Item 6B
Specific Use Permit for a Telecommunications Tower, Antennas and Ancillary Buildings at 1604 Hart Street
ZA15-034
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ZA15-034
Applicant: PI Telecom Infrastructure V
Request: Specific Use Permit for a Telecommunications Tower, Antennas and Ancillary Buildings
Location: 1604 Hart Street (1610 and
1612 Hart Street)
PI Telecom Infrastructure V, Inc. is seeking approval of a specific use permit for the installation of a telecommunications tower with 3 options ranging in height from approximately
80-feet to 95-feet tall. The physical property address is 1604 Hart Street.
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The land use plan designation is Industrial
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The current zoning is I1
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Proposed Options for the Telecommunication Tower
90 ft. Monopine tower 80 ft. Monument 95 ft. Stealth Pole
The monopine branches range 3-sided structure with 42-inch diameter pole
from 2-5-feet in length 10-foot side panels
The applicant is proposing 3 options for the telecommunication towers: a 90 ft. monopine tower, and 80 ft. three sided monument and a 95 ft. stealth pole with a 42-inch diameter pole.
A 90-foot monopine (preferred): The overall height will be 95-feet with branches at the top of the pole.
An 80-foot monument: The monument has a steel frame with a “stealth” skin
made from a carbon fiber compound that can be painted or textured to resemble concrete or brick, but remains translucent to radio waves. Each side panel is approximately 10-foot wide.
Inside the monument is a smaller diameter steel monopole serving as the mounting structure for antennas.
A 95-foot stealth pole: The stealth pole has a 42 –inch diameter base and a
steel skin up to the 60 foot elevation. The top part of the pole is a series of stealth skin carbon fiber panels painted to match the color of the external steel on the bottom part
of the pole. Inside the stealth pole is a smaller diameter steel monopole serving as the mounting structure for antennas.
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Aerial
This is an aerial showing the location of the parcel. It is located south of Contentential and east of Brumlow.
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Proposed Telecommunication Tower Location
Tower Location
This is the oblique angle showing
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Telecommunication Tower Site Plan
Lease Area
This is the proposed site plan. The lease area is 20’ x 60’. It will include ground equipment.
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Proposed Landscape 6-4-15
Provide plantings for a F2 bufferyard around the perimeter of the enclosure as required in the Section 42, Bufferyards and Section 45.7 d. 8) c) Specific Use Permits of the Zoning Ordinance.
It appears that 4 canopies trees, 8 accent trees and 12 shrubs are required.
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Revised Telecommunication Tower Location 6-4-15
Revised Tower Location
Hart Street looking east
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Fencecrete Screening Wall 6-4-15
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Proposed Options for the Telecommunication Tower 8-20-15
90 ft. Monopine tower 80 ft. Monument 95 ft. Stealth Pole
The monopine branches range 3-sided structure with 42-inch diameter pole
from 2-5-feet in length 10-foot side panels
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Propagation Maps 8-20-15
Before
After
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Existing Cell Towers and Proposed Cell Tower Locations 8-20-15
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Telecommunication Tower Location 8-20-15 (P&Z) and 9-15-15 (CC)
Lease Area
Tower Pole
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Proposed Telecommunication Tower Location 8-20-15 (P&Z) and 9-15-15 (CC)
Tower Location
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Proposed Telecommunication Tower Elevation 8-20-15 (P&Z) and 9-15-15 (CC)
Monopine:
95 ft. overall ht.
90 ft. tower pole
Screening wall and landscaping
This is the site plan.
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Variances and Regulations
Comparison of Variances and Regulations
Tower Location: The City’s Zoning Ordinance requires that towers shall be located in such a manner that if the structure should fall along its longest dimension, it will remain within
property boundaries and avoid habitable structures, public streets, utility lines and other telecommunication towers. The maximum 95-foot tower is currently located 30-feet from a utility
easement to the east, 45-feet from the property line and located 20-feet from the front property line to the south. The proposed towers, at the longest dimension, are approximately 95-feet.
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Antenna Platform Size: The Zoning Ordinance permits a maximum of a 4-foot depth on each antenna platform. The monopine platforms will be approximately 6-foot in depth as the antennas
are clustered on the pole within the branching structure in order to conceal the antennas. The other two options would not require this variance.
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Variances
Comparison of Variances and Regulations
Utility line: 30 ft. (65 ft. variance)
Side Property line: 45 ft. (50 ft. variance)
Front Property Line: 20 ft. (75 ft. variance)
Building Setback: 5 ft. (90 ft. variance)
Monopine: Variance to antenna platform depth to allow 6 ft. depth
These are the variances
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Planning and Zoning Commission
May 21, 2015; Approved (4-0) the motion to table to the June 4, 2015 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting per the applicant’s request.
June 4, 2015; Approved (6-0) the motion to
table to the August 20, 2015 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting per the applicant’s request.
August 20, 2015; Approved (5-0) the motion to deny ZA15-034.
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VOTE REQUIREMENT
Due to opposition in excess of 20% of the land area within 200’ of the subject property, a super majority vote by City Council is required.
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Questions?
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Noise Pollution Maps Before and After 8-20-15
Before
After
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Revised Telecommunication Tower Elevation and Landscaping 6-4-15
75-80 Feet
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Telecommunication Tower Monopine Photographs
150 ft.
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Existing and Proposed Cell Coverage
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Telecommunication Tower Location 5-21-15
Lease Area
This is the site plan with the telecommunication tower location presented at the May 21st Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. The proposed tower was located between two buildings.
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Telecommunication Tower Location 5-21-15
Tower Location
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Telecommunication Tower Elevation 5-21-15
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Existing Landscape in North Bufferyard 5-21-15
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½ mile Existing Tower Area
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Telecommunication Towers in Southlake
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Existing Telecommunication Tower at E. Continental Blvd.& Timberline Court
View South to Timberline Court from E. Continental Blvd.
View Southwest to Timberline Court and E. Continental Blvd.
View West to Timberline Court and E. Continental Blvd.
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Photographs from Tealwood Looking South to Proposed Tower
Photographs 5-21-15
This is a representative photograph set of the before and after the 125 ft. tower installation from the May 21st P&Z meeting.
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Photographs from Tealwood Looking South to Proposed Tower
Photographs 6-4-15
From the June 4th P&Z meeting , these photographs represent the before and after the monopine tower installation.
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2) Co-location and Availability of Suitable Existing Towers and Other Structures:
No new tower shall be permitted unless the applicant demonstrates to the city that no existing tower
or structure can accommodate the applicant’s proposed antenna. Evidence submitted to demonstrate that no existing tower or structure can accommodate the applicant’s proposed antenna
may consist of any of the following:
No existing towers or structures are located within the geographic area required to meet applicant’s engineering requirements.
ii) Existing towers
or structures are not of sufficient height to meet applicant’s engineering requirements.
iii) Existing towers or structures do not have sufficient structural strength to support applicant’s
proposed antenna and related equipment.
iv) The applicant’s proposed antenna would cause electromagnetic interference with the antenna on the existing towers or structures, or the
antenna on the existing towers or structures would cause interference with the applicant’s proposed antenna.
v) The fees, costs, or contractual provisions required by the owner in
order to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing tower or structure for sharing are unreasonable. Costs exceeding new tower development are presumed to be unreasonable.
vi) The applicant demonstrates that there are other limiting factors that render existing towers and structures unsuitable.
b) A telecommunication tower must be 1) used by two or
more wireless telecommunications providers; or 2) designed and built so as to be capable of use by two or more wireless telecommunications providers and the owner of the antenna must
certify to the City that the tower is available for use by another wireless telecommunications provider on a reasonable and non-discriminatory basis.
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