Executive Summary Conditional Use Authorization HEARING DATE: FEBRUARY 21, 2013 Date: February 14, 2013 Case No.: 2012.0010C Project Address: 450 Stanyan Street Current Zoning: RM-2 (Residential - Mixed, Moderate Density) RH-3 (Residential – House, Three-Family) 130-E Height and Bulk District Block/Lot: 1191/041 Project Sponsor: Verizon Wireless represented by Jay Gruendle, On-Air, LLC 465 First Street West, Suite 101 Sonoma, CA 95476 Staff Contact: Michelle Stahlhut – (415) 575-9116
[email protected] PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposal is to modify an existing wireless telecommunications services (“WTS”) facility consisting of replacing nine existing antennas and relocating three of the nine antennas from the east face of the building to the north face of the building with associated equipment located inside of St. Mary’s Hospital as part of Verizon Wireless’s telecommunications network. Based on the zoning and use, the antennas are proposed on a Location Preference 1 Site (Preferred Location Site) according to the WTS Siting Guidelines. The proposed antennas would measure a maximum of 50” high by 12” wide by 7” thick. All nine antennas would be mounted on a facade of the building behind a radiofrequency transparent screen, with a maximum height of approximately 116 feet above grade. SITE DESCRIPTION AND PRESENT USE The Project Site, St. Mary’s Hospital, is located on Assessor’s Block 1191, Lot 041. The Project Site is part of the larger six acre medical center that includes all but the northwest corner of the block bound by Stanyan, Fulton, Shrader, and Hayes Streets. There are five major institutional buildings in the medical center.