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Home My WebLink AboutNARRATIVE - 3100 E. FLORENCE V1IDU_ CROWN APPROVED CASTLE02/28/22 DATL _ FILE NUMBER:A-zozz 038 LINE PORTAL MERIDIAN CITY ID February 18, 2022 CITY OF MERIDIAN, ID Planning and Zoning Department 33 E. BROADWAY AVE, SUITE 102 MERIDIAN, ID 83642 1505 Westlake Ave N, N Seattle, WA 98109 **********NOTICE OF ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST********** RE: Request for Minor Modification to Existing Wireless Facility — Section 6409 Site Address: 31oo E. Florence Street, Suite ioo, Meridian, ID 83642 Parcel no.: R0375650030 CZC APPLICATION — Application No. A-2022-oon8 Crown Site Number: 825952 / Crown Site Name: Meridian Retail Customer: Verizon Wireless Customer Site Number: 269916 / Application Number: 5978o9 Dear City of Meridian Planning, Phone: www.crowncasfle.com On behalf of Cellco Partnership ("Verizon Wireless" or "Applicant"), Crown Castle USA Inc. ("Crown Castle") is pleased to submit this request to modify the existing wireless facility noted above through the collocation, replacement and/or removal of the Applicant's equipment as an eligible facilities request for a minor modification under Section 64091 and the rules of the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC")., Section 6409 mandates that state and local governments must approve any eligible facilities request for the modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station. Under Section 6409, to toll the review period, if the reviewing 1 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, § 6409 (2012) (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 1455). z Acceleration of Broadband Deployment by Improving Wireless Facility Siting Policies, 29 FCC Rcd. 12865 (2014) (codified at 47 CFR § 1.6100); and Implementation of State & Local Governments' Obligation to Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modification Requests Under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012, WT Docket No. 19-250 (June 10, 2020). 3 See 47 CFR § 1.61oo (c)(3). 4 See 2020 Upgrade Order at paragraph 16. The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com `(E IDI( IAN__ 1505 Westlake Ave N, N �J CROWN Seattle, WA 98109 Phone: www.crowncasfle.com APPROVED v CASTLE DATE 02/28/22 FILE NUMBER: n-zozz ooae RWRM" determines that the application is incomplete, it must provide written notice to the applicant within 3o days, which clearly and specifically delineates all missing documents or information reasonably related to whether the request meets the federal requirements.3 Additionally, if a state or local government, fails to issue any approvals required for this request within 6o days, these approvals are deemed granted. The FCC has clarified that the 30-day and 6o-day deadlines begins when an applicant: (1) takes the first step required under state or local law; and (2) submits information sufficient to inform the jurisdiction that this modification qualifies under the federal law4. Please note that with the submission of this letter and enclosed items, the thirty and sixty-day review periods have started. Based on this filing, the deadline for written notice of incomplete application is March 20, 2022, and the deadline for issuance of approval is April 19, 2022. The proposed scope of work for this project includes: Add or replace antennas, ancillary equipment and ground equipment as per plans for an existing carrier on an existing wireless communication facility. At the end of this letter is a checklist of the applicable substantial change criteria under Section 6409. Additionally, please find enclosed the following information in support of this request: (i) City of Meridian, Idaho addressing approval: LDAV-2022-0111 (2) NARRATIVE — see this document, EFR Applicant cover letter with Attachment "A," 6409 Substantial Change Checklist, and Attachment "B," Scope of work; (3) WARRANTY DEED (4) AFFIDAVIT OF LEGAL INTEREST (5) VICINITY MAP (6) TRASH ENCLOSURE APPROVAL (7) PHOTOMETRIC PLAN (8) RECORDED PLAT (9) SITE PLAN (1o)LANDSCAPE PLAN (ii) ELEVATION (12)CZC CHECKLIST (13)CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS — separated into individual PDF's (total 10 pages) (14)PROPERTY DETAIL REPORT (15) PRIOR APRPOVALS FOR THIS SITE (16)CROWN CASTLE AGENT AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT FOR PERMTS As these documents indicate, (i) the modification involves the collocation, removal or replacement of transmission equipment; and (ii) such modification will not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station. As such, it is an "eligible facilities request" as defined in the FCC's rules to The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com (E IDI� I.1\ — 1505 Westlake Ave N, N �J CROWN `OWN Seattle, WA98109 Phone: www.crowncastle.com APPROVED v CASTLE DATE 02/28/22 FKE NNABEF: A-2022-0038 6o-day deadline for approval applies. Accordingly, Applicant requests all authorization necessary for this proposed minor modification under Section 6409. Our goal is to work with you to obtain approvals earlier than the deadline. We will respond promptly to any request for related information you may have in connection with this request. Please let us know how we can work with you to expedite the approval process. We look forward to working with you on this important project, which will improve wireless telecommunication services in your community using collocation on existing infrastructure. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Gary Abrahams GMA Network Services, LLC Consultant to Crown Castle The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com (E IDS IAN,_— APPROVED DATE: 02/28/22 FILE NUMBEkA-2M2 038 r� CROWN v CASTLE 1505 Westlake Ave N, N Seattle, WA 98109 Attachment "A" Section 6409 Substantial Change Checklist Towers Outside of the Public Right of Way Phone: www.crowncasfle.com The Federal Communications Commission has determined that a modification substantially changes the physical dimension of a wireless tower or base station under 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a) if it meets one of six enumerated criteria under 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100. Criteria for Towers Outside the Public Rj2hts of Way YES/NO Does the modification increase the height of the tower by more than the greater of NO (a) 10% (b) or, the height of an additional antenna array plus separation of up to 20 feet from the top of the nearest existing antenna? YES/NO Does the modification add an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would NO protrude from the edge of the tower more than 20 feet or more than the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater? YES/NO Does the modification involve the installation of more than the standard number of NO new equipment cabinets for the technology involved or add more than four new equipment cabinets? YES/NO Does the modification entail any excavation or deployment outside the current site NO by more than 30 feet in any direction, not including any access or utility easements? YES/NO Does the modification defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support NO structure? YES/NO Does the modification violate conditions associated with the siting approval with the prior NO approval the tower or base station other than as specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6 1 00(c)(7)(i) — (iv)? If all questions in the above section are answered "NO," then the modification does not constitute a substantial change to the existing tower under 47 C.F.R. § 1.6ioo. The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com CUEIDR IAy APPROVED DATE: 02/28/22 FILE NUMBER:—021003e CROWN 1505 Westlake Ave N, N Seattle, WA 98109 v CASTLE Attachment "B" Proposed Scope of Work Phone: www.crowncastle.com I PROJECT DESCRIPTION I THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY AND CAPACITY TO THE EZISTING ELIGIBLE XURELESS FACILITY. TOWER SCOPE OF WORK • REMOVE (6) ANTENNAS • INSTALL (9) ANTENNAS • INSTALL (3) RRHs • RELOCATE (6) RRHs • RELOCATE (6) PIPE MOUNT GROUND SCOPE OF WORK: • INSTALL (1) BBU 6648 The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com