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IDAHO
August 1, 2022
City of Meridian Planning and Zoning
33 E. Broadway Ave.
Meridian, Idaho 83642
To Whom It May Concern:
Mayor Robert E. Simison
City Council Members:
Treg Bernt Brad Hoaglun
Joe Borton Jessica Perreault
Luke Cavener Liz Strader
Please find attached a Conditional Use Permit Application for a communication tower at 6355 W. Quintale
Drive, parcel No. R6206910120 in Meridian, Ada County, Idaho. The parcel is a City of Meridian owned
lot with an approximate 0.449 of acreage located in a R-8 Zone within the Oaks West Subdivision and is
the site for an existing municipal water well facility.
• The proposed communication tower is planned to be a 100-foot tall lattice structure
building constructed with hot -dipped galvanized metal sections. This facility will have a
radio used for communicating with water meter readers and the existing tower at the City
of Meridian Water Department. The new tower building will be situated near the center of
the lot which is fenced. The tower design and location will be coordinated with the
subdivision HOA.
• The tower is in compliance with FCC and FAA regulations. It is more than 20,000 ft from
the closest airport or other FAA regulated runway or helipad.
Where and why this project does and doesn't meet the standards in the City's specific use standards:
• There aren't any existing communication towers in the area to request permission to use.
• This request is for a lattice style communication tower that would be 99 feet from
McDermott Road, 85 feet from W. Qunitale Drive, 76 feet from the common lot to the
east (101 feet from the residential property to the east), and 99 feet from the City of
Meridian parcel to the south.
o The reason the City is requesting the lattice style tower is to keep cost down for
the rate payers.
• The Meridian Fire Department ladder truck will be able to drive right up to the tower
inside the well lot.
• The City isn't planning on sharing this tower with other cellular companies and would like
to be exempt from this requirement.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Jared Hale
Public Works Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 200, Meridian, ID 83642
Phone 208-898-5500 . Fax 208-898-9551 . www.meridiancity.org