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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2420 LAPORTE AVENUE, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT - PDP - 48-02 - REPORTS - LUC REQUIREMENTS• Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed wireless telecommunication equipment is not located near an airport or flight path. (14) Historic Sites and Structures. Wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment shall not be located on any historic site or structure unless permission is first obtained from the city's Landmark Preservation Commission as required by Chapter 14 of the City Code. • Verizon Wireless Response: The church located at 2420 LaPorte Road is not a designated historic site or structure. (15). Stealth Technology: To the extent reasonably feasible, the applicant shall employ "stealth technology" so as to convert the wireless telecommunication into wireless telecommunication equipment, as the best method by which to mitigate and/or camouflage visual impacts. Stealth technology consists of, but is not limited to, the use of grain bins, silos, or elevators, church steeples, water towers, clock towers, bell towers, false penthouses or other similar "mimic" structures. Such "mimic" structures shall have a contextual relationship to the adjacent area. • Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed Verizon Wireless design will utilize a stealth steeple as suggested above. The antennas will be concealed within the steeple and will not be apparent from outside view. The proposed column and steeple offer an architectural element that compliments and adds to the existing on -site use. • Verizon Wireless Response: Verizon Wireless is not proposing a method of fencing around the equipment shelter as the shelter is secured and completely self contained. (6) Berming. Berms shall be considered as an acceptable screening device. Berms shall feature slopes that allow mowing, irrigation and maintenance. • Verizon Wireless Response: Because the equipment will not be visible from a public right of way, no berming is proposed. (7) Irrigation. Landscaping and berming shall be equipped with automatic irrigation systems meeting the water conservation standards of the city. • Verizon Wireless Response: Since no landscaping is proposed, no irrigation is proposed. (8) Color. All wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment shall be painted to match as closely as possible the color and texture of the wall, building or surrounding built environment. Muted colors, earth tones and subdued colors shall be used. • Verizon Wireless Response: The Verizon Wireless equipment shelter shall be constructed of a material in an earth tone light brown/tan color. (9) Lighting. The light source for security lighting shall be high pressure sodium and feature down - directional, sharp cut-off luminaries so that there is no spillage of illumination off -site. Light fixtures, whether freestanding or tower -mounted, shall not exceed twenty-two (22) feet in height. • Verizon Wireless Response: There is no lighting proposed for this site. (10) Interference. Wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment shall operate in such a manner so as not to cause interference with other electronics such as radios, televisions or computers. • Verizon Wireless Response: The Verizon Wireless telecommunications site shall pose no interference issues with other electronics. (11) Access Roadways. Access roads must be capable of supporting all of the emergency response equipment of the Poudre Fire Authority. • Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed Verizon Wireless design will not precipitate any changes to access roads to the church. (12) Foothills and Hogbacks. Wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment located in or near the foothills bear a special responsibility for mitigating visual disruption. If such a location is selected, the applicant shall provide computerized, three-dimensional, visual simulation of the facility or equipment and other appropriate graphics to demonstrate the visual impact on the view of the city's foothills and hogbacks. • Verizon Wireless Response: Foothills or Hogbacks are not an issue for this site. (13) Airports and Flight Paths. Wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment located near airports and flight paths shall obtain the necessary approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration. character. Such facilities shall also be compatible with the surrounding natural environment considering land forms, topography, and other natural features. If such facility is an accessory use to an existing use, the facility shall be constructed out of materials that are equal to or better than the materials of the principal use. • Verizon Wireless Response: Verizon Wireless is proposing a wireless telecommunication site with wireless telecommunication equipment, not a wireless telecommunication facility (as defined by the City of Fort Collins zoning code to mean any trestandin facility, building, pole, tower or structure). The proposed Verizon Wireless telecommunication site will be attached to the existing building. (3) WlirrIess Telecommunication Equipment. Wireless telecommunication equipment shall be of the same color as the building or structure to which or on which such equipment is mounted. Whenever a wireless telecommunication antenna is attached to a building roof, the height of the antenna shall not be more than fifteen (15) feet over the height of the building. All wireless telecommunication equipment shall be located as far from the edge of the roof as possible. Even if the building is constructed at or above the building height limitations contained in Section 3.8.17, the additional fifteen (15) feet is permissible. Whenever wireless telecommunication equipment is mounted to the wall of a building or structure, the equipment shall be mounted in a configuration as flush to the wall as technically possible and shall not project above the wall on which it is mounted. Roof- and ground -mounted wireless telecommunication equipment shall be screened by parapet walls or screen walls in a manner compatible with the building's design, color and material. • Verizon Wireless Response: The first three paragraphs of this section of the code describe wall and roof mounted facilities. However steeples are exempt from the height requirements of the City of Ft. Collins Zoning Code. The proposed Verizon Wireless equipment shelter will be located at the rear of the church, and will not be visible from a public right of way. (4) LancLrcaping. Wireless telecommunication facilities and ground -mounted wireless telecommunications equipment may need to be landscaped with landscaping materials that exceed the levels established in Section 3.2.1, due to the unique nature of such facilities. Landscaping may therefore be required to achieve a total screening effect at the base of such facilities or equipment to screen the mechanical characteristics. A heavy emphasis on coniferous plants for year-round screening may be required. If a wireless telecommunication facility or ground -mounted wireless telecommunication equipment has frontage on a public street, street trees shall be planted along the roadway in accordance with the policies of the City Forester. • Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed site for the equipment shelter will not be visible from a public right of way. (5) Fencing. Chain link fencing shall be unacceptable to screen facilities. Fencing material shall consist of wood, masonry, stucco or other acceptable materials and be opaque. Fencing shall not exceed six (6) feet in height. iVdZ flwiretess RESPONSE TO SECTION 3.8.13 — REQUIREMENTS FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION 3.8.13 Wireless Telecommunication (A) Location. Subject to the requirements of paragraph (B) of this Section, wireless telecommunication equipment may be attached to or mounted on any existing building or structure (or substantially similar replacement structure) located in any zone district of the city. Wireless telecommunication equipment shall not, however, be permitted to be attached to or mounted on any residential building containing four (4) or fewer dwelling units. • Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed design calls for the attachment of a column to the front of the existing church and a false, RF transparent steeple mounted at the top of the column for the concealment of wireless antennas. The property is located at 2420 LaPorte Road and is zoned LMN (Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood). (B) Co-locatioa No wireless telecommunication facility or equipment owner or lessee or employee thereof shall act to exclude or attempt to exclude any other wireless telecommunication provider from using the same building, structure or location. Wireless telecommunication facility owners or lessees or employees thereof shall cooperate in good faith to achieve co -location of wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment with other wireless telecommunication providers. • Verizon Wireless Response: Verizon Wireless will not act to exclude or attempt to exclude any other competitor from using the subject steeple or church building located at 2420 LaPorte Road for the location of other antenna or other telecommunication equipment. (C) Standards (1) Setbacks. With respect to a wireless telecommunication facility that is a tower or a monopole, the setback of the facility from the property lines shall be one (1) foot for every foot of height. However, to the extent that it can be demonstrated that the structure will collapse rather than topple, this requirement can be waived by the Director. In addition, the setbacks for ground -mounted wireless telecommunication equipment shall be governed by the setback criteria established in Articles 3 and/or 4. • Verizon Wireless Response: The proposed design calls for the attachment of a column and false steeple at the front of the existing church. Consequently, the one (1) for one (1) tower setback requirement does not apply. The location of the ground mounted BTS equipment fully complies with the setback criteria established in Articles 3 and/or 4. (2) Wireless Telecommunication Facilities. Whether manned or unmanned, wireless telecommunication facilities shall be consistent with the architectural style of the surrounding architectural environment (planned or existing) considering exterior materials, roof form, scale, mass, color, texture and