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PLANNING REPORT <br /> <br />DATE: October 11, 2017 <br />CASE: PSCI17-001 <br />SUBJECT: Special Use Permit to permit installation of telecommunications <br />equipment for T-Mobile on the City water tower at 660 5th ST SW <br />APPLICANT: Buell Consulting Inc. On behalf of T-Mobile <br /> <br />REQUEST & BACKGROUND <br />T-Mobile is requesting a Special Use Permit to allow installation of nine telecommunications <br />antenna on the top of the City’s south water tower located at 660 5th ST SW. The total height of <br />the tower is 188’. In addition to the antennas, T-Mobile would also install supporting equipment, <br />including nine new remote radio units and controls at the base of the tower. No equipment will <br />be located outside. The antennas are proposed on the stem of the tank at a height of <br />approximately 120’. The ground controls equipment located at the base of the tower would be <br />placed on existing concrete slab. <br /> <br />A Structural Analysis has been performed to show that the tank has adequate capacity to support <br />the weight of the proposed equipment. T-Mobile and the City will enter into a lease agreement, <br />which the City Council will act on independently from this request. <br /> <br />Lastly, Sirius XM was previously located on this tower, but vacated last year. Thus, the addition <br />of T-Mobile’s equipment should not place any additional structural or space barriers on the tower <br />or site itself. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />A – Resolution <br />B – Project Location Map <br />C – Zoning Map <br />D – Aerial Photograph <br />E – Neighborhood Notification Map <br />F – Applicant Narrative <br />G – Special Use Permit Criteria Worksheet <br />J – Sheet LP: Location Plan <br />K – Sheet C-1: Enlarged Site Plan <br />L – Sheet ANT-1: Tower Elevation <br /> <br />FINDINGS <br />Section 4-600 (2) Building Permits Required. <br />Section 4-600 (4) Special Use Permit. <br />Section 8-130 Special Use Standards. <br /> <br />SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br />Location: 660 5th ST NW <br />Lot Size: 46,976 SF (1.08 acres) <br />Topography: Slopes North <br />Comprehensive Plan Designation: Business Park <br />Zoning: I-1, Light Industrial