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<br />- <br />e-e" <br />e <br /> <br />FILE COpy <br />BUELL CONSULTING, INC. <br /> <br />905 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 301 <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102-4740 <br />(651) 225-0792 <br />Fax (651) 225-0795 <br /> <br />Site Acquisition <br />Permitting <br />Site Management <br /> <br />October 26,2006 <br /> <br />DATE RECEIVED <br />/O-3{)-cG <br /> <br />Mr. Jeremy Barnhart-Planning Manager <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />RE: Verizon Wireless/GRE Conditional Use Application <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Barnhart: <br /> <br />CURRENT EQUIPMENT ROOM <br /> <br />Verizon Wireless (VZW) currently leases space within and on top of the Great River <br />Energy Scrubber Building at17845 East Highway 10 in Elk River, Minnesota, for their <br />equipment and antennas. The current access to the site is by climbing an extended series <br />of steps (166+/-) with many intermediate landings. Access to the HV AC units on the <br />roof for regular cleaning of filters is through a trap door from inside the equipment room, <br />and is difficult at any time of the year. Changing out equipment is very time consuming <br />and difficult. <br /> <br />PROPOSAL <br /> <br />SCOPE. VZW proposes to place a 19'-0" XII '-9" X 9'-4" (LWH) pre-manufactured <br />Enviro Building equipment shelter on the existing Steam Plant Extension Building. This <br />is a light-weight industrial building specifically designed for exterior applications in <br />situations that require a light but strong building. The Steam Plant Extension Building <br />will be modified to accept the building after architectural and engineering structural <br />review and design and installation of supporting steel members. A crane will lift the <br />building from the delivery vehicle, to the roof. A stairway, with approximately 30 steps, <br />and a single landing, will be used to access the interior and exterior landing around the <br />building for access to the HV AC units. A cable tray will house the coax cable runs to the <br />existing Scrubber Building antennas. <br /> <br />HOURS OF OPERATION. The equipment in the shelter will operate 24 hours a day. <br />Site technicians may visit the site at any hour of any day. <br /> <br />NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES. There will be no full-time employee(s) on the site. <br />Typically, the site is visited approximately once every 30 days for routine maintenance <br />by one or two site technicians. This may include servicing the HV AC units on the <br />exterior of the building, as well as servicing equipment in the building. While the time <br />spent on site is highly variable for a specific visit, typically the site technicians are at the <br />site for less than four hours per visit. Change-out of equipment may occasionally require <br />extended time at the site. <br />