Report - City of Tustin
Report - City of Tustin Report - City of Tustin
Pag c 9 Other recentcourt decisions also affirm that requirements for installations in one part oftown can differ for another part of town and take into account aesthetics design and public safety Numerous municipalities have also decided against towers based upon aesthetics and other taCl01 S I8 6 Surrounding Residential Property Values Will be Significantly Affected by an Installation at this Site Various studies and reports are available on the Internet that indicate that the presence of a cell tower in a residential neighborhood affects home values The diminution in value ranges from 2to 2U by some sources Even the financially interested ATS Communications representative present at the Zoning Administrator meeting on October 20 ZO10 conceded that property values may be affected by as much as 2 taking the most conservative approach 11 the neighborhoods surrounding Cedar Grove even this meager2 can have an impact of 15 000 70 000 on a home s value The value ofthe home in htrn dictates the amount of property tax that municipalities may collect for that residenceI 17 Please see Spris t PCS vPalos Verdes MelroPCS v San Fraracisco andTMobile vCidvofAnacortesId is Examples ofrecentlocal municipal decisions resolutionsand motions denying a cell tower due to aesthetics include City ofLos Angeles Planning Commission denies cell phone toweron condo complex October 12 2010 news story herehttpa blogs lawcckly com informer 2010 IO losan eles residents tight ba hp City of Nortlu idge rejects CMobile application October2010 near residential neighborhood news story herehttp www dailynews cum ci162b094fi County ofLos Angeles BoardofSupervisors deniesTMobile cell tower prapascd for Hacienda Heights upon appeal see County ofLos Angeles website for Motion of Intent to Deny by Supervisor Don Kiabe October 27 2009 on line athttp lilo lacounty ov bos supdocs 51925 pdf Also see County ofLos Angeles Counselffindings and order adopted March 92010 6 pages on lineat City of Los Angeles Associate Zoning Administrator Maya E Zaitrevsky denies TMobile cell tower in Toluca Lake CA North Hollywood Valley Village area see CUP denial Case No ZA2009 1873 CtIW February 17 2010 Los Angeles Planning Department websiteon lineSununary at final Decisionon linedirectly here City Council for Temple CityCA denies monopine cell tower proposed for church location in residential neighborhood passed approved and adopted March 162010 Source City Clerk Temple City CA City Council for City of Irvine CA denies NewPath DAS installations for TurtleRock community resolution approved August 11 2009 Seeon lineat City ofIrvine website at http wwwirvineq uickrecords con sireuub cache 2smoxvoyxOSvvzg45kpeyvpuo 9573494051720 l 00130 5652 PDF 19 A numberof organizations and studies have documented the deMmental effects ofBell towers on property values
Page X10 Thus residents are justifiably concerned about proposed cell towers reducing the value of their homes and properties Who would want to live right next to one or under one And imagine whatits like for people who purchase or build their dream home or neighborhood only to later have an unwanted cell tower installedjust outside their window This negative effect canalso contribute to urban blight and a deterioration of neighborhoods and school districts when residents want to move outorpull their children out because they don t want to live orhave their children attend schools next to a cell tower These points underscore why this wireless facility is a commercial facility that doesn t belong u this park near residences and two schools and should be placed in an alternative less obtntsive location 20 1 The Appraisal nstitute the largest global professional membership organization for appraisers with 91 chapters throughout the worldspotlighted the issue ofcell towersand the fair market value ofahome and educated its members that a cell tower should infact cause a decrease in home value The detinitivework on this subject was done by Dr Sandy Bond who concluded that media attention to the potential health hazardsof cellular phone towers and antennas has spread concerns among the public resulting in increased resistanceto sites near those towers Percentage decreases mentioned in the study range from 2 to 20 with the percentage moving toward the higher range the closer the property These are a few ofher studies aThe effect ofdistanceto cell phone towers on house prices by Sandy Bond Appraisal Journal Fall 2007 see attached Source Appraisal Journal found onthe Entrepreneur website http www enh epreneur com tradejournals article 171851340 html or httlx www prres net papers Bond Squires Using GIS to Measurc pdf b Sandy Bond Ph DKo Kang Wang The Impact ofCell Phone Towers onHouse Prices in Residential Neighborhoods The Appraisal Journal Summer 2005 see attached Source Goliath business contentwebsite c Sandy Bond alsoco authored CellularPhone Towers Perceived impact on residents and property values University oFAuckland paper presented at theNinth Pacific Rim Real EstateSociety Conference Brisbane Australia lanuary 19 22 2003 see attached Source Pacific Rim Real EstateSociety website http www prres net Fakers Bond The Impact OfCellular Phone Basc Station Towers On Propert Values pd f 2 hidustry Canada Canadian government department promoting Canadian economy Report On the National Antenna Tower Policy Review Section D The Six Policy Questions Question 6What evidence exists that property values are impacted by the placement ofaiteima towers see attached Source Industry Canada http www ic gc ca etc site smt gst nsl enti 83html website 3 New Zealand Ministry for the EnvironmentAppendix 5 The Impact of Cellphone Towers on Property Values see attached Source Ncw Zealand Ministry for the Environment website http www mfeogvr nz uhlications rma nes teleconununicatinns section32 au 08 pagel2 html 20 A few other examples ofevidence showing the decline in real estate value include 1 Glendale CA During the 3anuary7 2009 Glendale City Council publichearing about a proposedTMobile cell towerin a residential neighborhood local real estate professional Addora Beall described how a Spanish home in the Verdugo Woodlands listed for 1 million dollarssold25 000less because ofa power pole across the street Perception is everything said Ms Beall stated it the public perceives it to be a problem then itis a problem It really does affect property values See Glendale City Council meeting January 72009 video of Addora Beall comments c 235 24htt plGlendale tranicus com MediaPlayer php viewid l2 cli id 1227 2 WindsorNills View Park CA residents who were tighting offaTMobile antenna in their neighborhood
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Pag c 9<br />
Other recentcourt decisions also affirm that requirements for installations in one part <strong>of</strong>town<br />
can differ for another part <strong>of</strong> town and take into account aesthetics design and public safety<br />
Numerous municipalities have also decided against towers based upon aesthetics and other<br />
taCl01 S I8 6<br />
Surrounding Residential Property Values Will be Significantly Affected by<br />
an Installation at this Site<br />
Various studies and reports are available on the Internet that indicate that the presence <strong>of</strong> a cell<br />
tower in a residential neighborhood affects home values The diminution in value ranges from<br />
2to 2U by some sources Even the financially interested ATS Communications<br />
representative present at the Zoning Administrator meeting on October 20 ZO10 conceded that<br />
property values may be affected by as much as 2 taking the most conservative approach 11<br />
the neighborhoods surrounding Cedar Grove even this meager2 can have an<br />
impact <strong>of</strong><br />
15 000<br />
70 000<br />
on a home s value The value <strong>of</strong>the home in htrn dictates the amount<br />
<strong>of</strong> property tax that municipalities may collect for that residenceI<br />
17<br />
Please see Spris t PCS vPalos Verdes MelroPCS v San Fraracisco andTMobile vCidv<strong>of</strong>AnacortesId<br />
is<br />
Examples <strong>of</strong>recentlocal municipal decisions resolutionsand motions denying a cell tower due to aesthetics<br />
include<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong>Los Angeles Planning Commission denies cell phone toweron condo complex October 12 2010<br />
news story herehttpa blogs lawcckly com informer 2010 IO losan eles residents tight ba hp<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nortlu idge rejects CMobile application October2010 near residential neighborhood news story<br />
herehttp www dailynews cum<br />
ci162b094fi<br />
County <strong>of</strong>Los Angeles Board<strong>of</strong>Supervisors deniesTMobile cell tower prapascd for Hacienda Heights<br />
upon appeal see County <strong>of</strong>Los Angeles website for Motion <strong>of</strong> Intent to Deny by Supervisor Don Kiabe<br />
October 27 2009 on line athttp lilo lacounty ov bos supdocs 51925 pdf Also see County <strong>of</strong>Los<br />
Angeles Counselffindings and order adopted March 92010 6 pages on lineat<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> Los Angeles Associate Zoning Administrator Maya E Zaitrevsky denies TMobile cell tower in<br />
Toluca Lake CA North Hollywood Valley Village area see CUP denial Case No ZA2009 1873<br />
CtIW February 17 2010 Los Angeles Planning Department websiteon lineSununary at<br />
final Decisionon linedirectly here<br />
<strong>City</strong> Council for Temple <strong>City</strong>CA denies monopine cell tower proposed for church location in residential<br />
neighborhood passed approved and adopted March 162010 Source <strong>City</strong> Clerk Temple <strong>City</strong> CA<br />
<strong>City</strong> Council for <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> Irvine CA denies NewPath DAS installations for TurtleRock community<br />
resolution approved August 11 2009 Seeon lineat <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong>Irvine website at<br />
http wwwirvineq uickrecords con sireuub cache 2smoxvoyxOSvvzg45kpeyvpuo<br />
9573494051720 l 00130<br />
5652 PDF<br />
19 A number<strong>of</strong> organizations and studies have documented the deMmental effects <strong>of</strong>Bell towers on property<br />
values
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