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Home My WebLink AboutNARRATIVE V1��'�F Imo__ CROWN APPROVED CASTLE05/17/22 DATE FILE NUMBER: az0zz Dee LINE PORTAL MERIDIAN CITY, ID May 10, 2022 CITY OF MERIDIAN, ID Building Services 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: 1776 North Avest Lane, Meridian, ID 83642 CZC APPLICATION — A-2022 — OOAA Crown Site Number: 839266 / Crown Site Name: Fairview & Locus Grove Customer Site Number: IDLo2324 / Application Number: 600423 Dear Building Permit Dept., Phone: www.crowncasfle.com On behalf of New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC ("AT&T Mobility" 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").2 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 authority 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, 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). 2 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 05/17/22 ME NWBER: azozz-Doge ue any approvals required for this request within 6o days, these approvals are deemed granted. The FCC has clarified that the 3o-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 June 9, 2022, and the deadline for issuance of approval is July 9, 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: (1) City of Meridian Idaho Addressing Approval, LDAV-2022-0365; (2) NARRATIVE — SEE THIS DOCUMENT, Eligible Facilities Request cover letter and narrative, with Attachment "A," Section 6409 Substantial Change Checklist, and Attachment "B," Proposed Scope of Work; (3) WARRANTY DEED; (4) AFFIDAVIT OF LEGAL INTEREST; (5) VICINTIY MAP; (6) TRASH ENCLOSURE APPROVAL; (7) PHOTOMETRIC PLAN; (8) RECORDED PLAT; (9) SITE PLAN; (io)LANDSCAPE PLAN; (ii) ELEVATION; (12)CZC CHECKLIST; (13)CONSTRUTION DRAWINGS — SEPARATED INTO INDIVIDUAL PDF'S; (14)PROPERTY DETAIL REPORT; (15) PRIOR APRPOVALS (CZC) FOR THIS SITE; (16)CROWN CASTLE AUTHORIZTION TO SUBMIT FOR PERMITS. 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 which the 6o-day deadline for approval applies. Accordingly, Applicant requests all authorization necessary for this proposed minor modification under Section 6409. The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com (E IDI� I.1\ — R 1505 Westlake Ave N, N �J CROWN Seattle, WA98109 Phone: www.crowneasfle.com APPROVED v CASTLE DATE: 05/17/22 FILE NUMBEB:-0210000 s 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, a6whcu m Gary Abrahams GMA Network Services, LLC, consultant to Crown Castle Gary(&gmanetworkservices.com The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com (E IDI� IAN,> APPROVED DATE 05/17/22 FILE NUMBER: az0zz Dee 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 Rights of Way YES/NO Does the modification increase the height of the tower by more than the greater NO of: (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 NO would 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 NO number of 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 NO site 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 NO prior approval the tower or base station other than as specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(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 CROWN1505 Westlake Ave N, N APPROVED Seattle, WA 98109 `oo CASTLE DATE: 05/17/22 FILE NUMBER: n-zozz-owe Attachment "B" Proposed Scope of Work SCOPE OF WORK THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS: TOWER SCOPE OF WORK: • REMOVE (3) SECTOR MOUNTS • RELOCATE (6) ANTENNAS • RELOCATE (12) RRHs • RELOCATE (3) SURGE SUPPRESSORS • INSTALL (6) STACKED INTEGRATED C—BAND ANTENNAS/RRHs • INSTALL (1) S17EPR0l — VFA12—M3—WLL SECTOR MOUNT • INSTALL (1) DC9 • INSTALL (1) #6 DC TRUNK & (1) 24PAIR FIBER TRUNK GROUND SCOPE OF WORK: • INSTALL (1) ASIL & (3) ABIO WITHIN EXISTING LTE/FIF RACK • INSTALL (1) SLACK BOX & (1) FIBER TRAY DC POWER PLAN REVIEW: • INDOOR PDF, EXISTING, —48V VERTIV 7100 DC PLANT. • A) (16) —48V RECTIFIER SLOTS AVAILABLE, (13) INSTALLED, (15) REQUIRED FOR N+1 [INSUFFICIENT]. INSTALL (2) NEW RECTIFIERS. • B) (8) +24V CONVERTER SLOTS AVAILABLE, (6) INSTALLED, (0) REQUIRED FOR N+1 [SUFFICIENT]. BATTERY CHECK: • BATTERY RESERVE CAPACITY: SITE HAS (8) CELLS OF EXISTING POWERSAFE SBS190FT BATTERIES, WHICH ARE SUFFICIENT. TWO BATTERY STRINGS WILL PROVIDE 1.30 HOURS OF BATTERY RESERVE CAPACITY. HVAC: • 10' X 10' WALK—IN CABINET WITH (ONE) 1-1/2 HVAC UNIT, WHICH IS SUFFICIENT. AC POWER: • AC POWER LOAD ESTIMATED ® 128A, EXISTING 200A ELECTRICAL SERVICE IS SUFFICIENT. RFDS INFO: ID: 4892198 VER: 1.0 DATE 12/08/2021 The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com Phone: www.crowncastle.com