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1701 <br /> CELLULAR Bloomington, <br /> "Street,Suite 19 <br /> Bloomington,MN 55425 <br /> (612) 858-0000 <br /> (612) 854-4105 Fax <br /> • REALTY <br /> ADVISORS, INC. <br /> 29 October 1996 <br /> Mr. Scott Harlicker, Planning Assistant <br /> City of Elk River <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> RE: Application for Conditional Use Permit and Re-Zoning Application <br /> Proposed PCS Wireless Telephone Tower Facility <br /> by American Portable Telecom(APT) <br /> for 18489 Twin Lakes Road <br /> Dear Mr. Harlicker: <br /> This letter accompanies an application for a Conditional Use Permit and a request for a re-zone of a <br /> site which will allow the location of a PCS wireless telephone antenna and self support lattice tower <br /> on the property owned by Mr. And Mrs. Deschenes. I have been authorized by APT to act as their <br /> representative for planning and zoning matters. <br /> APT is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS). TDS is a Chicago-based <br /> telecommunications company which provides cellular telephone, local telephone and radio paging <br /> • services to more than 1.9 million customers in 37 states and the District of Columbia through its <br /> subsidiaries, United States Cellular Corporation, TDS Telecommunications Corporation and <br /> American Paging, Inc. APT is the 581 largest PCS license holder in the United States in terms of <br /> population equivalents. Last year APT was granted a license by the Federal Communications <br /> Commission to operate a PCS Wireless Phone System in the Twin City market area and five other <br /> major markets in the United States. PCS is one of the newest emerging low-power wireless <br /> technologies that will compete with the cellular and local phone service. PCS will look, sound and <br /> work better than traditional cellular and will also have the advantage of being able to provide <br /> paging, fleet dispatch data and video transmission all with one portable handheld phone. PCS <br /> wireless is digital and can handle more calls per channel than traditional cellular and transmits at <br /> lower watts. <br /> USE OF EXISITING SITE AND SURROUNDING AREAS <br /> The site is currently known as Industrial Hardfacing, Inc.. The site is zoned residential but is <br /> currently being utilized for an industrial use. The 165 foot tower is located near the building and is <br /> no less than 150 from any property line. The code requires the tower to either be setback from the <br /> property line for 100% of the tower height, or the code allows a letter from a qualified engineer <br /> confirming the typical "fall zone" of the tower. Please see typical "fall zone" letter in application <br /> package. <br /> PROPOSED USE <br /> APT is proposing to construct a 50 meter (approximately 165 foot) steel self supporting lattice <br /> tower. There will be up to nine directional panel antennas (77" high x 6" wide x 1.5" deep) which <br /> operates within the 1.9 GHz to 2.2 GHz radio frequency range. Unmanned prefabricated <br /> equipment cabinets measuring approximately 5' high x 3' wide x 3' deep will be located near the <br /> • base of the tower. Typically these weather-proof, self-contained equipment cabinets are connected <br /> to the antennas by 1 5/8' cable (each antenna requires one cable run). The communication <br /> equipment requires 100 amp, 220 volt, single phase electrical service. <br />