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path, with two basketball courts
surrounded by a 12-foot-high
fence, circuit-training equipment
stations, a play structure and picnic tables outside the cement path.
In June 2014, Verizon filed an
application with the city to build
a wireless communications facility (WCF) on the outskirts of the
park. At the time, the city had 37
active leases for telecommunications facilities in dedicated parks
within the city.
The project entailed placing an
unmanned cell tower, disguised as
a 35-foot-tall faux eucalyptus tree,
and a 250-square-foot landscaped
equipment enclosure with a trellis
roof and a chain-link lid on the
outskirts of the 8.53-acre park. The
faux tree would be installed in an
existing stand of tall trees, two of
which are about 55 feet tall.
An 11-foot-by-20-foot concrete
masonry unit (the unit) would contain equipment required for the
project. The unit would be located
northeast of the faux tree and set
back about 15 feet from the edge of
the park's sidewalk path. The unit
would have a stucco finish, would
be painted a tan/sandstone color
and surrounded by native shrubs.
The project would require relocating one piece of exercise equipment about 100 feet north of its
current location. The total footprint of the project would be 534
square feet or 0.14 percent of the
total ground area of the park.
According to Verizon, the project would fill a substantial gap in
Verizon's cell service so that area
customers would have improved
cell service capabilities and 911
service, including within the park
and the nearby preserve. At a
Rancho Peñasquitos Community

Planning Board meeting, the president of the basketball association
noted that not having cellular
telephone service was an issue for
coaches who practice at the park if
an emergency arises.
Verizon found that the park was
the only property within the intended coverage area that was not
an open-space preserve or developed with single-family residences. Due to " terrain challenges " in
the area, Verizon had further concluded that alternative locations
outside the proposed park-project
site were not feasible.
In February 2015, the Rancho
Peñasquitos Community Planning
Board voted 11 to 7 to approve the
project. In August, after a public
hearing, a city hearing officer ap-

The project entailed placing an
unmanned cell tower, disguised
as a 35-foot-tall faux eucalyptus
tree, and a 250-square-foot
landscaped equipment enclosure
with a trellis roof and a chainlink lid on the outskirts of the
8.53-acre park.
proved development and use permits for the project. In October, the
City Planning Commission (Commission), after a public hearing,
unanimously approved the permits.

Permissible Park Use?
In November, Don't Cell Our Parks
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