1549 - Resolution - Special Use PermitRESOLUTION NO. 1549 V
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD,
WASHINGTON APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF A
SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO US WEST NEWVECTOR
GROUP, INC. FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON MITCHELL
AVENUE ACROSS FROM SOUTH KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL
FOR A SPECIFIC USE OF A PARCEL OF PROPERTY
WHICH IS IN HARMONY WITH THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS
OR OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND
IS NOT DETRIMENTAL TO EXISTING USES PERMITTED
IN THAT PARTICULAR ZONE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE:
THAT: Whereas the City Planning Commission has held
the required public hearings in accordance with the criteria set
forth in Chapter 6 (Special Use Permits) of Ordinance No. 1469,
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Port Orchard, and;
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has recommended
approval of the application by US West NewVector Group, Inc.
located on Mitchell Avenue across from South Kitsap High School,
and has recorded with the City Clerk their decision setting forth
their findings and recommendations.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Port
Orchard does adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 153-90, with
Findings, Facts and Conclusions as their own and hereby approves
the issuance of a Special Use Permit to allow an 80 foot
communications tower for cellular telephones and an equipment
building, and set additional conditions: (1) Prior to the issuance
of any building or excavation permits, the tower foundation will be
designed by a professional engineer using data from an on -site soil
investigation; (2) Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the
City will be provided with a letter from the Federal Aviation
Administration stating that the tower is in compliance with its
regulations; (3) A means of access for fire response acceptable to
the Fire Department shall be provided; (4) A concrete sidewalk and
gutter, per City standards and necessary drainage improvements
shall be constructed for the length of the property; (5) vision -
obscuring landscaping be placed along the perimeter of the building
and the tower enclosure to lessen the visual impact to the adjacent
properties, in accordance with the conditions imposed by Ordinance
No. 1469, Chapter 6.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Section 25, Township 24 North, Range 1 East WM,
Kitsap County: Lots 21-29 Block 01 Tom Clines Addition to Sidney
according to plat recorded in Volume 1 of plats, page 29 in Kitsap
County, Washington and that portion of the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 in Section
25, Township 24, North, Range I East, W.M., DAF: Beg at the NW cor
of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 in said Sec 25; the S 1*10'06" W along
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the W line of said subdivision 445.00'; th S 88*59'52" E 86.06 feet
to an intersection with the West right-of-way margin of Mitchell
Avenue; th Northerly along said margin 453.21 feet to an
intersection with the North line of said subdivision; th N
88*59'52" West along said North line 4.52 feet to the Point of
Beginning; Situated in Kitsap County, Washington, and that portion
of Hemlock Street which has been vacated and lies between the above
described parcels.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Orchard,
APPROVED by the Mayor and attested by the Clerk in authentication
of such passage this 27th day of August, 19 0.
LESLI J. WEATHERILL, MAYOR
ATTEST•
Patricia Hower, City Clerk
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 153-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ORCHARD PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A COMMUNICATIONS
TOWER ON MITCHELL AVENUE ACROSS FROM THE SOUTH
KITSAP HIGH SCHOOL AS SUBMITTED BY US WEST NEWVECTOR
GROUP, INC.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Situate in Section 25, Township 24 North,
Range 1 East, Kitsap County: Lots 21 through 29, Block 1, Tom
Clines Addition to Sidney.
WHEREAS, the applicant has requested a special use permit to
construct a communications tower and an equipment building to
enhance cellular telephone service for US West, and
WHEREAS, the public hearing was held on 16 July 1990, and the
Planning Commission considered the findings of fact, the
testimony and materials presented at the hearing, and
WHEREAS, a SEPA environmental checklist was submitted and
received a declaration of non --significance, and
WHEREAS, the property is zoned Residential High and a
communications tower is considered a compatible neighborhood use
which is permitted in this land use classification upon issuance
of a special use permit.
WHEREAS, the proposed use is in harmony with the objective of the
comprehensive plan and is not detrimental to existing uses, and
WHEREAS, the site is adequate to accommodate the proposed use,
CONCLUSION: based on the findings of fact, testimony and
materials presented at the public hearing, we therefore conclude
that the granting of the special use permit, as submitted, would
be in harmony with the general purposes and intent of the Zoning
Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan.
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission of the City of Port
Orchard hereby requests that the City Council approve the special
use permit, as submitted with the following conditions:
1. Prior to the issuance of any building or excavation
permits, the tower foundation will be designed by a
professional engineer using data from an on -site soil
investigation.
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2. Prior to the issuance of a building permit, the City
will be provided with a letter from the Federal
Aviation Administration stating that the tower is in
compliance with its regulations.
3. A means of access for fire response acceptable to the
Fire Department shall be provided.
4. A concrete sidewalk and gutter, per City standards, and
necessary drainage improvements shall be constructed
for the length of the property.
5. Either vision -obscuring landscaping or a vision -obscuring
fence be placed along the perimeter of the building and
the tower enclosure to lessen the visual impact to the
adjacent properties.
PASSED this 16th day of July 1990.
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
PLANNING COMMISSION
0. John Hokanson,
Chairman
ATTEST:
Ruth Strube, Secretary
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