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File Number: 25-020 The proposal includes establishing a six-foot wide utility easement to bring power and fiber lines from Peralta Avenue to the facility, and a 20-foot wide utility and access easement from San Leandro Boulevard to the facility. The City’s adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element identifies 440 Peralta Avenue as a housing opportunity site with a realistic capacity of 117 units. Based on the size and location of the proposed wireless facility, the site could still accommodate a residential building with that number of units. STAFF ANALYSIS Conditional Use Permit In the DA-2 zoning district, a Conditional Use Permit is required for new monopoles . Consistency Development Regulations / Specific Design Criteria The project complies with specific design criteria for new freestanding towers, as listed in Attachment C - Attachment 3 - Development Regulations, and as summarized below: ·Providing camouflaging in the form of a monopine; ·Incorporating branches and bark cladding to support the monopine design; ·Routing conduit underground and through the trunk of the monopine; ·Securing the facility with a masonry wall; and ·Landscaping the facility with live plants to provide a visual buffer. Factors Considered in Evaluating Wireless Facilities Applications Pursuant to Zoning Code Section 4.04.376(K), the following factors shall be considered in evaluating the proposed monopine: ·Height of the cell tower - The monopine would be 80 feet in height. The applicant has provided documentation showing that there is a significant gap in coverage that the proposed monopine will eliminate. The applicant has submitted an Alternative Sites Analysis (Attachment C - Attachment 7), which demonstrates that 80 feet is the minimum height needed to provide effective wireless service in the target coverage area. Per Z.C. Section 4.04.376(C)(1), the height limitations in the DA-2 zoning district do not apply to Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. The Alternative Sites Analysis also demonstrates that alternative potential locations for the monopine will not fully close the coverage gap. ·Proximity to elementary schools and residential structures, property lines, and district boundaries - The subject site is not located near any elementary schools. The proposed Wireless Telecommunications Facility would be located a sufficient distance from residential properties to meet federal Radio Frequency (RF) emission standards, as documented in Attachment C - Attachment 5 - EME (electromagnetic energy) Report . ·Visual and other potential impacts to surrounding land uses - The applicant has Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025