HomeMy WebLinkAboutFTC MO JEAUX, WTE (VERIZON) - BASIC DEVELOPMENT REVIEW - BDR180026 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVESLRK CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF VERIZON WIRELESS
August 13, 2018
Wireless-Telecommunications Equipment (Co-location) BDR Review: Planning Objectives
FTC Mo Jeaux located at 1409 West Elizabeth Street, Parcel ID# 9715431004
My client, Verizon Wireless, wishes to submit an application for Wireless-Telecommunications
Equipment that will be located on top of a three-story building along West Elizabeth Street and
the west side of Colorado State University. The installation of this new equipment will provide
critical 4G-LTE voice and data services to a location with increasingly higher pedestrian and
vehicular traffic providing an immediate benefit to the general public, drivers along Elizabeth
Street, emergency services, residents, employees, and students who attend the university.
Specifically, my client proposes the installation of the following equipment:
• (16) Antennas, (16) Remote Radio Heads (RRHs), and (4) Over-Voltage Protection Units
(OVPs) located behind a combination of existing parapets and new screen walls.
• The new screen wall is painted and textured to match the building’s primary color. It will
also have a metallic gutter trim along the top to match the trim on the rest of the roof.
The total height of the new screen wall is a little under 14’ above the existing parapet.
With that noted, the existing parapet is not the highest elevation on the building. The
overall structure height of the building is 39’ while the final screen wall is 49’.
• (2) Equipment Cabinets installed on the rooftop behind the existing parapet wall.
• Cabling from the proposed equipment cabinets to the proposed antennas within new
cable trays.
• A 2’ X 3’ underground fiber optic cable vault located near the north property line. The
vault is located in an existing landscape bed which will not disturb any existing trees or
plants.
• Underground fiber optic cables from the new vault to the building, then routed outside
the building exterior to the rooftop through a new chase painted to match existing
downspouts.
• Electric services will be pulled from the existing electric room in the building.
In accordance with the Communications and Technology section of the City Comprehensive
Plan, this new wireless equipment will provide citizens access to high-quality, reliable wireless
service in a part of the city that faces significant coverage and capacity demands. Access to this
improved service will continue to be a critical component for community interactions as well as
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economic growth now that 4G-LTE has become widely utilized and as the nation begins to
transition into 5G capabilities that will usher in new smart city technologies.
Furthermore, this design carefully took into consideration and meets the standards as outlined
in Paragraph C Standards of Chapter 3.8.13 of the Municipal Code specifically relating to not
exceeding the height allowance, screening of proposed equipment, and painting the screen
walls to match the color and texture of the surrounding built environment. While the proposed
equipment is not located in the center of the building, Verizon has included screening for the
equipment and designed that screening to blend in seamlessly with the existing building so that
the intent of the code for setbacks is equal to or better as a result of this modification.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can provide you with to aid in the review of this
project. I look forward to working with your department as Verizon Wireless continues to invest
in reliable, fast, and strong wireless services in Fort Collins.
Sincerely,
Senior Site Acquisition Consultant, LRK Consulting LLC
350 S Jackson St, Unit 127, Denver, CO 80209
mrsagar45@gmail.com
219-477-0099