Public Comments: Hearing Ex. 1 - ATT Additional Testimony (5/27/15)

May 27, 2015 Page 5 • EC 9.8090(3): Attractive as the Nature of the Use and Settine Warrant: AT&T response: The setting near the site, while well vegetated, also has regularly spaced utility poles with equipment and cables prominently visible to neighbors, pedestrians and drivers. (See Hearing Power Point). All of the elements visible must be included when evaluating if the project is as attractive as the nature of the setting warrants. In analyzing this code provision, it is important to keep in mind that the nature of the use proposed here is a cell tower. The stealth design has been added to make this use as attractive as possible. AT&T has met and exceeded this standard by proposing a high quality stealth monopine for this cell facility, designed to resemble the trees in the vicinity, rather than the standard monopole with full antenna array. • EC 9.5750(6)(b)(2.): Capacity to Accommodate Additional Antennas: AT&T Response: The submittal requirements in the code do not require AT&T to incur the expense of conducting the structural analysis for the tower for submittal with the CUP. AT&T has submitted drawings and a statement that the monopine can accommodate collocation. In the November 4, 2014 Completeness Review (HOA p. 190), Staff notes that the documentation appeared to be complete, with no request for any additional information, including structural analysis. Since that time, AT&T has reduced the number of antennas from 12 to 6, with ample room for collocation. AT&T has no objection to a condition of approval requiring the structural analysis be submitted with the building permit, as it has with other cell towers in Eugene. The city's building officials regularly review structural analyses of proposed development and have the requisite expertise to evaluate the tower. • EC 9.5750(6)(c)(1.): Visual Study, Photo Simulations: AT&T Response: The photosimulations have changed as AT&T has altered the design to respond to staff concerns. The latest set of photosimulations submitted on March 27, 2015 accurately reflects the proposed design of the monopine today. For sake of clarity, only those photo simulations are included in the Hearing Power Point. The earlier photo simulations are useful in providing a general idea of the mass and scale of the proposed monopine, keeping in mind that the final design has been slimmed down and the number of antennas has been reduced from 12 to 6 to further mitigate visual impact. AT&T has also provided photographs from the monopine vendor of the proposed monopine design actually installed at another location. (See Hearing Power Point).