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Approved 10/10/2016 5 applicant address the number of times ve hicles will be expected to service the area. They don’t believe it 1 will be more than once or twice per month. 2 3 Several residents had asked staff to re-explain the general findings of fact, that’s section 5 .3.2; whether or 4 not the use is in harmony with th e area, maintains or enhances adjacent property and will promote the 5 public health, safety and general welfare. Questions were asked about what types of vehicles will be 6 accessing the site, that information is in attachment 2 and you can see staff’s respon se on page 7 *inaudible*. There were questions and concerns on whether or not this would require an alteration to the 8 tower; it won’t. There was a question posed whether or not the proposed driveway would require installation 9 of streetlights; I will state that the UDO that’s been entered into the record will not require streetlights. The 10 site plan does not show streetlights so there will not be any installed along the driveway. In order to do so 11 the applicant would have to go back through the modification pro cess and ask you all for permission and 12 supply a lighting plan. There was a concern after the conclusion of the meeting of whether or not the 13 proposed relocation of the driveway would somehow require the existing telecommunication tower to be 14 illuminated. Their answer is it will not. Towers only have to be illuminated if they’re 200 feet or taller to 15 comply with both FCC and FAA regulations. 16 17 Local residents were notified of our neighborhood meeting via certified mail as the ordinance required at 18 the time. The neighborhood meeting was held. We have provided you a copy of those certificates as well 19 as my testimony that we did send everything out as we were required to do. Review of the SUP’s carried 20 out is a quasi judicial format, meaning you’re basing decision on the sworn competent material evidence 21 and testimony entered into the record. The applicant as you all know has the burden of establishing through 22 evidence submission of material that they’ve implied with the code. Those in opposition also have the s ame 23 burden of showing you how it won’t comply with the code. We have an incredibly detailed set of findings in 24 order to address some of the attorneys concerns and I will, at the appropriate time, walk you through page 25 by page of those findings and the info rmation that is available in the record that we have entered in the 26 record in order to provide you the justification of how staff reached their conclusions. 27 28 Unless there are any specific questions for me I’d like to turn it over to the applicant. 29 30 Henry Kampen: Good evening. My name is Henry Kampen and my address is 301 Fayetteville Street in 31 Raleigh and along with my colleague Merrock Parrot we represent Crown Castle and have worked with Mr. 32 Harvey and appreciate his assistance through this process. We have 2 witnesses to offer this evening to 33 give brief testimony about this project. First is Paul Parker and the second is Graham Herring. I’ll ask Mr. 34 Parker if you can come forward… 35 36 Paul Parker: Good evening Board. My name is Paul Parker. I’m employed as real estate specialist with 37 Crown Castle. I’ve been employed at Crown Castle for 4 years, I’m about to have 25 years’ experience in 38 telecommunications siting industry. This SUP modification is to alter the site access to the existing cell 39 tower, and that’s all we’re doing. We’re not raising the tower, we’re not doing anything else to the tower, 40 we’re not putting lights or anything else. New site access is necessary because the current access 41 interferes with the land owner’s long term plan for that property so, we’ve found an alternate access that 42 works. As such, the new site access is proposed across a neighboring parcel. Briefly address each of the 43 required findings of fact under the ordinance except for the impact value which will be addressed by 44 Graham Herring. The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety and general welfare is located 45 where propose and develop and operating according to the plan as submitted. Traffic to the site will not 46 substantially increase. The telecommunications facility is not staffed daily and will only be accessed on an 47 average monthly basis. The telecommunications facility generates less traffic than a single family home, 48 therefore, it’s traffic impacts are minimal. The only earth work done on the site will be to cr eate the 49