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EVANS <br /> ENGINEERING <br /> SOLUTIONS <br /> As cellular phone users increasingly rely on their mobile devices not only for voice and data <br /> communications, but for essentially running electronic office operations, high-penetration levels <br /> on the cellular frequencies become mandatory. In addition, E-911 cellular traffic also places an <br /> additional load on the cellular network infrastructure. In order to improve coverage and capacity, <br /> some new construction is to be expected. Federal regulations require that local communities treat <br /> all carriers identically with respect to permitting. <br /> On the other hand, public safety, land use and other considerations must be addressed at the local <br /> level. Accordingly, the proposed site has been analyzed carefully from the standpoints of <br /> regulatory history and service necessity. The conclusions reached herein represent the most <br /> complete engineering evaluation we are able to perform. This document and the attached <br /> exhibits are true and accurate to the best knowledge and belief of Evans Engineering Solutions. <br /> III. SITE ANALYSIS <br /> The following paragraphs represent our analysis of the instant Verizon Wireless application for a <br /> base station antenna site at, which was conceived out of a need to provide service to an area <br /> presently underserved by the existing Verizon Wireless base station network. <br /> #1 Antenna Structure Proposed by Verizon <br /> The tower proposed by Verizon Wireless will be initially built to a height of 100.5 feet AGL. <br /> The Verizon Wireless antennas will be mounted on the proposed monopole tower at 95 feet. <br /> According to the engineering information provided, the proposed monopole will have the ability <br /> to be increased in height to 150.5 feet by adding a 50-foot monopole section. This tower height, <br /> according to Verizon, will ensure suitability for three future additional co-locator carriers' <br /> antennas at approximately 95, 140 and 150 feet, thus meeting the co-location requirements of the <br /> County Ordinance. <br /> The tower diagram submitted by Verizon, and showing all pertinent features of the structure, is <br /> attached as Figure 1. Verizon will utilize a three-sector antenna array (six total antennas), <br /> representing full omnidirectional coverage. <br /> Evans Engineering Solutions Communications Consultants 3 <br /> Verizon— Town of Rutland CUP Site Assessment Report <br />