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Approved 9/10/2013 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 7/8/2013 Page 18 of 82 <br /> <br />in and said that it is an emergency I need to have my cell phone paid. We never gave them emergency for cell phone, 1 <br />no emergency loan for cable TV, nor did we give them one for internet. It was always the electric bill to keep warm or 2 <br />water or your rent being paid so I am saying that we really need to look at this situation to see how close. These 3 <br />maps, they are taken, looks like space here because they are so wide and it makes it seems like the area is so large, 4 <br />the area is not that big. 5 <br /> 6 <br />Michael Harvey: Mr. Ward, did you have anything else to add? 7 <br /> 8 <br />LaShaun Ward: I will support the opinion of the first two speakers. 9 <br /> 10 <br />Michael Harvey: I wanted to make sure you had your opportunity. 11 <br /> 12 <br />LaShaun Ward: Yes, thank you. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Bryan Lanier: I have been sworn. I am a licensed professional engineer in North Carolina and I am here to answer 15 <br />any questions that anyone may have regarding the structural integrity of the tower. 16 <br /> 17 <br />David Blankfard: How difficult would it be to, after this tower is put in, to retrofit… to make this tower taller? 18 <br /> 19 <br />Bryan Lanier: Some are more difficult foundations to try to strengthen but in general foundations are challenging but it 20 <br />can be done. Depending on how much you want to invest in it especially considering how tall you want to make the 21 <br />tower. Also be a function of, AT&T goes on this tower, and they are co-located, now there are no other carriers. We 22 <br />will say Verizon wants a height of 225 feet, more than likely the foundation would have more than adequate capacity 23 <br />and the second carrier is going to be higher, there is still enough strength left in reserve to support that. It is quite 24 <br />unlikely. Once this carrier goes in, it will never have to be strengthened again. 25 <br /> 26 <br />Linda Ward: How many cell towers have fallen that has been built in the 10 years? 27 <br /> 28 <br />Samantha Cabe: Let’s not have a back and forth. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Larry Wright: I would like for you to offer testimony and speak to the board. Mr. Dixon, did you want to ask any 31 <br />questions? 32 <br /> 33 <br />Gary Dixon: How do they address the bad weather and the wind? How do they determine if ice lands on that tower 34 <br />and freezes and it starts coming off? Is wind going to take that stuff and blow it through my window? Is that 35 <br />something pertinent to him? 36 <br /> 37 <br />Larry Wright: Sir, would you address the Board and respond to this please? 38 <br /> 39 <br />Bryan Lanier: With respect to wind and ice, this is a design consideration as part of the tower, something part of the 40 <br />building standard… technically buildings have to be designed with this although snow is something more concerned 41 <br />about. As far as ice falling, the expectation is usually low. The ice will fall easily with the height of the tower if not a 42 <br />much shorter distance. Specifically, when you get ice accumulation on a tower, it will be in a low wind area like if you 43 <br />are in a low wind time. If you have a lot of wind blowing, you will not get a significant amount of ice accumulation 44 <br />because the wind will blow the water off. Is it basically freezing rain so you would expect when the ice comes off, it will 45 <br />be low wind and fall straight to the ground. 46 <br /> 47 <br />Gary Dixon: Will it land on the cattle and the farm? 48 <br /> 49 <br />Larry Wright: Mr. Harvey? 50 <br /> 51