INSIDE CITY HALL BARNACLE BILL’S Council...
INSIDE
CITY HALL
BARNACLE BILL’S
Council members voted unanimously Monday to allow the owner of a
Westside business to build a deck for boat detailing and storage -- a
move that overturned previous denials from the Planning Commission
and city zoning administrator.
Dan Zaccuri, who owns the building where Barnacle Bill’s boat
repair business operates, had appealed the previous denials for the
deck to the highest body in hopes that council members would see
things differently than planning commissioners and staffers.
Council members approved an enclosed deck, with solid, shielding
walls to block the view of dismantled or stored boats from the street
-- which was one of the commission’s problems with an earlier
proposal. The council also discounted a recommendation by planners
that the solid walls would make it too easy to simply put a roof on
top and turn it into building square footage.
Councilwoman Karen Robinson said she saw no reason to believe that
Zaccuri would violate city law and completely enclose the entire
structure by adding a ceiling.
WHAT IT MEANS
Dan Zaccuri will be permitted to build a partially enclosed deck
to detail boats from Barnacle Bill’s business on the lower level and
use the top level for storage.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
The city solidified on Monday some extra money for the next
quarter-century by allowing a wireless communications company to
install three antennas on the top of the Costa Mesa Senior Center.
Council members unanimously approved a contract with Cingular
Wireless, LLC, that would give the city $18,000 per year for the next
five years -- and possibly the 20 years after that -- for the use of
the senior center building on 19th Street and Pomona Avenue.
According to a staff report, three antennas would be mounted on
the corners of the building, all with panels that are screened,
painted and textured to match the exterior. The accompanying
equipment cabinets will be put on the roof, out of sight from the
casual passerby, the report reads.
WHAT IT MEANS
The contract calls for a 15% increase each option term of five
years, with five five-year options, a staff report reads. If all
options are exercised, the city could double its initial gain,
bringing in about $36,000 with the final option.
-- Compiled by
Lolita Harper
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