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Posted: April 25, 2024
Rapid City
Agenda Item Summary

Agenda Item Ref. #: 24UR003 - Mann Subdivision

Agenda Item Title:

24UR003 - Conditional Use Permit to allow a cell tower

Origination Group:
Planning Commission
Origination Meeting Date:
04/25/2024
Petitioner:
LCC Telecom Services for VB BTS, LLC
Staff Contact:
Tanner Halonen, Current Planner III
Location:
3220 W. Chicago Street
Agenda Item Summary:
The applicant has submitted a Conditional Use Permit to allow a cell tower on the property addressed as 3220 W. Chicago Street. The property is comprised of 0.95 acres of land zoned General Commercial District in which cellular communication stations are listed as a Conditional Use. The subject property currently contains an office building that is approximately 2,210 square feet in size and a storage warehouse that is approximately 1,364 square feet in size. The applicant is proposing to develop a 195-foot tall self-supporting tripod cell tower and an ancillary concrete equipment pad covered by a steel canopy on the northeastern portion of the property. The plans show that the proposed development will be located within a 75-foot by 50-foot leased compound which will be surfaced with gravel and bordered by a six-foot tall chain link fence with three-strand barbed wire at the top. The facility will be shared with T-Mobile and with other communication carriers that need a facility in the area. The development will not have daily staff and service technicians will visit the site in a pick-up or van-sized vehicle approximately once a month. As per §17.50.270.E.1 of the Rapid City Municipal Code, cell towers require one hard surface parking space. This space must be striped and sized in accordance with §17.50.270.F.2 of the Code. No additional parking is being proposed as part of this application. Prior to the approval of a Building Permit application, the plans must be revised to show one additional hard surface parking space for the cell tower or a Variance must be obtained to omit this requirement. If a Variance is obtained a copy of the approved document must be submitted with the Building Permit application. As per §17.50.270.G.1.b of the Code, unpaved access to parking facilities is not permitted except for single-family and duplex uses. All commercial and industrial uses intending to utilize unimproved access for parking facilities shall bear the cost of paving the access way to City minimum construction standards. The plans submitted identify that the facility will be accessed by a 20-foot wide Access and Utility Easement. This easement extends from the driveway approach of the west adjacent property to the west boundary line of the leased area. A portion of the easement will be surfaced with gravel. No additional hard surfacing is being proposed as part of this application. Prior to the approval of a Building Permit application, the plans must be revised to show continuous hard-surfaced access to the leased area constructed to City minimum construction standards or a Variance must be obtained to omit this requirement. If a Variance is obtained a copy of the approved document must be submitted with the Building Permit application. As per §17.50.300.F.1 of the Code, all new development that involves the creation of a building must be in full compliance with the landscaping regulations. This property requires approximately 37,537 landscaping points and approximately 11,850 landscaping points are currently existing. No additional landscaping is being proposed as part of this application. Prior to the approval of a Building Permit application, a landscaping plan must be submitted which shows that 37,537 landscaping points will be provided or a Variance must be obtained to reduce the landscaping requirement to 11,850 landscaping points. If a Variance is obtained a copy of the approved document must be submitted with the Building Permit application. The applicant has submitted a Variance request (#24VA004) to be heard in conjunction with this application and is requesting to omit parking and paved access and to reduce the landscaping from 35,537 to 11,850 points..

Funding Source & Fiscal Impact (if applicable):

Funding Cost Center

Recommendations:

Origination Recommendation Action:
Approve with Stipulations
Origination Recommendation Notes:
Planning Commission Approved the Conditional Use Permit to allow a cell tower with Stipulations Outlined in the Project Report: 4/25/2024

Attachments & Links to Download:

24UR003 Project Report 

24UR003 Attachments

Published in 2024 - PL Agenda Items
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