Center for Municipal Solutions Consultants Page 1 of <br />Quick Navigation <br />Home <br />Towers and Wireless Facilities <br />Wireless What a Community Can Control <br />Wireline <br />1. Cost of Expert Assistance - Can be required to be paid for by Applicant (No Cost to <br />Biographies Community) <br />2. No towers on 'Speculation', i.e. without a service provider who can prove the need for <br />Ask a Question the facility <br />About Us 3. Verification/Determination of actual Need (How do you know that the Tower or <br />Wireless Facility is really needed? You'd Probably be surprised at how many times <br />Contact Us there is no provable need.) <br />4. Location (You can prioritize preferred locations without violating the prohibition <br />against 'zoning them out') <br />5. Height (Does it really have to be as tall as the service provider says ? Almost never!) <br />6. Visibility <br />7. Required Co-location of facilities (to minimize the number of towers) <br />8. Number of Sites in the Community <br />9. Application Fees - Amount <br />10. Non-tax Revenue (Different than Fees) <br />11. Verification of compliance with the FCC's RF Emission Standards <br />12. Aesthetics/Appearance (It doesn't have to be recognizable as a wireless facility) <br />13. Lighting can be prohibited <br />14. Setback <br />15. Signage <br />16. Screening <br />IT Structural Adequacy and Integrity <br />18. Site Security <br />19. Utilities (Underground versus Aerial) <br />20. Removal Bond (In the event tree facility is ever abandoned) <br />21. Indemnification for use of municipally-owned property <br />22. Insurance <br />23. Interference with other communications & electronic devices <br />24. Inspection to assure that what is constructed is what was permitted <br />We serve as a clearing house for information. If you have a question or if you would like other <br />information, please rill out our form. Filling it out completely will allow us to provide the best <br />solutions for your Telecommunications problems. <br />Send mail to Jim Stroltecker with questions or comments about this web site. <br />Content Copyrighted(D 2004 by The Center for Municipal Solutions, <br />Monroe Telecom Associates, LLC and Comi Telecommunication Services. All Right Protected <br />14'eb Site Designed Copyright m 2004 by Delmar Computer Services, Selkirk N.Y. 12158 All Rights Protected. <br />http://wvN,,Ar.telecomsol.com/24 items.html 6/6/2004 <br />