CITYSCAPE APPROVAL LETTERHarnett County, North Carolina
Telecommunications Site Review
Equipment Upgrade Application
7050 W. Palmetto Park Road #15-652
Boca Raton, FL 33433-3483 Tel: 877.438.2851 Fax: 877.220.4593
December 6, 2016
Mr. Jay Sikes
Planning, Central Permitting & Inspections
108 East Front Street
Lillington, NC 27546
RE: Harnett County - “#16-50040228”
AT&T – “Duncan” 368-246
Dear Mr. Sikes,
At your request, on behalf of the County of Harnett, North Carolina (“County”), CityScape
Consultants, Inc. (“CityScape”), as telecommunications consultant for the County, has considered the
application provided by Juvo Telecom, on behalf of AT&T Mobility (“Applicant”) to upgrade equipment
on an existing, one hundred twenty-five (125) foot water tank. The structure is owned by Utility Service
Communications and is located at 6908 Cokesbury Road, Duncan, North Carolina.
Currently, the Applicant has nine (9) panel antennas (3 per sector) six (6) TMAs, three (3) RRUs,
and three (3) surge suppressors at the one hundred twenty-four (124) foot level. Twelve (12) coaxial cables,
two (2) power and one (1) RET control cable. It is proposed to replace three of the nine antennas and three
of the nine RRUs. The proposed additions will improve AT&T’s 4G capacity.
The Applicant provided a structural analysis, prepared by HEI, dated September 13, 2016 indicates
that the water tank and its foundation will be adequate to support the proposed changes by AT&T.
The Applicant provided the necessary FCC compliance statements regarding interference to other
radio services and safeguards to human exposure of radio frequency energy in a previous letter submitted
with this 2011 application.
To qualify for the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 a service provider cannot
increase the height of the support structure more than 10% or 20 feet, the width of the structure by 20 feet,
whichever is greater and, under NC Law, the ground compound can be expanded up to 2,500 square feet.
Neither is applicable in this situation. Some modifications will be made to the existing ice bridge within
the fenced compound, but nothing outside the fence. Therefore, the proposed changes qualify for
streamlined processing at staff level and CityScape recommends approval.
I certify that to the best of my knowledge all the information included herein is accurate at the time
of this report. CityScape is only employed by local governments and has unbiased opinions. All
recommendations are based on technical merits without prejudice, according to prevailing laws and codes.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan N. Edwards, P.E.
CityScape Consultants, Inc.