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