Date: June 20, 2017
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VERIZON WIRELESS CO-LOCATION AT EMBARCADERO MARINA PARK SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO:
A) RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE "SPRINT EMBARCADERO MARINA PARK SOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROJECT" AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO FILE A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION
B) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A NON-APPEALABLE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT FOR THE VERIZON WIRELESS CO-LOCATION PROJECT AT EMBARCADERO MARINA PARK SOUTH IN SAN DIEGO
C) ORDINANCE GRANTING TIDELAND USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMIT (TUOP) FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SITES BETWEEN DISTRICT AND VERIZON WIRELESS (VAW), LLC
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In 2015, Sprint PCS Assets, LLC (Sprint) constructed a wireless telecommunications facility (existing facility or Project) in Embarcadero Marina Park South (EMPS) in the City of San Diego. Sprint has a Tideland Use and Occupancy Permit (TUOP) with the District to operate the existing facility. Verizon Wireless (VAW), LLC (Verizon), as the project applicant/proponent, is now proposing to "co-locate" (Verizon co-location) on the existing facility. The location of the existing facility and proposed Verizon co-location are shown on Attachment A. The existing facility consists of a 50-foot tall cellular tower that is disguised as a faux eucalyptus tree and an approximately 276-square-foot equipment room. The Verizon co-location would install additional cellular equipment onto the cellular tower and construct an approximately 154-square-foot equipment room abutting the existing Sprint equipment room.
A Final Negative Declaration (Final ND) was prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Project and was adopted by the Board of Port Commissioners (Board) in October 2014 by Resolution No. 2014-202 (incorporated herein by reference and available on file at the District Clerk's Office, 3165 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92101). An addendum to the Final ND has been prepared to evaluate the minor chan...
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