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PROJECT: Evergreen Park, The Toy Shed (1314 Red Cedar Circle),
Wireless Telecommunication Facility — P.D.P. , File # 50-91 F
APPLICANT: Nextel Communications
c/o Peter Hoopes (Wireless Facilities Inc.)
650 S. Cherry Street, Suite 1050
Denver, CO 80246
OWNER: John Dixon
1314 Red Cedar Circle
Fort Collins, CO 80524
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
Request to construct a new 80 foot tall co -locatable wireless telecommunication pole
at 1314 Red Cedar Circle. The pole will be located at an existing RV storage yard in
a fenced enclosure within a fenced compound. The site is located in the
Employment zone district.
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The proposed wireless telecommunication facility complies with the applicable
standards in Articles 3 and 4 of the Land Use Code.
COMMENTS:
Background:
The surrounding zoning and land uses are as follows:
N: I. vacant industrial land,
CN; Country Club Corners Shopping Center (Including Alberston's)
S: I; existing welding shop, vacant industrial land,
E: I; existing industrial businesses,
W: I; natural gas storage tank,
CN; existing commercial uses along College Avenue.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 281 N. College Ave. PO. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 (970) 221-6750
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Evergreen Park, The i oy Shed (1314 Red Cedar Circle), Wireless
Telecommunication Facility — P.D.P. , File # 50-91 F
March 20, 2001 — Type 1 Administrative Hearing
Page 2
2. Definition [Section 5.1.21:
The Land Use Code defines "Wireless telecommunication facility' as "any
freestanding facility, building, pole, tower or structure used to provide only
wireless telecommunication services, and which consists of, without limitation,
antennae, equipment and storage and other accessory structures used to
provide wireless telecommunication services."
3. Zoning [Division 4.191:
The entire block is zoned Industrial (1). In this zone district, wireless
telecommunications facilities are permitted, subject to administrative review.
4. Compliance with Applicable Standards (Section 3.8.131:
The Land Use Code requires that a request for wireless telecommunications
facilities comply with a prescribed set of standards as outlined in Section 3.8.13
of the code. The applicable standards are discussed below.
A. Co -location [3.8.13(B)]: The proposed pole provides a space for an
additional antennae to be located 10 feet below the proposed
antennae. A note has been attached to the plans stating that the
owners or lessees shall not act to exclude any other wireless
telecommunication provider from using the same existing structure.
B. Color [3.8.13(C)(3)]: The pole will be painted gray to blend in with
the sky as best as possible.
C. Landscaping [3.8.13(C)(4)]: The entire RV storage yard is fenced
with a 6 foot stockade cedar fence. Landscaping meeting the
requirements of LUC 3.2.1 already exists to screen the site.
D. Fencing [3.8.13(C)(5)]: The area around the ground -mounted
equipment will be fenced with a six-foot high cedar fence enclosure.
E. Lighting [3.8.18(C)(9)]: There will be no new lighting as a result of
this proposed pole.
5. Neighborhood Compatibility:
The primary compatibility issue typically raised during the review process of
telecommunications requests is radio interference. The applicant has stated the
frequency of wireless telecommunications equipment are designed not to
interfere with frequencies used by other electronic devices such as radios,
Evergreen Park, The i oy Shed (1314 Red Cedar Circle), Wireless
Telecommunication Facility — P.D.P. , File # 50-91 F
March 20, 2001 — Type 1 Administrative Hearing
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televisions and in no way be detrimental to the health, safety and well-being of
the community. Since the installation of numerous wireless telecommunications
equipment, Staff has not received one complaint from surrounding residents
regarding electronic interference.
6. Findings of Fact and Conclusion:
In reviewing the request for the Toy Shed Wireless Telecommunication Facility,
Project Development Plan, staff makes the following findings:
A. The request is defined as "wireless telecommunications facility."
B. Wireless telecommunications facilities are permitted in the Industrial (1),
Zone District, subject to administrative review.
C. The proposed facility meets the applicable criteria in the zone district
standards in Article 4 of the LUC.
D. The proposed facility, including the pole and ground -mounted equipment,
meet the applicable design standards in Article 3 of the LUC.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of Evergreen Park, The Toy Shed (1314 Red Cedar
Circle), Wireless Telecommunication Facility — P.D.P., File # 50-91 F
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#50-91 F Evergreen Park, The Toy Shed
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Nextel Communications
4643 So. Ulster Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80237
303 714-8200 FAX 303 714-8504
NEXTEL
Company Description
Nextel Communications, Inc. is the nation's leading provider of fully integrated all -digital wireless service.
The Nextel National Network provides customers with a 4-in-1 business solution -guaranteed all -digital
cellular service, text/numeric paging capabilities, Nextel Direct Connect® digital two-way radio, and
wireless Internet services. Nextel services also feature built-in call security and cloning protection.
Leadership Team
Daniel F. Akerson
Chairman
Timothy M. Donahue
President and Chief Executive Officer
Steve Dussek
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Keith Grinstein
Vice Chairman, Nextel International, Inc.
Lo Van Gernert
President and Chief Operating Officer, Nextel International, Inc.
Steven M. Shindler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Thomas N. Kelly
Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Strategy and Plan
Barry West
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Cathy Bradley
Chief Service Officer and Senior Vice President
Tom Sidman
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Randy Harris
Senior Vice President Human Resources
John Shelton
West Region President
Rick Orchard
East Region President
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Wednesday, July 19, 2000
CHARLES STECKLY ARCHITECTURE, Inc.
9142 West Ken Caryl Avenue, Ste.D-6
Littleton, Colorado 80128 Re: City of Ft. Collins, Planning Department
P. O. Box 580, Ft Collins, Colorado 80522-0580
Nextel Site Josh Ames, CO-0398-C
Gentlemen:
Ft Collins Land Use Code, Supplementary Regulation Section 8.13 Wireless
Telecommunication, (C) Standards requests the following information:
The monopole structure to erected at 1314 Red Cedar Circle, Ft. Collins, Colorado
will be designed according to standard engineering practice with reference to a
site specific soils report and according to site wind load conditions. The tower will
be designed not to fall down under normal and most adverse circumstances. The
conservative nature of engineering practice has a safety factor of one and a half
or more for this type installation.
Very truly yours,
Marvin D. Miller. P.E.
JOSH AMES
TOY SHED
CO-0398C
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4643 So. Ulster Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80237
303 714-8200 FAX 303 714-8504
NEXTEL
July 27, 2000
City of Ft. Collins Current Planning Department
281 N. College Ave.
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
On behalf of Nextel Communications (Applicant) please accept this letter as proposed
Applicant's request for an Administrative Review (Type One), and approval, for an
unmanned, wireless, telecommunications facility to be located at 1314 Red Cedar Circle,
Ft. Collins, CO 80524. Current use of this site location is as a recreational vehicle
storage yard.
Proposed Applicant's intent is to install an unmanned, collocatable, wireless
telecommunications facility. The purpose of this installation is to provide wireless
telecommunications coverage in and around the northeast area of Ft. Collins, CO.
Statement of Planning Objectives
Proposed Nextel Wireless Telecommunications Facility (Josh Ames/CO-0398C)
Owner: John C. Dixon
Location: 1314 Red Cedar Circle, Ft. Collins, CO 80521
Assessor's Parcel Number: 9701214004
The Zone District is Industrial (1). Wireless Telecommunication Facilities are permitted,
subject to Administrative Review, in this Zone, according to the City of Ft. Collins Land
Use Code (updated December 1998), Division 4.23 (B)(2)(d).
Maximum building height in this Zone is 4 stories (100 feet) for nonresidential uses,
according to the City of Ft. Collins Land Use Code (updated December 1998) Division
4.23 (13)(1)(a). Nextel is requesting approval for an 80-foot, collocatable, monopole. This
request is 20 feet below the allowable height maximum.
Required Setbacks, for the monopole, from the east and west lot lines are satisfied (1 foot
of setback for each foot of height, from the City of Ft. Collins Land Use Code, Division
3.8, Section 3.8.13 (C)(1)). The required Setbacks from the north and south are not
satisfied, however a Stamped letter from a Colorado licensed PE stating that this
monopole is engineered to avoid structural failure, is a part of this Application (and is
required in order to waive the required setback).
There will be a solid cedar fence around the base of this 40' by 40' (total footprint)
facility, for screening. The facility will include a 12' by 22' equipment shelter and an 80'
monopole. The facility is to be located inside an existing fenced area, the outside of
which has been landscaped according to a landscape plan that was approved by the City
of Ft. Collins in 1998. The owners of the property have recently brought this landscaping
plan into compliance (as of 7/12/00) by completing the original planting schedule and by
replacing some of the original plantings that had died. Out of 81 plants and trees that
have been planted here, 9 are dead or dying. These will be replaced with identical, live,
plants.
It should be noted that even with the 9 dead plants (out of a total of 81 in the landscaping
plan), this property has by far the most, and nicest, landscaping on Red Cedar Circle. The
property to the south (1232 Red Cedar Circle) has only 4 trees and 8 shrubs. The property
across the street, to the west, (1331 Red Cedar Circle) has 48 various trees and bushes
(mostly untrimmed and neglected), some of which have overgrown the sidewalk so badly
that a pedestrian would have trouble walking on the sidewalk in some places. The
property adjacent, to the north and east (no address, but the owner is Scott R. Milan) has
no landscaping whatsoever on either of the two sides (north and east) that face city streets
Red Cedar Circle and Blue Spruce, respectively.
The original landscaping plan for 1314 Red Cedar Circle leaves little room for new
landscaping along the north and west sides of the property. However, the existing fence is
an additional screen on these sides. Additionally, views from the north side of the
property are well screened by existing buildings on the property, with additional
screening being provided by the outside perimeter fence and the proposed inside fence at
the base of the facility. The views from the east and south will be screened by an existing
building, a covered parking structure, and the recreational vehicles stored thereunder, and
the proposed fence surrounding the facility. Because it would appear that this area seems
to be adequately screened from public view, Nextel is not planning on adding any
additional landscaping to this property unless specifically directed to do so by the Current
Planning Department, as a condition of approval.
Nextel will paint the monopole a tan or medium brown color as preferred by the City.
Additionally, the antennas willbe enclosed with fiberglass shields -(painted -to -match -the
monopole) in order to make the antennas resemble light fixtures atop the monopole.
Thank you for your consideration. Please call with any questions or comments.
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Wireless Facilities Inc., for Nextel
210 University Blvd. Ste.B 12
Denver, CO 80206
303-407-8944
303-994-2449 (Cell)
303-407-8949 (FAX)