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Conduct a public hearing and consider approving Ordinance No. 3999, authorizing the request for a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to allow a cellular mobile telecommunications antenna on a portion of a 1.63-acre property addressed as 1641 Keenan Bridge Road and located within the Planned Development District No. 77 (PD-77) zoning district; and take appropriate action.
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REQUESTOR:
Community Services Department
BACKGROUND:
The City of Farmers Branch utilizes Specific Use Permits (SUPs) as it relates to antennas for cell towers as a method to evaluate and regulate such uses on a case-by-case basis to ensure compatibility with surrounding development.
The applicant, Scout Caruthers with Crafton Communications, is requesting approval of a Specific Use Permit (SUP) to add additional equipment to the existing cell tower located at 1641 Keenan Bridge Road, an approximately 1.63-acre property located on the north side of Keenan Bridge Road and on the east side of Luna Road. The subject site is located in Planned Development District No. 77 (PD-77), which allows for a variety of retail, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing-oriented uses. SUP approval is required for cell towers within this district. When SUPs are interim in nature per the expiration date noted in the approving ordinance, subsequent approval is required to maintain the use. The most recently approved SUP ordinance regarding this tower expired on March 5, 2011. Therefore, SUP approval is required to both bring this tower into legal compliance and for this equipment addition.
The subject property is currently in use as a recreation complex for The Texans Soccer Club. The applicant is seeking approval of an SUP for the existing cell tower sitting on a portion of this property, including the addition of the equipment. The scope of work includes the removal and replacement of three antennas and the modification of the mount to meet current standards. To improve efficiency in the permitting proc...
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