2017-10-10 Meeting Report (SUP NuStar)
SPIN MEETING REPORT
SPIN Item Number(s):
SPIN2017-33 & SPIN 2017-34
Project Name:
SPIN2017-33–Specific Use Permit (SUP) for a telecommunications
antenna at the NuStar Southlake terminal
City Case Number:
ZA17-078
SPIN2017-34–Specific UsePermit (SUP) for a telecommunications
antenna at the NuStar Grapevine terminal
City Case Number:
ZA17-079
SPIN Neighborhood:
SPIN Neighborhood #8
Meeting Date:
October 10, 2017
Meeting Location:
1400 Main Street, Southlake, TX
City Council Chambers
Total Attendance:
One (1)
Host:
Sandra Harrison, Community Engagement Committee
ApplicantPresenting:
Justin Shaw
City Staff Present:
Ken Baker, Sr. Director of Planning and Development Services,Jerod
Potts –Policy & Strategic Initiative Principal Planner
Attached to the end of this report are the Southlake Connect Results for the October 10, 2017SPIN Town
Hall Forum
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FORUM SUMMARY:
Property Situation:
SPIN2017-33 –1700 Mustang Ct.
SPIN2017-34 –2400 Mustang Ct.
Development Details:
Requesting approval for a Specific Use Permit at the Southlake and Grapevine terminals
located off SH 26 in Southlake for building additions of a wireless communication system
between both terminals, for commercial use only
System will be comprised of two (2) towers, one at Southlake and the other at Grapevine
The towers will have a small antenna mounted at the top of the structure
According to the applicant, NuStar studied the best locations within the industrial
terminals to be as inconspicuous as possible to the public eye
NuStar determined these tower locations to be the least visible from SH 26 and Brumlow
Ave.
Need to be able to communicate between Southlake and Grapevine terminals through a
wireless antenna. Some of this information provides control for the gates NuStar allows
the trucking companiesto access their facility and also transmits information that gets
reported to the DOT
NuStar didaneeds analysis on current re-activation needs. Currently re-activating
Grapevine terminal, and need a wireless communication system to operate the terminal
and transfer information to the DOT in the event of a failed primary communication
system
ForSPIN2017-33 (ZA17-078, NuStar Southlake terminal)
1700 Mustang Ct.
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Requesting to install a 30 foot ROHN Tower and mount the small wireless
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antenna at the top of the structure
According to the applicant, the ROHN tower does not stand as tall as some of the
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other structures within the terminal
ForSPIN2017-34 (ZA17-079, NuStar Grapevine terminal)
2400 Mustang Ct.
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Requesting to install a 50 foot ROHN Tower and mount the wireless antenna to
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the top of the structure
The proposed 50 foot ROHN tower is located next to awarehouse which is south
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of storage tanks
Antenna is small in structure
Exhibits presented at SPIN:
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS:
Can the 50 foot tower be a guyed tower, so it doesn’t move around with wind?
Selected a self-supporting tower which does not require the use of a guy
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anchor; this is a 45 GSR ROHN tower; it is self-supporting and can
withstand structural wind strengths up to 115 MPH per the sealed and
stamped drawings
ROHN is out of Chicago?
Yes
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meeting minutes; rather it serves to inform elected and appointed officials, City staff, and the public of the issues and questions raised by residents and
the general responses made.Responses as summarized in this report should not be taken as guarantees by the applicant.Interested parties are
strongly encouraged to follow the case through the Planning and Zoning Commission and final action by City Council.
SouthlakeConnect Results for the October 10, 2017SPIN Town Hall Forum