I got a call back from the Glendale Public Works Engineering Office yesterday, and learned that one other permit has been issued for a cellular antenna installation in a residential zone – the Glen Knolls area on Sunshine Drive north of Kildonin. This is in addition to the first T-Mobile permit, which was issued for installation of an antenna on Cumberland Road in Northwest Glendale.
Two other such permits are currently in the “encroachment process,” meaning that the request goes to 12 city departments for comments, concerns and cross-checking. This process does not include a public hearing and preempts public objections, since the telecommunications companies requested installation on the city’s right-of-way.
The permits in process include an antenna near the intersection of Clement Street and Glenwood Road (near Hoover High School), and one in Camino San Rafael.
All permits, the two approved and the two in process, are currently on hold pending the city’s deliberations on how to proceed in the face of strong public opposition outside of the narrow permit process. The city attorney’s office plans to complete its research on the matter today, and will meet with representatives of T-Mobile on Monday.
For more information, check out this blog’s earlier posts on Cellular Antennae, and stay tuned!