeting at the proposed pole in front of 701 Winchester Drive for a Q&A with Modus/
AT&T and Hammett & Edison — preparers of the third-party radio frequency report. Matteo and
Clydie Rizzo (residents of 701 Winchester Drive) and Renee Halsing (neighbor down Oak Grove
Avenue) attended the meeting and requested further information about the design of the site and
safety information about RF exposure levels. Follow up emails with additional information were
sent out to both the Rizzo's and Renee Halsing on 5/4.
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The proposed nodes are necessary to improve signal quality in the area, which will increase data
rates necessary for castomers to consistently stream video. The nodes will do so by off�aading network
traffic carried by existing macro facilities. Increasing data speed is critical to providing the mobile
experience customers demand and to manage the unprecedented increase in mabile data usage on
AT&T's network. AT&T estimates that since intraduction of the iPhone in 2007, mabile data usage has
increased 250,Q00% on its network. AT&T forecasts its customers' growing demand for mobiie data
ser�ices ta continue. T'he increased volume of data travels to and from customers' wireless devices and
AT&T's wireless infrastructure o�er limited airwaves — radio frequency spectrum that AT&T licenses
from the Federal Communicatians Cornmissian ("FCC"}.
Spectrum is a finite resource and thare are a limited number of airwaves capahle and available far
commercial use. Wireless carriers license those airwaves from the FCC. To ensure service quality, AT&T
must knit together its spectrum assets ta address customers' existing usage and for�ecasted demand for
wireless services, and it must use its Iimited spectrum in an efficient manner.
AT&T uses high-band (i.e., 23D0 MHz, 210Q MHz, and 19Q0 MNz) and iaw-band (i,e., S50 MHz
and 700 MHz} spectrurrr to provide wireless service. Each spectrum band has different propagatian
characteristics and signal quality may vary due to noise or interference based on rtetwork characteristics at
a given location. To address this dynamic environment, AT&T deploys multiple layers of its iicensed
spectrum and strives to bring iEs facilities closer to the customer. When facilities are closer to the user, the
customer receives a slronger signal relative to the signals from the surrounding ceil sites. This stronger
signal produces fasrer data rates. The faster data rates ailow customers to get an and offthe network
quickly, which produces more efficient use of the limited spectrum; this is especially the case when the
user is at the edge of a macro site's reach and the radio frequency resources from that site ara being
utiIized inefficiently. 7'�us, to address the existing and forecasted demand and to support SG speeds in the
near future, AT&T plans to deploy small cell faciiities within public rights�f-way.
As noted abo�e, competition and customer demand require that AT&T design and maintain its
network sQ that customers experience average data rates sufficie�t to stream video. Any areas that do not
meet this minimal standard represent a servi�e coverage gap that must he clased. The small ceil faciIities
that AT&T proposes in this portion of Burlingame are needed to c[ose a service co�erage gap. This
service coverage gap is significant beoause it includes dozens of homes, offices in a commercial district, a
school and a park. The proposed small cell facilities will not only help close the existing gap by
improving data speeds, but they will also heip address the increased usage by offlaading surrounding
macro sites during current and future peak demand periods.
It is important to understand that service problems can and do occur for customers even in
locations where the coverage maps on AT&T's "Coverage Viewer" website appear to indicate that
coverage is availahle. As the legend to the Coverage Viewer ma�s indicates, these maps display
approximate coverage. Actnal coverage in an ar�a may differ from the website rrtap gaphics, and it may
be affected by such things as terrain, weather, netwark changes, foiiage, 6uiIdings, constructian, high-
usage periods, customer e�uipment, and other factors.
It is also important to note that the signal losses, slow data rates, and other service problems can
and do occur far customers even at times when certain other customers in the same �icinity may not
experience any problems on AT&T's network. These problems can and do uccur even when certain
customers' wireless phones indicate caverage bars of signal strength Qn the i�andset. The bars of signa!
strength that individual customers can see on their wireless phones are an imprecise and slow-to-update
estimate of service q�ality. In other wards, a customer's wireless phone can shaw cuverage bars of signal
strength, but that customer will still, at times, be anable to initiate voice calls, complete calls, or download
data reIiably and withaut service interruptions due to service quality issues.
To determine where r�ew equipment needs to be located for the provisioning of reliable service in
any area, AT&T's radio frequency engineers reiy or► far more complex tools and data sources than just
signal strength from indi�iduaI phanes. AT&T uses industry standard simuiation taols to identify the
areas in its network where interference will affecE data rates arid service quality. This information is
developed from many sources including temain and clutter databases that simuIate the environment,
traffc maps that simu�ate the densiry afusers in the environment, and propagation models that simulate
signal relative to interference in the presence of terrain and clutter �ariation. AT&T evaluates signal
quality based on the SignaI to Enterference and Noise Ratio (SINR), which directly affects data speeds.
AT&T designs and huilds its wireless network to ensure customers will receive re�iable in-building
service coverage and data rates sufftcient to stream video and complete calls. This leve! of service is
oritical as customers increasingly use their mobile phanes as their primary commnnication devices (52.5%
ofAmerican households are now wireless only) and reIy on their mobile phorees to do more (E911, video
streaming, GPS, web access, text, etc.). In fact, the FCC estimates that 70% of 911 calls are placed by
people using wireless phones.
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Exhibit I is a map that depicts the area near the propased nades by data rates when naise or
interference is introduced into the high-6and signal of the existing high-band LTE service (without the
proposed small cell nodes). The green shading shows areas where custamers experience excellent data
speeds that can typically support high-defnition video streaming, and the yellvw shading portrays areas
where customers experience acceptable data speeds to stream standard-definition videa. The pink
shading, however, depicts areas where custorners wiil not be able to �e�iably stream video and are using
resources inefficient�y. Exi�ibit 2 dispiays this same area after the proposed small cell nodes are
constructed and on air. As you oan see, the proposed nodes help to effectively ciose AT&T's significant
service coverage gap in this area.
My con�losia�s are based on my knowledge of the proposed small cell locations and with
AT&T's wireless netwark in the surraunding area. I ha�e a Master's degree iri Computer Engineering
from Wayne State University, Detroit MI, and have warked as an engineering expert in the wireless
commvnications industry for more than 10 years.
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AT&T Mobility Services LLC
Network, Planning & Engineering
RAN Design & RF Engineering
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New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC dba AT&T Mobility (AT&T) is committed to providing wireless
telecommunications services and faster data rates throughout the City of Burlingame, and is doing
so by installing the least intrusive technology, with the least intrusive design, and at the least
intrusive locations in the area. Rather than construct several additional macro facilities throughout
the neighborhoods of Burlingame, AT&T is choosing to deploy very small facilities, called "small
cells," that can be deployed on new utility infrastructure in the public rights-of-way. A small cell is
a low-powered cell site, which, when grouped with other small cells, can provide coverage in
areas where traditional macro wireless facilities are discouraged. Although the signal propagated
from each small cell antenna spans over a shorter range than a conventional macro site, small
cells can be effective tools to help close significant service coverage gaps with a minimal
environmental and aesthetic footprint.
Small Cell Node SFOK2_014 will help close AT&T's significant service coverage gap in this
portion of the City by the least intrusive means. AT&T radio frequency engineers identified a
significant gap in service coverage in key commercial and residential areas in the vicinity of the
intersection of Hillside Drive and Cabrillo Avenue, and Our Lady of Angels Catholic School. The
objectives for this area are to improve signal quality and capacity to address customer needs for
improved 4G LTE service. Proposed Node SFOK2_014 will be configured with a PCS band LTE
carrier and a AWS band LTE carrier, which will help improve the coverage and capacity of our
primary spectrum in the area.
AT&T conducted a thorough and good-faith analysis of potential sites in the area forthe placement
of a small cell facility. Working with the City Code and guidelines set forth by the Burlingame
Planning Department, we investigated several alternative sites and identified the proposed site
as the best available and least intrusive means to address AT&T's coverage objectives. The
proposed site will provide substantial improvement in service to business, residents, pedestrians,
and travelers in the area that will allow them to fully experience the advantages of AT&T's high
speed 4G LTE service. And with AT&T's selection by the federal First Responder Network
Authority, FirstNet, as the wireless services provider to build and manage the first-ever nationwide
public safety wireless network, each of its new and modified sites will enhance its capability to
improve first responder communications.
The location of a wireless communications facility to fill a significant gap in coverage is dependent
upon topography, building clutter, vegetation, zoning, utilities, access, feasibility and availability.
Wireless communication is line-of-sight technology that requires wireless communications
facilities to be in relatively close proximity to the wireless handsets to be served.
Small cell facilities have limited aesthetic impact and they propagate signals to a smaller area
than traditional macro facilities. By getting the physical antenna closer to the user, such as by
attaching to poles in rights-of-way, users are presented with a dominate signal that results in less
noise interference and provides faster throughput. Thus, AT&T needs to place small cells close
to where people live and work. Placing them on existing utility infrastructure in the public rights-
of-way helps meet this need with minimal visual impact.
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This pole is located at lat/long (37.584591, -122.374126) on Drake Avenue. The pole is located
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03.12.18 PC Meeting
Item 6b
CUP to install new wireless facility (antenna 8� eqpt.)
Right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Dr.
Right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Dr.
Page 1 of 2
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
AFTER PREPARATION
OF STAFF REPORT
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CITY OF BURLINGAME
CDD --- PLANNING DIV.
From: smlamont@�mail.com [mailto:smlamont@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Steve Lamont
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 4:37 PM
To: GRP-Planning Commissioners <Plannin�Commissioners@burlin�ame.or�>
Cc: PW/ENG-Syed Murtuza <SMurtuza@burlin�ame.or�>; CD/PLG-Ruben Hurin
<RHurin@burlin�ame.or�>; CD/PLG-Bill Meeker <wmeeker@burlin�ame.or�>
Subject: Request to table Wireless Antenna discussion pending having a plan
With regard to your agenda item 6b at your meeting Monday 12 March 2018: Application for
Conditional Use Permits to install a new wireless facility (antenna and equipment) on an existing
wood utility pole located within the right-of-way.
I respectfully request that the Planning Commission table the discussion and approval of the
wireless sites until such time as the City of Burlingame has a strategy to deal with the
impending applications for networks of sites. Dealing with these two applications (701
Winchester Drive and 1800 Hillside Drive) early, solely because no citizens protested these
particular sites, risks setting a dangerous precedent that could affect the scores of applications the
City will face in the coming years.
I support the need to improve wireless coverage and capacity within Burlingame, and understand
the City must work within the Federal and States laws regulating the placement of wireless
antennas in our neighborhoods. At the same time our City has an opportunity to reduce the visual
impact and establish the best arrangement for all parties.
Burlingame City Council, in their discussion last week, wisely noted that there will likely be
applications for many sites over the coming years. The two sites up for discussion are the first of
seven applications from AT&T Wireless, who have also predicted nine more over the next two
years. We have just received applications from Verizon for seven sites. And we can predict that
T-Mobile and Sprint will come along soon. With each site covering a radius of 300 feet and four
carriers, we could easily see u� to six sites per block on average in our residential district
(assuming 1,000 feet/block as in Easton Addition) within a few years. We must plan for this
future and avoid setting precedents that will be difficult to undo.
Setting the right precedent is important because there are many variables in play at the same
time. Burlingame has some influence over the location of the sites, the aesthetics, monthly lease
fees and terms for City-owned poles, network design, and more. We must negotiate from
strength to reach a fair balance. Leaving any of the elements off the table or approving the
networks piecemeal reduces our leverage considerably.
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03.12.18 PC Meeting
Item 6b
CUP to install new wireless facility (antenna & eqpt.)
Right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Dr.
Right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Dr.
Page 2 of 2
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
AFTER PREPARATION
OF STAFF REPORT
Regarding these particular applications, we would like to see more discussions about the time,
place, and manner:
1. Regarding placement, the ordinance clearly indicates a preference for carriers to use the
easements. The planning department asked the question of AT&T, but the answer was
inadequate. We should be able to ask them to demonstrate factually why the nearest
easement will not meet their needs. From their coverage maps it should make little
difference to the number of homes covered by an alternative site.
2. The ordinance also favors camouflaged locations, including in buildings such as church
steeples and playing field scoreboards. I have heard no evidence that the carriers or the
City have explored such locations to mutual advantage.
3. There does not appear to have been discussion about co-location, which could
considerably reduce the number of sites ultimately required. From what we understand
one pole can support multiple carriers, even if it requires the addition of more radio
remote boxes. The net visual impact of co-located sites is likely far less than having
individual sites for each carrier.
4. Beyond these other factors there are likely many ways to reduce the visual effect of an
antenna and support equipment on a residential street. We have yet to push the envelope
to determine whether carriers can design equipment boxes to fit inside the poles; apply
newer, more compact technology to reduce the size of boxes; or bury some of the
equipment. Yes, these options will be more costly for the carriers, so it is natural their
first applications will be biased to reducing their costs. Each application under
consideration will add about 10.3 cubic feet of mass above ground (3.4 cu ft for the
boxes, 3.2 cu ft for the pole extension and antenna, and 3.7 cu ft for the conduits),
without including the additional fber optic lines they will hang through the neighborhood
to deliver the signal. When City Council asked the AT&T contractor at the meeting last
week whether there were other equipment options, he said "yes, some of the boxes can be
as small as six inches", although he did not provide all the dimensions. This suggests
there is considerable room to move away from multiple hanging boxes that are each 2 ft
X 1 ft X 6 inches.
The bottom line is we have only begun to negotiate the best terms and conditions for what will
be many applications. The first sites the City approves will set the standard. Let us pause and do
this properly.
Steve Lamont :: 415-354-9723
03.12.18 PC Meeting
Item 6b
CUP to install new wireless facility (antenna & eqpt.)
Right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Dr.
Right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Dr.
Page 1 of 2
March 11, 2018
Ruben Hurin, Senior Planner
Community Development Department-Planning Division
City of Burlingame
501 Primrose Road
Burlingame, California 94010
COMMUNICATION RECEIVED
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CITY OF SUI�LINGAME
CC?C3 — PLANNIfVG GEV.
RE: Comments for Planning Commission Meeting, March 12, 2018; Study Item 6. b. 1 and 2.
Application for CUP to install new wireless facilities (antenna and equipment) on existing PG&E wood
utility poles, located at 1800 Hillside Drive and 701 Winchester Drive.
Dear Mr. Hurin,
Please distribute the following comments to the Planning Commission and cc. the City Council, city
manager, city attorney, city engineer, planning director and planning manager.
Dear Planning Commission Members,
Thank you for having this Study Session on this important issue — the location of "small cell technology'
sites. First I discuss general comments on the need for a comprehensive plan to the location of these
facilities in the City of Burlingame. I then will discuss specific comments as to the specific proposed
projects.
General Comments for a Technolo�ically sound Burlin�ame.
What we know: Burlingame is in the center of Silicon Valley and has more and more high tech
companies and businesses that require dependable service. Providing good service to all residents and
businesses is imperative. Technology will keep evolving and today we are all dependent on cellular
facilities for our communication needs. We appreciate that there are 4 major carriers currently servicing
our city and each will require upgrades, and will continue to need to do so in the future. Burlingame's
five your old Telecommunications Ordinance is excellent. It was jointly drafted by the City, residents
and industry involvement and takes a balanced approach to the needs to preserve the aesthetics of our
neighborhood while at the same time providing a means for cell phone providers to upgrade their
telecommunication infrastructure.
What we need to know: Since I come from an Urban/Environmental Planning background, my first
reaction is to suggest that the City prepare and overall telecommunication master plan that incorporates
the cell phone carriers needs, the residents' priorities and the City's approach to its master planning
process. This might include locating areas required for enhanced service now and projected for some
time in the future and what different types of technologies may be available today or in the near future
to address those needs.
03.12.18 PC Meeting
Item 6b
CUP to install new wireless facility (antenna 8� eqpt.)
Right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Dr.
Right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Dr.
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AFTER PREPARATION
OF STAFF REPORT
Perhaps an Inventory of Existing Conditions could help in drafting a Scope of Work. I suggest including
the following Mapping and overlay information to identify the preferred and most suitable and
unsuitable areas:
1. Mapped inventory of existing City owned poles (identifying those with meters and those
without)
2. Locating PG&E power poles in the city.
3. Interested cellular carriers to provide- map showing existing coverage areas; areas currently
with holes in coverage; and projected areas in need of coverage (based on zoning/increased
development proposals, higher density project areas).
4. Special Decorative Streets / Streetscape Areas identified.
5. Map of prioritized list of streets that the City has identified for undergrounding power lines.
Comments specific to current ATT proiects
1. The proposed projects are incomplete including "Project Descriptions". For example, these sites
require overhead fiber connecting all of them. AT&T confirms that no overhead fiber route plan has
been provided which is part of the project, thereby leaving this proposed project incomplete. The
projects therefore should not be "accepted for processing" in its current form.
2. The proposed projects are the lowest on the Location Preference Order (see Telecom Ordinance.)
There is no detailed explanation why other locations and technologies could not have been used to
achieve the preferred locations in the city. Instead, the statement merely seems to state because AT&T
chose a limiting technology with a limited range, it needed the location to be where it wanted it to be.
This was not the intent of the Location Preference Order. The analysis starts with why the other
locations are not viable based on any technologies that are commercially available.
3. The Design Criteria are not met. Adverse aesthetic impact with increased bulk and height ( 2'
antenna on 7` extension on top of existing 39 foot and 29 foot wooden PGE power poles. Equipment
includes 5 boxes attached to the pole (3 boxes are 1' x 2' in size); a 5" diameter coax cable will also be
attached to the pole running the entire length of the pole to the antenna. Note: PG&E often requires
guy wires to hold up their poles with all the equipment strapped to the pole. Further, additional
aesthetic options such as disguising the project as a fake tree, etc. has not been discussed. Lastly, the
photo simulations are misleading in that they are missing the complete simulation of the design (e.g.,
the metal boxes are either not illustrated on all of the photos or are provided in a perspective that
minimizes the actual aesthetic impact of the site.)
4. Hillside Drive is a major (east-west) beautiful tree lined street and a major entrance from Highway
280 to Burlingame. Hillside Drive should be a priority for undergrounding power lines, not adding
additional clutter. Where will the overhead fiber be routed?
5. The applicant responses to the city engineer comments, (dated 1/8/18 for items #1 and #2), are
inadequate.
03.12.18 PC Meeting
Item 6b
CUP to install new wireless facility (antenna & eqpt.)
Right-of-way adjacent to 701 Winchester Dr.
Right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Dr.
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AFTER PREPARATION
OF STAFF REPORT
6. Regarding the PG&E power pole(s) at the Winchester Drive site: the existing condition of the two
strapped-together power poles looks dangerous as well as ugly. Please refer to the existing conditions
photo in the photo simulations.
It is hard to understand how this project could be exempt from CEQA since it does not comply with
the Telecom Ordinance.
Burlingame is beautiful and we hope the city can be kept special with careful assessment for any
telecommunications facilities that locate in the city. Thank you all for your attention to this matter.
Yours truly,
Marsha Lee, homeowner marshaleemjl@gmail.com
25.77.010
Chapter 25.77
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
Sections:
25.77.010 Purpose.
25.77.020 Definitions.
25.77.030 Applicability.
25.77.040 Non-conforming facilities.
25.77.050 Permit requirement.
25.77.055 Pre-application meeting.
25.77.060 Contents of permit application.
25.77.070 Application fee.
25.77.080 General requirements.
25.77.090 Design criteria for wireless
communications facilities.
25.77.100 Wireless Communications Facility
Guidelines.
25.77.110 Conditional use permit—Notice of
public hearing to property
owners—Action by Planniug
Commission.
25.77.120 Administrative use permit—
Notice of project to property
owners—Action by Community
Development Director.
25.77.125 Wireless facilities in public right-
of-way—DPW review.
25.77.130 Conditions of approval.
25.77.140 Post-approval requirements.
25.77.150 Term.
25.77.160 Renewal.
25.77.165 Modification.
25.77.168 Wireless facility modification
under 47 U.S.C. § 1455.
25.77.170 Cessation of operations.
25.77.010 Purpose.
Based upon the principles of the Burlingame General
Plan and the Specific Area Plans, the purpose of this chap-
ter is to maintain and more importantly, to facilitate mod-
ernization of Burlingame's communications infrastructure
in a manner that improves the quality of the City's envi-
ronment, the pleasant aesthetics of the City's neighbor-
hoods, the City's architectural traditions dating to the early
20th century and the visual quality in the non-residential
areas of the City. More specifically, the purpose of this
chapter is to regulate, as allowed by state and federal law
and regulations, the location of communications facilities
in the City of Burlingame in a manner that recognizes the
community benefits of communications technology, which
provides clear guidance to the communications industry
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but also recognizes the strong need to preserve the City's
aesthetic traditions.
The objectives of this chapter include:
(a) Promoting wholesome, attractive, harmonious and
economic use of properiy, building construction, civic
service, activities and operations in conformity with and
preserving the overall aesthetics of City neighborhoods.
(b) Ensuring the character of City neighborhoods and
preserving the century old architectural traditions of Bur-
lingame.
(c) Reducing and wherever possible camouflaging the
visual effects of communications facilities throughout the
City, whether on private property or in the public right-of-
way.
(d) Encouraging the installation of communications
facilities at locations where other such facilities already
exist without aesthetically overwhelming those locations
with additional facilities.
(e) Encouraging the installation of such facilities in
locations to minimize potential adverse aesthetic impacts.
( fl Creating a transparent and open process by which
City staff, citizens, and communications providers can
collaboratively achieve solutions to the placement of tele-
communications facilities to achieve these goals.
(g) Encouraging industry to adopt best practices in all
deployments, to utilize designs to minimize visual im-
pacts, to share with the City future plans for deployments
so that the cumulative impacts can be understood and
planned for, and to fairly compensate the City for the rea-
sonable staff time and costs incurred as a result of the ap-
plicant's request to use public assets such as rights-of-way
and utility poles. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3,
(2012))
25.77.020 De£nitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and terms
are hereby defined. Words used in the singular number
shall include the plural and the plural the singular; unless
more specifically defined, the word "building" is inter-
changeable with the word "structure," the word "shall" is
mandatory and not discretionary. All equipment not spe-
cifically described herein shall be regulated in conforniity
with that equipment described herein which is most sub-
stantially similar, from a functionality standpoint. Refer-
ence to "facility" is interchangeable with "wireless com-
munications facility" unless otherwise noted.
(a) "Antenna" shall mean a device used in wireless
communications which transmits or receives radio or any
other sort of electronic type of signal, which may include
electromagnetic waves.
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25.77.020
(b) "ApplicanY' or "provider" shall mean the person or
entity applying for a pernut to install wireless communica-
tions facilities.
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(c) "Co-location" shall mean the placement or instal-
lation of wireless communications facilities, including
antennas, and related equipment, on, in, or immediately
adjacent to, an already existing wireless communications
facility which has been designed as a co-location facility,
has been granted a use permit pursuant to this chapter.
(d) "Cessation of operation" shall mean that a facility,
for whatever reason, has not functioned for a period of
twelve (12) months.
(e) "Burlingame Downtown Districts" shall mean the
downtown Burlingame Avenue Specific Plan Area and the
Broadway Avenue commercial district as delineated in the
City of Burlingame zoning map.
(� "Equipment facility" shall mean a cabinet or struc-
ture used to house equipment associated with wireless
communication antennas.
(g) "Fa�ade-mounted antennas" shall mean any type
of wireless communications facility in which antennas are
mounted on the wall of a structure.
(h) "Microwave antenna" shall mean a bowl-shaped
antenna used to link communication sites together by wire-
less transmission of voice or data in a specific directional
pattem.
(i) "Monopole" shall mean a free-standing pole like a
slim line, flagpole, or similar structure.
(j) "Owner" shall mean the person or entity that has
legal ownership or control over the tangible wireless
communications facilities.
(k) "Lattice tower" shall mean an open lattice type
structure; it does not include electric power transmission
towers.
(I) "Electric power transmission tower" shall mean
those towers used by electric utilities for transmitting elec-
tric power; they can be either lattice or monopoles.
(m) "Non-residential Zoning Districts" shall mean
those zoning districts within the City of Burlingame which
are neither Residential Zoning Districts nor Burlingame
Downtown Districts.
(n) "Radio frequency radiation (RFR)" shall mean
electromagnetic radiation in the portion of the spectrum
from three (3) kHz (kiloHertz) to three hundred (300) gHz
(gigaHertz).
(o) "Reasonably feasible" or "feasible" shall mean
that a requirement is not impossible, not costly out of pro-
poRion with the facility, not impractical or beyond indus-
try capabilities.
(p) "Roof-mounted" shall mean any type of facility in
which antennas are mounted on the roof, parapet or similar
feature of a structure and extends past the roofline of the
building.
(q) "Residential Zoning District" shall mean the R- I,
R-2, R-3 and R-4 residential zoning districts as delineated
on the City of Burlingame zoning map.
(r) "Stealth design" shall mean any design which,
utilizing the industry's best effort and most current tech-
nology, as of the time of the current application, screens
from view, camouflages, integrates a facility into the ar-
chitectural features of a building or structure or in any
other manner reduces to insignificant the visual impact of
wireless communication facility components including,
but not limited to, antenna, transmitters, relays, receivers,
equipment cabinets or any other portion or component of a
wireless communication facility.
(s) "Stealth structures" shall mean a structure which
utilizes stealth design to screen from view, camouflage,
integrate into the architectural features of a building or
otherwise eliminates or reduces to insignificant the visual
impact of wireless communication facilities. Such struc-
tures include, but are not limited to, tree designs, rooftop
structures, simulations ofbuilding features, designs match-
ing adjacent architectural and vegetation features, antennas
encased within poles or radomes and similar structures
which can eliminate or reduce the aesthetic impact of the
facility.
(t) "Support structure" shall mean a ground placed
structure in which or to which wireless communications
facilities are attached or housed.
(u) "Wireless communications facilities" and "facili-
ties" shall mean commercial transmitting, relaying and/or
receiving antennas, antenna support structures and/or an-
cillary facilities, including, but not limited to, equipment
cabinets, facility components and similar structures or
equipment and/or overhead service/transmission lines used
for the purpose of transmitting, relaying and/or transmit-
ting and/or receiving data, voice and/or paging services.
Communications facilities shall also include those in-
tended to be operated for a limited time such as facilities
mounted on a mobile vehicle or trailer. For purposes of
this chapter, communications facilities do not include
those facilities specifically protected pursuant to Section
207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. [n the in-
stance of a distributed antenna system (DAS) or functional
equivalent (e.g., distribution of the signal via multiple
distribution points), the wireless communication facilities
shall mean all distributed points and connecting cables and
support equipment for the DAS system. (Ord. 1870 § 2,
(2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.030 Applicability.
This chapter shall apply to all wireless communication
facilities which transmit and/or receive electromagnetic
signals in order to provide services, including, but not
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limited to, personal communications services (such as
mobile telephone services, internet services, location and
monitoring services, data, e-mail, texting, streaming video
and audio and paging) fixed microwave services, and mo-
bile data services. This chapter shall apply to the entire
area within the City of Burlingame city limits including all
zoning districts, all public property and all public right-of-
way. This chapter shall not be applied or interpreted, to
prohibit or to have the effect of prohibiting wireless com-
munications services, to regulate the placement, construc-
tion or modification of wireless communications facilities
on the sole basis of the environmental effects of radio
frequency emissions, provided that such facilities comply
with Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") regu-
lations, or to unreasonably discriminate among providers
of functionally equivalent wireless communications ser-
vices.
This chapter shall not apply to:
(a) Wireless communications facilities which are lo-
cated completely enclosed within a permitted structure are
incidental to a permitted use in that structure and are lo-
cated within a non-residential Zoning District.
(b) Hand-held mobile, marine, and portable radio
transmitters and/or receivers which are not affixed to land
or a structure.
(c) Wireless communications facilities required on a
temporary basis during an officially declared emergency
by local, state or federal authority.
(d) Traditional terrestrial radio and television mobile
broadcast facilities.
Where conflict occurs between the provisions of this
chapter and any other City codes, ordinances, resolutions,
guidelines or regulations, the more restrictive provision
shall control unless otherwise specified or mandated by
law. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.040 Non-conforming facilities.
Any wireless communication facility that was lawfully
erected prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified
in this chapter shall not be required to meet the require-
ments of this chapter. The non-conforming wireless com-
munications facilities shall be allowed to continue as they
exist as of the effective date of this ordinance, but will be
considered as lawful nonconforming legal uses and shall
be subject to the restrictions of Chapter 25.50 of this code.
The foregoing notwithstanding, non-conforming wireless
communication facilities shall be required to comply with
the requirements of this chapter if any non-conforming
facility or component of a non-conforming facility is
modified as defined in Section 25.77.165. (Ord. l 870 § 2,
(2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.050 Permit requirement.
(a) Permit E�equirement for Location of Wireless
Communications Facilities. No wireless communication
facility shall be constructed, erected or placed anywhere
within the City without first obtaining a permit from the
Planning Commission or the Community Development
Director pursuant to the requirements of this chapter and
without obtaining any permits required under any other
applicable state federal or local laws or regulations, unless
exempt pursuant to Section 25.77.030. Applications for
approval of wireless communication facility shall be sub-
mitted to and processed by the Planning Division of the
City's Community Development Department and shall be
reviewed and either approved, modified or denied by the
Community Development Director or the Planning Com-
mission, depending upon the application's classification as
defined in this chapter. [f the Community Development
Director cannot support the findings of this chapter based
upon the proposed project, then the Director may refer the
application that would otherwise be subject to an adminis-
trative use permit, for review and approval by the Planning
Commission.
(b) Administrative Use Permit. An administrative use
permit for wireless communications facilities may be
granted by the Community Development Director if the
proposed facility:
(1) Will be placed entirely within a non-residential
zoning district, not within the Burlingame downtown dis-
tricts and not within five hundred (500) feet from any resi-
dential zoning district or the Burlingame downtown dis-
tricts.
(2) Will be co-located on, in or immediately adjacent
to an existing wireless communication facility.
(c) Conditional Use Permit. Except for facilities per-
mitted under subsection (b), above, all wireless communi-
cation facilities shall require a conditional use permit. A
conditional use permit application for wireless communi-
cation facilities shall be submitted to and processed by the
Community Development Department to determine that
the proposed facility complies with all the requirements of
this chapter and with all the applicable requirements of
other chapters of the Burlingame Municipal Code. Once
the application is complete, it shall be placed on the action
calendar of the next available Planning Commission meet-
ing for consideration. A conditional use permit for wireless
communication facilities may be granted only after a pub-
lic hearing before and approval by, the Burlingame Plan-
ning Commission. (Ord. L870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3,
(2012))
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25.77.055
25.77.055 Pre-application meeting.
Prior to filing an application for a use permit for the
installation of wireless communication facility, an appli-
cant is encouraged to schedule a pre-application meeting
with the Community Development Department to discuss
the proposed facility, all of the requirements of this chap-
ter and any potential impacts of the proposed facility. The
applicant will be encouraged to perform an early stage
outreach with residents and property owners near the pro-
posed facilities in order to address and, if possible, resolve
any impacts of the proposed facilities on the surrounding
neighborhood. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3,
(2012))
25.77.060 Contents of permit application.
(a) Conditional Use Permit. An applicant for a wire-
less communication facility conditional use permit shall
complete and submit an application, together with all re-
quired information, to the Community Development De-
partment for review and processing. The application shall
contain and include all of the following:
(1) Name, address, phone number, email address of:
(A) The owner of the proposed facility;
(B) The applicant if different than owner;
(C) Any proposed service provider tenant.
(2) If the proposed facility is to be located in the pub-
lic right-of-way, a copy of the CPUC documentation grant-
ing right of owner to locate utility facilities in right-of-
way.
(3) A clear written description of the proposed facility
that includes the number of antennas, the location and
length of fiber/cable, the location and dimensions of all
related equipment (cabinets, generators, batteries, cooling,
transmitters, hubs etc.); such written description shall pro-
vide how this facility relates to the overall wireless net-
work for the carrier(s) it is servicing as well as how this
facility relates to other wireless facility projects in process
of being constructed and/or planned in or near the City of
Burlingame.
(4) A site plan with photos, depicting the location and
dimension of the proposed wireless communication facili-
ties and of the existing surrounding area features including
structures, roads, trees, and similar items.
(5) A map identifying the applicant's existing and
planned wireless communications facilities within city
limits. The map shall include an illustration of the esti-
mated coverage area (search area) for all existing and pro-
posed wireless communication facility sites for the appli-
cant and/or service provider and shall include an explana-
tion of how the proposed wireless communication facility
fits into the individual service provider's network ofexist-
ing and proposed wireless communication facility sites
within a tentative two (2) year plan.
(6) An explanation of the wireless communication
facility site selection process including information about
other sites which were considered, the reasons for the re-
jection of other sites, the reason that this particular facility
is required to cover a gap in service, and the reason why
the gap in service cannot be covered with another location
or another technology.
(7) Visual impact demonstrations using clear, accurate
and readable photo-simulations of all of the proposed
wireless communication facilities. The simulations should
contain dimensions, height measurements and color, size
and shape (proper coloration and blending of the facility
with the proposed site) of the proposed facilities in order
to facilitate determination of potential visual impacts.
(8) If applicable, landscape plan that shows existing
vegetation, indicating any vegetation proposed for removal
I, and identifying proposed plantings by type, size and
location.
(9) [nformation regarding potential environmental
impacts (e.g., noise, visual, traffic, etc.) that may result
from the installation of the wireless communication facil-
ity.
(10) Certification by a qualified third party that the
proposed wireless communication facility will comply
with applicable radio frequency (RF) emission standards
as established by the FCC. Such documentation may be
satisfied by a written demonstration of compliance with
FCC Bufletin OET-65, as amended.
(1 L) Written description of any noise, light and/or heat
generated by the facility, including, but not limited to,
retractable monopole motors, antenna rotators, power gen-
eration, cooling equipment and similar items.
(12) If applicable, an explanation for any deviation of
the proposed facility from any of the design standards or
other requirements of this chapter. Deviations are discour-
aged and shall only be granted where required by state or
federal law.
( l3) Additional information the Community Develop-
ment Director deems necessary to process the application
in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. This
may include, but is not limited to, information conceming
noise that might be generated by equipment associated
with a wireless communication facility, such as air condi-
tioning equipment.
(14) At the applicant's expense, the City may require
verification of the applicant's submitted technical data by
a qualified independent third party selected by the City.
The technical data subject to third party verification shall
be limited to the determinations that:
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(A) The wireless communications facilities are com-
pliant with FCC regulations; and
(B) The facilities are required to cover a gap in ser-
vice.
(b) Administrative Use Permit. An applicant for an
administrative use permit for wireless communication
facility shall complete and submit an application, together
with all required information, to the Community Devel-
opment Department for review and processing. The appli-
cation shall contain and include information required un-
der subsection (a)(1) through (7), (10), (13) and (14).
(c) If an applicant fails to provide all of the informa-
tion required in the application or any additional informa-
tion required in support of the application, the application
will not be deemed complete. No action will be taken on
an incomplete application. If the application remains in-
complete for more than sixty (60) days, the application
will be deemed withdrawn and no further action will be
taken in regard to it. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 §
3, (2012))
25.77.070 Application fee.
The application shall be accompanied by an application
fee in an amount necessary to recover the City's reason-
able cost of processing the application. The fee shall be set
by resolution of the City Council and included in the
City's master fee schedule. Failure to include the fee with
the application shall render the application incomplete and
no action will be taken on the application until the fee is
paid. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.080 General requirements.
(a) State or Federal Requirements. All wireless com-
munication facilities shall meet or exceed current stan-
dards and regulations of the FCC, the FAA, and any other
agency of the state or federal government with the author-
ity to regulate wireless communication facilities. If such
standards and regulations are changed and are made appli-
cable to existing facilities, the owners of the facilities gov-
erned by this chapter shall bring such facilities into com-
pliance with such revised standards and regulations within
six (6) months of the effective date of such standards and
regulations, unless a different compliance schedule is
mandated by the controlling state or federal agency. Fail-
ure to bring wireless communication facilities into compli-
ance with such revised standards and regulations shall
constitute grounds for the removal of the facilities at the
owner's expense, revocation of any permit or imposition
of any other applicable penalty.
(b) Building Codes and Safety Standards. To ensure
the structural integrity of wireless communication facili-
ties, the owner shall ensure that the facility is constructed
and maintained in compliance with standards contained in
applicable state or local building codes and the applicable
standards that are published by the Electronic Industries
Association, as amended from time to time. If, upon in-
spection, the City concludes that a wireless communica-
tion facility fails to comply with such codes and standards
and constitutes a danger to persons or property, then upon
notice being provided to the owner and the opportunity to
be heard as afforded by the applicable building code, the
owner shall have ninety (90) days to bring such facility
into compliance with such standards. Failure to bring such
facility into compliance within said thirty (30) days shall
constitute grounds for the removal of the facility at the
owner's expense, revocation of any permit or imposition
of any other applicable penalty.
(c) Location Preference Order. [n determining the
location of proposed wireless communication facilities,
applicants should use best efforts to comply with the loca-
tion preference order outlined herein. If applicable, the
applicant shall include an explanation of the reason that
the proposed facilities cannot be deployed at a higher-
preference location. Wireless communication facilities
must be located where feasible in the following locations
by descending priority:
(1) Locations within Non-Residential Zoning Dis-
tricts, which are more than five hundred (500) feet from
Residential Zoning Districts or the Burlingame Downtown
Districts and which are not within the Burlingame Down-
town Districts:
(A) Completely enclosed within existing, permitted
buildings.
(B) Located on electric power transmission towers.
(C) Co-located on existing wireless communications
facilities.
(D) The roof of existing structures (buildings, water
tanks, etc), designed to blend in with the building, camou-
flaged or screened from the public right-of-way which
constitutes a pedestrian travel corridor.
(E) The side of existing structures (buildings, water
tanks, etc.), designed to blend in with the building, camou-
flaged or screened from the public right-of-way which
constitutes a pedestrian travel corridor.
(F) Camouflaged stealth structure (a false tree, build-
ing, artifice, etc).
(G) Existing utility poles, with all ancillary equipment
placed underground if feasible, camouflaged or screened.
(H) Existing utility distribution poles and street lights.
(I) Slim line monopole, with antennas in a canister at
the same diameter as the pole.
(J) Standard monopole with attached flush-mounted
(not extending more than twenty-four (24) inches from the
pole) antenna elements.
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(2) Non-Residential Zoning Districts within five hun-
dred (500) feet of Residential Zoning Districts or the Bur-
lingame Downtown Districts, and the Burlingame Down-
town Districts.
(A) Integrated into non-residential uses (libraries,
churches, temples, etc.) designed to blend in with open
space (playing fields, parking lots, parks, etc.); hidden
from pedestrian view by means of stealth design, stealth
structures, architectural integration or screening.
(B) Co-located on existing wire(ess communications
facilities which are in compliance with the provision of
this chapter.
(C) In public right-of-way, within new light poles with
interior stealth installations of cabling and antenna, and to
the extent feasible, control equipment.
(D) In public right-of-way, on existing utility or light
poles, with all ancillary equipment either underground, if
feasible, camouflaged, screened or painted to blend into
the surrounding structure.
(3) Residential Zoning Districts.
(A) Integrated into non-residential uses (libraries,
churches, temples, etc.) or designed to blend in with open
space (playing fields, parking lots, parks, etc.); hidden
from view by means of stealth design, stealth structures,
architectural integration or screening.
(B) Co-located in existing wireless communications
facilities which are in compliance with the provisions of
this chapter.
(C) [n public right-of-way, within new light poles with
interior stealth installations of cabling and antennae, and to
the extent feasible, control equipment.
(D) In public right-of-way, on existing utility or light
poles, with all ancillary equipment either underground, if
feasible, camouflaged, screened or painted to blend into
the surrounding structure. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord.
1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.090 Design criteria for wireless
communications facilities.
The goal of these regulations is to reduce to the greatest
extent possible all visual impacts resulting from the instal-
lation of wireless communications facilities. Stealth design
and stealth structures for these facilities shall be consid-
ered the normal standard for all wireless communications
facilities. Non-stealth designs and structures shall not be
approved without evidence, independently verified, that it
is not possible (using best efforts by applicant) to stealth
such facilities. Applications shall be reviewed to determine
compliance with the following criteria. If the applicant's
proposed facility cannot comply with the following crite-
ria, the application shall include a detailed explanation of
why it is not reasonably feasible to comply with the crite-
ria.
(a) Wireless communication facilities should be co-
located where feasible and where the co-location does not
create an adverse aesthetic impact due to such factors as
increasing the bulk, the height or the amount of noise cre-
ated by the proposed co-located facilities.
(b) Wireless communication facilities should to the
greatest extent feasible, not be located in Residential Zon-
ing Districts.
(c) Wireless communication facilities should be de-
signed, located and constructed in a manner that minimizes
visual and auditory impacts of the facilities. The wireless
communication facilities shall blend into the surrounding
environment and/or shall be architecturally integrated into
a structure, considering the color, design and character of
the surrounding context (e.g., public art, clock towers,
flagpoles, trees/vegetation, rocks, water tank, existing
office/industrial buildings, and church steeples). Specifi-
cally, the proposed facilities shall comply, to the greatest
extent feasible, with the following:
(1) The facilities should be concealed, screened or
camouflaged by the surrounding topography, vegetation,
buildings, or other setting.
(2) The facilities should be proportional in size rela-
tive to surrounding and supporting structures and ability
for co-location by other providers.
(3) Roof-mounted facilities should be, out of view and
screened; these facilities shall be set back at least one foot
from the edge of the roof for every one foot of antenna
height and shall not exceed ten (10) feet in height above
the roof surface.
(4) Wall-mounted facilities should be compatible in
scale and design with the building, shall be flush mounted,
i.e., not extending from the face of the building more than
twenty-four (24) inches and shall be painted and/or tex-
tured to match the wall of the building. All cables and
brackets, wires, shall also be hidden.
(5) All facilities should be constructed of graffiti-
resistant materials.
(6) All concealing, screening, painting, camouflaging
and/or use of stealth designs and stealth structures should
be consistent with Section 25.77.O10 (Purpose) including,
but not limited to, promoting wholesome, attractive, har-
monious and economic use of property, building construc-
tion, civic service, activities and operations in conformity
with and preserving the overall aesthetics of City
neighborhoods including its character and its century old
architectural traditions.
(d) Where applicable, appropriate landscaping should
be installed in and around the proposed wireless commu-
nication facilities.
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(e) Any exterior lighting on the facilities should have
a manual on/off switch and be contained on-site.
(� Ground equipment of the facilities should be con-
cealed, screened, camouflaged or hidden using stealth
design, stealth structures, underground installation or land-
scaping and fencing.
(g) Signage in, on or near any facilities should be
prohibited with the exception of warning and informa-
tional signs, which shall be designed with minimal aes-
thetic impact.
(h) Wireless communication facilities should be dis-
couraged in areas subject to the City's hillside construction
permit as designated in Section 25.61.010; if facilities
cannot be avoided in the hillside areas, then visual impacts
should be eliminated through stealth design, stealth struc-
tures andlandscaping.
(i) Support wires for structures should be discour-
aged.
(j) The wireless communication facilities should be
designed to discourage unauthorized access. (Ord. 1870 §
2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.100 Wireless Communications Facility
Guidelines.
(a) By resolution, the City Council will provide Wire-
less Communications Facilities Guidelines which shall
describe and provide pictorial examples of stealth designs
for wireless communication facilities, preferred types of
screening, landscaping and camouflaging, preferred loca-
tions for ground-mounted, roof-mounted and side-mounted
facilities and dimensions for height, setback and bulk. The
Community Development DepaRment will update the
Guidelines for City Council approval periodically, but no
less than once every two (2) years, in order to consider the
inclusion of new technologies, innovations and current
best examples which would further the goal of reducing
the impacts of facilities. The Guidelines are examples of
facilities which may comply with the design standards
contained in this chapter. However, the design standards
and the findings of the Planning Commission shall have
precedence over the Guidelines. Because of the speed of
technological change and the time between updates of the
City Guidelines, the applicant should understand that the
Guidelines are intended to assist the applicant in choosing
potentially preferred designs, but are not intended to sug-
gest that such examples will be approved or that such ex-
amples are mandated.
(b) The Guidelines document shall include photos and
descriptions oE
( l) Monopoles that blend into surrounding vegetation,
minimize the lattice structure, and avoid guy wires, while
still meeting safety standards.
(2) Eacilities utilizing existing towers or utility poles
to extend wireless service area. When appropriately
mounted on suitable utility poles, the additional antenna
facilities have an insignificant visual impact beyond that
which the existing structure presents.
(3) Stealth structures and design features which ex-
hibit uniform consistency in size, character and color to
that of the surrounding environment (e.g., public art, foli-
age, trees, buildings, rocks, church steeples or other struc-
tures, including samples of size and coloring).
(4) Ground-mounted, roof-mounted and side-mounted
facilities with dimensions, and measurements for height,
setback and bulk of the facilities. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012);
Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.110 Conditional use permit—Notice of
public hearing to property owners—
Action by Planning Commission.
(a) Notice of Public Hearing. Once the application
and atl supporting information and documentation has
been received, notice of a public hearing before the Plan-
ning Commission regarding the conditional use permit for
wireless communications facilities shall be given accord-
ing to the provision of Section 25.16.050. Notice shall be
mailed to owners and occupants within three hundred
(300) feet on either side of the boundary of the proposed
wireless communication facility.
In addition to the information required by Section
25.16.050, the following information shall also be pro-
vided with the notice:
(1) Project description and site plan, as provided in the
application.
(2) Map of entire project as provided in the applica-
tion.
(3) Complete photo simulations which accurately
depict facilities as provided in the application. Applicant
shall ensure that photo simulations do not mislead resi-
dents as to the aesthetic impacts of the facilities.
More detailed information, including, but not limited
to, elevations and alternatives analysis, as provided in the
application, shall be placed on the City's website and this
information shall be referenced in the notice.
(b) Notice Posted on Site. The notice of public hearing
shall also be posted in a conspicuous location on or near
the site of the proposed facilities.
(c) Action by Planning Commission. On the time and
date set for the public hearing, the Planning Commission
shall conduct the public hearing regarding the application
for conditional use permit for wireless communication
facilities and shall take action pursuant to Burlingame
Municipal Code Section 25.16.060. (Ord. L870 § 2,
(2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
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25.77.120
25.77.120 Administrative use permit—lYotice
of project to property owners—
Action by Community Development
Director.
(a) Once the application and all supporting informa-
tion and documentation have been received, notice of the
application for the proposed wireless communication fa-
cilities shall be given according to the provision of Section
25.16.050. Notice shall be given to all property owners
within three hundred (300) feet of any of the proposed
facilities. In addition to the information required by Sec-
tion 25.16.050 to be included in the notice, the following
information shall also be provided:
(1) Project description and site plan as provided in the
application.
(2) Map which accurately and clearly depicts location
of entire project as provided in the application.
More detailed inforrnation, including, but not limited
to, photo simulations, elevations and alternatives analysis,
as provided in the application, shall be placed on the City's
website and this information shall be referenced in the
notice.
The notice shall also state that, unless a written request
for a public hearing is received by the Community Devel-
opment Department within twenty-one (21) days after the
date of the notice, the Community Development Director
shall take action on the application and may either grant or
deny the administrative use permit and may impose condi-
tions as applicable.
(b) Action by Community Development Director. [f
no written request for a public hearing regarding the appli-
cation for administrative use permit for the wireless com-
munication facilities is received by the Community Devel-
opment Department within twenty-one (2l) days of the
date of the notice, the Community Development Director
shall take action on the application and may either grant or
deny the administrative use permit and may impose condi-
tions as applicable. If a written request for a public hearing
is received, within twenty-one (2l ) days of the date of the
notice, the Community Development Director shall sched-
ule the application for a public hearing before the Planning
Commission in accordance with Section 25.16.060. (Ord.
1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.125 Wireless facilities in public right-of-
way—DPW review.
Review of an application for a wireless communication
facilities use permit in the public right-of-way will be
processed by the Community Development Department
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. It is acknowl-
edged that the City's regulations of utilities properly certi-
fied by the State Public Utilities Commission and pro-
posed for location in the public right-of-way must be im-
posed in a manner consistent with Sections 7901 and
7901.1 of the Public Utilities Code. In reviewing the appli-
cation for placement of facilities in the public right-of-
way, the Director shall apply the design criteria of this
chapter to determine, in a manner consistent with the Pub-
lic Utilities Code, the appropriate restrictions for the pro-
posed facilities. The application for facilities within the
public right-of-way shall be referred to and reviewed by
the Public Works Department to ensure that the proposed
facilities will not interfere with, present a hazard to, or
otherwise incommode the use of the right-of-way. A use
permit issued by the City for the installation of wireless
communication facilities in the public right-of-way shall
also constitute an encroachment permit. (Ord. 1870 § 2,
(2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.130 Conditions of approval.
In approving a use permit pursuant to this chapter, the
approving authority may impose conditions, not prohibited
by applicable federal and state law, which are deemed
necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions of this
chapter, the provisions of the Burlingame Municipal Code
and the provisions of any other applicable laws and regula-
tions. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.140 Post-approval requirements.
To ensure that the wireless communication facilities
continue to meet the requirements of this chapter, periodic
post-installation verification shall be required. Failure to
provide this information or to comply with these require-
ments may be grounds for permit revocation.
(a) Validation of Proper Operation. Within forty-five
(45) days of commencement of the facilities operation, the
applicant shall provide verification by independent quali-
fied experts that the RF levels of the facilities comply with
FCC regulations and with the City noise regulations.
(b) Five (5) Year Review. The applicant shall report to
the City every five (5) years from the date of commence-
ment of the facilities operation, a review of the condition
of the facilities, of the facilities compliance with federal
and state regulations and of the facilities compliance with
the provisions of this chapter and the conditions of ap-
proval. The applicant shall also provide updated contact
information for the owner and the applicant and verifiable
confirmation information as to what carrier(s) are using
the facility.
(c) City Business License. The applicant shall procure
and maintain a City business license, contact information
for the applicant, for the agent responsible for maintenance
of the facilities and for emergency contact.
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(d) Security Bond to Remove facility. The applicant
shall either secure a bond, letter of credit or other similar
financial assurance, in a form acceptable to the City, for
the removal of the facility in the event that its use is aban-
doned, its operation is ceased or the approval is termi-
nated.
(e) Maintenance. Maintenance and repairs to wireless
communication facilities shall be permitted provided that
such maintenance and repair does not enlarge or extend the
facilities structure or equipment enclosures or change the
number, type, dimensions, of the antenna or related
equipment. All facilities shall be operated and maintained
in compliance with the following requirements:
(1) Where applicable and feasible, each wireless
communication facilities site shall have a sign visible from
a publicly accessible area, identifying the name, address,
twenty-four (24) hour local or toll-free contact telephone
number for both the applicant and the party responsible for
maintenance of the facility. Information shall be updated
in the event of any changes.
(2) Current contact information of the person or entity
responsible for maintaining and repairing the facility shall
be provided to and maintained by the Community Devel-
opment Department.
(3) Wireless communication facilities and sites shall
be kept clean and free of graffiti, litter and debris. Light-
ing, fences, shields, cabinets, and poles, shall be main-
tained in good repair and free of graffiti and other forms of
vandalism, and any damage from any cause, including
degradation from wind and weather, shall be repaired as
soon as reasonably possible to minimize occurrences of
dangerous conditions or visual blight. Graffiti shall be
removed from any facility as soon as practicable, and in no
instance more than two (2) business days from the time of
notification by any person or entity.
(4) Where applicable, the owner or provider of wire-
less communication facilities shall be responsible for
maintaining landscaping in accordance with the approved
(andscape plan and for replacing any damaged or dead
trees, foliage, or other landscaping elements shown on the
approved plan. A landscape performance and maintenance
agreement with the City may be required to ensure the
installation and establishment of the landscaping. Amend-
inents or modifications to the landscape plan shall be sub-
mitted to the Planning Director for approval.
(5) To the greatest extent possible, wireless communi-
cation facilities shall be operated in a manner that will
minimize noise impacts to surrounding properties.
(A) Except for emergency repairs, testing and mainte-
nance activities that will be audible beyond the property
line shall only occur between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
6:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
(B) Noise originating from any equipment shall be
mitigated to the extent necessary to ensure compliance
with applicable noise limitations under the Burlingame
Municipal Code.
(C) Backup generators shall only be operated during
periods of power outages or for testing during a set period.
(Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.150 Term.
A conditional or administrative use permit for wireless
communication facilities shall be valid for ten (10) years
from the date of approval. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord.
1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.160 Renewal.
An applicant may renew a conditional or administrative
use permit for wireless communication facilities pursuant
to the provisions of this section.
(a) At least one hundred twenty ( l20) days prior to the
expiration of the initial ten (10) year term, the applicant
shall complete and submit a renewal application to the
Community Development Director. The application shali
be in the same form as the application for a new facility
and shall contain and include the following information:
(1) Name, address, phone number, email address of
the owner of the proposed facility and of the applicant if
different than owner; if proposed facility is to be in the
right-of-way, a copy of the CPUC documentation granting
right of owner to locate utility facilities in right-of-way.
(2) Accurate photos and final construction drawings
of all of the currently existing wireless communication
facilities authorized by the use permit which is the subject
of the renewal application.
(3) As applicable, supplement original application
with current, updated information.
(4) Information describing new technologies, stealth
design and stealth structures which may be applied to
modify the current wireless communications facilities and,
ifapplicable, stated reasons for the failure to employ such
new technology and design on the current facilities which
are the subject of the renewal application.
(b) Fee. The renewal application shall be accompanied
by a fee designed to recover the reasonable cost of proc-
essing the application. Failure to include the fee with the
renewal application shall render the application incomplete
and no action will be taken on it until the fee is paid.
(c) Notice. Notice of the renewal application for the
existing wireless communication facilities shall be given
according to the provision of Section 25.16.050. Notice
shall be given to all property owners within three hundred
(300) feet of the facilities.
(d) Action by Community Development Director.
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25.77.165
(1) If no written request for a public hearing regarding
the application for renewal of the conditional or adminis-
trative use permit for the wireless communications facili-
ties is received by the Community Development Depart-
ment within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the notice,
the Community Development Director shall take action on
the application pursuant to the design guidelines and crite-
ria contained within this chapter and may either grant or
deny the administrative use permit and may impose condi-
tions as applicable.
(2) If a written request for a public hearing is received
within twenty-one (21) days of the date of the notice, the
Community Development Director shall schedule the ap-
plication for a public hearing before the Planning Com-
mission in accordance with Section 25.16.060.
(3) If the Community Development Director cannot
make the findings of this chapter based upon the renewal
application and supporting materials, the Director may
refer the application that otherwise would be subject to
renewal as an administrative use pernut, for review and
approval by the Planning Commission at a public hearing.
(e) Action by Planning Commission. On the time and
date set for the public hearing, the Planning Commission
shall conduct the public hearing regarding the renewal
application for conditional use pernut for wireless com-
munication facilities and shall take action pursuant to Bur-
lingame Municipal Code Section 25.16.060. (Ord. 1870 §
2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.165 Modification.
(a) If an owner or applicant seeks to change, alter,
revise or add to the wireless communications facilities, the
following shall apply:
(1) If the facilities are modified in a"like for like"
manner that results in a decrease of size of any component
or an increase in size of any one component not to exceed
twenty-five (25) percent of the base component size, a
pemut under this chapter would not be required. If appli-
cable, applicant shall obtain a building permit.
(2) If the facilities are modified in a manner resulting
in an increase of more than twenty-five (25) percent of the
size of any component of the facility when compared to
the base component size, the applicant shall submit an
application for the same pemut which such facility would
have required if it were a new facility, pursuant to Section
25.77.060.
(3) If the addition of antennas or other equipment on
the facility increases the visual (e.g., height, bulk) or audio
impact of the facility, then the applicant shall submit an
application for the same permit which such facility would
have required if it were a new facility, pursuant to Section
25.77.060.
(4) If the addition or modification of ground-mounted
equipment significantly changes the visual or audio impact
of the facility, the applicant shall submit an application for
an administrative review by the Community Development
Director to ensure compliance with existing conditions of
approval. If the Director determines that the proposed
modification does not significantly comply with the exist-
ing conditions of approval, the applicant shall submit an
application for the same permit which such facility would
have required if it were a new facility, pursuant to Section
25.77.060.
(b) "Base component size" as used in this section,
means the smaller of the size of the originally approved
component or of the size of the component as subsequently
reduced pursuant to a previous modification.
(c) Any permit application required under Section
25.77.165(a), whether for an administrative or a condi-
tional use pernut, shall be processed in the same manner
and with the same requirements as an application for new
facilities pursuant to Sections 25.77.070 to 25.77.150.
(Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
25.77.168 Wireless facility modification under
47 U.S.C. § 1455.
(a) Notwithstanding anything contrary in this chapter,
any applicant for a permit required by Section 25.77.050
who believes that its application qualifies under Section
6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
of 2012 (codified at 47 U.S.C. Section 1455) as imple-
mented by 47 C.F.R. 1.40001 shall expressly request ap-
proval under this section when submitting its initial appli-
cation and shall provide the City with such evidence as
reasonably required by the City to demonstrate that its
application qualifies for submittal under this section. Upon
application submittal, the Community Development Direc-
tor shall review the application to deternune if it qualifies
for submittal hereunder. The Community Development
Director may require additional information from the ap-
plicant as necessary to make this determination. No appli-
cant requesting approval under this section shall be re-
quired to include the information required under Section
25.77.060(a)(6) with its initial application but the applicant
may be required to provide this information to complete its
application if the Community Development Director de-
termines that the application does not qualify for submittal
under this section and the section under which the applica-
tion does qualify requires such information to be submit-
ted.
(b) lf the Community Development Director deter-
mines that an application qualifies under subsection (a),
the Community Development Director shall process the
application in a similar manner as an application for an
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25.77.170
administrative use pernut under this chapter. If the applica-
tion is approved, the Community Development Director
shall issue an administrative use permit that indicates that
the permit is granted pursuant to this section. Moreover,
except as expressly prohibited by federal law, the adminis-
trative use permit shall be conditioned on compliance with
all provisions of this chapter and other lawfully imposed
conditions of approval.
(c) This section shall be interpreted narrowly to pre-
serve City discretion over wireless communication facili-
ties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable federal
law. This section does not and shall not be construed to
grant any rights beyond those granted by 47 U.S.C. Sec-
tion 1455 as implementedby 47 C.F.R. 1.40001, including
subsequent changes adopted, enacted or imposed by the
Federal Communications Commission, federal legislation
and case law. (Ord. 1914 § 2, (2015))
25.77.170 Cessation of operations.
(a) Vacation. The service provider shall notify the
Community Development Director of the intent to vacate a
site at least thirty (30) days prior to the vacation.
(b) Cessation of Operations. If a wireless communica-
tion facilities site is not operated for a continuous period of
twelve (12) months, the conditional or administrative use
permit for that facility shall be deemed terminated unless
before the end of the twelve (12) month period:
(1) The Community Development Director has deter-
mined that the same operator resumed operation; or
(2) The City has received an application to transfer the
permit to another service provider.
(c) No later than ninety (90) days from the date the
facility is deternuned to have ceased operation or the Pro-
vider has notified the Community Development Director
of the intent to vacate the site, the owner of the wireless
communication facilities or the owner of the property on
which the facilities are sited shall remove all equipment
and improvements associated with the use and shall restore
the site to its original condition as required by the Com-
munity Development Director. The provider or owner may
use any bond or other assurances provided by the operator
to do so. The owner or his or her agent shall provide writ-
ten verification of the removal of the facilities within thirty
(30) days of the date the removal is completed.
(d) If the facility is not removed within thirty (30)
days after the pemrit has been discontinued pursuant to
either subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the site shall be
deemed to be a nuisance pursuant to Chapter 1.18 of the
Burlingame Municipal Code, Nuisance Abatement, and
the City may cause the facility to be removed at the own-
ers' expense or by calling any bond or other financial as-
surance to pay for removal. If there are two (2) or more
users of a single tower, then this provision shall apply to
the abandoned antenna but not become effective for the
tower until all users cease using the tower. The require-
ment for removal of equipment in compliance with this
section shall be included as a provision in any lease of
private property for placement of wireless communication
facilities. (Ord. 1870 § 2, (2012); Ord. 1869 § 3, (2012))
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APPLICATION TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Type of application:
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Authorization to Reproduce Proiect Plans:
I hereby grant the City of Burlingame the authority to reproduce upon request and/or post plans submitted with this
application on the City's website as part of the Planning approval process and waive any claims against the City
arising out of or related to such action. (Initials of Architect/Designer)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Install a new telecommunication antenna and equipment boxes on an existing
wood utility pole on G095 compliant standoff bracket. Installation consists of (1) KMW FLT-OM10H2 cylindrical
antenna, (2) RRUs-32, (1) electrical meter (1) load center, (2) disconnect switches.
AFFIDAVIT/SIGNATURE: I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the information given herein is true and correct to the
best of my knowledge and b i f.
Applicant's signature: Date: 9�28�2017
I am aware of the proposed application a hereby authorize the above applicant to submit this application to the Planning
Commission.
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An applicant for a Conditional Use Permit for a wireless communication facility shall complete and submit an
application, together with all required information, to the Community Development Departmen��for review and
processing. The application shall contain and include the following information: /
❑ A lication to the Plannin Commission Form a licant and ro ert owner si natures re uired
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❑ Filing Fees: $4,499.00 for Conditional Use Permit Application
0 A letter containing the following:
• A clear written description of the proposed facility that includes the number of antennas, the location
and length of fiber/cable, the location and dimensions of all related equipment (cabinets, generators,
batteries, cooling, transmitters, hubs etc.); such written description shall provide how this facility relates
to the overall wireless network for the carrier(s) it is servicing as well as how this facility relates to other
wireless facility projects in process of being constructed and/or planned in or near the City of
Burlingame. The letter shall also contain the name, address, phone number, email address of:
(a) The owner of the proposed facility;
(b) The applicant if different than owner;
(c) Any proposed service provider tenant.
• A written description of any noise, light and/or heat generated by the facility, including, but not limited
to, retractable monopole motors, antenna rotators, power generation, cooling equipment and similar
items.
• A written explanation of the wireless communication facility site selection process including information
about other sites which were considered, the reasons for the rejection of other sites, the reason that
this particular facility is required to cover a gap in service, and the reason why the gap in service
cannot be covered with another location or another technology.
❑ Plans: 2 full size and 3 half size plan sets — see required information below
� A site plan with photos, depicting the location and dimension of the proposed wireless communication
facilities and of the existing $urrounding area features including structures, roads, trees, and similar items.
� Floor plans and building elevations clearly showing the location and dimension of the proposed wireless
communication facilities, including all associated equipment.
� A landscape plan ' applicable) that shows existing vegetation, indicating any vegetation proposed for
removal, and iden � ying proposed plantings by type, size and location.
❑ Visual simulat' ns using clear, accurate and readable photo-simulations of all of the proposed wireless
communicatio facilities. The simulations should contain dimensions, height measurements and color, size
and shape ( roper coloration and blending of the facility with the proposed site) of the proposed facilities in
order to fa litate determination of potential visual impacts.
❑ A map ' entifying the applicant's existing and planned wireless communications facilities within
city li its. Include an explanation of how the proposed wireless communication facility fits into the
indiu'dual service provider's network of existing and proposed wireless communication facility sites within a
te ative two (2) year plan.
� ertification by a qualified third party that the proposed wireless communication facility will
comply with applicable radio frequency (RF) emission standards as established by the FCC.
If the proposed facility is to be located in the public right-of-way, a copy of the CPUC documentation
granting right of owner to locate utility facilities in right-of-way.
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA JOINT POLE ASSOCIATION
1800 Sutter Street, Suite 830, Concord, California 94520
Telep hon e: 925-68'f -0378
Website: www.ncjpa.org
Email: info(a�ncipa.com
May 3, 2017
Mary Anne C. Baran
Construction & Engineering - Mobility West
430 Bush St. San Francisco CA 94108
Cell: 415-350-2446
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LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION
TO: City Permitting Authority
RE: A&T Mobility APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING/BUILDING/DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
PERMITS AND APPROVALS
AT&T Mobility (aka New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC) holds a valid Wireless Identification
Registration, U-3060-C, with the California Public Utilities Commission and also has a state law
franchise right to place Wireless Facilities in the Public Right of Way pursuant to Section 7901 of the
California Public Utilities Code.
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
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TO: City of Burlingame
LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION
SEP 2 8 2017
CITY OF BURLINGAME
CDD-PLANNING DI'V,
RE: APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING/BUILDING/DEPARTMENT PERMITS AND APPROVALS
AT&T Mobility (aka New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC) hereby appoints Modus, Inc. and it's
employees, agents and contractors, authorization for submitting and completing applications/permits
with the City of Burlingame and has authorization to sign all documents connected with the
appl ications/perm its.
New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC
d/b/a AT&T Mobility
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By:
Name: Marc Grabisch
Title: Sr Technical Proiect Manaqer
Date: 9/25/17
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The Planning Commission is required by law to make findings as defined by the City's
Ordinance (Code Section 25.52.020). Your answers to the following questions can assist the
Planning Commission in making the decision as to whether the findings can be made for your
request. Please type or write neatly in ink. Refer to the back of this form for assistance with
these questions.
1. Explain why the proposed use at the proposed location will not be detrimental or
injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity or to public health, safety,
general welfare or convenience.
The proposed project is in compliance with all FCC standards (see attached EME report). The
antennas will not be mounted on a building, and the lowest point of the antenna will be more
than 10 meters off the ground. Consequently, normal ground-level exposure is much less than
the exposure that might be encountered if one were very close to the antenna and in its main
transmitted beam. Measurements made near typical cellular and PCS cell sites have shown
that ground-level power densities are well below the exposure limits recommended by RF/
microwave safety standards used by the FCC.
2. How will the proposed use be located and conducted in accordance with the
Burlingame Genera/ P/an and Zoning Ordinance?
The project would be in compliance with Chapter 25.77 'Wireless Communications Facilities'
and would paint all equipment installed on the wood pole to match the pole color (see
attached photo-simulation). The project does not include any ground equipment in the
PROW. The project would abide by all City requirements and processes to permit small cell
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How will the proposed project be compatible with the aesthetics, mass, bulk and
character of the existing and potential uses on adjoining properties in the general
vicinity?
As shown on the drawings, all signage and equipment installed on the existing wood poles will
be painted to match the pole color. The project would not change the landscape of the area or
expand the footprint of the existing wood pole.
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Dear Neighbor,
AT&T Mobility proposes to install a state-of-the-art wireless communication small cell node facility on an existing
wood utility pole located within the public right-of-way adjacent to 1800 Hillside Drive, Burlingame.
AT&T proposes to install one cylindrical antenna on top of the pole. The antenna will be approximately 2-feet long
and 8-inches wide. AT&T also proposes to mount two small equipment boxes and a PG&E Power Meter on the
existing wood utility pole. The two equipment boxes will be installed at about 18-feet and 14-feet high on the pole.
Each box is about 26 inches long by 12 inches wide and 12-inches deep, aligning with the silhouette of the pole.
The power meter will be installed at 9-feet high and will be 2-feet long, 12-inches wide, and 4-inches deep. All
equipment will be painted to match the pole and its surroundings.
This proposed small cell node is part of a greater network that will provide and enhance AT&T third and fourth
generation (3G and 4G) wireless voice and data service to the surrounding area, improving wireless capabilities and
public safety connectivity. Although experiences with wireless services vary based on specific location and usage
times, the wireless service proposed by this facility will help meet existing, fluctuating and future demands.
Want to learn more?
Please contact AT&T's representative Talin Aghazarian at (510) 206-1674 or TAghazarian@modus-corp.com within
10 days from when you receive this notice should you have any comments or questions about the proposal.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Angela Kung
AT&T Director - External Affairs
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1. Provide a description of how this facility relates to the overall wireless network for
the carrier(s) it is servicing as well as how this facility relates to other wireless facility
projects in process of being constructed and/or planned in or near the City of
Burlingame. (BMC Section 25.77.060 (a) (3)).
Please see attached propagation map for the proposed node (attached). The propagation map
shows the increase in coverage the proposed node will provide, compared to the current state of
coverage. The proposed node is necessary in order to improve the capacity of the existing 4G
LTE network. These nodes will be configured with a PCS band LTE carrier and a AWS band LTE
carrier; this will improve the coverage of our primary capacity spectrum in the localized area. This
means that the performance of the 4G LTE network will be substantially improved in the area of
focus.
This is especially impactful for those who rely on the AT&T network for broadband data services
and who increasingly use their mobile phones as their primary communication device (landlines
to residences have decreased significantly) and rely on their mobile phones to do more (E911,
GPS, web access, text, etc.). The proposed site will assist with off-loading traffic from the macro
sites (shown in the Burlingame node map) and provide substantial improvement in service to
residents in the area that will allow them to fully experience the advantage of AT&T's high speed
4G LTE.
The proposed nodes are Centralized Radio Access Network (CRAN) sites, that differ from
Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) because CRAN are lower powered and provide capacity
rather than coverage. The CRAN sites would be used for offloading two macro sites in Burlingame
(see attached map). The CRAN sites are strategically placed to improve the network and will be
connected to each other with overhead fiber.
2. Include a description of how the proposed wireless communication facility fits into
the individual service provider's network of existing and proposed wireless
communication facility sites within a tentative two (2) year plan. (BMC Section 025.77.060
(a) (5)).
AT&T will be proposing 9 additional site locations in Burlingame over the next two years. The
nodes will likely be placed on City-owned assets, although the locations are still being finalized.
The propagation map (attached) details precisely how the proposed 7 nodes fit into this plan, and
details exactly where the nodes will be providing coverage.
3. Provide an explanation of the reason that the proposed facilities cannot be
deployed at a higher-preference location. In determining the location of proposed
wireless communication facilities, applicants should use best efforts to comply with the
location preference order outlined in BMC Section 25.77.080:
a. Non-Residential Zoning Districts which are more than 500 feet from Residential
Zoning Districts or the Burlingame Downtown Districts.
b. Non-Residential Zoning Districts within 500 feet from Residential Zoning Districts or
the Burlingame Downtown Districts.
c. Residential Zoning Districts.
These CRAN sites have a maximum effective radius of 300 feet and therefore require the sites to
be much closer together than the larger macro sites. These small cell facilities are not meant to
increase the coverage area but to assist with unloading traffic from the macro site, which is why
each site was carefully selected by AT&T's radio frequency engineer.
Small cell facilities increase data speed and decrease the number of dropped calls. Because of
this they are placed in specific locations of need, in order to service a targeted community. The
target community for these sites are specific residential areas, intersections, and EI Camino Real,
which can only be reached by these proposed node locations.
The proposed project will utilize the least intrusive design for this type of wireless facility and the
antenna will be painted to match the color of the existing wood pole. The facility will use RRUs-
32s that produce no sound, significantly below the 47 decibel limit in the "quietest residential zone"
in Burlingame, and therefore will not disturb residents. The proposed cylindrical antenna will
match the approximate shape and diameter of the pole, as well as be painted to match the brown
wood pole color. The radio units mounted on the pole will also be painted to match the color of
the pole.
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The proposed nodes are in City of Burlingame, CA and necessary in order to improve the
capacity of the existing 4G LTE network. These nodes will be configured with a PCS band LTE
carrier and a AWS band LTE carrier; this will improve the coverage of our primary capacity
spectrum in the localized area. This means that the performance of the 4G LTE network will be
substantially improved in the area of focus. This is especially impactful for those who rely on the
ATT network for broadband data services and who increasingly use their mobile phones as their
primary communication device (landlines to residences have decreased significantly) and rely on
their mobile phones to do more (E911, GPS, web access, text, etc.). The proposed sites will
provide substantial improvement in service to residents in the area that will allow them to fully
experience the advantage of ATT's high speed 4G LTE ".
4G LTE is capable of delivering speeds up to 10 times faster than industry-average 3G speeds.
LTE technology also offers lower latency, or the processing time it takes to move data through a
network, such as how long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent the
request. Lower latency helps to improve the quality of personal wireless services. What's more,
LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating more space to carry data
traffic and services and to deliver a better overall network experience. AT&T designs and builds
and expands its wireless network as necessary to satisfy its customer service standards, which
ensure customers receive reliable high speed data.
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AT�T Mobility • Proposed DAS Node (Site No. SFOK2-0'�4����� `� ��
1800 Hillside Drive • Burlingame, California SEP 2 g 2017
Statement of Hammett & Edison, Inc., Consulting Engine�p�y pF gURLINGAME
The firm of Hammett & Edison, Inc., Consulting Engineers, has been retainedDon�elial�� ��
AT&T Mobility, a personal wireless telecommunications carrier, to evaluate the addition of
Node No. SFOK2-014 to be added to the AT&T distributed antenna system ("DAS") in Burlingame,
California, for compliance with appropriate guidelines limiting human exposure to radio frequency
("RF") electromagnetic fields.
Executive Summary
AT&T proposes to install an omnidirectional antenna on a utility pole sited in the public
right-of-way at 1800 Hillside Drive in Burlingame. The proposed operation will comply
with the FCC guidelines limiting public exposure to RF energy.
Prevailing Exposure Standards
The U.S. Congress requires that the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") evaluate its
actions for possible significant impact on the environment. A summary of the FCC's exposure limits
is shown in Figure 1. These limits apply for continuous exposures and are intended to provide a
prudent margin of safery for all persons, regardless of age, gender, size, or health. The most restrictive
FCC limit for exposures of unlimited duration to radio frequency energy for several personal wireless
services are as follows:
Wireless Service Frequencv Band Occupational Limit Public Limit
Microwave (Point-to-Point) 5,000-80,000 MHz 5.00 mW/cm2 1.00 mW/cm2
BRS (Broadband Radio) 2,600 5.00 1.00
AWS (Advanced Wireless) 2,100 5.00 1.00
PCS (Personal Communication) 1,950 5.00 1.00
Cellular 870 2.90 0.58
SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) 855 2.85 0.57
700 MHz 700 2.35 0.47
[most restrictive frequency range] 30-300 1.00 0.20
Power line frequencies (60 Hz) are well below the applicable range of these standards, and there is
considered to be no compounding effect from simultaneous exposure to power line and radio
frequency fields.
General Facility Requirements
Wireless nodes typically consist of two distinct parts: the electronic transceivers (also called "radios"
or "channels") that are connected to a central "hub" (which in turn are connected to the traditional
wired telephone lines), and the passive antenna(s) that send the wireless signals created by the radios
out to be received by individual subscriber units. The radios are often located on the same pole as the
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antennas and are connected to the antennas by coaxial cables. Because of the short wavelength of the
frequencies assigned by the FCC for wireless services, the antennas require line-of-sight paths for their
signals to propagate well and so are installed at some height above ground. The antennas are designed
to concentrate their energy toward the horizon, with very little energy wasted toward the sky or the
ground. This means that it is generally not possible for exposure conditions to approach the maximum
permissible exposure limits without being physically very near the antennas.
Computer Modeling Method
The FCC provides direction for determining compliance in its Office of Engineering and Technology
Bulletin No. 65, "Evaluating Compliance with FCC-Specified Guidelines for Human Exposure to
Radio Frequency Radiation," dated August 1997. Figure 2 attached describes the calculation
methodologies, reflecting the facts that a directional antenna's radiation pattern is not fully formed at
locations very close by (the "near-field" effect) and that at greater distances the power level from an
energy source decreases with the square of the distance from it (the "inverse square law"). The
conservative nature of this method for evaluating exposure conditions has been verified by numerous
field tests.
Site and Facility Description
Based upon information provided by AT&T, including drawings by Borges Architectural Group, Inc.,
dated August 25, 2017, it is proposed to install one KMW Model FLT-OM10H2, 2-foot tall,
omnidirectional cylindrical antenna, on an extension above the top of the utility pole sited in the public
right-of-way adjacent to the residence located at 1800 Hillside Drive in Burlingame. The antenna
would employ 6° downtilt, and would be mounted at an effective height of about 45 feet above
ground. The maximum effective radiated power in any direction would be 1,360 watts, representing
simultaneous operation of 700 watts for AWS and 660 watts for PCS service. There are reported no
other wireless telecommunications base stations at this site or nearby.
Study Results
For a person anywhere at ground, the maximum RF exposure level due to the proposed AT&T
operation is calculated to be 0.0071 mW/cm2, which is 0.71% of the applicable public exposure limit.
The maximum calculated level at the second-floor elevation of any nearby building is 0.80% of the
public exposure limit. It should be noted that these results include several "worst-case" assumptions
and therefore are expected to overstate actual power density levels from the proposed operation.
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Recommended Mitigation Measures
Due to its mounting location and height, the AT&T antenna would not be accessible to the general
public, and so no mitigation measures are necessary to comply with the FCC public exposure
guidelines. To prevent occupational exposures in excess of the FCC guidelines, it is recommended
that appropriate RF safety training be provided to all authorized personnel who have access to the
antenna. No access within 4 feet at the same height as the AT&T antenna, such as might occur during
certain maintenance activities at the top of the pole, should be allowed while the node is in operation,
unless other measures can be demonstrated to ensure that occupational protection requirements are
met. It is recommended that an explanatory sign+ be posted at the antenna and/or on the pole below
the antenna, readily visible from any angle of approach to persons who might need to work within that
distance.
Conclusion
Based on the information and analysis above, it is the undersigned's professional opinion that
operation of the node proposed by AT&T Mobility, at 1800 Hillside Drive in Burlingame, California,
will comply with the prevailing standards for limiting public exposure to radio frequency energy and,
therefore, will not for this reason cause a signifcant impact on the environment. The highest
calculated level in publicly accessible areas is much less than the prevailing standards allow for
exposures of unlimited duration. This finding is consistent with measurements of actual exposure
conditions taken at other operating nodes.
Authorship
The undersigned author of this statement is a qualified Professional Engineer, holding California
Registration No. E-18063, which expires on June 30, 2019. This work has been carried out under his
direction, and all statements are true and correct of his own knowledge except, where noted, when data
has been supplied by others, which data he believes to be correct.
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may be required. Signage may also need to comply with the requirements of California Public Utilities
Commission General Order No. 95.
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FCC Radio Frequency Protection Guide
The U.S. Congress required (1996 Telecom Act) the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC")
to adopt a nationwide human exposure standard to ensure that its licensees do not, cumulatively, have
a signiiicant impact on the environment. The FCC adopted the limits from Report No. 86, "Biological
Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields," published in 1986 by the
Congressionally chartered National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements ("NCRP").
Separate limits apply for occupational and public exposure conditions, with the latter limits generally
five times more restrictive. The more recent standard, developed by the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers and approved as American National Standard ANSUIEEE C95.1-2006, "Safety
Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to
300 GHz," includes similar limits. These limits apply for continuous exposures from all sources and
are intended to provide a prudent margin of safety for all persons, regardless of age, gender, size, or
health.
As shown in the table and chart below, separate limits apply for occupational and public exposure
conditions, with the latter limits (in italics and/or dashed) up to five times more restrictive:
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Higher levels are allowed for short periods of time, such that total exposure levels averaged over six or
thirty minutes, for occupational or public settings, respectively, do not exceed the limits, and higher
levels also are allowed for exposures to small areas, such that the spatially averaged levels do not
exceed the limits. However, neither of these allowances is incorporated in the conservative calculation
formulas in the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin No. 65 (August 1997) for
projecting field levels. Hammett & Edison has built those formulas into a proprietary program that
calculates, at each location on an arbitrary rectangular grid, the total expected power density from any
number of individual radio sources. The program allows for the description of buildings and uneven
terrain, if required to obtain more accurate projections.
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Assessment by Calculation of Compliance with FCC Exposure Guidelines
The U.S. Congress required (1996 Telecom Act) the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") to
adopt a nationwide human exposure standard to ensure that its licensees do not, cumulatively, have a
significant impact on the environment. The maximum permissible exposure limits adopted by the FCC
(see Figure 1) apply for continuous exposures from all sources and are intended to provide a prudent
margin of safety for all persons, regardless of age, gender, size, or health. Higher levels are allowed for
short periods of time, such that total exposure levels averaged over six or thirty minutes, for
occupational or public settings, respectively, do not exceed the limits.
Near Field.
Prediction methods have been developed for the near field zone of panel (directional) and whip
(omnidirectional) antennas, typical at wireless telecommunications base stations, as well as dish
(aperture) antennas, typically used for microwave links. The antenna patterns are not fully formed in
the near field at these antennas, and the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin No. 65
(August 1997) gives suitable formulas for calculating power density within such zones.
For a panel or whip antenna, power density S= 180 x 0.1 x Pne1 � in mw��2�
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r� = aperture efficiency (unitless, typically 0.5-0.8).
The factor of 0.1 in the numerators converts to the desired units of power density.
Far Field.
OET-65 gives this formula for calculating power density in the far field of an individual RF source:
2.56x1.64x100xRFF2 xERP
power density s= , in mW/cm2,
4x,r�xD2
where ERP = total ERP (all polarizations), in kilowatts,
RFF = relative field factor at the direction to the actual point of calculation, and
D= distance from the center of radiation to the point of calculation, in meters.
The factor of 2.56 accounts for the increase in power density due to ground reflection, assuming a
reflection coefficient of 1.6 (1.6 x 1.6 = 2.56). The factor of 1.64 is the gain of a half-wave dipole
relative to an isotropic radiator. The factor of 100 in the numerator converts to the desired units of
power densiry. This formula has been built into a proprietary program that calculates, at each location
on an arbitrary rectangular grid, the total expected power density from any number of individual
radiation sources. The program also allows for the description of uneven terrain in the vicinity, to
obtain more accurate projections.
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Project Address
Description:
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Project Comments - Planning Applicafion
1800 Hillside Drive, zoned R-1, APN: 026-052-080
Request for Conditional Use Permit to install a new wireless facility and associated
equipment on an existing utility pole within the right-of-way.
Lisha Mai
Engineering
Please address the following comments at this time; provide a written response and revised plans with
your resubmittal:
Of the responses to 11/8/17 comments, the following require further attention. Please provide written
response and revised plans:
1. Fiber installation, even if under a separate permit, is part of the system/network. Therefore,
please provide preliminary route of any new fiber installation for the proposed network
The following comments do not need io be addressed now, bui you should be aware of fhem as they will need to
be addressed at time of building permit submittal.
1. Submit fiber routing plan based on proposal and where applicable, construction drawings for trenching
and shoring.
2. Submit factory test documentation and specifications for the proposed new facility so that the technical
parameters used in the safety report submitted can be verified.
3. A Special Encroachment Permit will be required for the proposed new wireless facility.
4. The contractor commissioned by the applicant to perform the work shall obtain all required permits, such
as a construction Encroachment Permits, a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Permit, and/or Building
Permits with the City of Burlingame.
5. Replace damaged and displaced curb, gutter and/or sidewalk fronting site per City standard details.
6. The applicant shall conduct a post-installation field test to confirm that the radio frequency (RF) exposure
levels comply with FCC Rules and Regulations, shall submit the comprehensive report to the City, and if
necessary, agree to promptly correct any noncompliance.
7. All units must be at least 7.0-feet clear and above the highest adjacent finished grade, no exceptions
allowed.
Reviewed By: Lisha Mai Date: 1/8/18
650-558-7239
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Description:
Project Comments - Planning Application
1800 Hillside Drive, zoned R-1, APN: 026-052-080
Request for Conditional Use Permit to install a new wireless facility and associated
equipment on an existing utility pole within the right-of-way.
From: Lisha Mai
Engineerinq
Please address the following comments at this time; provide a written response and revised plans with
your resubmittal:
1. Plans indicate only equipment on the existing pole. I do not see any other proposed above ground
facilities related to this site. Is that correct? If not, revise plans to show all related aboveground facility,
including but not limited to meter pedestals or service equipment.
2. Is the proposed equipment designed to allow for more than one carrier?
3. Provide a copy of the CPUC documentation granting right of owner to locate utility facilities in right-of-
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6.
7.
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way.
A clear written description of ALL proposed facilities, currently submitted and any planned, that includes
the number of antennas, the location and length of fiber/cable, the location and dimensions of all related
equipment (cabinets, generators, batteries, cooling, transmitters, hubs etc.); such written description shall
provide how this facility relates to the overall wireless network for the carrier(s) it is servicing as well as
how this facility relates to other wireless facility projects in process of being constructed and/or planned in
or near the City of Burlingame.
Will there be need to add guy wires and anchors to the existing pole due to the added equipment.
Show all existing utility within 10-feet of proposed site.
Where is power coming from? Will there be any trenching or construction work related to obtaining
electricity? Is yes, at a minimum, include the following:
a. Complete route of where power is coming from.
b. Conduit size and construction method
c. Show all existing utility and utility pipelines crossing and within 5-feet of alignment
Will there be any fiber installation as part of this site and this proposed facility?
Detail 17 of Sheet A-2 shows units hanging/encroaching into sidewalk area. Can the units to place on a
different quadrants of the pole so that it does not hang/encroachment in sidewalk area?
What is the dimension of the Fiber Distribution Panel and Electric Load Center combined, side by side, as
proposed.
The following comments do not need to be addressed now, but you should be aware of them as they will need to
be addressed at time of building permit submittal.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
Submit fiber routing plan based on proposal and where applicable, construction drawings for trenching
and shoring.
Submit factory test documentation and specifications for the proposed new facility so that the technical
parameters used in the safety report submitted can be verified.
A Special Encroachment Permit will be required for the proposed new wireless facility.
The contractor commissioned by the applicant to perform the work shall obtain all required permits, such
as a construction Encroachment Permits, a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Permit, and/or Building
Permits with the City of Burlingame.
Replace damaged and displaced curb, gutter and/or sidewalk fronting site per City standard details.
The applicant shall conduct a post-installation field test to confirm that the radio frequency (RF) exposure
levels comply with FCC Rules and Regulations, shall submit the comprehensive report to the City, and if
necessary, agree to promptly correct any noncompliance.
All units must be at least 7.0-feet clear and above the highest adjacent finished grade, no exceptions
allowed.
Reviewed By: Lisha Mai Date: November 3, 2017
650-558-7239
. CITY OF BURLINGAME
' COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
BURLINGAME 501 PRIMROSE ROAD
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www.burlingame.org
Site: RIGHT OF WAY ADJACENT TO
1800 HILLSIDE DRIVE
The City of Burlingome Planning Commission announces the following
public hearing on MONDAY, JUNE 1 l, 2018 at 7:00 P.M. in the
City Hall Council Chambers, 501 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA:
Application for a Conditional Use Permii to install a new wireless
facility (antenna and equipment) on an existing wood utility pole
located within the right-of-way, ADJACENT TO
1800 HILLSIDE DRIVE. Zoned R-1. APN 026-052-080
Mailed: June 1, 2018
(Please refer to other sideJ
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE
Citv of Burlinq., ame
A copy of the application and plans for this project may be reviewed prior to
the meeting at the Community Development Department at 501 Primrose
Road, Burlingame, California.
If you challenge the subject application(s) in court, you may be fimited to
raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing,
described in the notice or in written correspondence delivered to the city at or
prior to the public hearing.
Property owners who receive this notice are responsible for informing their
tenants about this notice.
For additional information, please call (650) 558-7250. Thank you.
William Meeker
Community Development Director
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
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