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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 180-00 WirelessCommFacilitRESOLUTION NO. 180 - 00 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF CEQA FOR PA 97-046 WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES - ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT WHEREAS, the City recognized the need to provide a uniform and comprehensive set of standards for the development and installation of wireless communication facilities (e.g., antennas, personal wireless service facilities, etc.); and WHEREAS, on September 2, 1997, the City Council adopted the revised Zoning Ordinance that added new Chapters 8.04 through 8.144 to Title 8 of the Dublin Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the revised Zoning Ordinance reserved a section for Wireless Communication Facilities; and WHEREAS, the City is proposing a Zoning Ordinance Amendment that includes zoning ordinance provisions for the development and installation of wireless communication facilities. These standards cover the siting, designing and permitting of wireless communication facilities; and WHEREAS, the purpose and intent of the Wireless Communication Facilities - Zoning Ordinance Amendment is to protect and promote the public health, safety, community welfare and aesthetic qualities for the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is to encourage proriders of wireless communication facilities to locate their facilities, to the maximum extent possible, in areas where the adverse impacts on the community are minimal; and WHEREAS, another goal of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is to encourage managed development of wireless communication service infrastructure to insure Dublin's role in the evolution of technology; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance Amendment is consistent with the Dublin General Plan to the extent that the amendment promotes the protection of public health, safety, community welfare and aesthetic qualities for the City of Dublin; and WHEREAS, according to Section 15061 (a)(3) of the Califomia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the project is exempt from CEQA because the project will not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. All discretionary permits which are based on the Zoning Ordinance will receive environmental review pursuant to CEQA; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the PA 97- 046 Wireless Communication Facilities - Zoning Ordinance Amendment on August 22, 2000, and considered all written and oral testimony submitted at the public hearing, and recommended adoption of the amendment to the City Council. WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the PA 97-046 Wireless Communication Facilities - Zoning Ordinance Amendment on October 3, 2000, and considered all written and oral testimony submitted at the public hearing. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin City Council hereby adopts a finding that PA 97-046 Wireless Communication - Zoning Ordinance Amendment adding Section 8.92 to the Dublin Zoning Ordinance, attached as Attachment I-A and incorporated herein by reference, is exempt from the provisions of CEQA. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2000. AYES: Councilm embers Howard, Lockhart, McCormick, Zika, & Mayor Houston NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: