Attachment B <br />The location is shown on the site plans (Sheet SV1). Elevations are shown (SheetA-3.0), but <br />distance from grade to lowest branches is missing. Please provide this information. Also, <br />dimension the adjacent building to provide a clearer determination of scale. Additional <br />measurements including setbacks from all property lines and homes, and the relationship of the <br />tower to existing trees on the site should also be provided on the site plans and elevations. <br />Plan note says "Antennas to be painted green to match monopine." Please provide paint color <br />samples for the pole and faux branches, and discuss the color choice in context with the <br />surroundings. <br />The design is required to reasonably blend in with the surroundings and the photo simulation <br />"View from Amazon Drive" shows that the tower will be about the same height and shape as <br />the nearby fir tree. Since that tree appears to be on the same property, staff requests that the <br />applicant gather actual samples of the branches and bark and compare that to the proposed <br />tower; also, submit a sample of the tower (as an oversized exhibit), which was provided by <br />AT&T on another case. Provide as much comparative information as possible, like the height of <br />that tree compared to the tower and the distance between the two. <br />The tower seems to really stick out in the photo simulation entitled "Intersection of Amazon <br />Drive and Fox Hollow Road." The tower sticks out amongst the shorter, deciduous trees along <br />the street. Is there room to plant more fir trees in that area to create an atmosphere that <br />softens the bulk and scale of the tower? The arborvitae proposed around the fence enclosing <br />the ancillary facilities seem to only emphasize the monotony; would another plant mix with a <br />variety of species help create a better blending effect? The applicant should consider <br />additional screening that may be needed beyond the perimeter of the tower and equipment, <br />depending on visual impacts from nearby homes and other strategic locations along the <br />property lines that would help to buffer the facility. <br />The photo simulation entitled "View NE from Dillard and Fox Hollow" shows the top of the <br />tower branches rising above the tree-lined ridge line. Conversely, there's a power pole in the <br />area that appears to be taller. It may be helpful to put those two features into perspective with <br />the tower- being a utility. Is there any way to vary the branch alignment to more closely <br />resemble the tree canopy on the horizon? Again, the application needs to better address the <br />proposed design in context with surrounding features. <br />2. The general capacity of the tower in terms of the number and <br />type of antennas it is designed to accommodate. <br />The explanation to this standard (page 8 of the applicant's written statement) appears to only <br />discuss carriers, not the number and type of antennas. Please provide more information about <br />the full extent of collocation and what those visual impacts might be with the maximum <br />amount of collocated antennas. <br />3. Documentation demonstrating compliance with non-ionizing <br />Completeness Review: New Cingular Wireless Crossfire Ministries (CU 14-3) Page 2 of 10 <br />