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Home My WebLink AboutT-MOBILE CEDARWOOD WTF -PDP - 38-06 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORTKing Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 (Type I - Administrative Review) May 16, 2007 Page 5 4. Article 4 — Districts Wireless telecommunication facilities are permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial District, subject to an Administrative Hearing. FINDINGS OF FACT / CONCLUSIONS After reviewing the King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06, staff makes the following findings of fact and conclusions: 1. The Project Development Plan complies with all applicable administrative standards contained within Article 2 of the Land Use Code. 2. The Project Development Plan complies with all applicable General Development Standards contained in Article 3 of the Land Use Code. 3. The Project Development Plan complies with all applicable district standards of Section 4.19 of the Land Use Code, NC —Neighborhood Commercial District. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 ATTACHMENTS: Zoning exhibit Half -sized plan set Section 106 letter Site Photos King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 (Type I - Administrative Review) May 16, 2007 Page 4 c. Wireless Telecommunication Equipment: As noted above, the monopole will be painted desert tan to minimize visual impacts; d. Landscaping Due the location of the antennas and equipment in an existing fenced grassy area off a service drive aisle, no landscaping or screening is required or proposed; e. Fencing: A six-foot solid cedar fence is proposed to enclose the ground equipment; f. Lighting: Proposed lighting is fully shielded, down directional and mounted at 20 feet high on the pole. It will only be turned on in the case of an evening repair; g. Interference: The proposed facility will not interfere with other types of electronics or wireless providers. If there are problems, the Applicant will be responsible for repairing the equipment; h. Access Roadways: The adjacent service drive aisle is capable of supporting emergency response equipment of the Poudre Fire Authority; i. Foothills and Hogbacks: This proposal is not in or near the foothills; j. Airports and Flight Paths: The proposed monopole is not located near an airport or within a flight path; k. Historic Sites and Structures: The proposed equipment is not located on a historic structure, nor is the site located within a historic district. A Section 106 letter is attached; and Stealth Technology: The facility is designed with a stealth sheath cover for the array which is much less visually intrusive than traditional triangular antenna arrays. A mimic structure was not feasible but this design has been used successfully elsewhere in Fort Collins. King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 (Type I - Administrative Review) May 16, 2007 Page 3 2. Article 2 — Administration The King Sooper's (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan complies with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code, including the procedural requirements located in Division 2.2 — Common Development Review Procedures for Development Applications; and Division 2.4 — Project Development Plan. 3. Article 3 — General Development Standards The King Sooper's (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan complies with the applicable requirements of the Land Use Code, including the procedural requirements located in Division 3, General Standards. A. Section 3.8.13, Wireless Telecommunication 1) Location and Co -location [Section 3.8.13 (A) and (B)—The wireless telecommunication equipment is proposed to be ground mounted within the NC —Neighborhood Commercial District. There is one existing wireless telecommunication facility on the southern portion of the site. The Applicant made a good faith effort to co -locate with existing facilities in the vicinity with no success. If approved, the Applicant may not prevent future telecommunication carriers from further co - locating upon this structure. 2) Standards [Section 3.8.13 (C)]— a. Setbacks: The proposed monopole will be set back from the existing residential property line to the southwest by more than 60 feet. The total height of the proposed facility is 40 feet. A future co -location could be placed above this facility on a pole extension assuming it met all other standards. b. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: The proposed monopole will be painted desert tan per staffs recommendation in order to minimize visual impacts. The equipment at the ground level will be screened by a six-foot cedarfence; In King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 (Type I - Administrative Review) May 16, 2007 Page 2 COMMENTS 1. Background The surrounding zoning and land used are as follows: N: NC —Neighborhood Commercial District (existing commercial offices immediately to the north, Ram's Pointe and Ram's Park apartments across Elizabeth, with MMN—Medium Density Mixed -use Neighborhood District (existing Campus -oriented multifamily projects) beyond; E: NC —Neighborhood Commercial District (existing King Soopers grocery store in Cedarwood Shopping Center) with RL—Low Density Residential District (existing residential neighborhoods) beyond; S: RL—Low Density Residential District (existing residential neighborhoods); W: MMN—Medium Density Mixed -use Neighborhood District (existing multi -family housing). The applicant made a good faith effort to co -locate on an existing Cingular wireless telecommunication facility at the south end of the property behind the Farmer's Table restaurant but the available pole height is below what is needed for radio frequency effectiveness. The proposed wireless facility incorporates a monopole with a stealth sheath configuration. A neighborhood meeting was not required for this project and none was held because the facility is proposed to be no more than 40 feet high. have received one phone call from a resident concerned about the health implications of wireless technology in general, but not concerned with this project in particular. Another wireless provider (Verizon) has indicated interest in co -locating with this facility but has not submitted a formal application. T-Mobile has taken a future co -location into consideration in siting this project and in the construction design of the pole. Any future co -location would on an additional section of pole above the 40 feet constructed with this project and would require a neighborhood meeting and visual analysis. ITEM NO. ?, Z MEETING w _DATE 5/ STAFF �•45D Citv of Fort Collins HEARING OFFICER STAFF REPORT PROJECT: King Soopers (Cedarwood) Telecom Wireless Facility, Project Development Plan - #38-06 (Type I - Administrative Review) APPLICANT: Chris Stryker Stryker Site Services, LLC 9643 Timberhawk Circle #26 Littleton, CO 80126 OWNER: Robert Perry and Associates 6500 S. Quebec St. Suite 300 Englewood, CO 80111 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This is a request to install a 40-foot tall wireless monopole on the northwest corner of the Cedarwood Plaza building in a grassy area just off the service drive aisle, behind the King Sooper's grocery store. The site is located south of Elizabeth Street and west of Taft Hill Road. The property is zoned NC — Neighborhood Commercial District, which allows wireless telecommunication facilities, subject to a Type I review. RECOMMENDATION: Approval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Wireless telecommunication facilities are permitted in the Neighborhood Commercial District, subject to an Administrative Hearing. This Project Development Plan (PDP) complies with the applicable Administrative and General Development standards and the Zone District standards of the NC — Neighborhood Commercial District. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO.80522-0580 (970) 221-6750 PLANNING DEPARTMENT