AT&T is once again seeking to install a massive cellular phone antenna tower in Atwater Village. The proposed site is located at 3460 Glendale Blvd (as known as 3494 Casitas Ave). This site is also being considered for a community park thru Prop 84 funding.
AT&T is specifically seeking a Conditional Use Permit for the installation, use and maintenance of a wireless telecommunications faculty (cell phone tower) in the form of a 45-foot tall “monopine” structure. The tower will house a 12 panel antennas mounted on top, with 6 equipment cabinets and a GPS antenna located at the ground level.
The cell phone tower would be fully visible to both drivers and pedestrians from Glendale Blvd, Casitas Ave, Seneca Ave and Topock St in Central Atwater Village.
Like past efforts AT&T has expedited their application in what some believe is an attempt to circumvent community input. The period for review and comments ends April 7th, 2010.
Click here for site plans (pdf file)
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You can submit comments in writing to the Planning Department (please include case numbers)
Case # ENV-2010-155 and ZA-2010-154-CUW, 3460 Glendale Blvd
Attn: Jae Kim
Expediting Division
City of Los Angeles Planning
200 N. Spring Street, Room 721
Los Angeles, CA 90012
You can also fax your comments to (please include case number)
Case # ENV-2010-155 and ZA-2010-154-CUW, 3460 Glendale Blvd
Attn: Jae Kim
Expediting Division
City of Los Angeles Planning
Fax # 213.978.4656
For more information about the case contact Jae Kim at 213.978.1383
I love at&t service, and I love my Iphone. Let them build!
ReplyDeleteI understand why people don't want the tower, but Atwater Village has really bad cell service and it's only going to get worse as technology quickly advances. I think the tower is really needed. I understand that there may be a lot of people in the area that don't care about technology advancing, but our town needs to retain it's quaintness while still moving with the times. I'm not sure if this tower would enable AT&T's U-Verse service to come to Atwater, but if it would, then by all means build it. I have tried all of the current internet service plans available in Atwater, both residential & business, cable & DSL, and they all are horrible. If you want any sort of fast upload speeds (anything above 768k), it just doesn't exist. Does AT&T have any possible alternate locations that could still improve "stuck in the dark ages" Atwater Village? If so, great, then no eyesore please... but if not, we need to live with it.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
A Huge Fan of Atwater Village