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VERTICAL BRIDGE / T‐MOBILE
APPLICATION FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL
THE PROPOSED NEW TOWER
AT
4518 INNOVATION DRIVE,
FORT COLLINS, CO 80525
VERTICAL BRIDGE SITE # US‐CO‐5082
PROJECT NAME: 4518 INNOVATION DR CELL TOWER
Table of Contents
1. Letter of Application
2. Application Materials
3. Site Data Sheet
4. Legal Description
5. Narrative Overview
6. Project Development Plan Submittal Requirements
7. Review Comment Responses
8. Zoning Approval Letter
9. Fall Zone Letter
10. Photo Simulations
11. Propagation Maps
12. Site Plans
Letter of Application
March 23, 2022
Tenae Beane
Development Review Coordinator
Community Development & Neighborhood Services
City of Fort Collins
281 N. College
Fort Collins, CO 80524
RE: Project Development Plan
Project Name: 4518 Innovation Dr Cell Tower
Vertical Bridge Site Number: US‐CO‐5082
4518 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Dear Ms. Beane:
Vertical Bridge, on behalf of T‐Mobile has finalized a lease agreement with the landowners of
the site referenced above to construct a wireless telecommunications service facility. The
proposed facility is designed to house the equipment necessary to provide the technology
needed to provide clear and uninterrupted wireless telecommunications services to the
residents of City of Fort Collins.
The proposed wireless telecommunications facility will consist of an 80’‐0” monopine tower
with a 5’‐0” lightning rod along with support equipment to be located on a 10’‐0” x 15’‐0”
raised platform within an 11’‐0” x 20’‐0” lease parcel. The proposed tower will be erected,
owned and managed by Vertical Bridge and upon construction; T‐Mobile will locate its
antennas on the tower. The proposed tower is being built for T‐Mobile to improve coverage in
the area. The facility is unstaffed and will only require service technicians, in a pick‐up/van
sized vehicle, to visit the site approximately once per month.
On behalf of Vertical Bridge and T‐Mobile, LCC Telecom Services has submitted all required
documentation for the proposed tower in accordance with the City of Fort Collins Zoning
Ordinance. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me. I look forward to
working with you during the approval process in order to provide the residents of City of Fort
Collins the best possible PCS coverage.
Sincerely,
Michael Bieniek, AICP
Zoning Director
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4518 Innovation Drive
11' x 20' = 120
Vertical Bridge is proposing to erect an 85'-0" monopine tower with a 5'-0" lightning rod for
a total height of 90' along with support equipment to be located on a 10'x15' raised
platform within ab 11' x 20' lease parcel.
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The proposed tower is to be located
on the southeast corner of the building behind the existing Rocky Mountain Archery
building.
E. Harmony Road and Monte Carlo Avenue on Innovation Drive
NC, Neighborhood Commercial District
87314-06-010
10' x 15' = 150' sq ft (raised platform)
750 Park of Commerce Drive
Vertical Bridge - Lessee
Suite 200
Boca Raton Florida 33487
561-948-6367
Mike Bieniek, AICP - Agent on behalf of Vertical Bridge
LCC Telecom Services
Mike Bieniek, AICP
10700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 240
5/30/21 and 9/22/21
Rosemont IL 60018
847-287-1156 mbieniek@lcctelecom.com
phone or e-mail
None required
Type 1 - Hearing Officer Lori B. Strand
Michael Bieniek, AICP
10700 W. Higgins Road, Suite 240, Rosemont, IL 60018
847-287-1156
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Development Application
Complete Submittal Checklist
Development Review Center | 281 N College Ave | Fort Collins CO 80522 | 970.221.6689 | DRCoord@fcgov.com
Submittal Instructions
• A City Development Review Coordinator will be assigned to all projects - Your Development Review
Coordinator is available to assist you with the review process. If you do not have a review coordinator
assigned to your project, please contact us at 970-221-6689 or DRCoord@fcgov.com for assistance.
• Advanced notice of Submittal and resubmittals is appreciated - A completed copy of this checklist, all
submittal materials and fee payments are due at the time of project submittal. Please contact your
Development Review Coordinator at 970-221-6689 or DRCoord@fcgov.com for more submittal details
including turn around times and next steps.
• Only complete submittals are accepted - The submittal may be returned to the applicant if any required
materials or application fees are missing or insufficient. Submittals received Monday morning through
Wednesday noon will be routed for review the same week and submittals received after Wednesday
noon will be held and routed the following week.
• This checklist shall be used in tandem with the Submittal Requirements Document. The applicant must
complete this checklist and acknowledgement of the Submittal Requirements Document.
• The applicant shall be the designated contact person who will receive correspondence from city staff
and referral agencies.
Additional Resources
• Development Review Guide and Flowchart:
https://www.fcgov.com/drg/
• Development Review Applications and Submittal Requirements Main Page:
https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/applications.php
• City Land Use Code:
https://library.municode.com/co/fort_collins/codes/land_use
• City Utilities:
Development Forms, Guidelines & Regulations
• City Engineering main page:
https://www.fcgov.com/engineering/
• The City’s Comprehensive Plans:
City Plan and Transportation Master Plan
• Online City Map Resources:
https://www.fcgov.com/gis/maps.php
• Larimer County Urban Area Street Standards:
https://www.larimer.org/engineering/standards-and-guides/urban-area-street-standards
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Office Use Only: Project Type: Project Number (if assigned):BBBBBBBBBBBBBB
New Submittal Revision -- Review Round: Submittal Date:BBBBBBBBBBBB
Complete Submittal Checklist:
Final Development Plan (FDP) · Basic Development Review (BDR)
Project Name:
Applicant Name:
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Development Review Coordinator: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
This checklist is for the Final Review phase for all development projects (see Step 7 of the process
flowchart). This includes final detail required for Project Development Plans (PDP). The checklist shall also
be used for Basic Development Reviews (BDR) or plan amendments including Major Amendments (MJA)
and Minor Amendments (MA) as determined by staff.
All checklist items are required unless city staff indicates an item is (W)aived, (D)eferred, (N/A) Not
Applicable or already (R)eceived. If the staff code is blank, then the item is required.
This checklist must be reviewed, completed and accepted by staff prior to project routing. Additional
information may be requested from the applicant during the review process, if necessary, to address
specific issues that arise. Please note that all application materials, once submitted, become a matter of
public record.
Checklist, Submittal Forms and Fees:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆ One copy of this checklist, completed and signed by applicant Development Review
Coordination
DRCoord@fcgov.com
970-221-6689܆One signed copy of Development Application Form
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Payment for the above application form
Payments can be made by check or credit card.
Check: Make payable to City of Fort Collins. Mail to the Development
Review Center, 281 N College Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524, OR place in
the blue drop box located at the west side of the building.
Credit Card: Would be processed over the phone. Credit card
payments include a convenience fee of 2% + $0.25 added to all
payments under $2,500.00, and 2.75% added to all payments over
$2,500.00.
4518 Innovation Dr Cell Tower
Mike Bieniek
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Tenae Beane, tbeane@fcgov.com
FDP
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Electronic Copies*
All copies must be provided per City file naming standards and submitted electronically. All copies must be
prepared per city PDF formatting standards.
See: Submittal Requirements Section M – File Naming Standards & PDF formatting standards
*Paper copies of plans and reports are not required during development review. See Submittal Requirements,
Section D for drawing format guidelines. All plan elements shall be clearly drawn and labelled. A scale bar must
be provided on all scaled drawings. Paper copies of plan sheets may be requested in order to complete a time-
ly review, including instances when the drawing scale is not accurately depicted.
1) General Information:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
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A comment response letter from the project's Conceptual
Review or Preliminary Development Review staff meeting;
for 1st round FDP include response from the last round
PDP; or for resubmittals include a comment response letter
from the prior round of review. To receive a final copy of
the staff comment letter, contact your Development Review
Coordinator
Section C
Development Review
Coordination
DRCoord@fcgov.com
970-221-6689
܆ Project Information and Design Narrative
2) Planning Submittal Package:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆ Title Block information on all plan sheets
Section D ܆ Cover Page, including:
܆ Title Block
܆ Land Use Table Section E
܆ Sheet Index
Section D ܆ Signature Blocks
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Site Plan Notes
Standard Notes
(also available in Word
format at the Submittal
Requirements web page)
܆ Site Location Map
Section D ܆ Legal Description
Title Block information on all plan sheets
Cover Page, including:
Title Block
Land Use Table
Sheet Index
Signature Blocks
Site Location Map
Legal Description
Site Plan Notes
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܆ Final Site Plan Sheet(s) (and related hardscape design
detail sheets, See Section I for Requirements)
Section F
܆ Final Architectural Elevation Sheet(s), Materials and other
Detail Sheets (color elevations recommended)
Section G
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Final Landscape Plan Sheet(s)
Standard city landscape notes, and related planting detail
sheets (See Section I for planting detail requirements)
Section H and I
Standard Notes
(also available in Word
format at the Submittal
Requirements web page)
܆ Preliminary Irrigation Plan
Section H
(also available on the Water
Conservation web page).
܆ Final Lighting Plan, Photometric Plan and Lighting Detail
Sheets
Section I
܆ Final Trash and Recycling Enclosure Details (include these
details with the site plan sheets or elevation sheets)
܆ Confirmation that all Sheets provided incorporate City
drafting and format standards Section D
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Staff Comments:
Final Site Plan Sheet(s) (and related hardscape design()( p
detail sheets, See Section I for Requirements)
Preliminary Irrigation Plan
Final Lighting Plan, Photometric Plan and Lighting Detail
Sheets
Final Trash and Recycling Enclosure Details (include these yg (
details with the site plan sheets or elevation sheets)
Confirmation that all Sheets provided incorporate Cityp
drafting and format standards
Final Landscape Plan Sheet(s)p()
Standard city landscape notes, and related planting detail yp, pg
sheets (See Section I for planting detail requirements)
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3) Final Subdivision Plat:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
A final subdivision plat of the site. This plat must conform to
the subdivision requirements of the City. The subdivision Section J
plat shall contain proper designations for public streets,
easements, flood plains, floodways with base flood
elevations if required and all other public rights-of-way.
Approval by the Director for Type I Administrative Review,
LUC Division 3.3 –
Engineering Standards
and approval by the Planning and Zoning Board for Type II
Review by the Planning and Zoning Board, of the final plan
and subdivision plat, and complete execution, together with
all necessary certifications, shall be required before filing of
the subdivision plat or issuance of building permits.
Each residential lot on the subdivision plat shall identify if
the garage door(s) is recessed behind the front face of the
building, located on one of the other sides of the building,
detached from the building or located to the front of the front
face of the building.
Please note that, with the Recording submittal, the subdivision
plat is required to be provided in CAD format at time of
recordation. The CAD file for plat must be set up to be in
conformance with GIS's Subdivision Plat Digital Submittal
Standards. Refer to the Recording Submittal Checklist which
will be provided by your Development Review Coordinator.
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4) Final Civil Construction Plans (Utility Plans):
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆ Cover Sheet Utility Plans Checklist.pdf
City Contact: Engineering
Development Review
EngDevRev@fcgov.com
970-221-6605
܆ Standard Notes Sheet
܆ Existing Conditions and/or Demolition Plan (if required)
܆ Overall Grading Plan (if required)
܆ Detailed Grading Plan Sheets
܆ Overall Utility Plan Sheet (if required)
܆ Detailed Utility Plan Sheets
܆ Sanitary Sewer Plan and Profile Sheets
܆ Storm Sewer Plan and Profile Sheets
܆ Water Plan and Profile Sheets (if required)
܆ Street Plan and Profile Sheets (if required)
܆ Street Cross-sections (if required)
܆ City of Fort Collins Standard Construction Details
Cover Sheet
Existing Conditions and/or Demolition Plan (if required)
OOverall Grading Plan (if required)
Detailed Grading Plan Sheets
Overall Utility Plan Sheet (if required)
Detailed Utility Plan Sheets
anitary Sewer Plan and Profile SheetsSSa
SStorm Sewer Plan and Profile Sheets
Water Plan and Profile Sheets (if required)
Street Plan and Profile Sheets (if required)
SStreet Cross-sections (if required)
City of Fort Collins Standard Construction Details
Standard Notes Sheet
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5) Final Drainage and Erosion Control Report:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆
Final Drainage and Erosion Control Report may include
the following:
Items from the PDP Checklist:
Detention Requirements and Calculations
Offsite Flows (if required)
Floodplain Zone (if required) -- Contact Floodplain
Administration staff at 970-416-2632 for questions
Hydraulic Calculations
Detention Basin Calculations
Standard Water Quality and LID Calculations
Include Drainage Plan or Exhibit in the report
Additional Final Items:
Hydraulic Calculations
Four Step Process
SDI Data Spreadsheet (if required)
Erosion Control Materials
Note: All items shown above are components that may
be necessary with a drainage report analysis. Not all
components may be necessary. The drainage report
analysis must be prepared by a professional engineer.
Stormwater Criteria Manual
Resource Page
Stormwater Criteria Manual
Appendices:
A. Required Submittal
Content
B. Stormwater Facilities
Landscape Standards
C. LID Implementation
D. Erosion Control
Guidance
E. Erosion Control
Construction Measures
Fact Sheets
F. Erosion Control
Construction Measures
Standard Notes
City Utilities:
Development Forms,
Guidelines & Regulations
For Stormwater or
Floodplain questions,
contact:
waterutilitieseng@
fcgov.com
970-221-6689
Erosion Control Information:
www.fcgov.com/erosion
Detention Requirements and Calculations
Offsite Flows (if required)
p (q)p
Administration staff at 970-416-2632 for questions
draulic CalculationsHHyd
Detention Basin Calculations
Standard Water Quality and LID Calculations
Include Drainage Plan or Exhibit in the report
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6) Final Reports and Supporting Documents:
Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
Meeting
Date:
(mm/dd/yy)
REQUIRED PRIOR TO FDP SUBMITTAL
Building Services Presubmittal Meeting:
Confirmation of completed Pre-Submittal Code Feasibility
Meeting with Building Services.
New Commercial Projects require a pre-submittal meeting for
building code feasibility. This typically takes place when
drawings are 50% complete and in the mid phases of the
Development Review Process, and prior to Building Permit
Submittal.
Applicants are encouraged to review building requirements as
early as possible in the process. For questions or to schedule
this meeting please reach out to your Development Review
Coordinator.
Please Note: Building
Permits will not be reviewed
until Development Plan
review process is completed
and recorded.
Building Codes and
Standards
Building Permit Fees
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Planning Services:
Perspective views of the Building Exterior
(Incorporated into the building elevation sheets) Section G
܆ Building Material Sample Board
܆
Neighborhood Context Plan
(Overall site plan diagram indicating surrounding
neighborhood features, to be incorporated into Site
Plan sheets or cover page)
Section C
܆
Land Use Code Modification and Alternative Compliance
Requests; staff review, and approval required prior to
Development Review Completion
(if required)
LUC Division 2.8
City Contact: Planning
Services
planning@fcgov.com
970-416-4311
܆
Parking Alternative Compliance Studies
Guidelines for these studies are held by the Director
Parking Impact Study Guidelines
(ifrequired)
LUC Section 3.2.2(K)
City Contact: Planning
Services
planning@fcgov.com
970-416-4311
܆ Certification of Notice to Mineral Owner(s)
(if required)
Mineral Rights
Certificate.pdf
Perspective views of the Building Exterior
(Incorporated into the building elevation sheets)
Land Use Code
Requests; staff q
Development Review
f required)
Modification and Alternative Compliancep
review,and approval required prior to
Parking Alternative Compliance Studies
Guidelines for these studies are held by the Director
Parking Impact Study Guidelinesgp
(if required)
CCertification of Notice to Mineral Owner(s)
(if required)
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
NA
REQUIRED
NA
NA
NA
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
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Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆
Development Review Engineering:
Soils Report
In conformance with the Larimer County Urban Area
Street Standards
Larimer County Urban Area
Street Standards
܆ Subsurface Hydrologic Study
܆ Development Agreement Information Form
Engineering Main Page
City Contact: Engineering
Development Review
EngDevRev@fcgov.com
970-221-6605
܆ Final legal descriptions for accompanying deeds of
dedication by separate document
Easement and Right-of-Way
Dedication Process
܆ Final legal descriptions for accompanying easement
vacation request by separate document
Vacation of Easements
Process
܆ Approved and Signed Engineering or Utility Variance
Requests
Larimer County Urban Area
Street Standards
܆
Traffic Operations:
Transportation Impact Study (TIS) OR waiver
indicated from Traffic Operations staff
(Waiver indication to be provided with initial submittal)
Traffic Operations
Resource Page
City Contact:
Traffic Operations
970-221-6630
܆
Utilities – Environmental Engineering:
Erosion Control Cost Estimate
City Utilities: Development
Forms, Guidelines &
Regulations
܆
Utilities – Electric Systems Engineering:
Electric Utility Service C-1 Form
City Utilities: Development
Forms, Guidelines &
Regulations
܆
Utilities – Water Development Fees:
Water Fee Form
City Utilities: Water
development fees page
Subsurface Hydrologic Study
Final legal descriptions
Final legal descriptions
NA
NA
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔ NA
REQUIRED
NA
NA
REQUIRED
NA ✔
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Staff
Code
Applicant
Validation Item Description Submittal Requirement
Resources
܆
Environmental Planning:
Ecological Characterization Study (ECS)
If an ECS is required, this must be submitted at
least ten days prior to the development review
application. A copy shall also be submitted at the
time of the application with this checklist.
Section J
Section H
LUC Section 3.4.1
City Contact:
Environmental Planning
970-416-4311
܆ Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment To be provided by qualified
third-party consultant
܆
City Forestry:
Existing Tree Inventory Plan
Prior to the review submittal, the applicant must
schedule an on- site meeting with City Forestry to
obtain tree inventory information for all existing trees
within the development area. The meeting is also
intended to discuss any proposed tree removal.
PLEASE NOTE THAT EXISTING TREES SHOULD
NOT BE REMOVED OR DAMAGED PRIOR TO
SUBMITTAL, REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
See Submittal Requirements
Sections H and L for more
information regarding
documentation of existing and
proposed trees on landscape
plans
City Contact:
City Forestry
forestry@fcgov.com
970.221.6660
City Forestry Resources:
www.fcgov.com/forestry
Land Use Code Section:
3.2.1(F) Tree Protection and
Replacement
܆
Existing Tree Removal Feasibility Request
Provide a letter to City Forestry outlining the justification
for the removal of any existing trees, if proposed.
܆
Existing Tree Mitigation Plan
At your site meeting, City Forestry will determine the
characteristics and mitigation requirements for all
existing trees within the project's proposed Limits of
Disturbance.
(if required).
REQUIRED
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
NA
NA
REQUIRED
REQUIRED
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Other information and data as required for the full
and complete consideration of the development (to
be completed by City staff):
Hazardous Materials Impact Analysis (if required).
Any special wildlife, wetland, natural habitats and
features, ecological or environmental study or mapping
pursuant to Section 3.3 and 3.4 of the Land Use Code
as requested by the Director.
Other items required:
City Contact: Development
Review Coordination
DRCoord@fcgov.com
970-221-6689
Applicant Acknowledgement:
I have reviewed the Development Application Submittal Requirements, Sections A – M. All documents submitted
are complete and the Development Application Submittal Requirements have been incorporated into the plans
(See Development Application Submittal Requirements for detailed description of requirements). All documents
submitted have been compared and consistent design information is shown on all plan sheets and reports.
I understand that submittal requirements not sufficiently addressed or deferred may result in added review time.
Applicant Signature: ______________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________
Phone: ______________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________________
(See Development Application Submittal Requirements for detailed description of requirements)
03/23/2022
847-287-1156 mbieniek@lcctelecom.com
Outside Agencies to be Routed by the City of Fort Collins*
(to be completed by staff):
Comcast Cable Century Link Xcel Energy
East Larimer County
Water District
Fort Collins-Loveland
Water District
South Fort Collins
Sanitation District
Platte River Power
Authority
Poudre Valley REA Boxelder Sanitation
District
Cherry Hills Sanitation Colorado Department
of Transportation
Greeley Water Line
Railroad: Ditch Company: Larimer County Planning
Poudre School District Thompson School
District
Other:
Other: Other: Other:
* Notice: The City of Fort Collins routes the project application materials to the specified outside
agencies and requests a review of the materials and comments to the project’s applicant by the
specified comment due date, but cannot guarantee that the agencies will provide comments by the date
requested or certify acceptance of the routed project.
Site Data Sheet
Applicant: Vertical Bridge
750 Park of Commerce Drive
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
T‐Mobile
8000 W. 78th Street
Suite 400
Edina, MN 55439
Agent: Michael Bieniek, AICP
LCC Telecom Services
10700 Higgins Road
Suite 240
Rosemont, IL 60018
Tower Owner: Vertical Bridge
750 Park of Commerce Drive
Suite 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Applicant’s Interest in the
Property:
Leasehold
Project Title: 4518 Innovation Dr Cell Tower
Property Owner: Stewart King – Rocky Mountain Archery
4518 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Address of Property: 4518 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Entitlements Sought: Application for a Project Development Plan and any other
approvals necessary to erect an 80’‐0” monopine tower within
an 11’‐0” x 20’‐0” lease area.
Legal Description
Lot 10, except the North 10 feet, thereof, Golden Meadows Business Park, County of Larimer,
State of Colorado.
Tax Parcel No. 87314‐06‐010
Narrative Overview
Vertical Bridge Development LLC, (“Vertical Bridge”) and T‐Mobile, seek Development
Plan Approval, and any other necessary approvals in order to install a wireless
telecommunications facility on property located at 4518 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, Colorado
80525. Vertical Bridge and its affiliates have acquired the necessary licenses from the Federal
Communications Commission (“FCC”) to provide Personal Communications Services (“PCS”)
coverage throughout the United States. These licenses include Fort Collins, CO.
The monopine tower which Vertical Bridge is proposing to install on behalf of T‐Mobile
on the property is necessary in order to provide uninterrupted PCS services to the residents of
Fort Collins, including wireless telephone service, voice paging, messaging and wireless internet
and broadband data transmission. All registered wireless provider’s technology operates at
various radio frequency bands allocated by the FCC as part of their license.
PCS systems operate on a grid system with overlapping cells mesh together, forming a
seamless network. No one site can function as a stand‐alone entity as each site is
interconnected, forming the network. The technical criteria for establishing cell sites are very
exacting as to the location and height. Within the Fort Collins area, cell sites are generally
located approximately one (1) to three (3) miles apart. Vertical Bridge is proposing to erect a
80’‐0” monopine tower along with support equipment within an 11’‐0” x 20’‐0” lease area. The
proposed site at 4518 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, CO 50525 is within the geographic area
deemed necessary for T‐Mobile and various other wireless telecommunications providers in
order to provide uninterrupted services.
In accordance with the City of Fort Collins Zoning Ordinance, Vertical Bridge has made
application to install a wireless telecommunications facility. The proposed new tower is being
erected to allow T‐Mobile to provide the necessary coverage for residents in the Fort Collins
area. T‐Mobile is currently on an existing facility in the area that will be removed on or before
construction of the proposed facility.
The facility is unstaffed and will only require service technicians, in a pick‐up/van sized
vehicle, to visit the site approximately once per month. Access will be provided via an
easement and the proposed property entry at 4518 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, CO 50525.
The site is entirely self‐monitored through a sophisticated alarm system which is connected to a
main switch station. The system alerts personnel to any equipment malfunction or breach of
security. Additionally, there is no impact on any city services such as water, sanitation, police
and fire. The only services used in connect with the wireless telecommunications facility are
power and fiber / land‐line telephone.
In accordance with FCC regulations, the wireless telecommunications facility will not
interfere with any form of communications, including but not limited to, land‐line phones, cable
and satellite television and radio broadcasts. PCS technology has become a vital part of
emergency services, aiding local residents and motorists in a variety of situations, thus helping
to protect the general public’s health, safety and welfare. The proposed wireless
telecommunications facility at this site will further enhance T‐Mobile’s goals of providing the
most reliable network possible in this area.
The proposed stealth wireless telecommunications facility will be designed and
constructed to meet all applicable governmental and industry safety standards. Specifically,
Vertical Bridge and T‐Mobile will comply with all FCC and FAA rules and regulations regarding
construction requirements and technical standards. Any and all RF emissions are subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the FCC. Any height, lighting or marking issues are subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the FAA.
LCC Telecom Services, on behalf of Vertical Bridge and T‐Mobile, looks forward to
working with the City of Fort Collins to bring the benefits of the proposed service to the entire
Fort Collins area. The addition of the wireless telecommunications facility will ensure the best
uninterrupted wireless services for the citizens of Fort Collins.
Project Development Plan Submittal Requirements
In considering a Project Development Plan application, the City Staff shall review the particular
circumstances of the Project Development Plan request. As part of the Project Development
Plan submittal, the applicant is required to submit the following information:
1) Project title: Name of the development project as well as any previous name the project may
have had during Conceptual Review. Please provide a consistent project title on all documents.
4518 Innovation Drive Cell Tower
2) Past Meeting Dates: Provide dates of any CR, PDR, and neighborhood meeting held.
A Zoom meeting was held on April 29, 2020 at 2:00 mst with Matt Grugan and Johnnie
Whitfield, Vertical Bridge; Tenae Beane and Clark Mapes, City of Fort Collins and Michael
Bieniek, LCC Telecom Services.
A Zoom meeting was held on June 15, 2020 at 2:00 mst with Matt Grugan and Johnnie
Whitfield, Vertical Bridge; Matt Simpson, City of Fort Collins and Michael Bieniek, LCC
Telecom Services.
A Zoom meeting was held on May 30, 2021 at 8:30 mst with the City of Fort Collins Staff and
representatives for Vertical Bridge, T‐Mobile, Kimley‐Horn and Michael Bieniek, LCC Telecom
Services. This was the first project review.
A Zoom meeting was held on September 22, 2021 at 8:30 mst with the City of Fort Collins
Staff and representatives for Vertical Bridge, T‐Mobile, Kimley‐Horn and Michael Bieniek, LCC
Telecom Services. This was the second project review.
No neighborhood meetings are required for this project.
3) General Information: The information provided is used to describe the project in the City’s
online review database. General information includes the following (as applicable): project
location, overall size of the development in acres, existing zoning, proposed zoning, number of
dwellings, amount and type of commercial space, number of off‐street parking spaces provided,
number of building stories proposed, description of any Land Use Code Modifications proposed.
Project location – 4518 Innovation Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Overall size of the development in acres – 220 square feet (.0051 acres)
Existing zoning – NC, Neighborhood Commercial District
Proposed zoning – No change to zoning designation
Number of dwellings – None, however T‐Mobile will be placing equipment cabinets on
a steel platform
Amount and type of commercial space – None
Number of off‐street parking spaces provided – None needed, existing parking will be
used
Number of building stories proposed – N/a
Description of any Land Use Code Modifications proposed – None
4) Proposed Owners: A list of names of all general and/or limited partners (if a partnership)
managers and directors (if a limited liability company) and/or officers and directors of the
corporation (if a corporation) involved as either applicants or owners of the development.
Stewart King – privately owned business
5) Existing Owners: The name and address of each existing owner of property within the
boundaries of the development plan area.
Stewart King
4518 Innovation Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Other optional items that may be included with the narrative as applicable. The topics below
should also be addressed when designing the project:
6) Transportation Improvements: Summary of any proposed on and off‐site improvements
identified with the Traffic Impact Study (if applicable).
There will be no impact in traffic off‐site and no additional traffic. A cell site is unstaffed and
will only require service technicians, in a pick‐up/van sized vehicle, to visit the site
approximately once per month. The utility and access will be through an existing entrance.
An extension of the existing pavement will consist of a 14’ wide access and utility easement
on the north side of the property back to the site.
7) Written narrative addressing each concern/issue raised at the neighborhood meeting(s), if a
meeting has been held. Please contact a Development Review Coordinator (or Planning Services
main number) to receive a copy of the neighborhood meeting minutes in Word format. Please
note that neighborhood meetings are required for all Type 2 projects, and if a neighborhood
meeting is required, a ten‐day waiting period is required prior to submitting a Development
Application.
No neighborhood meetings are required for this project.
8) Narrative description of the site design including building placement, vehicular and
pedestrian circulation, landscaping, proposed open space and treatments of wetlands, natural
habitats and features on site and in the general vicinity of the project.
Building placement – the proposed tower is to be located at the southeast corner of
the property, immediately behind the existing building.
Vehicular and pedestrian circulation ‐ utility and access will be through an existing
entrance. An extension of the existing pavement will consist of a 14’ wide access and
utility easement on the north side of the property back to the site.
Landscaping – A row of eight (8) – five (5) gallon Viburnum Lentago (Nannyberry) will
be located on the north side of the property and ten (10) – five (5) gallon Viburnum
Lentago (Nannyberry) will be located on the south side of the property.
Proposed open space and treatments of wetlands – The proposed platform will extend
in the existing detention area. Vertical Bridge has worked closely with Matthew
Simpson, City Engineer to come up with a solution. The steel platform will be elevated
with a non‐solid surface to minimize impact on the detention. An easement
agreement has been signed and provided for the encroachment into the detention
pond.
Natural habitats and features on site and in the general vicinity of the project – The
proposed site is located in an industrial park; no natural features will be impacted.
9) Narrative description of how disturbances to wetlands, natural habitats and features and/or
wildlife are being avoided to the maximum extent feasible.
There are no wetlands on the property, however there is a detention pond on the east
side of the property. The proposed tower is being located on a mesh steel platform on
the southwest corner of the detention area. The only penetrations in the detention
pond will be two steel piers to hold up the platform.
Natural habitats and features on site and in the general vicinity of the project – The
proposed site is located in an industrial park; no natural features will be impacted.
10) Narrative description of transition techniques, associated buffering and how conflicts
between existing and proposed land uses are mitigated.
The proposed monopine tower is being located on the rear of the property which is located
immediately adjacent to an electric substation. The tower is designed to blend in with the
existing towers located to the east.
11) Narrative description of the architectural design including general description of how
Building Standards are met (Sections 3.5.1 and other applicable Sections in 3.5). Depending on
the nature of the project, the narrative provided may be one page or multiple pages.
Description should also include information regarding the design approach used to satisfy any
applicable historic preservation considerations, as required in Section 3.4.7 ‐‐ Historic and
Cultural Resources, and should also include a discussion of the design approach used to satisfy
the recommendations from the Landmark Preservation Commission (LPC), if applicable.
There are no historic or cultural resources which are being considered in the design. The
property is in an industrial area. As stated above, the proposed monopine tower is being
located on the rear of the property which is located immediately adjacent to an electric
substation. The tower is designed to blend in with the existing towers located to the east.
12) Development Phasing Schedule (if applicable). This shall include a development schedule
with anticipated start dates, completion dates and descriptions for each development phase
proposed. Schedule shall include the proposed phasing of construction of public improvements
and recreational and common space areas. Projects with multiple parcels and/or property
owners should review and refine shared phased elements such as streets, walkways/trails,
grading, walls and utilities and incorporate construction phasing by development parcel, if
applicable. Larger or more complex projects should include a phasing plan and supplemental
tables and notations as a plan sheet.
Narrative may be divided into topics for clarity. Topics included with the narrative may vary
and may include a justification of choices made with the project including the configuration of:
parking areas, walkways, trail connections, new tree stocking, landscape bed areas, existing
trees, site circulation and access, transition areas, buffering from incompatible uses and
adjacent features, location and design of parks and open space, configuration of trash and
recycling service areas and loading zones, preservation and enhancement of natural habitats
and features, easements needed/provided, provisions for emergency access, ADA accessibility
considerations, lighting considerations, notable utility and drainage constraints or
considerations, description of the exterior building design and articulation, interior and exterior
amenities provided that support the proposed uses, project information such as the intended
users, number of employees, or other relevant information.
With more complex projects that touch on many of the subjects described above, please
use multiple headings to organize the information provided. The narrative can be an effective
tool to communicate to all stakeholders or parties‐in‐interest how the project meets the
developer/applicant’s objectives while mitigating project impacts in accordance with code
requirements, subarea plans and City Plan. The narrative may also include and reference how
goals and objectives of City Plan and subarea plans are satisfied. If references to City goals and
objectives are provided, it is recommended that the references include all relevant
development, neighborhood character and mitigation objectives.
There is no development phasing for this project. A typical installation takes approximately
3‐4 weeks to erect the proposed tower. Once that is complete T‐Mobile will install their
equipment.
Review Comment Responses
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Community Development and
Neighborhood Services
281 North College Avenue
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6689
970.224.6134 - fax
fcgov.com/developmentreview
March 23, 2022
Mike Bieniek
LCC Telecom Services
10700 W Higgins Rd Suite 240
Rosemont, IL 60018
RE: 4518 Innovation Dr Wireless Telecommunications, PDP210010, Round Number
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Please see the following summary of comments from City staff and outside reviewing
agencies for your submittal of 4518 Innovation Dr Wireless Telecommunications. If you
have questions about any comments, you may contact the individual commenter or direct
your questions through your Development Review Coordinator, Tenae Beane via phone at
970-224-6119 or via email at tbeane@fcgov.com.
Comment Summary:
Department: Development Review Coordinator
Contact: Tenae Beane, 970-224-6119, tbeane@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
I will be your primary point of contact throughout the development review and
permitting process. If you have any questions, need additional meetings with the
project reviewers, or need assistance throughout the process, please let me
know and I can assist you and your team. Please include me in all email
correspondence with other reviewers and keep me informed of any phone
conversations. Thank you!
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
As part of your resubmittal you will respond to the comments provided in this
letter. This letter is provided to you in Microsoft Word format. Please use this
document to insert responses to each comment for your submittal, using a
different font color. When replying to the comment letter please be detailed in
your responses, as all comments should be thoroughly addressed. Provide
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reference to specific project plans or explanations of why comments have not
been addressed, when applicable, avoiding responses like noted or
acknowledged.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
Please follow the Electronic Submittal Requirements and File Naming
Standards found at https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/files/electronic
submittal requirements and file naming standards_v1_8 1 19.pdf?1566857888.
File names should begin with the file type, followed by the project information,
and round number. Example: UTILITY PLANS_PROJECT
NAME_PDP_Rd2.pdf
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
Resubmittals are accepted any day of the week, with Wednesday at noon being
the cut-off for routing the same week. When you are ready to resubmit your
plans, please notify me advanced notice as possible.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
Temporary Service Changes - City of Fort Collins Development Review
In order to continue providing thorough reviews and giving every project the
attention it deserves, the City of Fort Collins is implementing temporary
changes in how we serve our development customers. As you may be aware,
we are experiencing staff shortages in a number of key departments, which has
begun to impact the timeliness of our reviews. We recognize that development
and construction play a critical role in our community’s vibrancy and economic
recovery, and we have been exploring options for mitigating impacts to our
customers. As a result, we will be making some temporary service changes.
Beginning Monday May 10th one additional week of review time will be added
to all 1st and 2nd round submittals (increase from 3 weeks to 4 weeks).
Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
LUC 2.211 Lapse, Rounds of Review: Applicants, within one hundred eighty
(180) days of receipt of written comments and notice to respond from the City
on any submittal (or subsequent revision to a submittal) of an application for
approval of a development plan, shall file such additional or revised submittal
documents as are necessary to address such comments from the City. If the
additional submittal information or revised submittal is not filed within said
period of time, the development application shall automatically lapse and
become null and void.
Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
LUC 2.211(D) Project Development Plan and Plat. Following the approval of a
project development plan and upon the expiration of any right of appeal, or upon
the final decision of the City Council following appeal, if applicable, the
applicant must submit a final plan for all or part of the project development plan
within three (3) years... If such approval is not timely obtained, the project
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development plan (or any portion thereof which has not received final approval)
shall automatically lapse and become null and void.
Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
All of the above comments are for information only, no action is necessary
06/29/2021: FOR HEARING:
The proposed development project is subject to a Type 1 Review. The decision
maker for your project will be an Administrative Hearing Officer at a public
hearing. For the hearing, we will formally notify surrounding property owners
within 800 feet (excluding public right-of-way and publicly owned open space).
As your Development
Review Coordinator, I will assist with preparing the mailing and coordinating the
hearing date with your team.
Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: FOR HEARING:
All "For Hearing" comments need to be addressed and resolved prior to
moving forward with scheduling the Hearing. Staff would need to be in
agreement the project is ready for Hearing approximately 3 5 weeks prior to the
hearing.
Hearing has been completed, no action is necessary
Department: Planning Services
Contact: Clark Mapes, 970-221-6225, cmapes@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: It will be helpful for you to be familiar with Land Use Code Section
3.8.13, easily found online.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: FOR HEARING: Staff is assuming that this is a collapsing
telescoping pole design as required under Land Use Code Section 3.8.13(C)
(1), Setbacks. Such a pole design must be stamped by a licensed structural
engineer.
Here's that standard: With respect to 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.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 06/30/2021
06/30/2021: FOR HEARING: Please provide a context diagram or explanation
of other structures in the vicinity that have been considered for colocation, which
have led to the conclusion that a new structure is necessary.
Comment Number: 5 Comment Originated: 06/30/2021
06/30/2021: For discussion at the 9.22 meeting: It appears that the proposed
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location may has intrinsic problems of access and existing stormwater
detention pond constraints, however, if the proposal were to go forward, an
important next step would be to explore possibilities for the design of the facility.
A slimline pole would seem to be most compatible with the context, which
includes a number of other poles for the abutting electric substation and the
transmission line poles along the railroad to the east. To fit into the context the
pole should not exceed the height of the tallest existing poles – 75 feet in the
case of the transmission line poles.
Comment Number: 6 Comment Originated: 06/30/2021
06/30/2021: For the meeting: A photo rendering(s) is needed to illustrate the
visual effect of the new pole in the context. Question for the meeting: did we see
illustrations in a previous inquiry about this location? I don’t see anything in the
2.6.2020 conceptual review materials.
Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 09/29/2021
09/29/2021: FOR HEARING: The switch from a monopole being feasible, to
now being no longer feasible, results in a pole with maximum visual impact. The
industrial and substation context is understood as far as helping to justify the
utilitarian design. See #9 below.
Comment Number: 9 Comment Originated: 09/29/2021
09/29/2021: FOR HEARING: We should have an updated narrative description
of the project. Include:
Mention your search for feasible locations and the lack of any others, such as on
buildings or other existing structures.
Include the explanation you gave at the 9.22 meeting as to why a slimline
monopole is no longer feasible following previous agreement to use that design.
The previous iteration of this facility was to be a monopole, and we do see
monopoles being installed elsewhere in the city? Has it really become
impossible? -- the narrative should explain this.
Also, include what you said about the height in relation to the PRPA
transmission line to the east - did you say that those poles are 104' tall?
Anyway, include the explanation you gave at the meeting. (Staff had the idea
that the tallest poles in the area, the transmission poles, were 75'.)
Include explanation of whether the proposed pole can accommodate colocation
of any additional equipment by any other wireless telecommunication provider?
A local code standard requires that any application for the approval of a plan for
the installation of wireless telecommunication facilities or equipment shall
include documentation of the applicant's good faith efforts toward such
cooperation.
All of the above items were addressed in the Public Hearing, a copy of the approval letter is attached to the narrative.
Department: Engineering Development Review
Contact: Dave Betley, 970-221-6573, dbetley@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 20 Comment Originated: 09/19/2021
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09/19/2021: FOR APPROVAL: The proposed easements did not appear to be
submitted. Will the applicant be recording these easements or does the
applicant want the City to help record the documents. The easements will need
to be recorded before the plans can be signed.
The easement will be recorded, this item was waiting for zoning approval to ensure the easement did not change. Since there
were no changes to the easement, we will proceed, and any help will be appreciated.
Department: Traffic Operation
Contact: Steve Gilchrist, 970-224-6175, sgilchrist@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 06/28/2021
06/28/2021: FOR INFORMATION: The addition of a wireless
telecommunications facility on this site is not anticipated to generate traffic or
trips. The Traffic Impact Study is waived.
This is for information, no action is necessary.
Department: Stormwater Engineering
Contact: Matt Simpson, (970)416-2754, masimpson@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 7 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
09/21/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN:
The drainage easement will need to encompass full detention area within the
100-yr water surface. Any piers within this area will need to be removed from
easement and the platform over the detention pond will require a maximum
vertical elevation for the drainage easement.
06/29/2021:
The drainage easement exhibit is missing from the PDF file: “Dedication of
Easement Agreement.pdf”. Please submit the drainage easement exhibit for
our review and comment. (Thank you for dedicating this easement that was not
recorded previously!)
The revised survey will provide this information. Upon approval of the plans, this will be dedicated.
Comment Number: 8 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
09/21/2021: FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
The pond volume will need to be re-certified post construction. This will be in
the form of a Site and Drainage Certification form by a Colorado PE. This will
need to be supported by ground survey.
This is for information; no action is necessary.
Comment Number: 11 Comment Originated: 09/21/2021
09/21/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN:
Since there will be construction in the detention area, this project will require a
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formal Utility Plan set meeting City and LCUASS requirements and stamped by
a Colorado PE. Please review the requirements in appendix E here:
https://www.larimer.org/urban-area-street-standards-2021
The plans will be sent to Larimer County as part of a separate review process, we will submit once the easement issues have been
resolved.
Comment Number: 12 Comment Originated: 09/21/2021
09/21/2021: FOR INFORMATION ONLY:
Please do not lock or password protect the submitted PDF files.
This is for information, no action is necessary.
Comment Number: 13 Comment Originated: 09/22/2021
09/22/2021: FOR FINAL PLAN:
See redlines on drainage report and utility plans.
Department: Light And Power
Contact: Austin Kreager, 970-224-6152, akreager@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
The additional load proposed on the transformer will require the transformer to
be upgraded to a 150kVA transformer at the project's expense.
Comment Number: 3 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
Please be aware of our capacity fees as it relates to the addition of two new
meters onto our system. The capacity fee calculator can be found at:
https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers/plant-investme
nt-development-fees/electric-development-fee-estimator?id=3
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
06/29/2021: INFORMATION:
You may contact Austin Kreager, project engineering if you have questions.
(970) 224-6152. You may reference Light & Power’s Electric Service
Standards at
http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/img/site_specific/uploads/ElectricServiceStandar
ds_FINAL_18November2016_Amendment.pdf
You may reference our policies, development charge processes, and use our
fee estimator at
http://www.fcgov.com/utilities/business/builders-and-developers
This is for information, no action is necessary.
Department: PFA
Contact: Marcus Glasgow, 970-416-2869, marcus.glasgow@poudre-fire.org
Topic: General
Comment Number: 4 Comment Originated: 09/17/2021
09/17/2021: FOR FINAL: There is an inconsistency with the proposed EAE.
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C1 shows 14 feet and C1.1 shows 20 feet. The scaled measurements do not
reflect what is noted on either plan. The Land Survey sheets also show the
West EAE stopping midway through the parking lot. This must extend to the
south of the parking lot and align with civil set.
This has been corrected and included in the final survey.
Department: Building Services
Contact: Russell Hovland, 970-416-2341, rhovland@fcgov.com
Topic: Building Insp Plan Review
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 06/28/2021
06/28/2021: Construction shall comply with adopted codes as amended.
Current adopted codes are:
2018 International Building Code (IBC) with local amendments
2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) with local amendments
2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with local amendments
2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) with local amendments
2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) with local amendments
2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) with local
amendments
2018 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as amended by the State of Colorado
2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as amended by the State of Colorado
Copies of current City of Fort Collins code amendments can be found at
fcgov.com/building.
Accessibility: State Law CRS 9-5 & ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017.
Snow Load Live Load: 30 PSF / Ground Snow Load 30 PSF.
Frost Depth: 30 inches.
Wind Loads: Risk Category II (most structures):
· 140mph (Ultimate) exposure B or
· Front Range Gust Map published by The Structural Engineer's Association of
Seismic Design: Category B.
Climate Zone: Zone 5
Energy Code: 2018 IECC commercial chapter.
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
· Commercial occupancies must provide 10ft setback from property line and 20
feet between other buildings or provide fire rated walls and openings per
chapter 6 and 7 of the IBC.
· City of Fort Collins amendments to the 2018 IBC require a full NFPA-13
sprinkler system per IBC chapter 9 or when building exceeds 5000 sq.ft. (or
meet fire containment requirements).
· Prescriptive energy compliance with increased insulation values is required for
buildings using electric heat.
· A City licensed commercial general contractor is required to construct any new
commercial structure.
Building Permit Pre-Submittal Meeting:
Please schedule a pre-submittal meeting with Building Services for this project.
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Pre-Submittal meetings assist the designer/builder by assuring, early on in the
design, that the new projects are on track to complying with all of the adopted
City codes and Standards listed below. The proposed project should be in the
early to mid-design stage for this meeting to be effective. Applicants of new
projects should email rhovland@fcgov.com to schedule a pre-submittal
meeting. Applicants should be prepared to present site plans, floor plans, and
elevations and be able to discuss code issues of occupancy, square footage,
type of construction, and energy compliance method being proposed.
Comment Number: 2 Comment Originated: 06/28/2021
06/28/2021: Telecommunications tower must meet IBC section 3108 and
TIA-222.
All pertinent building codes will be adhered to on the final building plans.
Department: Technical Services
Contact: Jeff County, 970-221-6588, jcounty@fcgov.com
Topic: General
Comment Number: 1 Comment Originated: 06/29/2021
09/20/2021: INFORMATION ONLY:
Unless required during PDP, a complete review of all plans will be done at
FDP.
06/29/2021: INFORMATION ONLY:
Unless required during PDP, a complete review of all plans will be done at
FDP.
This is for information, no action is necessary.
Zoning Approval Letter
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
TYPE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING
FINDINGS AND DECISION
HEARING DATE: January 24, 2022
PROJECT NAME: 4518 Innovation Drive Wireless Telecommunications
Facility
CASE NUMBER: PDP 210010
LESSEE/APPLICANT: Vertical Bridge
750 Park of Commerce Drive, Ste. 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVE: Mike Bieniek, AICP
LCC Telecom Services
10700 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 240
Rosemont, Illinois 60018
HEARING OFFICER: Lori B. Strand
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND: This is a request for approval of a Project
Development Plan for an 85-foot tall cell tower to be built at the rear southeast corner of 4518
Innovation Drive, Fort Collins (Parcel No. 8731406010) (the “Application”). The Application
proposes to build the cell tower and accessory equipment adjacent to the existing Rocky Mountain
Archery building and within an approximately 565 square foot leased area as more particularly
shown in the site plan set included with the Application (the “Subject Property”). The Application
provides that access to and utilities for the Subject Property will be provided in easements.
The Subject Property is zoned Harmony Corridor (HC) Division 4.26 of the City of Fort Collins
Land Use Code (“LUC”), within the Basic Industrial Non-Retail Activity Center land use
designation. Wireless telecommunications facilities are permitted by zoning, subject to
administrative review.
No requests for modifications of standards or for alternative compliance are requested as part of the
Application.
Development Review Staff recommends approval of the Application with conditions.
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The Subject Property is located within the Golden Meadows Business Park. The zoning and land
uses surrounding the Subject Property are:
North South East West
Zoning HC, Harmony
Corridor, Basic
Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
HC, Harmony
Corridor, Basic
Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
HC, Harmony
Corridor, Basic
Industrial Non-Retail
HC, Harmony
Corridor, Basic
Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
Land Use Supply/distribution
warehouse/office next
door, and a converted
large light industrial
building now used for
a charter school
Supply/distribution
warehouse/office
Electric substation Supply/distribution
warehouse/office
Additional background information and analysis of LUC compliance are detailed in the
Development Review Staff Report, as revised for the public hearing, attached to this decision as
ATTACHMENT A (the “Staff Report”) and incorporated herein by reference.
SUMMARY OF DECISION: Approved with conditions.
ZONE DISTRICT: Harmony Corridor (HC), within the Basic Industrial Non-
Retail Activity Center land use designation.
HEARING: The Hearing Officer opened the virtual public hearing on January 24, 2022 at
approximately 6:00 PM. At the public hearing, the Hearing Officer reviewed the Order of
Proceedings and Rules of Conduct for Administrative Hearings with the Applicant and members of
the public present.
EVIDENCE: Prior to or at the hearing, the Hearing Officer accepted the following documents as
part of the record of this proceeding:
1. Staff Report
2. Applicant Narrative
3. Applicant Explanation of Infeasibility of Slim Pole
4. Site Plan Set
5. Photo Simulations Excerpted from Narrative
6. Fall Zone Collapse Letter
7. Photo Simulations Revised for Hearing with Monopine
8. Staff Presentation for Hearing
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9. Copy of written notice of virtual public hearing, dated January 7, 2022, and excel
list of recipients
10. Order confirmation and affidavit of publication of notice in the Coloradoan,
confirming published notice occurred on January 7, 2022.
11. Rules of Conduct for Administrative Hearings
12. The City’s Comprehensive Plan, the City’s Wireless Telecommunications Master
Plan, the LUC, and the formally promulgated polices of the City are all considered
part of the record considered by the Hearing Officer.
TESTIMONY: The following persons testified at the virtual public hearing:
From the City: Clark Mapes, City Planner
From the Applicant: Mike Bieniek, LCC Telecom Services
Tim Keyser, T-Mobile radio frequency engineer
From the public: None.
Mr. Mapes and representatives for the Applicant testified during the hearing that the proposed cell
tower will replace an antennae array previously located on a Platte River Power Authority utility
pole and provide service to residents and businesses in the area of the tower as well as to those
traveling through the area. Mr. Mapes and representatives of the Applicant testified that the
Applicant sought, but was unsuccessful, in finding an alternative location where the cell tower or
antennae array could be stealthily incorporated into an existing building or structure.
Testimony was also provided regarding the City’s and Applicant’s consideration of alternative
designs for the cell tower including a slim-pole form, a monopine, and a monopole. The plan set
included in the Application includes a monopole design for the cell tower. However, Mr. Mapes
and Mr. Bieniek testified at the hearing that said parties had agreed shortly before the hearing that
the monopole cell tower should be redesigned as, and the plan set should be amended to provide
for, a monopine cell tower in order to improve the cell tower’s compatibility with the surrounding
environment (consistent with the requirements of LUC §3.8.13(C)(2)). To this end, said parties
testified to their agreement that a condition be imposed on the approval of the Application that the
plan set be revised to provide for an 85-foot monopine cell tower with antennae array(s) that meet
the design details of the monopine and antennae array(s) recently approved by the City for location
at Summit View Church on West Drake Road.
Mr. Mapes testified that the 85-foot height limitation for the cell tower was critical to City staff’s
recommendation of approval (with conditions) of the Application. Mr. Mapes emphasized that the
85-foot height is warranted only due to the industrial setting with nearby electric poles of similar
height and is not warranted by consistency with nearby trees, and that any greater height would
defeat the purpose of the monopine concealment.
In response to Hearing Officer questions, said parties confirmed that, except for replacement of the
tower from an 85-foot monopole to an 85-foot monopine and minor changes to the plan set that may
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be necessary to accommodate the same, the plan set presented to the Hearing Officer in the
Application would remain the same, including the site plan, the platform design and location, the
design and location of the paved accessway, and required access and utility easement locations.
Mr. Bieniek confirmed in his testimony that while the cell tower will initially include an antennae
array for T-Mobile, the cell tower will have the capacity for co-location of other facilities and
equipment.
The public hearing was closed at approximately 6:50 P.M. on January 24, 2022.
FINDINGS
1. The preceding summary of the testimony of Mr. Mapes and representatives of the Applicant
are incorporated as findings of the Hearing Officer.
2. Evidence presented to the Hearing Officer established the fact that notice of the public
hearing was properly posted, mailed and published.
3. As required by City Council Ordinance 079, Series 2020 (the "City Ordinance"), the
Hearing Officer, in consultation with City staff, determined that it was desirable to conduct
the hearing on the Application by remote technology so as to provide reasonably available
participation by parties-in-interest and by the public, consistent with the requirements of the
City Ordinance, because meeting in person would not be prudent for some or all persons
due to a public health emergency.
4. Based on testimony provided at the public hearing and a review of the materials in the record
of this case, the Hearing Officer concludes as follows:
A. The Application complies with the applicable procedural and administrative
requirements of Article 2 of the LUC.
B. The Application complies with the applicable General Development Standards
contained in Article 3 of the LUC provided that the Applicant complies with:
1. Condition 1 set forth in the Decision below to satisfy the standard set forth
in Section 3.8.13(C)(1) of the LUC.
2. Condition 2 set forth in the Decision to satisfy the standard set forth in
Section 3.8.13(C)(2) of the LUC.
C. The Application complies with HC zoning and the applicable standards in Division
4.26 of the LUC.
5. The Application’s satisfaction of the applicable Article 2, 3 and 4 requirements of the LUC
is sufficiently detailed in the Staff Report and the testimony and materials in the record.
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DECISION
Based on the findings set forth above, the Hearing Officer approves the 4518 Innovation Drive
Wireless Telecommunication Facility PDP 210010, subject to the Applicant’s compliance with the
following conditions:
Condition 1: Prior to final plan approval, the Applicant shall provide a fall zone letter
from the monopine manufacturer, signed by a licensed engineer, confirming to City staff’s
satisfaction that there is either no threat that the monopine cell tower will topple or collapse
or that the tower will collapse rather than topple consistent with LUC Section 3.8.13(C)(1).
Condition 2: Prior to final plan approval, the Applicant shall redesign the cell tower in the
Application from an 85-foot monopole design to an 85-foot monopine design using the
design details approved by the City for the monopine located at Summit View Church on
West Drake Road. Such design details shall include branch density, tufting, bark texture,
pole color, and color and texture on the antennas.
DATED this 4th day of February, 2022.
___________________________________
Lori B. Strand
Hearing Officer
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ATTACHMENT A
Staff Report
4518 Innovation Drive Wireless Telecommunication Facility (PDP 210010)
Development Review Staff Report
Planning Services Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 p. 970-416-4311 f. 970.224.6134 www.fcgov.com
Administrative Hearing: January 24, 2022
4518 Innovation Drive Wireless Telecommunication Facility #PDP210010
Summary of Request
This is a request for a Project Development Plan (PDP) for an 85-
foot cell tower on a lot within an existing business park along
Harmony Road.
Zoning Map
Next Steps
If approved by the Hearing Officer, the applicant will be eligible to
proceed to filing of final plans and then to a building permit.
Site Location
4518 Innovation Dr., on the second lot north of
Harmony Road, in the Golden Meadows
Business Park subdivision
Parcel ##8731406010
Zoning
Harmony Corridor (HC) zone district, within the
Basic Industrial Non-Retail Employment Activity
Center land use designation in the HC zone
Owner
Vertical Bridge - Lessee
750 Park of Commerce Drive Ste. 200
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Applicant/Representative
Mike Bieniek, AICP
LCC Telecom Services
10700 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 240
Rosemont, Illinois, 60018
Staff
Clark Mapes, City Planner
p. (970) 221-6225 e. cmapes@fcgov.com
Contents
1. Project Introduction .................................... 2
2. Land Use Code Article 2 Procedural
Requirements ............................................ 4
3. Land Use Code Article 3 - Applicable
Standards .................................................. 4
4. Land Use Code Article 4 – Applicable
Standards .................................................. 7
5. Findings of Fact/Conclusion ...................... 7
6. Recommendation ....................................... 8
7. Attachments ............................................... 8
Staff Recommendation
Approval of the PDP, with a condition.
.
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1. Project Introduction
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• This is a request for a Project Development Plan (PDP) to construct an 85-foot tall wireless monopole facility
(cell tower) for use by T-Mobile at the rear southeast corner of the Rocky Mountain Archery building which
exists on the subject lot.
• The antenna array is a typical 3-axis triangular array approximately 17 feet wide, with no concealment or
“stealth” design.
• The location is adjacent to an electric substation and a large power transmission line. Those adjacent facilities
create a setting that is already characterized by an assortment of similar-height poles.
The image below is from the applicants’ narrative and shows the public view with the highest visibility of
adjacent poles, on westbound Harmony Road. The antennas atop the powerline pole on the left are no longer
there; the proposal is related to replacing lost coverage due to their removal.
Westbound Harmony Road View with Proposed Facility
• The subject lot is in a business park with supply/distribution /light industrial buildings.
• The specific location in the rear of the lot is an existing stormwater detention area. A raised platform has
been designed to accommodate equipment and walkway access through design iterations with stormwater
utility staff to accommodate the facility without harm to the detention function.
• Needed access easements are shown on the plans.
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SITE CHARACTERISTICS
1. Surrounding Zoning and Land Use
North South East West
Zoning HC, Harmony Corridor,
Basic Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
HC, Harmony Corridor,
Basic Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
HC, Harmony Corridor,
Basic Industrial Non-
Retail Activity Center
HC, Harmony
Corridor, Basic
Industrial Non-Retail
Activity Center
Land
Use
Supply/distribution
warehouse/office next door,
and a converted large light
industrial building now used
for a charter school
Supply/distribution
warehouse/office
Electric substation Supply/distribution
warehouse/office
2. Site History
The land was annexed in 1977 as part of the Harmony Annexation. The site is within the Golden Meadows
Business Park approved in 2003.
OVERVIEW OF MAIN CONSIDERATIONS IN STAFF’S REVIEW
Location. This was the first consideration starting about two years ago. Staff encouraged the applicants to seek a
different location that could possibly offer more opportunity for a “stealth” facility to be incorporated into an existing
structure. Staff’s understanding is that applicants have explored other potential alternatives for a year or more. No
other property owners in the area have been interested according to the applicants. Furthermore, few buildings in
the adjacent area are more than a single story, so suitable architectural opportunities appear to be very limited.
The specific location on the lot involved technical issues of vehicle access, utility easements and a platform for
ground equipment over an existing stormwater detention area on the lot. Those engineering issues were resolved
with staff support.
Appearance. After the question of location was resolved, the next fundamental consideration has been consistency
with the surrounding “architectural character” and “natural environment” as required by a standard, subsection
3.8.13(C)(2). This is a basic consideration that is not resolved with staff support at the time of hearing. It is the
primary consideration for the City in its local government role. For the hearing, staff is recommending a condition of
approval for this aspect of the facility.
Staff initially commented that a pole-form antenna array should be used because of the opportunity for such a
facility to be consistent and blend with the numerous metal poles in the adjacent substation and transmission line.
Staff sees numerous examples of this approach to cell tower facilities with ‘unipoles’, cylinder shaped canisters, or
slimline arrays with antennas tucked tight to the pole. Also, staff has spoken with a concealment engineering firm
that provides these kinds of solutions.
A recently adopted Wireless Telecommunications Master Plan for the City calls fo r concealment or semi-
concealment of antenna arrays; and it includes a variety of example solutions that could comply with code
standards. That plan document is attached. Page 5, 10, page 32, page 59, and pages 67 -129 are notably pertinent
to the issue.
The applicants have stated a slim pole-form approach is no longer feasible in a situation like this because of
increasing demands from smartphones. They explain that corresponding increases in equipment are needed to
maintain reliable service, and this generates more heat, which makes the slim configurations unworkable. Page 16
of the Applicants Narrative, and the 2-page Explanation of Infeasibility (attachments 1 and 2) summarize the
applicants’ contentions.
The applicants also contend that the proposed facility is consistent with the character of the area given the
prominence of the abutting electric substation and powerline with metal poles and large equipment.
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Staff acknowledges this contention. However, the simulations show how the array is visually appar ent and staff was
not able to find that a complete lack of stealth/concealment is warranted by the industrial setting.
Staff is not able to confirm or deny the applicants’ contentions from a wireless engineering standpoint. However,
because of this specific location, in a business park, abutting a large electric substation with poles of similar height,
staff finds that the visual sensitivity of this proposal is relatively low, and because of that, staff finds that an
alternative to the pole-form approach using a monopine is supportable to provide concealment.
The applicants do not object, and the monopine allows for the array(s) as desired from an RF engineering
standpoint.
For the hearing, staff recommends approval of the proposed facility with a condition that prior to Final
Plan approval, the tower will be redesigned as a monopine for concealment of the antenna array(s),
using the design details used on the most recent monopine installation in the City, including branch
density, tufting, and color and on the pole and antennas.
Lack of Setback. A basic consideration has been a requirement that a tower be engineered to collapse rather than
topple in an unlikely catastrophic event, if the tower is not set back from property lines by a distance equal to the
height. The applicants are providing documentation signed by a licensed engineer regarding this issue.
Access. A technical consideration has involved confirmation of necessary access and utility easements across the
existing development.
2. Land Use Code Article 2 Procedural Requirements
PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROCEDURAL OVERVIEW
1. Conceptual Review – CDR 200009
A conceptual review meeting was held on February 6, 2020.
2. Neighborhood Meeting
A neighborhood meeting was not required, nor held, for this Type 1 review process.
3. Submittal
The project was submitted on June 4, 2021. The project was routed to all reviewing departments with two
rounds of review conducted to reach the proposed plan.
4. Notice (Posted, Written and Published)
Posted notice: June 16, 2021, Sign #640
Written notice: September 15, 2021, 283 letters sent.
Published Notice: October 22, 2021, Confirmation #4966214.
3. Land Use Code Article 3 - Applicable Standards
Because the plan involves a facility on an existing fully developed property in a fully developed business park, the only
applicable development standards in Land Use Code are those in Section 3.8.13 as reviewed below.
SECTION 3.8.13 – WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION
Applicable
Code
Standard
Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Staff
Findings
Co-location This standard requires that a facility or owner or lessee must not attempt to
exclude any other wireless telecommunication provider from using the same
Complies
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3.8.13(B) structure or location. Applicants shall cooperate in good faith to achieve co-
location of wireless telecommunication facilities and equipment.
Any application for the approval of a plan for the installation of wireless
telecommunication facilities or equipment shall include documentation of the
applicant's good faith efforts toward such cooperation.
• The plans indicate space for potential future antennas by others; and the
applicants narrative acknowledeges this requirement.
Staff finds that if an alternative stealth design is proposed in Final Plans in
response to the proposed condition of approval, and the alternative precludes
this co-location, this documentation fulfills the requirement.
Setbacks
3.8.13(C)(1)
This subsection requires towers to be set back from property lines by one foot
for every foot of height unless it can be demonstrated that the structure will
collapse rather than topple, in which case this requirement can be waived by the
Director.
• A fall zone letter from the pole manufacturer, signed by a licensed engineer,
is attached and explains that there is no threat of collapse due to
engineering of the pole.
It states that in the unlikely event of failure, the monopole is designed to
buckle at a designated point rather than collapse or fall.
The top portion would bend down onto the bottom portion of the tower and
the cabling inside the tower would act like a hinge to hold the upper portion
in place until it could be repaired. The foundation is designed based on the
existing soil conditions for the site. A geotechnical study determines the type
of footing and how deep it must go into the ground.
Staff interprets this to indicate no threat to the abutting electric substation or the
property next door to the south.
Complies
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• At ground level, all fencing and equipment is set back from the side lot line
further than the existing building, with six feet of landscape area for shrub
screening.
Wireless
Telecomm
Facilities
Subsection
3.8.13(C)(2)
This subsection requires wireless telecommunication facilities to be “consistent
with the architectural style of the surrounding architectural environment”.
Considerations are to include “materials, roof form, scale, mass, color, texture
and character”. Facilities must also be “compatible with the surrounding natural
environment.”
Staff interprets the standard to invoke the built environment in its totality
inclusive of building architecture, landscape architecture, and infrastructure
design, with the purpose to mitigate visual impact on the cityscape and skyline.
In this particular case, the adjacent electric substation and power transmission
line to the east comprise an assortment of steel poles similar in height to the
proposed tower, as well as other large equipment within the substation .
The site is within the Golden Meadows Business Park in which t he architectural
environment comprises light industrial and supply/distribution buildings.
A number of trees including pines exist in the landscaped setback along
Harmony Road, and a few trees exist on nearby properties in the business park.
The applicants contend that the proposed steel tower and antenna array is
consistent with the assortment of poles and equipment in the abutting electric
substation and the nearby power transmission line to the east.
However, staff finds that the contrast in form of the high antenna array prevents
it from blending with the linear form of the poles in the substation and the
adjacent power transmission line.
• The applicants and staff have agree to revise the tower to a monopine tower
to provide concealment of the antennas and associated equipment.
Staff recommends a condition of approval as explained in other sections of this
report.
Complies
With a
Condition
Landscaping
subsection
3.8.13(C)(4)
This standard requires landscaping based on the unique nature of wireless
telecommunication facilities. Landscaping may be required to achieve a total
screening effect at the base of such facilities to screen the mechanical
characteristics. A heavy emphasis on coniferous plants for year-round screening
may be required.
• The location is a rear area with very low public visibility between
commercial/light industrial buildings in the business park. Nevertheless,
shrub plantings are provided to as a buffer along the ground equipment.
Complies
Stealth
Technology
subsection
3.8.13(C)(15)
This standard requires that to the extent reasonably feasible, the applicant shall
employ "stealth technology" so as to convert the wireless telecommunication
tower into wireless telecommunication equipment integrated into an existing
structure, as the best method by which to mitigate and/or camouflage visual
impacts.
The standard mentions examples such as using grain bins, silos or elevators,
church steeples, water towers, clock towers, bell towers, false penthouses or
other similar "mimic" structures.
Complies
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• As explained previously in discussion of main considerations, a search of
possible suitable structures found none.
DIVISION 3.3 - ENGINEERING
Applicable
Code
Standard
Summary of Code Requirement and Analysis Staff
Findings
Plats and
Easements
Section
3.3.1
This Section requires dedication of easements as necessary for drainage,
utilities, and access as needed to serve the development. A number of
easements are needed on for access, drainage, and temporary construction
access on abutting property.
• The plan set shows necessary easements, with the easement documents
to be recorded in conjunction with approval of Final Plans.
Complies
4. Land Use Code Article 4 – Applicable Standard
Article 4 of the Land Use Code contains standards for the various zoning districts throughout the City. The subject lot is
zoned Harmony Corridor (HC) Division 4.26 of the Land Use Code, within the Basic Industrial Non-Retail Activity Center
land use designation.
The purpose of the zone is to implement the design concepts and land use vision of the Harmony Corridor Plan -- that of
creating an attractive and complete mixed-use area with a major employment base.
The proposed wireless telecommunication facility is permitted subject to review by a Hearing Officer at a public hearing
(Type 1 review). No other zone district standards pertain to the facility.
5. Findings of Fact/Conclusion
In evaluating the request for the 4518 Innovation Drive Wireless Telecommunication Facility #PDP210010, staff makes
the following findings of fact:
1. The PDP complies with process requirements located in Division 2.2 – Common Development Review Procedures for
Development Applications of Article 2 – Administration.
2. The PDP complies with pertinent standards located in Article 3 – General Development Standards, with the exception
of subsection 3.8.13(C)(2), which is addressed in the conditional recommendation by staff.
3. The proposed Wireless Telecommunication Facility is a permitted use subject to Type 1 review and hearing in the
Harmony Corridor Zone District in Article 4 – Districts.
4. The 85-foot height is the absolute maximum permissible height; the 85-foot monopine will stand out in contrast to the
surrounding environment but staff finds that it is warranted only due to the industrial setting with nearby electric poles
of similar height and not warranted by consistency with nearby trees; and any greater height would defeat the purpose
of the monopine concealment.
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6. Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Hearing Officer approve the 4518 Innovation Drive Wireless Telecommunication Facility
Project Development Plan #PDP210010 based on the Findings of Fact and supporting explanations found in the staff
report with the following condition:
Prior to Final Plan approval, the tower will be redesigned as a monopine for concealment of the antenna
array(s), using the design details that were used on the most recent monopine installation in the City,
including branch density, tufting, and color on the pole and color and texture on the antennas.
7. Attachments
1. Applicants Narrative
2. Applicants Explanation of Infeasibility of Slim Pole
3. Site Plan set
4. Photo Simulations – Original Proposal
5. Photo Simulations – Revised for Hearing with Monopine
6. Fall Zone Collapse Letter
Fall Zone Letter
1426 North Marvin Street #101 ‐ Gilbert, AZ 85233
480‐664‐9588 Phone ‐ 480‐664‐9850 Fax
March 14, 2022
Steven Gosnell .
Vertical Bridge
750 Park of Commerce Dr.
Boca Raton, FL 33487
(770) 331-7524
Subject: Telecommunication Tower Fall Zone Letter
Tower Owner: Vertical Bridge
Site Name: Rocky Mountain Archery
Site Number: US‐CO‐5082
Larson Number: 544732
Engineering Firm Designation: Pinnacle Consulting, Inc.
Site Data: 4518 Innovation Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80525
Larimer County
40° 31' 27.76” N, 105° 02' 43.65" W
± 85’ Monopine Tower w/ a 20’ Ext.
Dear Steven,
This letter is intended to address the 50’ Fall Zone Requirement for the proposed monopine
telecommunications tower at the above noted site.
The tower was designed in accordance with the 2018 International Building Code and the adopted by
reference standard TIA‐222‐H, Structural Standard for Antenna Supporting Structures and Antennas.
The following structural design criteria were used in analysis:
Wind Speed: 140 mph (Ultimate – 3 second gust)
Service Wind Speed: 60 mph (Ultimate – 3 second gust – Deflection limits only)
Structure Class II
Exposure B
Topographic Category 1
Ice: 0.25” w/ 50 mph wind gust speed (Ignored per TIA‐222‐H 2.6.4)
At your request, we have designed the tower for a fall zone radius of 50 feet. Our approach to this
request was to ensure that the point of maximum stress in the tower occur in the upper 50’ of the
structure. In this case, the maximum demand to capacity ratio of 96.8% in the upper pole section which
has a length of 25’ and a 20’ Future Extension. The remaining structure is designed with a maximum
demand to capacity ratio at or below 80%. In the improbable event of a failure, it is likely to occur in the
top 45’ of the structure thereby satisfying request of a 50’ fall zone radius.
March 14, 2022
85’ Monopine Tower w/ 20’ Future Ext. Fall Zone Letter Larson #544732
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1426 North Marvin Street #101 / Gilbert, AZ 85233 / 480‐664‐9588
Please note that our approach to the fall zone request is not codified in the references above nor is the
phrase ‘fall zone’ itself a codified term. While we believe that our approach is a rational attempt to
address this request, building codes do not address failure mechanics and it is difficult to predict the
behavior of failing structures. A failing or falling tower sections could detach and be impacted by wind
forces causing bouncing or rolling and pushing the section outside the fall zone. Non‐structural
components attached to the pole structure are outside the scope of our design. If not properly designed
and attached, these components could detach and fall outside the fall zone at or below code specified
design criteria.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide these services. Please let us know if you have any questions
or comments.
Respectfully submitted by:
John S. Weaver, P.E.
Colorado License No. PE.0055672
Pinnacle Consulting, Inc.
john.weaver@pinnacleco.net
602‐418‐6802
3/14/22
Photo Simulations
ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY SITE SIMULATION MAP
Site
Photograph #
Site
12
3
4
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPOLESIMULATION
View #2 from East Harmony Roadapprox. 350ft. south-southeast of site
Existing View
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPINESIMULATION
View #2 from East Harmony Roadapprox. 350ft. south-southeast of site
Existing View
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPOLESIMULATION
View #3 from Innovation Driveapproximately 225ft. west of site
Existing View
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPINESIMULATION
View #3 from Innovation Driveapproximately 225ft. west of site
Existing View
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPOLESIMULATION
View #4 from Innovation Driveapprox. 350ft. north-northwest of site
Existing View
US-CO-5082ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARCHERY85FT. MONOPINESIMULATION
View #4 from Innovation Driveapprox. 350ft. north-northwest of site
Existing View
Propagation Maps
Existing Indoor Residential Coverage1 MileLTE 2100 MHz -100dBm RSRP Coverage
Proposed Indoor Residential Coverage@80’LTE 2100 MHz -100dBm RSRP Coverage1 Mile
Site Plans