Attachment B <br />Sheet A-1.0 clearly shows the tower set back 75 feet from the street, but the distance to <br />property lines needs to be called out. The dashed "tower setback" line doesn't appear to be to <br />the same scale to the rear property line. <br />RESPONSE: The site plans have been revised to address these issues. See Att. 04 (Site Plans). <br />The proposed facility has a setback from all adjacent property lines of at least 75 feet, which is <br />equal to the total height of the proposed tower. <br />(e) Buffering. In all zones, existing vegetation shall be preserved to the maximum <br />extent possible. In the C-4, 1-1,1-2 and 1-3 zones, no buffering is required <br />beyond that required by this land use code. In all other zones, landscaping <br />shall be placed completely around the transmission tower and ancillary <br />facilities located at ground level except as required to access the facility. Such <br />landscaping shall consist of evergreen vegetation with a minimum planted <br />height of 6 feet placed densely so as to form a screen. Landscaping shall be <br />compatible with other nearby landscaping and shall be kept healthy and well <br />maintained. <br />Arborvitae hedges surround the facility, but as noted above, about compatibility with <br />surroundings, more and different landscaping may be necessary. <br />RESPONSE. The landscape plans have been revised to address these issues. See Att. 04 (Site <br />Plans, Sheets L1.0 and L2.0). The plantings have been revised to be more representative of <br />typical residential planting design. There is a variety of species as well as a variety of foliage <br />texture, seasonal color, height and width. Additionally, the mature trees and existing vegetation <br />along the perimeter of the property would be preserved to buffer the view of the site from <br />adjacent properties. The Applicant's Landscape Plan would augment this buffer, further <br />mitigating any visual impacts. This project is also in a neighborhood full of mature trees. The <br />neighbors' own trees will help screen and mitigate any visual disruption to their view from their <br />homes. <br />(f) Noise Reduction. In R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, C-1, and GO and in all other zones when <br />the adjacent property is zoned for residential use or occupied by a dwelling, <br />hospital, school, library, or nursing home, noise generating equipment shall <br />be sound-buffered by means of baffling, barriers, or other suitable means to <br />reduce sound level measured at the property line to 45dBa. <br />The noise analysis doesn't include any other sound-buffering means, like baffling, other than <br />distance. And at that, it's just at the limit and based on a prediction. This evidence would be <br />weak under opposing evidence, of which we've seen plenty of from this neighborhood. See <br />previous comments about the need for additional information, analysis, and sound buffering <br />alternatives. <br />RESPONSE: Sound from the proposed WCF would come primarily from the proposed air <br />conditioning unit (AC) or emergency generator. The AC would run intermittently as required to <br />Completeness Review: New Cingular Wireless - Crossfire Church (CU 14-3) 30 <br />