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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2026-07 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO REPEAL AND REPLACE CHAPTER 18.110 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPT NEW POLICIES RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR WIRELESS FACILITIES (MACRO TOWERS, SMALL CELLS, AND MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING TOWERS)(CASE NO. P26-0123) WHEREAS, on May 5, 1998 the City Council adopted Ordinance 1743, amending the Pleasanton Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 18.110 regarding personal wireless service facilities; and WHEREAS, Chapter 18.110 has been updated and amended several times since its original adoption, including a major amendment in 2014 (Ordinance 2086) and other minor amendments over time; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2019 the City Council adopted Ordinance 2188 as an urgency item, in response to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling establishing reduced application processing timeframes, amending Chapter 18.110 to incorporate a special provision for Small Wireless Facilities, and making such facilities subject to requirements established in a separate policy adopted by City Council resolution; and at that same meeting adopted said policy; and WHEREAS, wireless facilities are a heavily regulated area of state and federal law, with these rules subject to significant change over time, as documented in the March 25, 2026 Planning Commission Agenda Report; and WHEREAS, wireless technologies and communications is a complex and evolving technical field; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan - Funding Our Future, Strategy 2 - Identify expanded and new revenue sources to address significant infrastructure needs, for which the City Council has identified opportunities to expand cellular leasing activities as a potential source of new revenue that should be explored; and WHEREAS, the City’s wireless regulations, including Chapter 18.110 and the Small Wireless Facilities policy require amendments to better align with state and federal law, and to provide more comprehensive and effective guidance with respect to the siting, design, and review procedures for all types of wireless facilities, as well as to facilitate improved cellular coverage in the City of Pleasanton for residents, businesses, and emergency service providers, while ensuring new and modified facilities will be well-designed, appropriately located and visually unobtrusive; and Docusign Envelope ID: 51CE5BDE-55F1-4B3D-8865-17E5814CF0C5