825767 Narrative
1505 Westlake Ave N,
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 336-3204
Fax:
www.crowncastle.com
July 31, 2020
City of Meridian
Community Development
Planning Division
33 E. Broadway Ave., Ste 102
Meridian, ID 83642
RE: Eligible Facilities Request to modify equipment on a communications tower located at:
508 Bower Street, Meridian, ID, 83642
Crown Site Number: 825767 / Crown Site Name: McRae_Meridian
Customer Site Number: SL02087E / Application Number: 522716
Crown Castle USA Inc. (“Crown Castle”) on behalf of T-Mobile West LLC (“T-Mobile”) is submitting the attached
Eligible Facilities Request application to modify transmission equipment on a telecommunications tower located at 508
Bower Street, Meridian, ID 83642 in CITY OF MERIDIAN, ID (the “McRae_Meridian Tower”).
Section 6409 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, commonly known as the “Spectrum Act”
(Pub. Law No. 112-96, 126 Stat 156), mandates that state and local governments “may not deny, and shall approve, any
eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that does not substantially
change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station.” Additionally, if “the reviewing State or local government
determines that the application is incomplete” [they] “must provide written notice to the applicant within 30 days of
receipt of the application, clearly and specifically delineating all missing documents or information.” Under federal law,
an Eligible Facilities Request is deemed granted with written notification in sixty (60) days after an application is filed
with a local jurisdiction, excluding tolling.
T-Mobile proposes to modify the “McRae_Meridian Tower” as follows:
Remove (3) antennas; relocate (3) antennas; and install (6) antennas, (3) RRU’s, and (1) hybrid cable on
existing tower. T-Mobile also proposes to install (2) cabinets, (3) baseband units, and (1) power supply unit
within existing compound.
Itemized list of submittal documents:
• Cover Letter
• Development Review Application
• Certificate of Zoning Compliance Checklist
• Memorandum of Lease (In lieu of Affidavit)
• Quit Claim Deed
• Address Verification
• Site Plan
• Construction Drawings stamped by Idaho State engineer
1505 Westlake Ave N,
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 336-3204
Fax:
www.crowncastle.com
T-Mobile is committed to working cooperatively with all jurisdictions around the country to secure expeditious approval
of requests to modify existing personal wireless service facilities. If you should require more information regarding the
Spectrum Act, please do not hesitate to contact me with your questions.
Sincerely,
Sarah Baird
Sarah.Baird@crowncastle.com
(206) 336-3204