ATT JRLane_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
February 14, 2016
Mr. Jay Sikes
Planning, Central Permitting & Inspections
108 East Front Street
Lillington, NC 27546
RE: Harnett County - “17-50040716”
AT&T Mobility – “368-594”
Dear Mr. Sikes,
At your request, on behalf of Harnett County, North Carolina (“County”), CityScape
Consultants, Inc. (“CityScape”), in its capacity as telecommunications consultant for the County,
has considered the merits of an application provided by SBA Communications (“SBA”) on
behalf of AT&T Mobility (“Applicant”) to modify equipment on an existing, two hundred fifty
(250) foot lattice tower. The tower is owned by SBA Communications and is located at 106 JR
Lane, Broadway, Harnett County. The site is also known by the address 108 JR Lane.
Currently, the Applicant has twelve (12) panel antennas (4 per sector), six (6) TMAs,
three (3) RRU-11s and a surge suppressor at the two hundred thirty-five (235) foot level. It is
proposed remove three (3) antennas, relocate three (3) TMAs and add three (3) RRU-32s. The
existing twelve (12) 2-1/4” coaxial cables, single fiber, single DC power cable and single RET
control cable will remain. An additional DC power cable will be added. These additions,
(mainly the three RRU-32s) will permit the Applicant to improve its Advanced Wireless Service
(AWS) service in the area. AWS provides faster data speeds for smartphones and like devices
and is the highest standard for today’s wireless systems.
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, dated May 28, 2014.
Harnett County - #17-50040716
AT&T – “368-594”
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A new structural analysis was submitted, prepared by Allpro Consulting Group, Inc.,
dated December 28, 2016, based on ANSI/TIA-222-G. The report indicates the structure will be
loaded to 98.7% (105% is maximum) and the foundation 100.4% (110% is maximum), both of
these reduced from the last analysis. It is noted that the analysis did not include the tower leg
bolts as their data was not available. The was also the case for the last structural prepared for the
tower that was submitted with the 2016 application from SBA/Verizon. At that time, CityScape
recommended that the County require SBA to provide a statement of action that it will confirm
the leg bolts to not pose a structural safety hazard. It is not known if the County moved forward
with these recommendations. Therefore, we will keep it in our recommendation for approval of
this tower.
To qualify for the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 a service
provider cannot increase the height or girth of the support structure more than 10% or 20 feet,
whichever is greater, and cannot expand the ground compound; under NC law ground compound
can be expanded up to 2,500 square feet. Neither is applicable in this situation. Therefore, the
proposed changes qualify for streamlined processing at staff level. CityScape recommends this
application for approval with the following condition:
SBA shall provide a statement from a North Carolina Registered Engineer that the leg
bolts are adequate structurally
I certify that to the best of my knowledge all the information included herein is accurate
at the time of this report. CityScape only works for public entities and has unbiased opinions.
All recommendations are based on technical merits without prejudice per prevailing laws and
codes.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan N. Edwards, P.E.
CityScape Consultants, Inc.