PLEASE contact us if you think you live within 500' of Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. [email protected]
Glendale2ACTION:Glendale Against Cell Towers In Our Neighborhoods
No Residential Cell Towers!
Preserve our neighborhoods, Our Home Values, Our Future
Did you know that Verizon Wireless plans to put a 56' cell tower in the Grandview Memorial Park Cemetery behind Kenneth Village, adjacent to the last tower location that was denied? Would you like to have a giant cell tower hanging over your home and Village, visible from blocks away? We don’t.
Glendale Residents Speak Out to Oppose this Cell Tower Because:
Our Website:
glendale2action.com
What can you do?
Glendale residents can sign our petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/help-stop-grandview-cemetery-cell-tower
IF YOU THINK YOU LIVE WITHIN 500 FT., PLEASE CONTACT US TO SIGN OUR HARD COPY PETITION AND TO GIVE US CELL FEEDBACK! Or sign online (but not both):http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/residents-who-live-within-500-of-grand-view
Email Us At:
Help us to stop this tower BEFORE Mr. Hassan Haghani, Glendale Community Development Director, approves it! Once it’s in, it will be practically impossible to remove. The time to fight it is NOW!
Email Community Development Director:
[email protected] and [email protected]
You can also email our City Council representatives. Ask for their support in opposing the cemetery cell tower, as well as insisting on a public hearing:
Mayor Zareh Sinanyan: [email protected]
Council Member Paula Devine: [email protected]
Council Member Laura Friedman: [email protected]
Council Member Ara Najarian: [email protected]
Council Member Dave Weaver: [email protected]
PETITION TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL TO DENY A PERMIT TO VERIZON WIRELESS FOR A CELL TOWER AT THE GRAND VIEW MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY
We, the undersigned residents of the City of Glendale CA, attest that we are in opposition to the installation of the cellular tower Verizon Wireless plans to put up in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. Impacted residents in this neighborhood have good cell phone reception, will be visually impacted by this tower, and want Verizon to find a more acceptable location.
There is no public hearing for a tower in a CEM zone. Only the Community Development Director, Mr. Hassan Haghani, will approve or deny Verizon’s permit application for a tower. Only those who live within 500’ of the cemetery property will be able to appeal the tower. We feel that this process is undemocratic and needs correction. We ask that there be a public hearing to hear from Glendale residents before a decision is made.
Installation of a cellular tower in this cemetery that is starting at 56’ and has no height limit is inconsistent with the character of this neighborhood with a predominance of character homes from the 1920s to mid-1900s. At 56’, it will be over 3 stories taller than any nearby building. In addition, a cell tower in this location would lead to the reduction of property values of the homes near, and within view of, such a tower.
This cemetery tower is directly next to the previous tower site location at 1400 W. Kenneth Rd. Verizon Wireless did not actually find a new site, just a loophole in a new zone that has fewer restrictions and serves the carrier best. The same reasons staff gave the Planning Commission to deny that 1400 W. Kenneth Rd. tower still apply for this tower location: the carrier can co-locate on the nearby wireless telecommunications sites as well as relocate the antenna such that is further away from the residential neighborhood or on a different property where the visual impact is minimized. Building a cell tower, whether it be a Spanish-style tower or any other design, that stands over 5 stories tall - and has no height limit- does not minimize visual impact but rather maximizes it.
We understand that the federal courts have already ruled repeatedly that a municipality has no obligation to allow intrusive cell tower installations anywhere within its borders when other providers cover the area without such intrusive installations. We believe Verizon Wireless and other cellular communications companies should be required to find more appropriate locations in nearby commercial and industrial zones or at the top of the hills of Glendale, away from residential neighborhoods and that all alternative scenarios must be exhausted to make an appropriate selection. We ask that the city protect its residents from telecommunication companies who find zoning loopholes to place towers in residential neighborhoods, setting a precedent for future towers.
We call upon Mr. Hassan Haghani, the Planning Commission and Glendale City Council to (a) hear from the public before a decision is made (b) serve the public and not be led by profit for the city, the carrier and/or the cemetery owner (c) determine if a legitimate need for a cell tower exists in the residential neighborhood. This need should be verified by Glendale resident user feedback and data from US Cellular (d) perform its duty to preserve our character neighborhoods and Kenneth Village e) preserve property values of our homes by DENYING the installation of the cell tower in Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Updates
March 16, 2015
Verizon is betting we will lose interest so prove them wrong by emailing your council representative today. Go to the city planning website to find the submission portal and upload your formal objection to this project. Check your property line distance from the park and email us if you are within the five hundred foot radius.
March 16, 2015
The momentum behind this petition proves that our neighbors refuse to accept this eyesore in our community. Post the link on your Facebook page right now to keep the pressure on Verizon. Send an email to your local representative today to demand they block this project.
41 Comments
Please no tower in this neighborhood. It is not only unattractive but it is also unsafe due to amount of radiation.
The reception is already good and this will be an eye sore to the community and devalue the home values.
Yes, the cemetary could use the income. We understand that. However, a towering monstrosity 56 feet tall? NO! Verizon must find another say. Perhaps a shorter one in the middle of the cemetary and not next to the Village's south boundary with the cemetary. By proposing this 56 foot tall monument to itself, Verison has proven it doesn't care at all about the esthetics of the Village or for those who live near it.
I am vehemently opposed to the proposed Verizon Wireless cell tower. This will be a horrible eyesore to our community, and that along with the perceived health risks of cell towers will negatively affect home values. The concerns of the community should trump corporate interests, and this decision should not be made by one person.
It's appalling that one individual is given such power to approve such a project that impacts hundreds of thousands of people. The residents spoke loud and clear that they oppose such a tower. It's critical at this election time to know where our Council Candidates stand on this issue!
I opposing to placing this tower next to my house.
We already have too many cell towers. We should be taking them down, not putting up more.
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PLEASE contact us if you think you live within 500' of Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. [email protected]
Glendale2ACTION:Glendale Against Cell Towers In Our Neighborhoods
No Residential Cell Towers!
Preserve our neighborhoods, Our Home Values, Our Future
Did you know that Verizon Wireless plans to put a 56' cell tower in the Grandview Memorial Park Cemetery behind Kenneth Village, adjacent to the last tower location that was denied? Would you like to have a giant cell tower hanging over your home and Village, visible from blocks away? We don’t.
Glendale Residents Speak Out to Oppose this Cell Tower Because:
Our Website:
glendale2action.com
What can you do?
Glendale residents can sign our petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/help-stop-grandview-cemetery-cell-tower
IF YOU THINK YOU LIVE WITHIN 500 FT., PLEASE CONTACT US TO SIGN OUR HARD COPY PETITION AND TO GIVE US CELL FEEDBACK! Or sign online (but not both):http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/residents-who-live-within-500-of-grand-view
Email Us At:
Help us to stop this tower BEFORE Mr. Hassan Haghani, Glendale Community Development Director, approves it! Once it’s in, it will be practically impossible to remove. The time to fight it is NOW!
Email Community Development Director:
[email protected] and [email protected]
You can also email our City Council representatives. Ask for their support in opposing the cemetery cell tower, as well as insisting on a public hearing:
Mayor Zareh Sinanyan: [email protected]
Council Member Paula Devine: [email protected]
Council Member Laura Friedman: [email protected]
Council Member Ara Najarian: [email protected]
Council Member Dave Weaver: [email protected]
PETITION TO DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND TO THE GLENDALE CITY COUNCIL TO DENY A PERMIT TO VERIZON WIRELESS FOR A CELL TOWER AT THE GRAND VIEW MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY
We, the undersigned residents of the City of Glendale CA, attest that we are in opposition to the installation of the cellular tower Verizon Wireless plans to put up in the Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. Impacted residents in this neighborhood have good cell phone reception, will be visually impacted by this tower, and want Verizon to find a more acceptable location.
There is no public hearing for a tower in a CEM zone. Only the Community Development Director, Mr. Hassan Haghani, will approve or deny Verizon’s permit application for a tower. Only those who live within 500’ of the cemetery property will be able to appeal the tower. We feel that this process is undemocratic and needs correction. We ask that there be a public hearing to hear from Glendale residents before a decision is made.
Installation of a cellular tower in this cemetery that is starting at 56’ and has no height limit is inconsistent with the character of this neighborhood with a predominance of character homes from the 1920s to mid-1900s. At 56’, it will be over 3 stories taller than any nearby building. In addition, a cell tower in this location would lead to the reduction of property values of the homes near, and within view of, such a tower.
This cemetery tower is directly next to the previous tower site location at 1400 W. Kenneth Rd. Verizon Wireless did not actually find a new site, just a loophole in a new zone that has fewer restrictions and serves the carrier best. The same reasons staff gave the Planning Commission to deny that 1400 W. Kenneth Rd. tower still apply for this tower location: the carrier can co-locate on the nearby wireless telecommunications sites as well as relocate the antenna such that is further away from the residential neighborhood or on a different property where the visual impact is minimized. Building a cell tower, whether it be a Spanish-style tower or any other design, that stands over 5 stories tall - and has no height limit- does not minimize visual impact but rather maximizes it.
We understand that the federal courts have already ruled repeatedly that a municipality has no obligation to allow intrusive cell tower installations anywhere within its borders when other providers cover the area without such intrusive installations. We believe Verizon Wireless and other cellular communications companies should be required to find more appropriate locations in nearby commercial and industrial zones or at the top of the hills of Glendale, away from residential neighborhoods and that all alternative scenarios must be exhausted to make an appropriate selection. We ask that the city protect its residents from telecommunication companies who find zoning loopholes to place towers in residential neighborhoods, setting a precedent for future towers.
We call upon Mr. Hassan Haghani, the Planning Commission and Glendale City Council to (a) hear from the public before a decision is made (b) serve the public and not be led by profit for the city, the carrier and/or the cemetery owner (c) determine if a legitimate need for a cell tower exists in the residential neighborhood. This need should be verified by Glendale resident user feedback and data from US Cellular (d) perform its duty to preserve our character neighborhoods and Kenneth Village e) preserve property values of our homes by DENYING the installation of the cell tower in Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
Updates
March 16, 2015
Verizon is betting we will lose interest so prove them wrong by emailing your council representative today. Go to the city planning website to find the submission portal and upload your formal objection to this project. Check your property line distance from the park and email us if you are within the five hundred foot radius.
March 16, 2015
The momentum behind this petition proves that our neighbors refuse to accept this eyesore in our community. Post the link on your Facebook page right now to keep the pressure on Verizon. Send an email to your local representative today to demand they block this project.
41 Comments
Please don't compromise the charm and historical of our wonderful. village by buiding thr tower.
Please no tower in this neighborhood. It is not only unattractive but it is also unsafe due to amount of radiation.
The reception is already good and this will be an eye sore to the community and devalue the home values.
Yes, the cemetary could use the income. We understand that. However, a towering monstrosity 56 feet tall? NO! Verizon must find another say. Perhaps a shorter one in the middle of the cemetary and not next to the Village's south boundary with the cemetary. By proposing this 56 foot tall monument to itself, Verison has proven it doesn't care at all about the esthetics of the Village or for those who live near it.
I am vehemently opposed to the proposed Verizon Wireless cell tower. This will be a horrible eyesore to our community, and that along with the perceived health risks of cell towers will negatively affect home values. The concerns of the community should trump corporate interests, and this decision should not be made by one person.
It's appalling that one individual is given such power to approve such a project that impacts hundreds of thousands of people. The residents spoke loud and clear that they oppose such a tower. It's critical at this election time to know where our Council Candidates stand on this issue!
I opposing to placing this tower next to my house.
We already have too many cell towers. We should be taking them down, not putting up more.
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Please don't compromise the charm and historical of our wonderful. village by buiding thr tower.