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WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY
3003 E. HARMONY ROAD
TYPE I REVIEW
MAY 20, 2015
RAPID INCREASE IN SMARTPHONE USE
• 24% increase in number of smartphones in use from 2013 to 2014
• Now at least 156 million users of smartphones
• More than half of all mobile data use is data-intensive video
• Video-streaming, social networking most intensive uses
• Approximately 50 million U. S. consumers watched video on wireless
phones in 2013
• Customer demand for 4G-LTE service to support data-intensive uses
DATA INTENSIVE 4G-LTE USES
• Traffic generated by smartphone = 49x more than by basic handset
• Smartphone traffic expected to increase 325% by 2018
• Traffic generated by tablet – 127x more than by basic handset
• Tablet traffic expected to increase 370% by 2018
• U. S. Data Usage:
• 2012 = 1.468 trillion MB
• 2013 = 3.23 trillion MB (More than doubled in 1 year!)
• 2018 = Expected to increase by 650%
3003 E. HARMONY ROAD
VICINITY MAP
Lowe’s Target
Intel
Avago
Harmony One Condominium Assoc.
3003 E. Harmony Road
Zone District: HC – Harmony Corridor
Proposed Site Design
6 Façade-mounted panel antennas painted
to match existing façade color
2 HVAC units on ground level – east side
Electronic equipment in basement
No changes to roofline; minimal visual
impact
Meets All Requirements of Land Use Code
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant administrative standards in Article 2
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant general development standards in Article 3
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant standards in Article 4 Section 4.26, HC District
Existing View
Northeast Façade
Proposed View
Northeast Façade
Existing View
Southeast Façade
Proposed View
Southeast Façade
Existing View
Southwest Façade
Proposed View
Southwest Façade
Existing view
Ground level – east side
Proposed view
Ground level – east side
Landscape Modification
North Elevation
East Elevation
Antenna mount
detail
South elevation
West elevation
Basement Equipment
FINDINGS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant administrative standards in Article 2
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant general development standards in Article 3
Combined Project Development and Final Plan complies with
relevant standards in Article 4 Section 4.26, HC District