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Town of Southold
Telecommunications Site Review
7050 W. Palmetto Park Road #15-652
Boca Raton, FL 33433-3483
UpgradeApplication
Tel: 877.438.2851 Fax: 877.220.4593
August 20, 2019
Mr. Brian Cummings
Planner
Town Hall Annex Building
53095 Route 25
Southold, New York 11971
RE:Town of Southold / SCTM#1000-96-1-19
T-Mobile/ Cutchogue
Dear Mr. Cummings,
merits of the above referenced application submitted by Crown Castle,on behalf of T-Mobile
itsequipment on an existing one hundred
monopole tower, owned by Crown Communications. There are antennas mounted at the top
of the tower that raise the overall height to o The
tower is located at 21855 Country Road 48, Cutchogue, New York, see Figure 1.
Support Structure & Equipment
Currently, the Applicant has six (6)panel antennasand three (3) TMAsat theninety (90)
foot level, seeAppendix, Exhibit A. It is proposed to add three (3)antennas and three (3)dual
mount RRUs, seeAppendix, Exhibit B. One (1) new hybrid fiber cable will be added to the existing
six (6) coaxial single (1) hybrid fiber cable.
Structural Analysis
The Applicant submitted a structural analysis, prepared by Black & Veatch, dated July5,
2019and based on ANSI/EIA/TIA-222-H, Category C and Class IIstandards. The report indicates
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that with the upgrades, the tower will be loaded to 87% (105% maximum) while the foundation
will be 92.9% (110% maximum), see Appendix, Exhibit C.
FCC Compliance
The Applicant provided documentation in a previous application it would comply with the
exposure level requirements and would not cause interference to other sources.
Wireless applications, other than new support structures are governed under the Middle-
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Tax Relief Act) and shall be afforded streamlined
processing with a qualified application. A qualified application under the Tax Relief Act cannot
increase in size of the ground compound, or tower structural changes increasing the height or girth
by ten percent (10%) or twenty (20) feet, whichever is greater. Since the Applicant will not be
increasing the height or girth of tower, nor the compound, this application is qualified for
streamlined processing under the Tax Relief Act and CityScape recommends its approval.
I certify that to the best of my knowledge all of the information included herein is accurate at the
time of this report. CityScape is only employed by local governments and has unbiased opinions.
All recommendations are based on technical merits without prejudice, according to prevailing laws
and codes.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan N. Edwards, P.E.
CityScape Consultants, Inc.
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Cutchogue
Figure 1 Site Location
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Appendix
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Exhibit A - Existing Support Structure
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Exhibit B Proposed Antenna Configuration
Color Legend
Existing Equipment
Proposed Equipment
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Exhibit C Structural Analysis Summary