Super Farm LLC Conditional Use Permit, Coastal Development Permit, and Design Review (P5344)

The applicant requests Coastal Development Permit, Conditional Use Permit, and Design Review approval to construct a telecommunications facility on a developed lot in the unincorporated community of Point Reyes Station. The 900 square feet of proposed development – which consists of the lease area where the telecommunications facility would be sited – would not increase the floor area ratio on the approximately 1,192-acre lot. The proposed telecommunications facility would be constructed on a 30’ x 30’ concrete slab base and would include a faux water tower, within which nine panel antennas and related equipment would be concealed from view. The faux water tower would reach a maximum height of 50 feet above grade and maintain minimum setbacks of more than 100 feet to all property lines. 

The proposed telecommunications facility would also include the following: (1) one 30 kilowatt diesel generator and 203-gallon fuel tank; (2) two utility H-frames, one affixed with a surge suppressor, transition cans, and service light; the other affixed with an ILC panel and fiber optic telco box; and (3) three equipment cabinets. An eight-foot-tall concrete masonry wall would enclose the lease area where the telecommunications facility would be located.

The proposed development would also include various site improvements. These improvements include 445 feet of trenching for the new utility route from the proposed telecommunication facility to an existing utility pole. Access would be provided through an existing dirt road within a 20-foot access and utility easement branching off Pt. Reyes Petaluma Road. A turnaround and 20’ x 10’ utility technician parking area at the terminus of the access drive are also proposed. 

Coastal Development Permit approval is required pursuant to Section 20.68.060(M) of the Marin County Coastal Zoning Code because the project entails establishment of a telecommunications facility and other development.

Conditional Use Permit approval is required pursuant to Section 20.62.050(C), Table 5-1-e, of the Marin County Coastal Zoning Code and Policy RP 1.3 of the Telecommunications Facilities Policy Plan because the project entails the establishment of a telecommunications facilities land use within a C-APZ district.

Design Review is required pursuant to Policy RP 1.3 of the Telecommunications Facilities Policy Plan because telecommunications facilities that are subject to Master Plan or Conditional Use Permit approvals require Design Review to provide discretionary review and a mechanism for imposing conditions of approval.

Land Use Info

Zoning: C-APZ-60 (Coastal, Agricultural Production Zone with a Residential density of 60 acres per unit)
Countywide Plan designation: C-AG1 (Agriculture Coastal Zone)
Community Plan: Not applicable