PC – 2026-01 – Recommending that the City Council Adopt Ordinance No. 1032 for the Approval of Municipal Code Amendment 25-01, Amending Chapter 17.54 (Wireless Telecommunication Facilities) to be in Compliance with Federal and State LawsEXHIBIT "A"
PC RESOLUTION 26-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE NO.
1032 FOR THE APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT 25-01,
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.54 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION
FACILITIES) TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS
WHEREAS, amendments to Title 17 (Zoning), specifically Rosemead Municipal
Code Chapter 17.54, Table 17.20.020.1, Table 17.21.020.1, Table 17.24.020.1, and
Table 17.28.040.1 are necessary to update the City's existing regulations for wireless
telecommunication facilities to be in accordance with Federal and State laws; and
WHEREAS, Section 17.152.060 of the Rosemead Municipal Code provides the
criteria for a Zoning Code Amendment; and
WHEREAS, Sections 65854 and 65855 of the California Government Code and
Section 17.152.040 of the Rosemead Municipal Code authorizes the Planning
Commission to review and make recommendations to the City Council regarding
amendments to the City's Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2026 the item was duly noticed in compliance with the
noticing and public hearing requirements of Chapter 17.156 (Public Hearings and
Administrative Review) of Title 17 (Zoning), and Assembly Bill (AB) 2904, which further
requires a 20 -day noticing period for Planning Commission hearings on a proposed
zoning ordinance or amendment to a zoning ordinance if the proposed ordinance or
amendment to a zoning ordinance affects the permitted uses of real property.
WHEREAS, on March 2, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed and
advertised public hearing to receive oral and written testimony relative to Municipal Code
Amendment 25-01: and
WHEREAS, the Rosemead Planning Commission has sufficiently considered all
testimony presented to them in order to make the following determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of Rosemead as follows:
SECTION 1. MCA 25-01 is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or
reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the
activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in
physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
SECTION 2. The Planning Commission HEREBY RECOMMENDS the following
findings of fact do exist to justify City Council approval of Municipal Code Amendment 25-
01, in accordance with Section 17.152.060 of the Rosemead Municipal Code, as follows:
A. The proposed amendment is consistent with the General Plan and any
applicable specific plan;
FINDING: The proposed Municipal Code Amendment 25-01 addresses
established FCC regulations for wireless telecommunication facilities in the City of
Rosemead. The General Plan does not include explicit policies or discussion of Wireless
Telecommunication Facilities, which are regulated by Federal and State law and the
zoning code. The amendment updates to the code sections align with Federal and State
regulations which supersede existing restrictions in the zoning code or any specific plan.
The proposed amendment maintains the current consistency between the General Plan,
Specific Plans, and Zoning Code.
B. The proposed amendment will not be detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience or welfare of the City; and
FINDING: The proposed Municipal Code Amendment 25-01 will promote public
health, safety, and general welfare and serve the goals and purposes of Title 17 by
clarifying and complying with Federal and State law, which were established in the public
interest. The proposed amendment does not authorize any changes to the environment
and will have no impacts to properties in the City or their surrounding environment.
C. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with other applicable
provisions of [the] Zoning Code.
FINDING: The proposed Municipal Code Amendment 25-01 adopts amendments
complying with FCC regulations for wireless telecommunication facilities in the City of
Rosemead. Wireless telecommunication facilities are allowed by the current General Plan
and Zoning Code. Adopting the proposed amendment maintains consistency with all
other provisions of the Zoning Code by updating multiple cross references and use tables
to ensure there is no conflict.
SECTION 3. The Planning Commission HEREBY RECOMMENDS the City
Council adopt Ordinance No. 1032 for the approval of MCA 25-01.
SECTION 4. This resolution is the result of an action taken by the Planning
Commission on March 2, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
SECTION 5. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall
transmit copies of same to the Rosemead City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 2nd day of March, 2026.
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CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Rosemead at its regular meeting, held on the 2nd day of March,
2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Valenzuela, Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ste ane GutierrezJPlannirib Commission Attorney
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP