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Antenna - 200270 N. First Street, Campbell CA 95008 FAX (408) 866-8381 To: Dennis Martin From: Darcy Smith Fax: 294-5672 Pages: 3 Phone: Date: 12/13/02 Re: Follow-up -Sprint Site @ 700 W. Hamilton Ave Dennis I looked into the Nextel file for the monopine at 700 W. Hamilton Ave and determined that they actually paid only $32,000. I am enclosing documentation showing this payment and the cost estimation that was used to determine it. It should be noted that they were paying for the actual plant materials for the 690 feet of median and the expressway shoulder near the building, whereas the money contributed by Sprint would be used for installation of irrigation and long-term maintenance. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this at (408) 866- 2193. Thanks, Darcy Smith Planner II City of Campbell ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Project and Facility Management November 13, 2002 Darcy Smith REcEwEa Planner II City of Campbell N0~ fi 8 20~ Community Development Department 70 N h Fi St t CITY OF CAA~pg Eu rst ree ort . PUNN1~ ~E ~ Campbell, CA 95008-1436 . RE: Peer Review and Analysis of the Sprint PCS Facility at 700 W. Hamilton. Dear Ms. Smith: I visited the existing site and alternate locations proposed in the Sprint PCS report. From a technical standpoint, the only other building of sufficient height with potential to replace the 700 W. Hamilton site is the Larkspur Landing Home Suite Hotel. I do agree with the Sprint conclusion that disguising the antennas on that building would not be practical. A tree structure like the nearby Nextel facility would also be a potential replacement but not practical from a cost standpoint. On November 7, 2002, I met with Sprint PCS staff to review engineering and coverage requirements. We proceeded to install a test antenna and transmitter to analyze the coverage. The antenna was installed as close as practical to the operating antennas. The first drive test established the base line data for an antenna of the same make and model as employed in the current system. The antenna was then lowered three feet four inches to the height required by the City of Campbell Municipal code Chapter 21.60. A second drive test was conducted to measure the effect of the decreased height. This test was repeated in detail for a second sector of the site. The areas serviced by the "Gamma" and "Beta" sectors were driven with the test antenna at both heights for each sector. The signal strength was automatically logged by the test system. I also took manual readings at twenty locations during the drive tests to verify the automatic data log. I extensively analyzed the data collected. I determined the change in signal strength over seventeen street sections within the coverage area. The following table summarizes the effect of the height reduction taking into account 465 data points along the seventeen street sections. The areas of most concern are noted in bold italics . These areas will be negatively affected by the reduced antenna height, mostly within buildings. The coverage is already marginal in those areas and a reduced signal will make for an even less reliable connection. The areas along Winchester will be supplemented by the adjacent cell sites. Thus, the negative effect is minimized on Winchester. W. Hamilton -Marathon to Cloverdale, Marathon -Latimer to W. Hamilton and Springfield -Charleston to Darryl have sufficient signal strength at either antenna height. ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Project and Facility Management The effect of reducing the antenna heights by 3' 4" will have a detrimental effect on Sprint PCS phone users within areas (noted in the table) already experiencing marginal coverage. The average reduction in signal level is 2.1 dB. Sprint broadly defines signals as: Good, Fair, Weak and Poor. These signals are separated by l OdB. Thus for example the 2.1 dB change is enough to change a Good signal to Fair but not enough to skip a signal grade and change it to Weak. It should be noted the "dB" scale is logarithmic, not linear. Thus -IOdB is 0.1 of the original while -2.1dB is 0.6 of the original. Street section *Signal strength in dBm Existing antenna height* 3' 4" reduction in antenna height* Difference W. Hamilton -Marathon to Cloverdale 71.3 78.5 -7.2 Marathon -Latimer to W. Hamilton 71.0 76.0 -5 Cadillac (start at Winchester) to Maria to Merrimac to Millich to W. Hamilton 84.9 89.1 -4.2 Sprin~eld -Charleston to Darryl 77.8 81.8 -4 Winchester -Cadillac to W. Hamilton 91.7 95.1 -3.4 Winchester -Latimer to W. Campbell 92.2 95.5 -3.3 Latimer -Cloverdale to Darryl 79.4 82.1 -2.7 Vctor -Latimer to W. Campbell 81.4 83.9 -2.5 Carlyn - W. Hamilton to W. Campbell 82.7 84.6 -1.9 Bismark -Phoenix to W. Hamilton 91.2 92.8 -1.6 W. Campbell -Elder to Winchester 87.1 88.5 -1.4 Cloverdale - W. Hamilton to Latimer 87.1 87.5 -0.4 Llewellyn - W. Hamilton to Latimer 78.6 78.7 -0.1 Latimer -from Llewellyn to Winchester 87.9 87.6 0.3 Darryl to Chairman to Elder - W. Hamilton to W. Campbell 73.6 71.9 1.7 W. Campbell -Victor to San Tomas Exwy. 83.1 80.7 2.4 W. Hamilton -San Tomas Exwy. To Winchester 79.9 76.4 3.5 ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Project and Facility Management Findings and Conclusions There are no buildings within the immediate vicinity of 700 W. Hamilton to which the site can be relocated and provide equal or better coverage except potentially the Larkspur Landing Home Suite Hotel. This building does not appear to be practical from the standpoint of disguising the antennas at the needed height. Had this cell site provided "Good" coverage over it's designed coverage area, the height reduction would have had minimal to no impact. However, because the existing coverage is less than optimal, the effect of the height reduction will have a negative impact on system performance. There is no way to exactly quantify the effect of reduced antenna height on performance without actually operating the site at reduced antenna height then logging system data and customer complaints for an extended period of time. Empirically, I conclude the overall site performance will decrease between 10-15% with a 3' 4" reduction in the height of the antennas. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the City of Campbell. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Sincerely, Peter Gruchawka P.O. Box 670 Kenwood, California 95452 License # 718597 (707) 833-5027 FAX (707) 833-2805 of ' SAM _ s ~~ •~RCN AR~• CITY of CAMPBELL Community Development Department October 21, 2002 Peter Gruchawka Accord Communications P.O. Box 670 Kenwood, CA 95452 Re: Notice to Proceed on Sprint Peer Review Dear Mr. Gruchaka: CAMPBELL i -'~-~ 1 This letter hereby serves as a notice to proceed on the peer review of a supplemental report and signal strength analysis documenting the need to retain the existing antenna height at a Sprint facility located at 700 W. Hamilton that has been in operation since 1996. Enclosed is a copy of the purchase order in the amount of $3,500. Currently the antennas are located 9'-9" above the parapet of the roof. The City's Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance, which was adopted after the existing antennas were installed, stipulates that "no roof-mounted antennas, including support structures, shall exceed six feet in height above the parapet of the roof." Therefore, staff has requested that the height of the antennas be lowed 3'-9" from their current height. Sprint has prepared a supplemental report that documents the existing conditions and the need to maintain the existing antenna height. The report concludes that the lowering of the antennas would severely impact the existing coverage footprint and would increase the Blocked Call Rate and Dropped Call Rate by 15 to 25 percent. Section 21.60.140 (4) of the City's Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance stipulates that "applications for antennas that exceed the maximum height must submit a supplementary report outlining the reasons why the height requirement cannot be met. The director shall require an independent review, paid for in advance by the applicant, to evaluate the applicant's request. Factors to be considered are whether or not another site exists where the standards can be met, is there another method of installation that would result in a project that complies with the standards, would the addition of another wireless telecommunications facility allow the reduction in height of the proposed facility and any other technically feasible method of siting the facility that would reduce the height. If it is determined that the additional height is necessary, additional screening may be required to mitigate adverse visual impacts." The supplemental report contains the following materials: EMS specification sheet, project plans, map of alternative sites analyzed, map showing location of additional sites needed if antennas were lowered, two sets of drive test maps showing coverage signal strength measurements for the 70 North First Street ~ Campbell, California 95008-1436 ret 408.866.2140 Fnx 408.871.5140 roe 408.866.2790 existing and proposed antenna heights, and RF Propagation Maps showing predicted wireless coverage with the existing and proposed antenna heights. Your contact at Sprint is Dennis Martin of Sausedo Company who can be reached at (408) 294- 5687 for assistance with arranging the drive tests. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (408) 866-2193 if you have any questions about this project. I look forward to receiving your review in November. Sincerely, 1~a,r~-,~rvu~t~ Darcy Smith Planner II Enclosure: Purchase Order Supplemental Report City of Campbell Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Ordinance l ' "~d`~-7C1 ~ To: City Clerk Planning File No: / - Please collect and receipt Address: 7aU W. ~RiYir /fort For the following monies. ITEM AMOUNT 1. Maior. A. 5+ acres - General Plan Amendment 6,166.00 Zone Change 6,166.00 Planned Development Permit 6,166.00 ElR Review 6,166.00 B. 1-5 acres - General Plan Amendment 5,131.00 Zone Change 5,131.00 Planned Development Permit 5,131.00 EIR Review 5,131.00 C. 0-1 acre General Plan Amendment 3,723.00 Zone Change 3,723.00 Planned Development Permit 3,723.00 EIR Review 3,723.00 2. Minor: A. Subdivision Map (5+ lots) 3,723.00 Site and Architectural 10,000+ squaze feet 2,489.00 Tentative Pazcel Map (4clots) 2,489.00 B. Site and Architectural 0-10,000 squaze feet 1,796.00 Variance (non-residential) 1,796.00 Text Amendments 1,796.00 Use Permit 1,796.00 Commercial RemodeUNo Additional Squaze Feet 1,796.00 3. Miscellaneous A. Variance (residential) 1,122.00 Modifications of Approval 1,122.00 Modification PD Permit 1,122.00 Reinstatements 1,122.00 Revised Development Schedule 1,122.00 Extensions of Time 1,122.00 B. Site and Architectural (residentiaUeach house) 139.00 Minor Modifications to Side Yazd Setback (residential) 139.00 Signs (each sign) 139.00 Sign Program 531.00 Fence Exception 138.00 Promotional Events 139.00 Residential RemodeUAddition 139.00 Single Family Residential Designated Landmazk Alteration 139.00 4. Other: Appeal Filing Fee 100.00 Maps (Black &White) 10.00 Maps (Color) If Available 70.00 General Plan Text (After 2001 Update Adopted) 45.00 Copies (per page) 1.00 ls` pg/.lOpp add'1 Refundable Deposit -Account 2203 - Amount Varies /,~ G7 L7fJ -~ Fire Department Review -Account 01.303.4241 • Architectural Approval 59.50 • Project Plan Review 178.25 • Subdivision $119.00 +$10 per lot Park Impact Fee -Account 295.535.4920 Amount Varies Tree Replacement In-Lieu Fees -Account 101.701.4971 Amount Vanes Architectural Advisor Fee $150.00 RECEIVEt.~ For City Clerk Only: Receipt Nppo~~.: ~ Receiv~by~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ Date: Exception for Major Projectrs ~ tt 1s ~i~'R~t~.dp~ation processing costs of selected major projects will significantly exceed the above fees. In these cases, the Community Development Director may collect a deposit and chazge actual time to process the applications based upon current hourly rates. Note: Adopted on 5/7/02 by Campbell City Council Resolution No. 10014, effective 7/8/02. To: City Clerk ~ - Planning File No: _ ~~~ IX~ a ~ . I Please collect and receipt Address:~lZ.__ r1 GiVYI i I'1"DVI }~~, For the following monies. ITEM AMOUNT 1. Maior• A. 5+ acres - General Plan Amendment 6,166.00 Zone Change 6,166.00 Planned Development Permit 6,166.00 EIR Review 6,166.00 B. 1-5 acres - General Plan Amendment 5,131.00 Zone Change 5,131.00 Planned Development Permit 5,131.00 EIR Review 5,131.00 C. 0-1 acre General Plan Amendment 3,723.00 Zone Change 3,723.00 Planned Development Permit 3,723.00 EIR Review 3,723.00 2. Minor: A. Subdivision Map (5+ lots) 3,723.00 Site and Architectural 10,000+ square feet 2,489.00 Tentative Pazcel Map (4<lots) 2,489.00 B. Site and Architectural 0-10,000 sgttaze feet 1,796.00 Variance (non-residential) 1,796.00 Text Amendments 1,796.00 Use Permit 1,796.00 3. Miscellaneous A. Variance (residential) 1,122.00 Modifications of Approval 1,122.00 Modification PD Permit 1,122.00 Reinstatements 1,122.00 Revised Development Schedule 1,122.00 Extensions of Time 1,122.00 B. Site and Architectural (residentiaUeach house) 139.00 Minor Modifications to Side Yard Setback (residential) 139.00 Signs (each sign) 139.00 Sign Program 531.00 Fence Exception 138.00 Promotional Events 139.00 Appeals 100.00 4. Other: Maps (Black &White) 10.00 Maps (Color) If Available 70.00 General Plan Text (After 2001 Update Adopted) 45.00 Copies (per page) 1.00 lu pg/.lOpp add'l Refundable Deposit -Account 2203 Amount Varies ~ 7 SQO , DO Fire Department Review -Account 01.303.4241 • Architectural Approval 59.50 • Project Plan Review 178.25 • Subdivision $119.00 +$10 per lot Park Impact Fee -Account 295.535.4920 Amount Varies Tree Replacement In-Lieu Fees -Account 101.701.4971 Amount Varies For City Clerk Only: Receipt No.: q Amount Paid: ~~~ 1 ~ ~ J-'\ C Received b Date: Exception for Major Projects: It is anticipated that the application processing costs of selected major projects will significantly exceed the above fees. In these cases, the Community Development Director may collect a deposit and charge actual time to process the applications based upon current hourly rates. Note: Adopted on 5!7/02 by Campbell City Council Resolution No. 10014, effective 7/8/02. ~-- ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Project and Facility Management August 9, 2002 Darcy Smith Planner II City of Campbell Community Development Department 70 North First Street Campbell, CA 95008-1436 Dear Ms. Smith: RE: Peer Review and Analysis of the Sprint PCS Facility at 700 W. Hamilton. RECEBV~~ A~~~ ~ ~~ ~"t~~~ CITY OF CAMPBELL PLANNING DEPT. It was a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions regarding the project. My fee to the City will be $3;Sr50 including all materials and travel time to and from my office based on the following scope of work:~3~fjOD 1. Review and analyze the facility planning file and the Sprint PCS supplemental report. 2. Visit the existing site and alternate locations proposed in the Sprint PCS report. 3. Meet with Sprint PCS staff to review engineering data and coverage requirements. 4. Attend and observe the two required Sprint drive tests (antennas placed at the existing and proposed locations). 5. Provide a report to you on my findings and conclusions. 6. Attend one Community Development Department meeting in Campbell if required. I will be able to start the project within two weeks of receipt of the Purchase Order. Conditional on the availability of Sprint PCS personnel, I can complete the project within three to four weeks of receipt of the P.O. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the City of Campbell. Please let me know if I can answer any questions. Sincerely, Peter Gruchawka P.O. Box 670 Kenwood, Califorttiia 95452 License # 718597 (707) 833-5027 FAX (707) 833-2805 ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Project and Facility Management ACCORD COMMUNICATIONS Peter Gruchawka -President Credentials - Thirty-three years professional experience in the land mobile communications industry. - Illinois Institute of Technology, Electrical Engineering Major. - FCC General Radiotelephone Operator License (# PG-12-27168) Qualified per Paragraph IV of FCC 96-326 to conduct NIER compliance studies. - State of California Contractor's License (# 718597) - Theory and survey hazard training for radio frequency radiation. Loral -Hauppauge NY Partial List of Clients American Tower Corporation C & C Equipment Company California Highway Patrol California State Automobile Association Cal Trans City of Pleasanton Cocola Media Corporation County of Los Angeles County of Marin Golden Gate Bridge District KTLN-TV Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District WestCom Towers Specialties - Provide proof of performance testing of telecommunication facilities. - Conduct field and mathematical studies of Nonionizing Electromagnetic Radiation (VIER). - Design and implement emergency communications systems. - Design and construct communication sites and project management. - Design and test antenna systems. P.O. Box 670 Kenwood, California 95452 License # 718597 (70'7) 833-5027 FAX (707) 833-2805 August 2, 2002 Peter Gruchaka Accord Communications P.O. Box 670 Kenwood, CA 95452 RE: Request for Proposal for Peer Review Deaz Mr. Gruchaka: Dennis Martin of The Sausedo Company, who is representing Sprint PCS, mentioned that you might be interested in this peer review since you have worked on similaz projects for other municipalities. The City of Campbell Community Development Department is requesting proposals for a peer review of a supplemental report and signal strength analysis documenting the need to retain the existing antenna height at a facility located at 700 W. Hamilton that has been in operation since 1996. The City's Telecommunications Ordinance requires the height of the antennas to be lowed three feet from their current height. At the request of staff, Sprint has prepazed a supplemental report that documents the existing conditions and the need to maintain the existing antenna height. The supplemental report contains the following materials: EMS specification sheet, project plans, map of alternative sites analyzed, map showing location of additional sites needed if antennas were lowered, two sets of drive test maps showing coverage signal strength measurements for the existing and proposed antenna heights, and RF Propagation Maps showing predicted wireless coverage with the existing and proposed antenna heights. The report concludes that the lowering of the antennas would severely impact the existing coverage footprint and would increase the Blocked Call Rate and Dropped Call Rate by 15 to 25 percent. We aze looking for a firm with qualified radio frequency engineers that have a working knowledge of CDMA technology. If you are interested in working on this project, please provide me with your qualifications, aproject budget, and schedule. The peer review should include a drive test review with the assistance of Sprint vehicles, equipment and personnel. Please do not hesitate to contact me at (408) 866-2193 for more information about this project. Sincerely, ~Ct,rcr.~ Srrt,c~ Darcy Smith Planner II 70 North First Street Campbell, California 95008-1436 rep 408.866.2140 Fnx 408.866.8381 T~~ 408.866.2790 ~~15~0 ompany 69 6esterAoeuue • SaaJose, California 95125 July 2, 2002 City of Campbell Community Development Department 70 North First Street Campbell, CA 95008-1436 Attn: Darcy Smith Telephone:408-294-5687 Facsimile. 408-294-5671 rrr-~rsausedocompau1 com Subject: Sprint PCS Supplemental Report to Pending Permit Renewal for Staff and Peer Review of an existing wireless telecommunications facility at 700 West Hamilton Avenue, Campbell, CA. Sprint PCS Project No: FS04xc141Go1d's Gym Dear Ms. Smith, On behalf of our client, Sprint PCS, we respectfully request that you accept the attached report for Staff and Peer review of the above referenced project. The following items are provided with this Supplemental Report: 1. One (1) check in the amount of $2500.00, (Peer Review fee deposit). 2. One (1) Description and Analysis of the Project. 3. One (1) Set of Photos showing existing conditions. 4. One (1) Set of 11"x17" Project Plans. 5. One (1) EMS Wireless Antenna Specification Sheet. 6. One (1) Map showing existing Sprint sites in Campbell. 7. One (1) Map of Alternative Sites Analyzed by Sprint PCS. 8. One (1) Map showing location of additional sites needed if antennas lowered. 9. One (1) Set q~ Drive Test Maps showing existing coverage with antennas at 9' above roof parapet level in three sectors. l0.One (1) Set of Arive Test Maps showing coverage with antennas at 6' above roof parapet level. 11. One (1} Set ~' RF Propagation Maps showing wireless coverage provided by existing site and its fit within the Sprint PCS network in the City of Campbell. 12.One (1) Set of RF Propagation Maps showing predicted wireless coverage at subject site with antennas lowered to 6' above roof parapet level. 13.One (1) Set of RF Propagation MAps sieving predicted wireless coverage with three sites lowered to 6' above roof parapet levvel. Public Affairs Consultants for Business & Development I look forward to working with City of Campbell Staff on this project. Please feel free to contact me should you need any additional materials or clarification of any aspects of the report. I can be reached by phone at (408) 294-5687 and email at dmartinC~ sausedocompany.com. Yours truly, Dennis Martin Vice President Sausedo Company, Representing Sprint PCS cc: Patricia Sausedo Mark Gagne, Sprint PCS Sprint. A Supplemental Report by Sprint PCS To a Permit Renewal Review Of an Existing Wireless Telecommunications Facility Gold's Gym Building 700 West Hamilton Avenue, Campbell Sprint PCS Project FS04xc141 Submitted on behalf of Sprint PCS by Dennis Martin Sausedo Company 69 Lester Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Ph: 408-294-5687 Fx: 408-294-5672 RECEIVED ~u~ 0 2 2002 CITY OF CAMPBEI.I~ PLANNING DEPT. F~~• Supplemental Report Project Description and Site Analysis Sprint PCS -Wireless Telecommunication Facility 70(1 West Hamilton Ave, Campbell CA 950118 Sprint Site FS04XC141 Gold's Gym 1. Sprint PCS's Request Sprint PCS respectfully requests that the City of Campbell reviews the attached supplemental report and supporting documentation with regards to renewing a Conditional Use Permit for an existing wireless telecommunications facility at 700 West Hamilton Avenue. Sprint PCS supports this review of antenna heights at 700 West Campbell Avenue, and believes that a peer review is necessary because City of Campbell Staff does not have expertise in PCS technology. In order to gain an informed and objective expert review, Sprint PCS believes that it will be important that the Peer Reviewer be a qualified radio frequency engineer with a working understanding of CDMA technology. Sprint PCS respectfully requests that the RFQ/RFP issued by the City of Campbell specifically identifies knowledge and experience with CDMA technology as an important qualification for the awarding of a Peer Review contract. Sprint PCS also requests that upon favorable review of this report and documentation by Staff and by a qualified radio frequency engineer, the City of Campbell Staff finds that the existing height and location of Sprint PCS antennas is necessary to perform their intended function. Site History On November 26, 1996, The City of Campbell Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Permit to allow Sprint PCS to install a wireless telecommunications facility at 700 West Hamilton Avenue. At that time, the Planning Commission found that the proposal was consistent with all local and general plan zoning ordinances, and that the proposed project as conditioned would aid in the harmonious development of the immediate area. Condition of Approval #6 called for the permit to expire after five years, and that the applicant must apply for a CUP renewal at that time to continue operations. Subsequently, the City of Campbell in 1998 enacted a Wireless Telecommunication Ordinance which has as one of its development standards a height limit of six feet above the roof parapet for building mounted antennas for all new and renewable wireless telecommunication sites. The Sprint PCS antennas at 700 West Campbell Avenue exceed this height limit. 2. E~sting Conditions The Gold's Gym Building at 700 West Hamilton Avenue is a large 3-story office building on the Southwest comer of the San Thomas Expressway and Hamilton Avenue intersection. Currently, Sprint PCS has three antennas mounted on three separate tripods/poles at two locations on the rooftop of this building. The tops of the antennas currently stand at 49ft above ground level, which puts it at 13ft above the roof level, and 9ft above the parapet wall. Sprint PCS at 700 West Hamilton Avenue became operational in the spring of 1997 and has been providing excellent service to the business and residential community of Campbell since its activation. This site represents a critical component of the overall Sprint PCS system within the City of Campbell, located as it is at one of the busiest intersections in Silicon Valley. Additionally, the site links with several other sites to provide seamless coverage and capacity to this highly developed and mobile community. Sprint PCS is one of four wireless service providers with antenna facilities mounted on the Gold's Gym building at 700 West Hamilton Avenue. Two of the wireless service providers, Verizon Wireless, and Cingular Wireless, have antenna heights higher than the existing Sprint PCS antennas. 3. Alternative Site Analysis Staff requested that Sprint conduct an alternative site analysis in an effort to answer this question: "Is there an alternative site where the standards can be met?" A survey of possible alternative sites in the area around the Gold's Gym site was completed. The following findings were noted: 1. Golden Gate Language Center This is a small 2-story office building situated on the northeast corner of San Tomas Expresswy and Hamilton Ave. The building, which is lower than our existing site at Gold's Gym, is surrounded by tall pine trees which would act as a barrier to RF signal propagation, if our antennas were placed Eft above roof line/parapet. Locating our antennas on this site in accordance with the height restrictions would make our antennas virtually invisible from street level, but would provide minimal signal coverage to the surrounding areas due to its low height. This is therefore not a suitable building for locating antennas. 2. Larkspur Landing -Home Suite Hotel This 4story building, which is comprised of several steeply pitched roofs, is of similar height to the Gold's Gym site. It is located at the southeast corner of San Tomas Expressway and Hamilton Ave. Attempting to locate antennas on this building would require heavy stealthing techniques and may involve modifying the existing architecture to accommodate any antenna stealth design used. Stealth structure would be highly visible from street level. The cost of such an undertaking would be prohibitively expensive! RF signal propagation from this building would be partially blocked by the Gold's Gym building, causing a reduction in signal strength in the wesdsouthwesterly direction, which would mean a greater incidence of dropped and/or blocked calls for customers driving on West Hamilton Ave and in the residential vicinity. This would leave Sprint PCS in a worse-off situation than currently exists, in terms of providing a clean, reliable service to its customers. Therefore, this would not be a suitable candidate on which to locate our antennas. 3. Scandinavian Furniture/One-Stop Liquors Groceries This is a one-story commercial building situated on the northwest corner of San Tomas Expressway and Hamilton Ave. The low overall height of this building would make it an unsuitable potential candidate for locating antennas. RF signal would not propagate very far if antennas were mounted in accordance with height restrictions. This building would therefore not serve our coverage needs and cannot be considered as a potential cell site. 4. BayView Bank This single-story building lies immediately west of the Gold's Gym site on Hamilton Ave, and is partially surrounded by pine trees. Due to the low height of this building, RF signal propagation would be severely impaired if antennas were relocated here in accordance with height restrictions. Our coverage radius would shrink appreciably, resulting in increased dropped and blocked calls in those azeas outside the immediate vicinity of the site. This is therefore not a suitable building on which to locate our antennas. 5. Ten-stor~partment Building Located at Hamilton Ave and Winchester Ave. This building although ideal from a RF signal propagation aspect given the height is situated too far east of the Gold's Gym site (0.7miles) to adequately meet our coverage needs. Relocating antennas on this building would not provide effective coverage on San Tomas Expressway north and south of Hamilton Ave, and would indeed create a coverage gap along West Hamilton Ave in the vicinity of San Tomas Aquino Ave. This coverage gap could only be remedied by adding another cell site in this area. The primary coverage goal of Sprint PCS is to provide a clean, reliable level of service to its mobile customers on major traffic routes. The Gold's Gym site is thus ideally situated to meet this goal. It is therefore unwise to consider moving the site to this building, since its location is too distant from the target azeas of coverage. As this alternative site analysis reveals, the Gold's Gym building is the most suitable building in the target coverage area. Any other feasible location is severely limited by either radio frequency demands, or by the physical structure of the building itself. Please refer to the Alternative Site Map for specific locations in this geographic area. 4. Additional Sites If new sites were added to compensate for the reduced coverage footprint, then these sites would need to be located in or near residential areas, such as along Payne Ave at Winchester Ave; San Tomas Aquino at Hamilton Ave; and Bucknall Road at Via Deste. It is estimated that up to 3 new sites would be needed to fill the coverage gaps arising as a result of lowering the antennas to only Eft above the parapet wall, in order to maintain our existing level of coverage. Sprint PCS currently has 4 cell sites that fall within the City of Campbell jurisdiction. We do not plan to add any more sites in this azea in the near future, since our coverage goals have been met. Further enhancements to network performance can be done through optimization of exis~ng sites. Please refer to a map of locations in the City of Campbell where an alternative site would be required to compensate for the reduced coverage arising from lowering the antennas. 5.Other Important Considerations Alternative Installation Methods Sprint PCS utilizes the EMS Wireless RR90-17-XXDP antenna at the Gold's Gym site. The dimensions of this antenna are 56"x 8"x 2.75". This is the smallest antenna available to Sprint PCS to perform the necessary function of the site. Please refer to the antenna specification sheet provided with this report. Currently, there exists no other method of installation that would comply with the new height standards and still meet our coverage objectives. Under the new standards, the top of any antenna structure is required to be only Eft above the parapet wall and this has been predicted, in the case of our existing Campbell sites, to adversely affect our coverage and level of service. 4 The key issue here is the overall height of the antenna above the ground that has a direct bearing on the resulting cell radius. To work effectively, an antenna needs to be positioned high enough above the general clutter of surrounding buildings and trees, to allow for the unimpeded propagation of the RF signal. This is of critical importance in suburban areas, which are characterized by low-rise light commercial buildings, extensive residential areas and heavy foliage throughout. If these criteria are not met, the performance of the wireless system will be marked with excessive amounts of blocked calls and dropped calls as users move farther away from the site. No alternative method of installation can overcome this basic physical requirement of satisfactory antenna height in providing reliable system performance. Shortened Battery Life of Mobile Phone One of the side effects of using the mobile phone in an area of reduced signal strength, is that the phone tries to compensate for the reduction in available signal by increasing its output power. This, of course, will cause a faster drain on the phone battery resulting in a great inconvenience to those customers who rely heavily on their mobile phones. The increased output power of mobile phones can also have an adverse effect on system performance in that the increased strength of the phone transmit signal to the serving cell site, will add to the background noise causing an increase in the noise floor. This situation can affect the number of users that the cell site can service, due to power limitations. It is predicted that these effects will be in evidence in areas around the site where signal strengths are reduced as a result of lowering the antennas. This is apart from the general reduction in capacity of the site (ability to serve the maximum number of users). The Coming of 3G With the coming of 3G technology (Third Generation) geared for data and streaming video, it is critically important to maintain a strong RF signal environment at all locations, in order to maximize system performance. This will enable the smooth, reliable functioning of the many new features which 3G will offer. Keeping the antennas at their existing height will ensure that Sprint PCS continues to provide the highest level of service to its customers in the City of Campbell. 6. Supporting RF Engineering Analysis. Site Location: The Gold's Gym site is located on southwest corner of San Tomas Expressway and Hamilton Ave intersection. The following is a description of some of the locations that would suffer from service degradation if the antennas at the Gold's Gym site were lowered. In these areas it is predicted that on-street voice quality would degrade, in-building voice quality become S unreliable and data rates reduced. Please refer to CW Test Map results provided by Sprint PCS RF Engineering. ALPHA SECTOR -Areas north of Gold's Gym site • Maria Way, between Valley Forge Ave and Payne Ave -Mobile Receive strength drops from Weak to Poor. • Cadillac Drive, between Maria Way and Lexington Drive -Mobile Receive strength drops from Fair to Weak. • Gleason Ave at Phoenix Ave -Mobile Receive strength drops from Fair to Weak. • Woodcreek Lane, west of Boynton Ave -Mobile Receive strength drops from Weak to Poor. BETA SECTOR -Areas south and east of Gold's Gym site • Hamilton Ave between Eden Ave and Winchester Blvd -Mobile Receive strength drops from Fair to Weak. • Campbell Ave at San Tomas Expressway -Mobile Receive strength drops from Weak to Poor. • Campbell Ave between Virginia Ave and Abbey Lane -Mobile Receive strength drops from Weak to Poor. • Cadillac Drive, between Eden Ave and Winchester Blvd -Mobile Receive strength drops from Weak to Poor. GAMMA SECTOR -Areas south and west of Gold's Gym site • San Tomas Expressway between Latimer Ave and Campbell Ave -Mobile Receive strength drops from Good to Fair. • Latimer Ave between Daryl Drive and Marathon Drive -Mobile Receive strength drops from predominantly Good to predominantly Fair. • Latimer Ave between Mitchell Drive and Redford Drive -Mobile Receive strength drops from Fair to a mix of Fair and Weak. • Southern half of Victor Ave intersecting with Campbell Ave -Mobile Receive strength drops from predominantly Fair to all Weak. It should be noted that the findings reported above represent on-street and in-vehicle coverage. Conditions for in-building coverage will be worse, since it requires an extra 10 to 20dB of signal strength to penetrate most buildings. Thus, customers using their mobile phones indoors in the affected areas will experience a dramatic degradation in quality of service, in terms of difficulty making and receiving calls. In many instances users inside buildings will have their incoming calls routed directly to voice mail due to the fall off in signal strength. These are classic examples of unreliable service as experienced by the customer and are the root cause of the frustration from which many complaints to Customer Service arise. Mobile Receive Strength is a measure of the strength of the signal reaching the mobile phone from the serving cell site/s. The stronger the available signal, the more reliable the system performance. A Good Mobile Receive Strength is typically less than -80dBm. At this level the RF signal can penetrate the upper floors of most buildings and provide a reasonable level of service. The following is a breakdown of the different categories of Mobile Receive Strength and their effects as perceived by the user: Good Signal Calls can be made and received on the street, in the caz and in a building, with good voice quality. Fair Signal Calls can be made and received on the street and in the car with good voice quality. Users in a building may experience poor voice quality depending on their exact location within the building and on the material structure of the building. Weak Signal Users might experience poor voice quality and may drop the call, especially if they are in a fast moving car. Users in a building may experience difficulty making and receiving calls, depending on their location within the building and the material structure of the building. In-coming calls may be routed directly to voice-mail in many instances, due to weak signal strengths. Poor Signal In places where calls can be made, voice quality will be poor and calls are likely to drop, depending on their actual location in relation to the serving cell site. The number of dropped and blocked calls is increased as more users are added to the system. In-coming calls are likely to be routed directly to voice mail. In general, service will be unreliable. 7. Conclusion Drive test analysis shows that lowering the antennas at this site, in accordance with the new height limits, would severely impact the existing coverage footprint, resulting in a very noticeable deterioration in voice quality. In many cases, customers using their mobile phones neaz the cell edge would have difficulty making and receiving calls due to the reduced available signal. Areas along San Tomas Expressway -just south of Payne Ave; Campbell Ave between San Tomas Expressway and Milton Ave; and Hamilton Ave between Eden Ave and Winchester Blvd, would be particulazly affected. It is estimated that the Blocked Call Rate (a measure of network inaccessibility) and the Dropped Call Rate (premature ending of a call in progress) would increase by at least 15 - 25%, reflecting the reduced coverage footprint as a result of lowering the antennas. Furthermore, the increased demand on the Sprint PCS system expected with the launch of 3G services in the very near future would exacerbate any coverage or capacity weaknesses. 7 Sprint PCS currently does not have plans to build any new sites in Campbell in the next 3 to 5 years because the existing coverage and capacity meets our network needs. Being restricted to placing antennas just Eft above the parapet wall at this critical location would severely restrain our ability to provide adequate and reliable service to our customers in the City of Campbell. The development of additional sites to compensate for this loss of coverage would force wireless telecommunications facilities further into the residential neighborhoods of Campbell. In conclusion, Sprint PCS believes that review of this report will reveal that enforcement of the 6 feet above roof parapet height limit to existing facilities will precipitate the significant reduction of service coverage, capacity, and call quality to the businesses and residents of the City of Campbell and surrounding communities. The current location and antenna height of the facility is the most efficient configuration for the existing Sprint PCS network. We request that the City of Campbell reviews any decision thoroughly and objectively that may affect this critical service. R Network Drive Test Results Definition: A network drive test is the collection and storage of signal data via a mobile phone whilst driving selected streets, (usually major streets, freeways and some residential streets) throughout the coverage area. The network signal is picked up with the aid of a small receive antenna mounted on top of the drive test vehicle. This antenna is tuned to the broadcast (carrier) frequency of the system. A similarly mounted GPS antenna tracks the exact position of the vehicle as the signals are received and logged. Special drive test data collection software is used in this process and the real-time signal information is captured and stored in a laptop computer. On completion, the data is processed using appropriate software tools and plots representing a record of the drive route are made. Key parameters can be displayed on these plots, which appear as a stream of colored dots depicting the range of variation for a given parameter. A recent drive test of existing network coverage of the area around the Gold's Gym site was done and the problems encountered in the key CDMA parameters are noted in the findings below: Frame Error Rate (FER): This is a measurement of the percentage of signal bit errors reaching the mobile phone from the cell site, and typical industry standards are 2% or less. FER is the primary indicator of the quality of network performance, since at high levels the customer experiences degraded voice quality and may have difficulty placing and receiving calls. The following areas in the vicinity of Gold's Gym were found to have FER levels between 4% and 10%: Williamsburg Drive, Impala Drive, Hamilton Avenue (between Eden Ave and Winchester Ave), Payne Ave (between Eden Ave and Winchester Ave), Campbell Ave (between North Milton Ave and Winchester Ave), North Milton Ave and West Campbell Ave at Victor Ave. If antennas were lowered, these largely residential areas which are already marginal, would become worse in terms of poor voice quality and blocked and dropped calls. Mobile Receive Power - RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator): This is a measurement of the signal strength reaching the mobile phone from the serving cell site/s. Workable Receive Power levels will vary according to the situational environment of the user. For those users in a building, levels in the range of -80dBm or stronger, may be needed to ensure reliable service. Users outdoors and in vehicles require less power, since there is no physical barrier between them and the serving cell site. There are large areas to the north and northeast of the Gold's Gym site that have Mobile Receive Power levels weaker than -90dBm. This means that customers in these mainly residential areas would experience some degree of service degradation if the antennas were lowered. If the received signal level falls too low (e.g. below -100dBm), the mobile phone is not able to adequately separate the signal from the background noise and this results signal bit errors (seen as high FER levels) and generally poor system performance. Phone Aggregate Ec/lo: This measurement is a ratio of the strength of the serving signal from the cell site, to the total power of all other signals and background noise. The Ec component represents the energy in the signal and the to component represents the total background noise. The higher the Ec to to ratio (i.e. the stronger EGIo level), the easier it is for the mobile phone to distinguish the transmitted signal from the background noise. Measured EGIo levels will vary according to the number of users being served by a given sector of the cell site, since the available power must be shared amongst all users. The target EGIo level for a good signal is typically up to -10d6. Drive test results show that the area northeast of the Gold's Gym site from Winchester to North Central Avenue, is characterized by low Ec/lo levels in the range -13 to -15dB, which is borderline for this fairly high traffic area. Lowering the antennas would further aggravate this situation. • Page 6 Mobile Transmit Power (Phone Power MTX): This measurement is an indicator of how much power the mobile phone uses to maintain a connection with the serving cell site. In strong signal areas (where the received signal strength is high) the phone uses less power and thereby conserves battery life, as stated previously. The more power a mobile phone uses when engaged in a call, the more background noise is generated, thus raising the noise floor for that area. In CDMA technology, this has the effect of limiting the number of users that the cell site can support. A high mobile transmit power is usually evident in areas of weak signal strengths. This is precisely the case in those areas to the northeast of the Gold's Gym site as previously mentioned. Receiver Best Server Ec Aggregate: This is a measurement of the available signal energy from the best serving cell sites, without taking into account the total power of the background noise. This parameter gives an indication of the maximum signal strength available at a given location. Receiver Best Server Ec Aggregate values are weakest (less than -90dBm) in areas northeast and southeast (from Hamilton Ave/Winchester Ave to Campbell Ave) of the Gold's Gym site and would suffer most from lowering the antennas. • Planet Prediction Plots: PlaNet (Network Planning Tool) is an antenna signal propagation software system designed to calculate and plot expected coverage from a cell site, based on key factors such as antenna height, region morphology and terrain. The plots show a series of colored regions radiating out from the cell site, each color representing a different signal strength range. The first set of Planet plots show the extent of Sprint PCS existing coverage in the City of Campbell and surrounding areas, with an additional close-up view of the Gold's Gym site (FSO4XC141) and immediate vicinity. The second set of Planet plots show the extent of Sprint PCS coverage with the antennas at the Gold's Gym site lowered aft. A close-up view of the Gold's Gym area is also provided for clarity. The third set of Planet plots show the extent of Sprint PCS coverage with antennas at all three sites (Gold's Gym, Sunstone Construction and Sunnyoaks) lowered appropriately to meet the height standards. It is clear from these plots that there exists a weak area 0.7miles from the Gold's Gym site in the northeast direction. This area extends from Winchester Blvd between Payne Ave and Hamilton Ave, to Hwy 17 and beyond. Lowering the antennas at Gold's Gym would result in further service degradation in an already weak area and add to customer frustration in obtaining a satisfactory level of service from their mobile phone. The Planet Prediction plots therefore, confirm the findings of the network drive tests with respect to the RF signal propagation around the Gold's Gym site. It is the goal of Sprint PCS to provide the highest quality of service to its customers by keeping the Blocked Call Rate and the Dropped Call Rate as low as possible through continued enhancements and optimization of the network, thereby increasing customer satisfaction. This is of vital importance with the coming of 3G technology, when customer expectations will be at its highest. Therefore lowering the antennas at the Gold's Gym site is not compatible with our stated goals. All results and plots from the above drive tests willing and available to review the test results conclusions. are stored on-file. 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O p ~ p O ~ ____~ _ _ __.. _._.. ` i _ _, _~_ _ _. N o .X ..__ _ __-_ w ~ o _ _ __ _ _ ---. _ __ ; --- -- -- --- -- U ~' .. ;. , X v~ / m ... a~ ,, ., __ \ ` _ __ - ,_ ~ \ \ IL m x. ~ i _ ~ ~ - ~ 04/08/2002 MON 14:50 FA% 92S 901 1001 RILEY & AS50G. ~ 001 ~ Sprint vra FACS~aKa.~ i.ease 1Nla~nsgalnent west Ite~i~n April 8, 2002 Ms. Darcy Sm-ti~ Ciry of Carnpbett Camxttunity Devoe;opapent papartmeat 70 Ivcuth First Street Campt~eU, CA 95008.1436 RE: kevitw of Approval for Ferssrics UP 96-10 and UP 96-07 Dear Ms. Smith: Sprint PCS ~1~~3 C1k'~d Utiw~, Syilt l(M7 i•E~~,~,, ra ~S~a cAPi.MnA1a1 thicT 935 4(~ lAc1U F:u~ 9?5 4ta9 ~S[.i Anil ~~r~: 514 b24 slut This letter cancans the'Revicw of Amoral" of two ezirtiatg Splint 1'CS wiraless cites. t1P 96-10 located ee iZ5 E. Sunnywkc A~rnue encJ UP 96-07 located er 700 WCtt Hamilton Avenue. Beth pexrnitc contain mandatary "Reviews of Approval" where the permit maid t+e revisited attar S years to determine if the equipm~t is aousistrnt with current tcdmology. Yncu Match 8, 2002 letters addtesced to Ben Daviec of Richard Caouar Ritey & Associates, L.I,,.C. gave Sprint i?CS 30 days to cubiutt a xurtplew applicntian and fees so the UP 96-IO and UP 96-07 could rennin e~'ectivt;. Sprint PCS zequests aaothQ 30 days (until May 8.2002) to rscparcd to your vutittea regttrsts for applications. pet your phone canvGrsa4aa 9virh Ben Davies earlier today, Campbell Boas not hswe a pro6iem granting 5priac PCS this sdditiogal tuY-e. 'Runk you far' your assiat~toe and cooperation. Sincerely, 1~ g>ye , CC. $rn Davit.. ~ ~~ z~45 'era wdSZ ~ Z Zooz 'B ~dd~ 70 N. First Street, Campbell CA 95008 FAX (408) 866-8381 ~~'.~ To: Mark Gagne, Sprint PCS From: Darcy Smith Cc: Ben Davies, Richard Conner Riley & Associates, (925) 901-1011 Fax: (925) 468-7325 Phone: Pages: 2 Date: 4/9/02 Re: Reinstatement of Expired Conditional Use Permits for Sprint Sites Dear Mr. Gagne The Planning Division has reviewed your request fora 30-day extension for the deadline to submit the applications for reinstatements of the expired Conditional Use Permits No. UP 96-10 and UP 96-07. This extension has been approved. The new deadline for the submittal of a complete application and fees for the reinstatement of the expired Conditional Use Permit is May 8, 2002. I expect that this time will allow Sprint time to prepare a superior design that meets all the requirements of the City's Telecommunications Facility Ordinance, which was adopted in 1998. City staff and the Planning Commission do not have any authority to waive these standards. These include: Section 21.60.045 (8): Upgrading of Facility Required. If technological improvements or developments occur which allow the use of materially smaller or less visually obtrusive equipment, the service provider will be required to replace or upgrade the approved facility upon application for a new Use Permit application to minimize adverse effects related to land use compatibility, visual resources, public safety or other environmental factors. 21.60.070 (4): Roof Mounted. Roof-mounted antennas and associated equipment shall be located as far back from the edge of the roof as technically possible to minimize visibility from street level locations. Where appropriate, construction of a roof-top parapet wall or other appropriate screening to hide the facility may be required. (6): Stealthing The applicants are encouraged to consider providing architectural treatments and to use "stealth techniques" to reduce potential -. , April 9, 2002 visual impacts for all telecommunication facilities, and especially for those proposed in areas easily visible from a major traffic corridor or commercial center or in residential areas. Stealth techniques can be required as Conditions of Approval when determined to be necessary to mitigate adverse visual impacts. 21.60.140 (5): Minimize Visual Impacts. All roof mounted antennas shall be located in an area of the roof where the visual impact is minimized. Rooftop equipment installations shall be setback such that they are not viewed from the street. Screening panels may be used to mitigate visual impacts but must be designed to blend with the architecture of the building in terms of scale, material and color. The cost or inconvenience to provide such screening of visual equipment shall not by itself provide justification to install visible equipment or antennas. (8): Antenna Height. Notwithstanding Subsection 4 of this Section, no roof mounted antennas. including support structures shall exceed 6 feet in height above the parapet of the roof. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this at (408) 866- 2193. Thanks, Darcy Smith Planner II City of Campbell • Page 2 r- OF . GgMA -w u e~ a s f ~; •~RCH AR~• CITY of CAMPBELL Community Development Department -Current Planning Mazch 8, 2002 Ben Davies Richazd Conner Riley & Associates 2420 Camino Ramon, Suite 380 San Ramon, CA 94583 Re: Notice of Expiration of Conditional Use Permit No. UP 96-07 Sprint Telecommunications Facility 700 W. Hamilton Avenue Dear Mr. Davies: The Planning Division has reviewed your letter submitted on March 6, 2002 requesting an extension of the above-referenced Use Permit for this site unti12003 to allow for the comprehensive stealthing of the other roof-mounted telecommunication facilities on the building at 700 W. Hamilton Avenue. There are two other carriers at the site, PacBell and GTE MobileNet, whose Conditional Use Permits' expire in June 2003. Since Conditional Use Permit No. UP 96-07 expired on November 26, 2001, the Conditional Use Permit cannot be extended by the Community Development Director. The Planning Commission has the authority to reinstate an expired use permit; however, the antenna facility must meet all the requirements of the City's Telecommunications Facility Ordinance, which was adopted in 1998. Specific requirements applying to this facility include: Section 21.60.045 (8): IJp~rading of Facility Required. If technological improvements or developments occur which allow the use of materially smaller or less visually obtrusive equipment, the service provider will be required to replace or upgrade the approved facility upon application for a new Use Permit application to minimize adverse effects related to land use compatibility, visual resources, public safety or other environmental factors. 21.60.070 (4): Roof Mounted. Roof-mounted antennas and associated equipment shall be located as far back from the edge of the roof as technically possible to minimize visibility from street level locations. Where appropriate, construction of a roof-top parapet wall or other appropriate screening to hide the facility may be required. (6). Stealthing The applicants are encouraged to consider providing architectural treatments and to use "stealth techniques" to reduce potential visual impacts for all telecommunication facilities, and especially for those proposed in areas easily visible from a major traffic corridor or commercial center or in residential azeas. Stealth techniques can be required as Conditions of Approval when determined to be necessary to mitigate adverse visual impacts. Notice of Expiration of Conditional Use Permit No. UP 96-07 Sprint Telecommunications Facility - 700 W. Hamilton Avenue March 8.2002 Pase 2 21.60.140 (5): Minimize Visual Impacts. All roof mounted antennas shall be located in an area of the roof where the visual impact is minimized. Rooftop equipment installations shall be setback such that they are not viewed from the street. Screening panels may be used to mitigate visual impacts but must be designed to blend with the architecture of the building in terms of scale, material and color. The cost or inconvenience to provide such screening of visual equipment shall not by itself provide justification to install visible equipment or antennas. (8): Antenna Height_ Notwithstanding Subsection 4 of this Section, no roof mounted antennas, including support structures, shall exceed 6 feet in height above the parapet of the roof. The Wireless Telecommunications Facility Ordinance requires the facility to meet all these requirements in conjunction with the reinstatement of the Conditional Use Permit. It does not allow Sprint to delay screening and stealthing of the facility to wait until the other carriers Use Permits expire in order to provide a comprehensive stealthing of all three sites at this location. Sprint will be required to meet the requirements of the Ordinance listed above immediately. Sprint may independently stealth their facility instead of screening the entire roof. This letter serves as a notice of 30 days to submit a complete application and fees for the reinstatement of the expired Conditional Use Permit. Sincerely, ~l~ ~ Darcy Smith Planner II Cc: Geoff Bradley, Senior Planner Sharon Fierro, Community Development Director Scott Cooley, Property Owner, 15900 Kennedy Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95032 l a y W. Sun n.c f arllcs fh~eJ RICHARD CONNOR RILEY & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. 2420 Camino Ramon, Suite 380 San Ramon, California 94583 (925)901-1001 Facsimile (925) 901-1011 March 6, 2002 Via Hand Delivery Ms. Sharon Fierro Community Development Duector City of Campbell 70 North First Street Campbell, CA 95008 RE: Sprint PCS Wireless Facility at 700 W. Hamilton Avenue File No. M 96-14 (iJP96-07) Dear Ms. Fierro: On November 26, 1996 Sprint PCS was granted a Use Permit (via passage of Planning Commission Resolution No. 3055) for the installation and operation of a wireless telecommunications facility located at 700 W. Hamilton Avenue ("Facility") for a period of five years. November 26, 2001 marked the end of this approved permit. Before the permit expired I contacted Darcy Smith of your Department and she informed me that there are numerous other wireless carriers with roof-mounted antennas at 700 W. Hamilton Avenue, whose permits expire in 2003. After visiting the site I noticed that the roof-mounted antennas of all carriers were not hidden or camouflaged. Therefore, on behalf of Sprint PCS, I am requesting an extension of the above-referenced Use Permit until 2003 so all carriers together can request permit extensions that would incorporate complementary stealthing designs that would benefit the aesthetics of the building. Resolution No. 3055 requires Sprint PCS to apply for an extension through the Planning Commission (Commission) and demonstrate that the site's antenna technology is the best available or else upgrade the antennas. Please contact me at the above number so I can schedule a time to familiarize the Commission with the technology of this site. Sincerely, RICHARD CONNOR RILEY & ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. ~~ Benja A. Davies CC: Darcy Smith, Planner II RESOLUTION N0.3055 BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO APREVIOUSLY-APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (UP 96-07) TO ALLOW ROOF-MOUNTED CELLULAR ANTENNAS ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 700 W. HAMILTON AVENUE IN A C-2-S (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) ZONING DISTRICT. APPLICATION OF MS. PATTY MEDIA, ON BEHALF OF SPRINT SPECTRUM. FILE NO. M 96-14 (UP 96-07). After notification and public hearing, as specified by law, and after presentation by the Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed. After due consideration of all evidence presented, the Planning Commission did find as follows with respect to application M 96-14 (LDP 96-07): 1. Transceiving or transmitting facilities are permitted in the C-2-S Zoning District subject to the approval of a conditional use permit. 2. The project is compatible with the existing building and site, subject to the conditions of approval. 3. The establishment of roof mounted antennas is in the best interest of the community. 4. Additional landscaping along the easterly property line will provide screening of the ground level equipment enclosure from public view. Based upon the foregoing findings of fact, the Planning Commission further finds and concludes that: 1. The proposed project is consistent with the General Plan and the local zoning ordinance, and 2. The proposed project as conditioned will aid in the harmonious development of the immediate area; 3. The establishment, maintenance or operation of the use applied for will not be detrimental to the health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of such proposed use, or be detrimental or injurious to property and improvements in the neighborhood or to the general welfare of the City. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3055 M 96-14 (UP 96-07) - 700 W. Hamilton Avenue -Sprint Spectrum Page 2 The applicant is hereby notified, as part of this application, that he/she is required to meet the following conditions in accordance with the Ordinances of the City of Campbell and the State of California. Additionally, the applicant is hereby notified that he/she is required to comply with all applicable Codes or Ordinances of the City of Campbell and the State of California that pertain to this development and are not herein specified. Anyroved Project: Approval is granted for a Modification to Use Permit 96-07 allowing for the installation of roof mounted cellular antennas on property located at 700 W. Hamilton Avenue. Project approval shall substantially comply with project plans prepared by Ehrlich Rominger dated 8/28/96 except as modified herein in the Conditions of Approval. 2. Permits: Applicant shall obtain any permits deemed necessary by the Building Official or the Uniform Building Code. Development Approval Expiration: The Modification approval (M 96-14) for this project is valid for a period of one yeaz from the Planning Commission approval. All conditions of approval specified herein must be completed within one year from the date of approval or the Use permit shall be void. 4. Mechanical Equipment: All ground level mechanical equipment which is visible from the public right of way shall be screened with appropriate materials to screen the equipment inside the enclosure. The equipment enclosure shall be screened with landscaping so as not to be visible from public view. Elevations of the enclosure is subject to the approval of the Community Development Director and required prior to issuance of building permits. 5. Landscaping: Applicant shall submit a landscaping plan indicating screening of the equipment enclosure with shrubs, and trees along the easterly property line along with planting details for and irrigation system to the Community Development Department for review and approval prior to issuance of building permits. 6. Use Permit Renewal: This Conditional Use Permit shall be valid for a period of five (5) years. After five years, the applicant must apply for an extension through the Planning Commission and will be required either to demonstrate that this antenna technology is still the best available or upgrade the antennas to reflect newer and less visible technology. Planning Commission Resolution No. 3055 M 96-14 (UP 96-07) - 700 W. Hamilton Avenue -Sprint Spectrum Page 2 PASSED A vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTE ND ADOPTED thi Commissioners: Commissioners: Commissioners: Conunissioners: s 26'~ day of November, 1996, by the following roll call Alne, Jones, Kearns, Lindstrom, Lowe, Meyer- Kennedy None Gibbons None Sprint PCS Planet Prediction -Existing Coverage City of Campbell and Surrounding Areas Sprint PCS Planet Prediction -Existing Coverage City of Campbell and Surrounding Areas Sprint PCS~ Planet Prediction -Antennas at all 3 sites lowered to Eft (top) above parapet wall. City of Campbell and Surrounding areas. Sprint PCS Planet Prediction -Antennas at a113 sites lowered to Eft (top) above parapet wall. City of Campbell and Surrounding areas. 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