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
October 10, 2017
Mr. Jay Sikes
Planning, Central Permitting & Inspections
108 East Front Street
Lillington, NC 27546
RE: Harnett County / #17-50042440
Sprint / #RA60XC538
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 Sprint (“Applicant”) to upgrade equipment on an existing, two hundred eighty-
eight (288) foot guyed tower. The structure is owned by American Tower Corporation, and is located at
5091 NC 210, Bunnlevel, North Carolina. Because it exceeds 200 feet in height, it is required to be lighted
by the FAA.
Currently, the Applicant has three (3) panel antennas and six (6) RRHs at the two hundred sixty-
three (263) foot level. It is proposed to add three (3) antennas and three (3) RRHs. The four (4) existing
hybrid feed lines will remain.
The Applicant provided the necessary FCC compliance statements regarding interference to other
radio services and safeguards to human exposure of radio frequency energy in previous letters dated, August
14, 2012. The Applicant also provided a structural analysis by American Tower Corporation, dated
September 11, 2017 that assumes class II and exposure category C. The additions will increase the tower
loading to 92% (105% maximum) and foundation loading to 79% (110% maximum). Both of these values
are compliant.
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
under NC Law, the 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
I certify that to the best of my knowledge all the information included herein is accurate at the time
of this report. CityScape only consults 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.