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San Leandro Commercial Broadband Strategy When a fiber optic line is built to serve a cell site, that line can also be used to support commercial and industrial service to nearby businesses. During the review process, applicants must provide information regarding all their existing and planned wireless facilities in or near the City. Initial review of applications is usually complete within 30 days. When a project doesn't qualify for automatic or administrative approval, the process is more intricate. In those cases, the City's Board of Zoning Adjustments has to grant a Conditional Use Permit (CUP). To qualify for a CUP, applicants have to meet a tougher set of requirements directly related to visual impact on the public and adjacent properties. For example, applicants may be asked to submit detailed plans, visually screen facilities with plants and show that no alternatives, such as colocation on an existing tower, are feasible. This process is consistent with the City's goal of maintaining certain standards in areas with various classes of zoning while still encouraging telecommunications service upgrades. There is no particular time limit for the Board's review and approval process, but the City has a standard time frame of three to five months to process conditional use permits, regardless of the purpose. Most of the review process is handled by staff prior to submitting it to the board for its consideration and a public hearing. The fee for an administrative review is a flat $1,531. The City charges applicants with the direct costs for processing a conditional use permit, requiring an advance deposit of $2,500 to $3,500. Terrestrial microwave links and satellite earth stations installed by individual users are handled by a separate section of the Zoning Code. Examples include DirecTv or DISH equipment installed on a home or point -to -point wireless broadband links installed at a business. This type of equipment is generally allowed anywhere in the City, subject to some requirements imposed for the purpose of avoiding "adverse impact on aesthetic values and public safety ". These requirements primarily concern the choice of the specific location of this equipment on a given property, but don't generally prevent it from being installed somewhere on the property. 3.4. Location of broadband - intensive businesses The City's zoning code does not specifically address high technology businesses, such as data or call centers, that might use high capacity, industrial grade broadband connections. There are no particular incentives or restrictions, and defined high 16 July 2012 TellusVenture Associates Page 18