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Home My WebLink AboutCover Letter.pdfThe Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com 370 Mallory Station Rd, Franklin, TN 37067 Phone: (615) 771- 1548 www.crowncastle.com Project Data Sheet Business Unit (BU) 877635 Application/Order Number 569101 Crown Castle Site Name Carmel - Plum Creek Customer Site Number IN0141 Site Address 5484 E 126th St Site City, State, Zip Carmel, IN 46033 Parcel Tax ID 16-10-27-00-00-008.002 Applicant / Agent New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC by Crown Castle USA Inc. Agent Address 370 Mallory Station Rd, Agent phone number (615) 771-1548 Carrier AT&T Mobility Scope of work Add or replace antennas, ancillary equipment and ground equipment as per plans for an existing carrier on an existing wireless communication facility. Property Owner CITY OF CARMEL Property Owner Address ONE CIVIC SQUARE, CARMEL, IN 46032 Structure Type MONOPOLE Structure Height 118.5 FT Antenna Equipment Height 89 Size of Compound Sq. Ft. 3,456 sq ft Latitude 39° 58’ 20.34” Longitude -86° 4’ 10.02” Zoning Jurisdiction IN - CITY OF CARMEL Zoning Jurisdiction Address 1 CIVIC SQUARE, CARMEL, IN 46032 Permitting Jurisdiction IN - CITY OF CARMEL Permitting Jurisdiction Address 1 CIVIC SQUARE, CARMEL, IN 46032 The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com 370 Mallory Station Rd, Franklin, TN 37067 Phone: (615) 771- 1548 www.crowncastle.com January 19, 2022 IN - CITY OF CARMEL Dept of Community Services, Div of Bldg & Code Ser Jim Blanchard, Building Commissioner 1 CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, IN 46032 Via Electronic **********NOTICE OF ELIGIBLE FACILITIES REQUEST********** RE: Request for Minor Modification to Existing Wireless Facility – Section 6409 Site Address: 5484 E 126th St, Carmel, IN 46033 Crown Site Number: 877635 / Crown Site Name: Carmel - Plum Creek Customer Site Number: IN0141 / Application Number: 569101 Dear Jim Blanchard, Building Commissioner: On behalf of New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC (”AT&T Mobility” or “Applicant”), Crown Castle USA Inc. (“Crown Castle”) is pleased to submit this request to modify the existing wireless facility noted above through the collocation, replacement and/or removal of the Applicant’s equipment as an eligible facilities request for a minor modification under Section 64091 and the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”).2 Section 6409 mandates that state and local governments must approve any eligible facilities request for the modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station. Under Section 6409, to toll the review period, if the reviewing authority determines that the application is incomplete, it must provide written notice to the applicant within 30 days, which clearly and specifically delineates all missing documents or information reasonably related to whether the request meets the federal requirements.3 Additionally, if a state or local government, fails to issue any approvals required for this request within 60 days, these approvals are deemed granted. The FCC has clarified that the 30-day and 60-day deadlines begins when an applicant: (1) takes the first step required under state or local law; and (2) submits information sufficient to inform the jurisdiction that this modification qualifies under the federal law4. Indiana IC 8-1-32.3 incorporates Section 6409, defining an EFR as an application for collocation, and further states that such EFR/collocation application is not required to comply with zoning or land use requirements and deemed granted with written notification in forty five (45) days after a complete application is received by the local jurisdiction, excluding tolling. Based on the submittal date of January 19, 2022, the 45th day timeframe will expire on March 5, 2022. 1 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, § 6409 (2012) (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 1455). 2 Acceleration of Broadband Deployment by Improving Wireless Facility Siting Policies, 29 FCC Rcd. 12865 (2014) (codified at 47 CFR § 1.6100); and Implementation of State & Local Governments’ Obligation to Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modification Requests Under Section 6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012, WT Docket No. 19-250 (June 10, 2020). 3 See 47 CFR § 1.6100 (c)(3). 4 See 2020 Upgrade Order at paragraph 16. The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com 370 Mallory Station Rd, Franklin, TN 37067 Phone: (615) 771- 1548 www.crowncastle.com IN - CITY OF CARMEL requires the electronic submission of applications for 877635 Carmel - Plum Creek. Please allow this letter to confirm that, on January 19, 2022, Applicant submitted its electronic application through the appropriate forum. This letter supplements the electronic filing for purposes of starting the review period. Accordingly, the deadline for written notice of incomplete application is February 18, 2022, and the deadline for issuance of approval is March 20, 2022. The proposed scope of work for this project includes: Add or replace antennas, ancillary equipment and ground equipment as per plans for an existing carrier on an existing wireless communication facility. At the end of this letter is a checklist of the applicable substantial change criteria under Section 6409. Additionally, please find enclosed the following information in support of this request: (1) 877635 Carmel - Plum Creek; (2) Construction Drawings; (3) Structural Analysis; and (4) Section 6409 Substantial Change Checklist. As these documents indicate, (i) the modification involves the collocation, removal or replacement of transmission equipment; and (ii) such modification will not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station. As such, it is an “eligible facilities request” as defined in the FCC’s rules to which the 60-day deadline for approval applies. Accordingly, Applicant requests all authorization necessary for this proposed minor modification under Section 6409. Our goal is to work with you to obtain approvals earlier than the deadline. We will respond promptly to any request for related information you may have in connection with this request. Please let us know how we can work with you to expedite the approval process. We look forward to working with you on this important project, which will improve wireless telecommunication services in your community using collocation on existing infrastructure. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Regards, Jeannie Koehl Jeannie Koehl Site Acquisition Specialist Crown Castle Agent for Applicant (615) 771-1548 Jeannie.Koehl@crowncastle.com The Foundation for a Wireless World CrownCastle.com 370 Mallory Station Rd, Franklin, TN 37067 Phone: (615) 771- 1548 www.crowncastle.com Section 6409 Substantial Change Checklist Towers Outside of the Public Right of Way The Federal Communications Commission has determined that a modification substantially changes the physical dimension of a wireless tower or base station under 47 U.S.C. § 1455(a) if it meets one of six enumerated criteria under 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100. Criteria for Towers Outside the Public Rights of Way YES/NO NO Does the modification increase the height of the tower by more than the greater of: (a) 10% (b) or, the height of an additional antenna array plus separation of up to 20 feet from the top of the nearest existing antenna? YES/NO NO Does the modification add an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude from the edge of the tower more than 20 feet or more than the width of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater? YES/NO NO Does the modification involve the installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved or add more than four new equipment cabinets? YES/NO NO Does the modification entail an increase in square footage by more than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet? YES/NO NO Does the modification defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support structure? YES/NO NO Does the modification violate conditions associated with the siting approval with the prior approval the tower or base station other than as specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100(c)(7)(i) – (iv)? If all questions in the above section are answered “NO,” then the modification does not constitute a substantial change to the existing tower under 47 C.F.R. § 1.6100.