HomeMy WebLinkAboutVERIZON WTF AT 1052 W. VINE DR. - PDP - PDP120025 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVEPROJECT INFORMATION
Applicant Information: Verizon Wireless, 3131 South Vaughn Way, Aurora, CO 80014
Representative: Irene Cooke, Leasing and Zoning Consultant, Closser Consulting LLC, P 0 Box
423, Tabernash, CO 80478; (970) 531-0831
Land Owner Information: Michael Rein, Dorothy Rein and Donald Rein, 4029 Highlands West
Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80526; (970) 484-7913
Engineering firm preparing Site Plan: Charles Steckley Architecture, Inc.; 5935 South Zang
Street, Suite 280, Littleton, CO 80127; (303) 932-9974
Name of project: Verizon Wireless FTC Fat Tire
Address of Project: 1052 West Vine Drive
PLANNING OBJECTIVE
Verizon Wireless proposes to develop a new telecommunications site, "FTC Fat Tire" at 1052
West Vine Drive on property currently in use by the offices of Apex Roofing Co. The purpose of
this site is to provide coverage and capacity for wireless service in the vicinity of Shields Street
and Vine Drive. The proposed site will be part of continuous telecommunications network
serving the greater Fort Collins area. Verizon Wireless is currently proposing several sites within
the City of Fort Collins and a approval of this application will allow Verizon Wireless to meet its
federally mandated obligations under the license granted by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) pursuant to the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Opportunities for collocation in this neighborhood are severely limited, due to the densely
residential nature of the area. There are no commercial buildings or multi -family structures of
sufficient height available for placement of rooftop or facade mounted antennas. Verizon
Wireless attempted to collocate with T-Mobile on a canister tower ("Animal House") at 1108 W.
Vine Drive, a site that was approved in 2011. The T-Mobile tower was approved with
insufficient height to be commercially feasible for collocation by a second carrier. In fact,
although this tower was approved more than a year ago, it has not been built and there is no
information available as to when construction might begin.
Verizon Wireless proposes to install a stealth "monopine" communications tower. This
structure will be designed to mimic a Ponderosa Pine, one of the approved species discussed in
pre -application meetings with Lindsay Ex, Environmental Planning. Photosimulations and a 3D
rendering included with this application illustrate how antennas will be concealed with
simulated branches. Also included in the application package are photos of actual existing sites
with monopine structures similar to the one being proposed.