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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPVH HEALTH SYSTEMS, HARMONY CAMPUS WTE (QWEST) - PDP - 16-99A - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - LETTER OF INTENTSUMMARY Qwest's application either meets or exceeds all applicable and practical standards and criteria set under the City of Fort Collins Wireless Telecommunications regulations. Thank you. Sam Kimbrell, Senior Site Acquisition Consultant Qwest Poudre Valley Hospital, FTC-233 J (4) Landscaping. rawest Wireless is proposing a facility that ..ill be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. All related equipment will be behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, no additional landscaping is proposed at this time. All existing structures will provide the necessary screening for the antennas and related equipment. (5) Fencing. Qwest Wireless is proposing a facility that will be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. All related equipment will be behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, no fencing is proposed at this time. All existing structures will provide the necessary screening for the antennas and related equipment. (6) Berming. Qwest Wireless is proposing a facility that will be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. All related equipment will be behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, no additional landscaping, fencing, or berming is proposed at this time. All existing structures will provide the necessary screening for the antennas and related equipment. (7) Irrigation. Qwest Wireless is proposing a facility that will be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. All related equipment will be behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, no additional landscaping that would require irrigation is proposed at this time. (8) Color. All of the proposed antennas that will be mounted to the outside of the existing rooftop equipment screen wall will be painted to match the screen wall and/or building. All other proposed antennas and related equipment cabinets will be placed behind an existing or proposed screen wall and will not be visible. (9) Lighting. Qwest Wireless is proposing a facility that will be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. Therefore this request is not proposing to laminate the facility or equipment. (10)Interference. The proposed facility will not cause interference to other electronics such as radios, televisions, computers, or other such equipment. Qwest Wireless operates under an approved FCC License agreement. Any violation of this agreement through interference or other means is a violation of this agreement and therefore, must be remedied immediately. To date, Qwest Wireless has never interfered with any other provider or reception device. (11)Access Roadways. All existing access roadways both around and within the property will be utilized. The proposed telecommunications facility will not require and additional access roadways. (12) Foothills and Hogbacks. Qwest Wireless is proposing a facility that will be mounted to an existing rooftop screen wall and proposed new screen wall. All related equipment will be behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, no additional landscaping, fencing, or berming is proposed at this time. All existing structures will provide the necessary screening for the antennas and related equipment. Photo simulations have been provided to demonstrate that there will not be any adverse visual impacts as a result of this facility. (13)Airports and Fight Paths. Qwest Wireless files a Form 7460-1 with the FAA on all sites. Qwest Wireless is unaware of any potential for this site to pose a hazard to any airport flight path or height restriction. (14)Historic Sites and Structures. This should not apply to the Poudre Valley Hospital and therefore permission from the City's Landmark Preservation Commission is not necessary. Poudre Valley Hospital, FTC-233 3 J This means constructing a sue that is not too high otherwise interference ,vith other sites will most likely occur and if too low, the site will not meet its coverage objective and additional sites would be required. At the above referenced location, our facility will be able to provide adequate level of coverage along each corridor and throughout much of the surrounding area. In the alternative, Qwest Wireless will be faced with inadequate coverage and/or multiple facilities throughout out this area to provide the same level of coverage that just one facility at Poudre Valley Hospital would achieve. Thus, Qwest Wireless is proposing the construction and operation of an unstaffed rooftop mounted facility at the above location. The proposed installation consists of a minimum of 4 panel antenna, up to a maximum of 6 antennas to accommodate future call traffic, mounted to an existing rooftop equipment screen wall and 2 panel antenna with the possibility an additional antenna mounted to a non -penetrating skid fully screened within a new equipment screen wall painted to match the others currently on the roof. In addition, this site will have two (2) equipment cabinets with a possibility of a third located within the existing rooftop equipment screen wall in such a manner where they will not be visible; and related equipment/cables. All requirements of the City will be adhered to with this request. There are numerous Qwest subscribers living, working, and traveling through this area who depend on adequate wireless coverage not only for personal use but also for businesses to keep in contact with their employees and customers. There is also a significant safety factor involved in being able to have this service in this area. Planninq Obiectives Section 3.8.13 Wireless Telecommunications (C) Standards. (1) Setbacks. Qwest Wireless is proposing to mount 4 panel antenna on an existing rooftop screen wall and 2 antennas (separate sector) on a rooftop mount. Screen wall based antennas will be painted to match the existing equipment screen walls. Roof mounted antennas will be painted to match the building. The related equipment cabinets will be positioned behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall. Therefore, all requirements with respect to setbacks will be either met or exceeded. (2) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities. Given the design of the site (mounting on existing rooftop screen wall and screened equipment) the proposed facility will be consistent with other rooftop screened equipment and antennas and the architectural style of the surrounding architectural environment both planned and existing given the proposed facility's design and the surrounding exterior materials, roof form, scale, mass, color, texture, and character. The proposed CMRS facility will also be compatible with the surrounding natural environment when considering land forms, topography, and other natural features. (3) Wireless Telecommunication Equipment. The related equipment cabinets will be placed behind an existing rooftop equipment screen wall and will not be visible. The proposed antennas will be painted to match the rooftop screen wall and the building respectively. Therefore, the telecommunication equipment and antennas will be compatible with the structure it is mounted to. The proposed antennas will not exceed the height of the existing screen wall. As indicated above, the related equipment cabinets will be positioned behind the existing rooftop equipment screen wall and will not be visible but will be compatible with the building's design, color, and material. Poudre Valley Hospital, FIC-233 2 O'is now Qwest ,.:. City of Fort Collins — Wireless Telecommunications Service Application — Revised 10-25-01 Owest Wireless — CMRS Facility — Poudre Valley Hospital WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE - LETTER OF INTENT Property Owner Applicant Applicant Representative Poudre Health Services District Qwest Wireless, LLC Qwest Wireless, LLC Poudre Valley Hospital 4301 E. Colfax, Rm 314 4301 E. Colfax, Rm 314 2127 E. Harmony Road, Denver, CO 80220 Denver, CO 80220 Fort Collins, CO 80528 Attn: Sam Kimbrell Attn: Sam Kimbrell (970)287-6002 720 271-9814 (720)271-9814 (303) 398-8497 FAX email: skimbre@gwest.com Site Plan/Project Name: Qwest Wireless CMRS Facility, FTC-233 — Poudre Valley Hospital Site Address: 2121 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528 Zoning: HC Parcel No.: 8605207901 Process: Wireless Telecommunications Services Equipment Review (PDP/F) Request: The mounting of 6 panel antenna on the rooftop equipment screen wall of the Poudre Valley Hospital in the HC Zone District. Project Description: Installation of 6 roof based CMRS antennas, with roof based equipment cabinets, and related equipment. Request and Justification (5/21/01) Qwest's wireless phone customers have complained of dropped phone calls or no service along the E. Harmony Road and Timberline corridors. A second objective is to provide coverage to the north of the site. This site is also required to help ease (or offload) the call traffic from other sites this area is currently experiencing. Our objective is to provide the traveling public as well as the residents and business of this area with seamless wireless phone coverage. By providing this coverage, we would also be complying with statutory requirements as mandated by the FCC. The purpose for this application and need for a new CMRS facility in this area is primarily due to the existence of a "gap" in coverage along the E. Harmony Road and Timberline corridors as well as to provide coverage to the north of the proposed site. In addition to these corridors, this site will provide much needed coverage to the surrounding areas. This site's other prime objective is to ease (or offload) the call traffic this area is currently experiencing. This facility will help reduce the number of dropped calls currently experienced by the residents, businesses, and traveling public. Our PCS digital technology antennas are powered at 8-watts. (There is less radio signal radiation from our antennas than the older technology analog "Cell Phone" antennas, which were powered at 100-watts.) In order to provide our customers with good phone coverage while they are in this "gap", we need to place an antennae site on the subject property. This site has been selected primarily due to its proximity and central location in our coverage ring and low number of visible obstructions allowing us to achieve an optimal level of coverage with the fewest number of CMRS facilities. In addition, this site would prevent Qwest Wireless from having to construct a new freestanding facility. Qwest's system works similar to a puzzle in that each CMRS facility must fit into the system exactly. This requires each site to be in the optimal location and be at the optimal height. Poudre Valley Hospital, FTC-233