Alice Sarkisian Wessen

Proposed Cell Tower, Loma Alta/Fair Oaks Debris Basin

Neighbors,

Community input by January 15th, 2011

At the Dec 7^th regional planning meeting four folks showed up to protest the proposed cell tower for the debris basin on Loma Alta. No one showed up to support the measure, despite much work that had been done by many homeowners who live near the cell tower and who had worked together with Town Council to move the cell tower from the Lincoln Water Park area to the debris basin.

Given that 4 people showed up in opposition to the cell, Regional Planning has stopped the approval process pending further hearings.

Town Council reps in the census tract where the cell tower is proposed have gotten strong support for the cell tower and the community agrees that the new site would be an asset for us who can't get cell signals.

It is important for those who would like to have a cell tower up here to make your voices heard. Here is the information where you can do that.

See the information below.
Courtesy Greg Middleton, Town Council Rep
The ATT cell tower project on Loma Alta Drive is scheduled to be heard by the Regional Planning Commission on February 9th.  At this point the only correspondence that they have received is the letter from Altadena Town Council supporting the project and opposition by four nearby residents. I think that most of the supporters of the project just assumed once the site was moved to the drainage wash, the project would go forward, and did not attend Town Council meetings or write letters in support.

It is important that we get as much input to the Commission as possible to ensure that the will of the residents prevails.  Dean Edwards is the planner on the project and he needs community input by January 15th, in order to include it in his report to the Commission.  Please encourage interested residents to express themselves to Mr. Edwards by letter or email at the following address.

Mr. Dean Edwards

Department of Regional Planning

320 West Temple Street, 13th Floor

Los Angeles, CA  90012  

dedwards@planning.lacounty.gov

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Previous discussion and web links to the cell tower:

http://www.alicewessen.com/alice_sarkisian_wessen/2010/11/cell-tower-update-on-loma-altafair-oaks-debris-basin.html
http://www.altadenablog.com/2010/03/land-use-committee-to-look-at-new-cell-tower-location.html

http://www.altadenablog.com/2009/07/land-use-committee-looks-at-cell-tower.html#comments

 

Cell Tower Update on Loma Alta/Fair Oaks Debris Basin

Q; What is going on with the Cell Tower proposed for Fair Oaks, Loma Alta?

The cell tower proposed for the wash basin has long been discussed on the Chaney Trail listserve and McNally and Town Council.

It was felt that having it on the debris basin a good alternative to the Lincoln Water park on Fair Oaks and Loma Alta.

Regional Planning is the governing authority for the cell tower. Town Council worked to move the cell tower to the debris basin, a decision supported by those on the McNally listserve. Once that decision was made, Town Council voted to approve the site.
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http://www.alicewessen.com/alice_sarkisian_wessen/2010/08/land-use-committee-meeting-of-the-altadena-town-council.html
and Town Council vote: http://www.altadenatowncouncil.org/documents/minutes%2004-20-10.pdf
Land Use Committee – Brian League
147 East Loma Alta Applicant: BDI –Derra Design for AT&T Wireless
R2010-00090 (CUP 201000014) filed 01/26/2010 – R1-7500 – ZP1 Anita Gutierrez
Installation of an unmanned telecommunications facility disguised as a 100 foot
monopine. AT&T will be installing 9 panel antennas at 95 feet with a 27 foot by 12 foot
lease area for related equipment. T-Mobile will be installing 12 panel antennas at 85 feet with a
25 foot by 12 foot lease area for related equipment. Lease areas will be surrounded by chain link
fence with green slats.
Land Use Committee recommended that the Altadena Town Council send a letter to
County Regional Planning recommending APPROVAL of project R2010-00090 (CUP
201000014) to install an unmanned telecommunications facility disguised as a 100 foot
monopine located in the R1-7500 zone at 147 East Loma Alta with the condition of
enhanced landscaping at the site to improve the aesthetic of the completed facility.
Alternative site now at debris basin on Loma Alta.
Altadena Town Council: MSP: Judson, Middleton: Unanimous one abstention by Goldman
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At this point, Regional Planning as the official governing body is required to send notices to all within a certain distance as they are doing and there will be a regional planning open hearing prior to any final decision. The hearing is set for Dec. 7th at Regional Planning.

Alice
www.alicewessen.com

Land Use Committee Meeting of the Altadena Town Council-proposal for a cell phone wireless antenna facility

Tuesday August 3, 2010

Land Use Committee Meeting of the Altadena Town Council. 

 

Please note there is an action item to consider a proposal for a cell phone wireless antenna facility at the Altadena United Methodist Church located at 349 W. Altadena Drive.

Agenda and application below.

Application can be downloaded in this link: Download Attachment for mono pine item(2)

 

LAND USE COMMITTEE

OF THE ALTADENA TOWN COUNCIL

 

NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA

 

August 3, 2010 7:00 P.M.

Altadena Community Center, 730 E Altadena Dr, Altadena, CA

 

OPENING BUSINESS

1. Roll Call

2. Minutes Approval   April 6, 2010   

3. Public Comment

 

PUBLIC HEARING & ACTION ITEMS

4. A conditional use permit to allow for the use of a wireless facility located at 349 W. Altadena

Drive (Altadena United Methodist Church).  This is for the reconsideration of an application

which was approved in 2004 but never constructed.  The new design differs from the prior

approval and is a proposed to be a 35 foot mono pine with 12 antennas.  In addition to the antenna

array there will be a 5 x 20 foot structure for the telecommunications equipment.

 

Applicant:   T-Mobile

Representative: Anthony Serpa

Location: 349 W. Altadena Drive

 

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

5. Update on code enforcement status at 446 E. Mendocino Street

 

6. Regional Growth Forecast

 

FUTURE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

7.  None

ADJOURNMENT

 

Update as of Nov 2009 regarding proposed cell tower at Loma Alta and Fair Oaks

Dear Altadena:
Town Council has been informed that AT&T has withdrawn its application for a Conditional Use Permit for a cell tower at the corner of Fair Oaks and Loma Alta. AT&T is pursuing a new location for that cell tower which is on County property in the near vicinity of the original site. While this new site has not yet been approved by the County for lease, the Public Works Supervisor is seeking an expeditious review and approval of this new site. It is expected that the approval decision on the new site will be made in the next few weeks. If the site is approved by the County, the new site plan will be presented to the Land Use Committee as soon as it is feasible.

Feel free to email me at awessen@yahoo.com