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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2019 ITEM NUMBER: NB-1
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE CITY’S SMALL CELL
TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY DESIGN GUIDELINES
DATE: SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
FROM: PLANNING DIVISION/DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PRESENTATION
BY:
JENNIFER LE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
SERVICES/
BARRY CURTIS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT:
JENNIFER LE (714) 754-5617
Jennifer.Le@costamesaca.gov
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution amending and approving the
City’s Design Guidelines for Small Cell Telecommunication Facilities and provide direction
to staff regarding modified procedures and requirements as described in this report.
BACKGROUND:
State and Federal Regulations
Wireless facilities are governed by the Federal Telecommunication Act of 1996, which
was intended to balance the national interest in advanced communications
infrastructure deployment with the local interest in maintaining authority to protect public
health, safety and welfare. The industry is also regulated by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) and the California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC), and the City is subject to the Telecommunications Act, FCC regulations, and
state law and regulations that control cell site deployments.
Under 47 U.S.C. §332(c)(7)(B)(i)(II), the City may not regulate the placement,
construction or modification of wireless service facilities in a manner that prohibits or
effectively prohibits the provision of personal wireless services. Although recent FCC
regulations sharply limit local authority over small wireless facilities federal law does not
prohibit a City from reviewing a small cell facility for its aesthetics and location under
reasonable, nondiscriminatory, objective, and published criteria.
On January 1, 2016, California Assembly Bill No. 57 became effective which provided
that applications for some types of co-location or siting of a wireless telecommunication
facility be deemed automatically approved if a city fails to approve or disapprove an
application within 90 days for co-location applications and 150 days for a new wireless
telecommunication facility. These time periods are commonly referred to as “shotclocks”.
In September 2018, the FCC adopted new regulations (FCC 18-133), which became fully
effective in April 2019. The four main components of the regulations were:
• The application fees a City may assess were limited to a reasonable
approximation of actual and reasonable costs.
• The “shot clock” deadlines to approve or reject small cell facilities were shortened
to 60 days for co-locations and 90 days for wireless facilities on new structures.
The FCC now includes all processing, appeals, and construction permit issuance
within the totality of the shot clock period.
• The definition of ”co-location” was expanded to include new installations on
existing structures, regardless of whether those structures already supported
existing wireless facilities.
• The FCC prohibited local government aesthetics standards for small wireless
facilities unless they are reasonable, no more burdensome than those applied to
other types of infrastructure deployments, objective, and published in advance.
Council Member Marr previously requested that the City review House Resolution 530
and Senate Bill 2012 (pending in the United States Congress) which state that the FCC
ruling “shall have no force or effect.” These bills would, if passed, allow state and local
governments to both collect greater fees for processing applications and managing
deployments, and to repeal the shot clocks for City review of new small wireless
facilities. Mayor Foley has, on behalf of the City, signed on to a National League of
Cities letter to the FCC in support of House Resolution 530 and Senate Bill 2012
pursuant to Council Policy 000-8.
Adoption of Small Cell Design Guidelines
Costa Mesa received its first application for a small cell facility in late 2017. The majority
of small cell facilities in the City are being proposed on street light poles owned and
operated by Southern California Edison (SCE). SCE and an individual carrier’s
technology largely dictate the designs of small cell facilities, which were (in the past)
proposed in a variety of configurations.
In order to provide City guidance and to ensure a degree of visual consistency and
uniformity for small cell installations within the public right-of-way, staff prepared Design
Guidelines for City Council consideration in spring 2018.
On October 2, 2018, the City Council approved the Design Guidelines and concurrently
gave first reading to Ordinance No. 18-09 amending Title 19 of the Costa Mesa Municipal
Code (CMMC) to incorporate a reference to the Design Guidelines. The City Council
approved the second reading of the Ordinance on October 16, 2018 and the Code
changes became effective on November 15, 2018.
October 2, 2018 City Council Meeting
Staff Report: https://www.costamesaca.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=34628
Minutes: https://www.costamesaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=35520
Video: http://costamesa.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=10&clip_id=3267
The City Council approved a modification to the Design Guidelines on April 2, 2019,
which included one minor change recommended by the City Attorney’s Office due to
FCC Regulatory Order 18-33 (described above). The Council also approved a
modification to the Design Guidelines to clarify that a Minor Conditional Use Permit
(MCUP) for a small cell facility located within 50 feet (when located on an arterial) or 75
feet (when located on a local street) of a residence in a residential zone would be
reviewed by the Planning Commission. If located further from a residence, a MCUP
would be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator. This standard replaced the prior criteria
(which focused on whether or not a facility was within “direct view” of a residence as a
means of determining whether a project was subject to Planning Commission or Zoning
Administrator review) in favor of a more objective standard.
April 2, 2019 City Council Meeting
Staff Report: http://ftp.costamesaca.gov/costamesaca/council/agenda/2019/2019-04-
02/NB-1.pdf
Minutes: https://www.costamesaca.gov/home/showdocument?id=38032
Video: http://costamesa.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=10&clip_id=3358
City Council Study Session
On May 28, 2019, the Planning Commission approved requests for MCUPs for seven
small cell facilities, proposed by AT&T and Verizon. On May 31, 2019, Mayor Pro Tem
Stephens called the MCUPs up for City Council review. Staff agendized the items for
the July 2, 2019 City Council meeting. At that meeting, some community members
suggested that there could be additional options that the City should consider to
address their concerns and they suggested that the City review ordinances from other
cities for different perspectives on small cell regulations. The City Council continued the
items and requested staff schedule a Study Session and open house to further
evaluate options.
Per the City Council’s request, a Study Session and community open house was held
on August 13, 2019. Staff re-evaluated the City’s requirements and presented options
to the City Council to enhance the City’s Design Guidelines. Eight individuals spoke at
the meeting, and more individuals participated in the Open house immediately following
the Study Session.
The City Council specifically expressed interest in staff returning to the City Council with
proposed Design Guidelines modifications, as well as recommendations for adjusting
the City’s review process. The City Council expressed interest in staff analyzing the
following:
• Requiring a preferred locational hierarchy and residential setback
• Requiring minimum distances between small cell facilities
• Ensuring minimal impacts to existing landscaping or requiring screening of
ground-mounted equipment with landscaping
• Incorporating a requirement for periodic post-installation RF emissions
measurements
• Incorporating a provision allowing for decommissioning of a facility
• Posting a list of approved and/or constructed facilities online
• Preparing a master plan or map of full build-out of small cell facilities
• Requiring applications to be submitted by appointment only
• Requiring a pre-application meeting and other requirements similar to the City of
San Mateo’s or the City of Calabasas’ Ordinance
• Creating an infrastructure or technology-related Commission to review small cell
applications so as to ameliorate the number of applications reviewed by the
Planning Commission
• Resident notification for equipment upgrades at existing facilities
August 13, 2019 City Council Study Session
Staff Report: http://ftp.costamesaca.gov/costamesaca/council/agenda/2019/2019-08-
13/SS-1.pdf
Video: http://costamesa.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=10&clip_id=3440
Since the Study Session, staff has engaged the City Attorney’s Office and the City’s
consultant, Jonathan Kramer, Ph.D., of Telecom Law Firm. The staff team has
reviewed several ordinances from cities throughout the State, evaluated recent case
law and FCC regulations, and reviewed suggestions submitted by the public. The staff
team is recommending modifications to the City’s Design Guidelines to reflect best
practices, while still ensuring compliance with Federal and State laws. Staff has also
evaluated the review process for small cell applications and is recommending additional
process changes as described in this report.
ANALYSIS :
Proposed Design Guidelines
Staff has prepared modified Design Guidelines (Attachment 1) for City Council
consideration. The modified Design Guidelines include: a preferred locational hierarchy,
new placement requirements including residential setbacks, and expanded options for
small cell facilities to locate on support structures other than SCE poles in certain
instances.
Allowable Support Structures
The existing Design Guidelines encourage locating small cell installations on existing or
replacement light standards (primarily on SCE-owned poles). This policy is intended to
leverage existing poles and to discourage new vertical elements and increased visual
clutter in the public right-of-way. However, the locations and spacing of such poles is a
somewhat limiting factor in selecting a site for a small cell installation, particularly in
residential areas.
The modified Design Guidelines expand the types of support structures to which small
cell facilities located within the public right-of-way can be affixed. In order of preference,
small cell facilities would be allowed within City street right-of-way on existing or new
replacement light standards (SCE poles); existing or new traffic signal poles (subject to an
review and approval by the City); existing or new replacement utility poles (wood or steel
poles); or a new standalone pole.
The modified Design Guidelines continue to encourage facilities on existing poles or
replacement SCE light poles. However, allowing for installations on existing City traffic
signal poles (subject to Public Services standards) provides an additional option to locate
small facilities in high demand areas while minimizing new installations in the public right-
of- way. In addition, the modified Design Guidelines allow for a new standalone pole to be
installed (small cell facility only, not a light pole). This option may be beneficial in
situations in which existing poles do not allow for compliance with the City’s design
standards, and installing a new pole would comply, among other benefits.
Preferred Locational Hierarchy and Placement Standards
The existing Design Guidelines state that proposed small cell facilities should locate
500 feet away from a residential zone when feasible. As part of staff’s standard review
of an application, staff reviews the proposed location with the applicant and requests
additional information as to why other poles in the facility’s service area (identified by
the applicant) were not selected.
The modified Design Guidelines formalizes this evaluation process by identifying a
preferred locational hierarchy for small cell facilities. Applications that involve lesser-
preferred locations may be approved if the applicant demonstrates by clear and
convincing evidence that more-preferred locations or structures within 500 feet from the
proposed site do not exist or are otherwise technically infeasible. Every potential support
structure within the public right-of-way within 500 feet would be evaluated.
In order of preference, small cell facilities would be allowed within City street right-of-way
in:
• First Preference- Non-Residential Zoning Districts.
(i) locations on or along major, primary, or secondary arterials
(ii) locations on or along divided collector arterials or collector arterials
(iii) locations on or along local streets
• Second Preference- Zoning Districts with Residential Only Conditionally
Permitted or Permitted by Overlay
(i) locations on or along major, primary or secondary arterials
(ii) locations on or along divided collector arterials or collector arterials
(iii) locations on or along local streets
• Third Preference- Residential Districts
(i) locations on or along major, primary or secondary arterials
(ii) locations on or divided collector arterials or collector arterials
(iii) locations on or along local streets
This hierarchy indicates the City’s clear preference for sites located in non-residential
areas and also a preference for locating installations on larger commercially-oriented
streets rather than on local residential streets. Installations within residential districts on
local streets are the least preferred location. However, staff expects that many
installations will continue to be proposed in residential neighborhoods because the
wireless industry reports that those are high demand areas and because service areas
for small cell facilities are limited in size. In addition, the majority of the City’s area is
zoned residential. Therefore, it would be prohibitive and likely illegal to restrict small cell
installations to only non-residential districts.
In addition to a locational hierarchy, the modified Design Guidelines identify new
specific placement standards. Staff recommends that installations would be required to
be located on support structures at least 25 feet from a residence; at least 10 feet away
from a residential driveway; and 50 feet away from a driveway for schools, police
stations, fire stations or other emergency responder facilities. New poles would be
required to locate within five feet of a property line between two parcels in residential
zoning districts, so that the new pole and small cell installation is located further away
from the front and center of any residence.
These locational standards are more specific and more stringent than the existing
guidelines. They are intended to provide a visual buffer from residences and from the
primary entry points to the other unique uses listed above so as to minimize the visual
impacts of small cell installations in neighborhoods.
Design Standards
The Design Guidelines incorporate the City’s existing design preferences for pole-top
mounted installations with the antenna and Remote Radio Units (RRUs) integrated and
screened within a single shroud. The modified design standards also allow for side-
mounted installations on utility poles (wood or steel poles supporting electrical lines or
other utilities) when pole-top mounted installations are infeasible due to regulatory
requirements. The Design Guidelines have also been modified to include or clarify
requirements related to compliance with existing City noise standards, lighting best
practices, required underground equipment vaults, landscaping, and compliance with
federal RF emissions standards.
It should be noted that the modified Design Guidelines do not anticipate potential 5G
designs. There are no 5G facilities in Costa Mesa and most carriers have not yet
developed and shared their 5G designs and deployment plans. Therefore, staff believes
it is premature at this time to pursue the issue. When 5G designs are further developed,
modifications to the Design Guidelines may be necessary.
Recommendations for Modifying the City’s Review Process
Existing Review Process
In 2010, the City adopted an ordinance requiring review and approval of a Minor
Conditional Use Permit (MCUP) for any proposed telecommunication facility within the
public right-of-way that does not meet certain criteria listed in Section 19-15 of the
CMMC.
A Minor Conditional Use Permit is required to establish and operate a wireless
communication facility within the public right-of-way if it meets any of the following three
criteria:
• Antenna or any supporting equipment is not integrated with and screened by the
proposed structure as illustrated in the Design Guidelines;
• Requires an above ground cabinet/equipment; or
• Facility located within 500 feet of a residential zone.
Per Council direction, the MCUP for a small cell facility located within 50 feet (when
located on an arterial) or 75 feet (when located on a local street) of a residence in a
residential zone is reviewed by the Planning Commission. If located further from a
residence, the MCUP is reviewed by the Zoning Administrator. All decisions are
currently appealable to a higher reviewing body and ultimately to the City Council, but
are also subject to the very strict constraints of the FCC’s September 2018 order.
If an application does not require an MCUP, it proceeds to the Public Services
Department for review and issuance of a ministerial Encroachment Permit.
Recommended Review Process
Due to FCC mandated “shotclocks,” the City has 10 calendar days, including weekends
and holidays, to review an application for a small cell facility and to deem the application
incomplete if required application materials are not submitted. If the City does not deem
the application incomplete within 10 days, the application is automatically deemed
complete per federal regulations. The City has a total of 60 days for co-locations or 90
days for wireless facilities on new structures from the submittal date to approve or reject
an application (including any appeals or reviews filed) and to issue all required permits for
construction (including building permits and encroachment permits, as applicable).
Accordingly, it is imperative that the City adopt an expedited review process for small cell
installations that makes it possible to meet mandated shotclocks, while ensuring
compliance with our Design Guidelines.
In order to be able to comply with required shotclocks, staff is recommending that the City
Council consider a more streamlined review process for small cell facilities whereby a
new small cell approval type (not an MCUP) is created specifically for this use. Specific
application requirements, review criteria including compliance with the adopted Design
Guidelines, and standard conditions would be adopted and applied to each proposal. The
Director of Economic and Development Services or designee would review the
application and approve or deny it based on compliance with pre-defined requirements
and standards. This decision would be ministerial as it involves only a determination of
compliance or non-compliance with specific standards and would not be appealable.
If the proposal does not comply with placement requirements or other required provisions
of the Design Guidelines, the applicant would be required to submit clear and convincing
evidence demonstrating that there are no other support structures or locations within 500
feet of the proposed site that are feasible and that comply with the Design Guidelines. In
certain circumstances, a third-party review of the application may be necessary to
determine whether the justification of technical infeasibility is sufficient. After reviewing the
applicant’s analysis and justification, the Director would either deny the application or
concur that there are no other feasible options within 500 feet of the proposed site, such
that denial of the application would effectively prohibit the provision of personal wireless
services in the area. In this case, the Director would approve the application.
The Director’s review of the applicant’s analysis and justification would be treated as a
discretionary matter. Notice would be provided to property owners and occupants within
100 feet of the proposed site at least 10 days prior to the Director’s decision. The Director
would consider written comments from the public. The Director’s decisions would be
posted online and that decision could be appealed within seven days to the City Manager
or designee. This decision on the matter would be final.
Decision-Making Body
To ensure compliance with strict federal regulations and the time-sensitive shotclocks,
staff is recommending that the Director of Economic and Development Services or
designee be the decision-making body for small cell applications. At the August 13 Study
Session, the idea of creating a separate Communications and Technology Commission
specifically to review small cell applications was suggested. The City Council has the
option to direct staff to create a separate Commission. However, staff believes that
creating a new Commission (which will function similarly to the Planning Commission) will
ultimately result in the same frustration that is currently experienced by both decision
makers and the public, but with increased costs related to staff time to plan for and attend
these new Commission meetings. As the federal regulations and case law for small cell
sites are so prescriptive, it may be more prudent to delegate this function to the City’s
staff, as the subject matter experts. City staff will render decisions in concert with and
under the advice of the City Attorney, enabling the City to make timely legal decisions
without creating another governmental body. Moreover, it would take additional staff time
and resources to educate the new Commission regarding state and federal laws and
regulations, case law, and the City’s design guidelines, potentially creating further
inefficiencies and delays.
Review by a Commission at a noticed public hearing will create an expectation that the
Commission has broad discretion to consider public concerns (which up to this point have
been primarily related to concerns regarding RF emissions) and to approve or deny
applications based on those concerns. In reality, the Commission’s ability to apply its own
judgment and discretion to small cell installations is severely limited by federal
regulations. In fact, its only discretion would be to determine whether or not there are
other feasible support structures within 500 feet of a proposed site. This is primarily a
technical decision that can be more easily made at the staff level.
Lastly, there is a cost associated with creating a new Commission and staffing it. In
addition, the lead time associated with agendizing and noticing items for a public hearing
(in addition to the Planning Commission) requires staff resources and is also a concern
due to the time-sensitive mandated shotclocks. For these reasons, staff does not
recommend the use of a separate Commission for this purpose.
Next Steps
Because the requirement for a MCUP for wireless facilities in the public right-of-way (and
the associated decision process and appeals) is embedded within the Municipal Code
itself, changing the review process would require City Council approval of a Code
Amendment.
If the City Council desires to modify the review process, staff recommends that
application requirements for small cell facilities be substantially expanded and detailed in
the Municipal Code, as well. This would allow staff to deem an application incomplete
until all required materials as specifically outlined in the Municipal Code are submitted.
Application requirements could be updated to include, for example, an acoustical analysis
to demonstrate planned compliance with City noise standards and the RF emissions
report. Standard conditions could also be included in the Municipal Code and applied to
each installation as mandatory requirements. Such standard conditions could include a
requirement for post-installation certifications or RF emissions measurements,
commitments for site maintenance, cost reimbursement provisions, and requirements for
decommissioning of a facility. These issues were raised by the City Council during the
Study Session and would be best addressed as part of a Code Amendment. The
proposed additional materials would also enhance staff’s ability to properly evaluate
applications within the time limits of the respective shotclock periods.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
The proposed Resolution has been reviewed for compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CEQA guidelines, and the City’s environmental
procedures, and has been found to be exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) (general
rule) of the CEQA Guidelines, in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the modified of existing Design Guidelines to be more detailed and more
stringent will have a significant effect on the environment. The adoption of the Resolution,
if approved by the City Council, does not in itself approve any installation of any cell site,
but simply creates rules governing such installation. Any future actual project requesting
discretionary review of a small wireless facility would be subject to CEQA review.
ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
The City Council may adopt the Design Guidelines as proposed, modify the proposed
Design Guidelines, or not amend the existing Design Guidelines.
The City Council may also provide direction to staff as to any desired changes to the
City’s review process. Depending on the specific direction provided, staff may return to
the City Council with a proposed Code Amendment.
FISCAL REVIEW:
There are no fiscal impacts associated with adopting the Design Guidelines. However, in
the event a third-party analysis is needed in order to evaluate and confirm that there are
no other feasible support structures within 500 feet of a proposed site that could provide
service to that area, additional costs to the City may be incurred. If the Design Guidelines
are approved by the City Council, staff would release a request for proposals for the
provision of technical support services for specific instances requiring additional technical
analysis and review. However, based on preliminary research, staff estimates the cost to
be approximately $2,000 per small cell site, depending on the level of review required
based on the elements of a particular project. It is unknown precisely how many small cell
requests will be submitted in the future as well as how many would need to be reviewed
by a third-party under the Design Guidelines (since this determination is dependent on the
proposed location). This additional cost will be incurred by the City regardless of whether
the decision making body is the Director of Economic and Development Services, the
Planning Commission, or a new Commission.
In the event third-party review is needed, it is staff’s intent to pass this application-specific
cost on to the applicant. The FCC allows state or local governments to charge fees that
recover a “reasonable approximation” of the actual and reasonable costs. However, the
FCC also states that “fees must not only be limited to a reasonable approximation of
costs, but in order to be reflected in fees, the costs themselves must also be reasonable.”
It is unclear whether third-party technical expertise costs can be deemed “reasonable”.
The definition of “unreasonably high” costs is unknown at this time.
Lastly, updating the review process, standard conditions and application requirements,
including preparation of a Code Amendment to implement these updates, would require
some outside expertise at additional cost. Staff’s cost estimate for this work is
approximately $15,000 to $20,000.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed this report and approved the Resolution and
Design Guidelines.
PUBLIC NOTICE:
There is no public notice requirement for adoption of Design Guidelines. However, the
City published a courtesy notice in the Daily Pilot newspaper 10 days prior to the date
of the City Council meeting and also released information through its social media
outlets.
CITY COUNCIL GOALS & PRIORITIES:
The proposed project is consistent with City Council Goal No. 2 (Improve our
Neighborhoods and Quality of Life).
CONCLUSION:
The City has adopted Small Cell Facility Design Guidelines to ensure a high-quality,
visually consistent, and compatible design for small cell facilities proposed within public
rights-of-way. At the City Council’s request, staff has modified the City’s Design
Guidelines to provide more specific guidance related to allowable locations for small cell
facilities.
If the City Council desires to modify the review process, staff will need to prepare an
amendment to the Municipal Code and return to the City Council with an Ordinance.
Application materials, standard conditions, and other related City materials will also
need to be amended to reflect best practices.
Attachments: 1. Draft Resolution including Exhibit A (Design Guidelines)
JENNIFER LE BARRY CURTIS, AICP
Assistant Director of Development
Services
Director of Economic and Development
Services
KELLY TELFORD, CPA KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW
Finance Director City Attorney
Resolution No. 19-xx Page 1 of 3
RESOLUTION NO. 19-xx
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR
SMALL CELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City Council to establish reasonable
and objective design guidelines for the development of wireless facilities that are
compliant with federal and state law; and
WHEREAS, design guidelines would implement General Plan Objective CD-1A,
which states, “Contribute to City beautification by enhancing the visual environment of
Costa Mesa’s vehicular and pedestrian paths and corridors”; and
WHEREAS, design guidelines provide greater direction and assure a degree of
consistency in the wireless telecommunication facility design and configuration; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Design Guidelines by Resolution on
October 2, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City Council amended the Design Guidelines to ensure
compliance with FCC Small Cell Regulatory Order 18-133 on April 2, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the adopted Design Guidelines would not increase impediments to
the installation of wireless communication facilities under Federal Telecommunications
Act of 1996 but illustrates the desired level of design quality and configuration of any
proposed wireless telecommunication facility; and
WHEREAS, the City held a Study Session and Open House regarding small cell
regulations on August 13, 2019 and expressed interest in potential modifications to the
Design Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the subject amendment to the Design
Guidelines at their regular meeting on October 1, 2019 with all persons having the
opportunity to speak for and against the amendment of the Design Guidelines;
NOW THEREFORE, THE COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
Resolution No. 19-xx Page 2 of 3
1. The project is found to be exempt from the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061(b)(3) for General
Rule, as this action will not have any significant effect on the environment.
2. The City Council adopts and approves the amendment to the Design
Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the CEQA determination for this project reflects
the independent judgment of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any section, division, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this resolution, or the documents in the record in support of this
resolution, are for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
provisions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of October, 2019.
_____________________________
Katrina Foley, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________ _____________________________
Brenda Green, City Clerk Kimberly Hall Barlow, City Attorney
Resolution No. 19-xx Page 3 of 3
THIS PAGE IS RESERVED FOR THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 19-xx and was duly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on
the ___day of _____, 2019, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this ___day of _____, 2019.
___________________________
Brenda Green, City Clerk