APPROVAL LETTERHarnett County
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
November 22, 2017
Mr. Jay Sikes
Planning, Central Permitting & Inspections
108 East Front Street
Lillington, NC 27546
RE: Harnett County / #17-500-42741
AT&T Mobility / 368-215
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 AT&T Mobility (“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 and is lighted, as required by the FAA.
Currently, the Applicant has nine (9) panel antennas and six (6) TMAs, three (3) RRUs and a surge
suppressor at the two hundred ninety (290) foot level. The mounting corral is located near the top of the
tower and the resulting antennas extend above the top of the tower. It is proposed to replace three (3)
antennas and add three (3) RRUs. The existing mounts will be reconfigured to permit new azimuths for
the antennas and the existing three (3) RRUs (A1, B1 & C1) will be relocated to make room for the new
ones, even though Sheet C-2B does not show this change. The existing 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,
October 17, 2012. The Applicant also provided a structural summary by American Tower Corporation,
dated October 13, 2017, that states the tower will not exceed capacity. With only the addition of three (3)
RRU’s, tower loading is not a concern. It is also noted that the equipment list shown for the analysis
includes both the six (6) existing antennas and the three (3) new ones, or nine (9) total antennas. Thus, it
is a conservative analysis.
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.