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PERMIT DOCUMENTS 6WP1288F CompsonApartments WirelessTelecommunicationFacility RadioFrequency(RF)EngineeringReport 09/02/2020 LastUpdated V1.0 RevisionNumber TableofContents SearchRingArea.......................................................................................................................................................................................1 CurrentCellSiteCoverageandPredictedImprovements.......................................................................................................................2 CertificationStatementofNoninterference...........................................................................................................................................4 RF Engineering Review SearchRingArea TherearesystemperformanceissuesfortheTMobilecellular networkinBoyntonBeachinanapproximately1.0sq.miareacentered roughlyattheintersectionofCongressAve.andRenaissanceDr.Thisisa mixeduseareawithmanycommercialbuildingsandresidentialstructures.An connectionsandfailedattemptscanbe inordinateamountofdropped attributedtotheeffectofthedailynetworktrafficloadandthedistancesto thenearbyservingfacilities. Search Ring radius Proposed Tower IntheworstcaseausermaynotbeabletoplaceaE911call. Existing T-Mobile Site FCC registered structure CustomercallsordatasessionsintheseareasdonotgenerallymeetT Mobile'sservicegoals. In3rdquarter2016,TMobileauthorizedfundingtoaddressthese servicedeficiencies. Numerousupgradesandtechnologyenhancementshavebeen addedtothenetworkandsurroundingfacilitiesforatleastthelasttenyears withmeasurablebutinsufficientimprovements. Duringthesiteacquisitionprocess,itwasdeterminedthatthereare nostructureswithsuitableantennamountingoptionsthatcouldserveasa wirelesstelecommunicationsfacilitythatwouldprovidethenecessary improvements.Theproposedrooftopinstallationwillmitigateandpotentially eliminateperformanceissuesintheareaofconcernandprovidethenecessary servicegoals. coverageimprovementstomeetT Figure1:SearchArea Table1:NeighborFacilities Antenna ElevationStructureDistance TMOIDNameClassAddressCity(ft)Height(ft)(mi) 6WP2016ABOYNTONBEACHMALLInBuildingBTS801N.CongressAve#185BBoyntonBeach5N/A0.8 6WP1049FQuantumParkIIMonopole3261QuantumBlvd.BoyntonBeach1401400.9 6WP1102ISprintCoLoMonopole3647MinerRoadBoyntonBeach1301501.0 6WP1406MSFL5793_664EzellHesterParkMonopole1901NSeacrestBlvdBoyntonBeach901441.2 6WP1028DFourSteelMonopole518WESTOCEANAVENUEBoyntonBeach1401401.6 1 RF Engineering Review CurrentCellSiteCoverageandPredictedImprovements ReliableIndoorServiceReliableinCarServiceReliableOutdoorService SignalpowerlevelsabletosupportawiderangeofUsersmayexperiencecallqualityissuesdependingAuserwouldencountercallqualityissuesespecially wirelessservicesbothindoorsandoutdoors.Theseonthesignalpowerlevelsattheirspecificlocation.indoorsorduringnetworkbusyhoursduetolow servicesincludevoicecallsandhighspeeddata.Theseissuescouldincludedroppedcalls,ineffectivesignalpowerlevels.Theseissuescouldinclude attempts(blockedcalls)orslowdataspeeds.Servicedroppedcalls,ineffectiveattempts(blockedcalls)and inoutdoorlocationswouldbemarkedlybetterthanslowdataspeeds.Servicemayonlybeavailablein indoorsinmanyinstances.outdoorlocations.Intheworstcaseausermaynot beabletoplaceanemergency(E911)call. AspartofTdesignanddevelopment ReliableIndoorService 4GLTEPropagationMapwithoutNewFacility processanumberofengineeringstudiesarecompleted ReliableInCarService toensureabestfitapproachforcellsiteadditionsinthe ReliableOutdoorService network.Propagationorpredictionplotsareoneofthe mostimportantoftheseandareusedextensivelyto determineifanewproposalisadequate. InFigure2thecellsitepropagationisshown asshadesofcolorwhichrepresentsignalpowerlevels thatauserwouldexperienceataparticularlocation. Thepropagationmodelisbasedonapredictive computersimulatorapplicationthatisderivedfrom proprietarymethodologies.Greenareasindicate signalpowerlevelsabletosupportawiderangeof wirelessservicesbothindoorsandoutdoors.These servicesincludevoicecallsandhighspeeddata.The yellowcolorindicatesareaswhereausermay experiencecallqualityissuesduetoinconsistent signalpowerlevels.Thismaydependontheirspecific location.Forinstance,apersonmaybeabletouse thecellphoneononesideoftheirhouseneara windowbutunabletoconnectinanotherpartofthe house.Theredareasrepresentwhereauserwould encountercallqualityissuesduetoloworunusable Figure2 Thiswouldbeespeciallytrue signalpowerlevels. indoorsorduringnetworkbusyhours.Theseissues couldincludedroppedcalls,ineffectiveattemptsand slowdataspeeds.Intheworstcaseausermaynotbe abletoplaceanemergency(E911)call. 2 RF Engineering Review ThepropagationmapshowninFigure3depicts 4GLTEPropagationMapwithNewFacility ReliableIndoorService thepredictedsignalpowerlevelsfortheproposed ReliableInCarService rooftopinstallation.Theresidentialandcommercial ReliableOutdoorService areashavesignificantimprovementincoveragelevels comparedtothepreviouscoverageplot.Indoorusersof mobiledeviceswillbenefittremendouslyduetothe centrallylocatedfacility. closerproximitytothenew, Areaswheresignalpowerlevelsarestillnotadequate cansometimesbealleviatedthroughnetwork optimizationmethodsafterthenewsitecomesonline. (Theseprocessesareiterativeandrequireamore mediumtolongtermengineeringapproach) Insummary,TMobilehasrecognizedthe demandforadvancedtelecommunicationservicesin thesecommunities.TheexistingTMobilefacilities cannotprovidetheseservicesthroughupgradeor expansion,duetothedistancesfromtheexistingtower facilitiesandcellphoneusersinthisarea.Further,no towersorstructuresofsufficientheightwereidentified inthesearchringthatcouldprovidethenecessary improvementstothenetworkcoverage. Thesepropagationmapsgraphically Figure3 demonstrateTbusinessneedsbasedupon existingandpredictedcustomerdemands.T goalistoprovidereliablewirelessserviceintheareas shownasdefinedbyproprietaryQOS(QualityofService) rooftop designparameters.Thedeploymentofthis facilitywillcontributetoTeffortsinreaching theperformancecharacteristicsandtechnicallevels necessarytomeetitsnetworkservicegoals. 3 RF Engineering Review CertificationStatementofNoninterference ThisletterprovidesinformationabouttheproposedTMobiletransceivingequipmentonanewfacilityatComptonApartments,1831 RenaissanceCommonsBlvdinBoyntonBeachanditspotentialinterferencewithcommunicationfacilitieslocatednearby;aswellastheFCCrules governingthehumanexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy(OET65guidelines).TMobileshallcomplywithallFCCrulesregardinginterferencetoother radioservicesandTMobileshallcomplywithallFCCrulesregardinghumanexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy.Theproposedrooftopfacility,and receptionandtransmissionfunctionswillnotinterferewiththevisualandcustomarytransmissionorreceptionofradio,televisionorsimilarservicesas wellasotherwirelessservicesenjoyedbysurroundingproperties. InPalmbeachCounty,TMobileradiosignalsaretransmittedonexclusivelyassignedchannelswithinthefollowingfrequencyblocks: BandFrequencyBlock PCSE/F/C AWSD/E/F AWS3H 700A 600B/C/D 28GHZA/B,J/K TheFederalCommunicationCommission(FCC)hasallocatedthesefrequenciesexclusivelyforusebycellularserviceproviders.Eachcellular serviceproviderisassignedspecificfrequencies(channels)onwhichtotransmitandreceiveradiosignals. CellulartransmittersmustbetypeacceptedbytheFCCtoensurecompliancewithtechnicalstandardsthatlimitthefrequencies,outputpower, radiofrequencyemissions,spuriousradionoiseandothertechnicalparameters.CellularlicenseeslikeTMobileownsarerequiredtousetypeaccepted equipment.TheassignmentoffrequenciesandFCCruleskeepcellularradiosignalsfrominterferingwithorbeinginterferedwithbyotherradio provideguidelinesoutliningthelimitsforpermissiblehumanRFexposure.Intheeventofacomplaintofinterferenceorotherconcerns transmissionsand aboutcellularantennafacilities,theFCChasaresolutionprocesstodeterminethesourceofinterferenceandwhetherafacilityisincompliancewithFCC rules. ofinterferenceorotherknownissueswiththetransmissionfacilitycontactwiththeTMobileNetworkOperationsCenter(NOC)can Intheevent beestablished24hoursaday,7daysaweek365/366daysperyearatthefollowingnumbers:(877)6115868(DAY),(877)6115868(NIGHT) Name_PatrickKeane_________Title__TMobileSrEngineer,RadioFrequency_________ Signature__________________ 4 6WP1288F CompsonApartments WirelessTelecommunicationFacility RadioFrequency(RF)EngineeringReport 09/02/2020 LastUpdated V1.0 RevisionNumber TableofContents SearchRingArea.......................................................................................................................................................................................1 CurrentCellSiteCoverageandPredictedImprovements.......................................................................................................................2 CertificationStatementofNoninterference...........................................................................................................................................4 RF Engineering Review SearchRingArea TherearesystemperformanceissuesfortheTMobilecellular networkinBoyntonBeachinanapproximately1.0sq.miareacentered roughlyattheintersectionofCongressAve.andRenaissanceDr.Thisisa mixeduseareawithmanycommercialbuildingsandresidentialstructures.An connectionsandfailedattemptscanbe inordinateamountofdropped attributedtotheeffectofthedailynetworktrafficloadandthedistancesto thenearbyservingfacilities. Search Ring radius Proposed Tower IntheworstcaseausermaynotbeabletoplaceaE911call. Existing T-Mobile Site FCC registered structure CustomercallsordatasessionsintheseareasdonotgenerallymeetT Mobile'sservicegoals. In3rdquarter2016,TMobileauthorizedfundingtoaddressthese servicedeficiencies. Numerousupgradesandtechnologyenhancementshavebeen addedtothenetworkandsurroundingfacilitiesforatleastthelasttenyears withmeasurablebutinsufficientimprovements. Duringthesiteacquisitionprocess,itwasdeterminedthatthereare nostructureswithsuitableantennamountingoptionsthatcouldserveasa wirelesstelecommunicationsfacilitythatwouldprovidethenecessary improvements.Theproposedrooftopinstallationwillmitigateandpotentially eliminateperformanceissuesintheareaofconcernandprovidethenecessary servicegoals. coverageimprovementstomeetT Figure1:SearchArea Table1:NeighborFacilities Antenna ElevationStructureDistance TMOIDNameClassAddressCity(ft)Height(ft)(mi) 6WP2016ABOYNTONBEACHMALLInBuildingBTS801N.CongressAve#185BBoyntonBeach5N/A0.8 6WP1049FQuantumParkIIMonopole3261QuantumBlvd.BoyntonBeach1401400.9 6WP1102ISprintCoLoMonopole3647MinerRoadBoyntonBeach1301501.0 6WP1406MSFL5793_664EzellHesterParkMonopole1901NSeacrestBlvdBoyntonBeach901441.2 6WP1028DFourSteelMonopole518WESTOCEANAVENUEBoyntonBeach1401401.6 1 RF Engineering Review CurrentCellSiteCoverageandPredictedImprovements ReliableIndoorServiceReliableinCarServiceReliableOutdoorService SignalpowerlevelsabletosupportawiderangeofUsersmayexperiencecallqualityissuesdependingAuserwouldencountercallqualityissuesespecially wirelessservicesbothindoorsandoutdoors.Theseonthesignalpowerlevelsattheirspecificlocation.indoorsorduringnetworkbusyhoursduetolow servicesincludevoicecallsandhighspeeddata.Theseissuescouldincludedroppedcalls,ineffectivesignalpowerlevels.Theseissuescouldinclude attempts(blockedcalls)orslowdataspeeds.Servicedroppedcalls,ineffectiveattempts(blockedcalls)and inoutdoorlocationswouldbemarkedlybetterthanslowdataspeeds.Servicemayonlybeavailablein indoorsinmanyinstances.outdoorlocations.Intheworstcaseausermaynot beabletoplaceanemergency(E911)call. AspartofTdesignanddevelopment ReliableIndoorService 4GLTEPropagationMapwithoutNewFacility processanumberofengineeringstudiesarecompleted ReliableInCarService toensureabestfitapproachforcellsiteadditionsinthe ReliableOutdoorService network.Propagationorpredictionplotsareoneofthe mostimportantoftheseandareusedextensivelyto determineifanewproposalisadequate. InFigure2thecellsitepropagationisshown asshadesofcolorwhichrepresentsignalpowerlevels thatauserwouldexperienceataparticularlocation. Thepropagationmodelisbasedonapredictive computersimulatorapplicationthatisderivedfrom proprietarymethodologies.Greenareasindicate signalpowerlevelsabletosupportawiderangeof wirelessservicesbothindoorsandoutdoors.These servicesincludevoicecallsandhighspeeddata.The yellowcolorindicatesareaswhereausermay experiencecallqualityissuesduetoinconsistent signalpowerlevels.Thismaydependontheirspecific location.Forinstance,apersonmaybeabletouse thecellphoneononesideoftheirhouseneara windowbutunabletoconnectinanotherpartofthe house.Theredareasrepresentwhereauserwould encountercallqualityissuesduetoloworunusable Figure2 Thiswouldbeespeciallytrue signalpowerlevels. indoorsorduringnetworkbusyhours.Theseissues couldincludedroppedcalls,ineffectiveattemptsand slowdataspeeds.Intheworstcaseausermaynotbe abletoplaceanemergency(E911)call. 2 RF Engineering Review ThepropagationmapshowninFigure3depicts 4GLTEPropagationMapwithNewFacility ReliableIndoorService thepredictedsignalpowerlevelsfortheproposed ReliableInCarService rooftopinstallation.Theresidentialandcommercial ReliableOutdoorService areashavesignificantimprovementincoveragelevels comparedtothepreviouscoverageplot.Indoorusersof mobiledeviceswillbenefittremendouslyduetothe centrallylocatedfacility. closerproximitytothenew, Areaswheresignalpowerlevelsarestillnotadequate cansometimesbealleviatedthroughnetwork optimizationmethodsafterthenewsitecomesonline. (Theseprocessesareiterativeandrequireamore mediumtolongtermengineeringapproach) Insummary,TMobilehasrecognizedthe demandforadvancedtelecommunicationservicesin thesecommunities.TheexistingTMobilefacilities cannotprovidetheseservicesthroughupgradeor expansion,duetothedistancesfromtheexistingtower facilitiesandcellphoneusersinthisarea.Further,no towersorstructuresofsufficientheightwereidentified inthesearchringthatcouldprovidethenecessary improvementstothenetworkcoverage. Thesepropagationmapsgraphically Figure3 demonstrateTbusinessneedsbasedupon existingandpredictedcustomerdemands.T goalistoprovidereliablewirelessserviceintheareas shownasdefinedbyproprietaryQOS(QualityofService) rooftop designparameters.Thedeploymentofthis facilitywillcontributetoTeffortsinreaching theperformancecharacteristicsandtechnicallevels necessarytomeetitsnetworkservicegoals. 3 RF Engineering Review CertificationStatementofNoninterference ThisletterprovidesinformationabouttheproposedTMobiletransceivingequipmentonanewfacilityatComptonApartments,1831 RenaissanceCommonsBlvdinBoyntonBeachanditspotentialinterferencewithcommunicationfacilitieslocatednearby;aswellastheFCCrules governingthehumanexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy(OET65guidelines).TMobileshallcomplywithallFCCrulesregardinginterferencetoother radioservicesandTMobileshallcomplywithallFCCrulesregardinghumanexposuretoradiofrequencyenergy.Theproposedrooftopfacility,and receptionandtransmissionfunctionswillnotinterferewiththevisualandcustomarytransmissionorreceptionofradio,televisionorsimilarservicesas wellasotherwirelessservicesenjoyedbysurroundingproperties. InPalmbeachCounty,TMobileradiosignalsaretransmittedonexclusivelyassignedchannelswithinthefollowingfrequencyblocks: BandFrequencyBlock PCSE/F/C AWSD/E/F AWS3H 700A 600B/C/D 28GHZA/B,J/K TheFederalCommunicationCommission(FCC)hasallocatedthesefrequenciesexclusivelyforusebycellularserviceproviders.Eachcellular serviceproviderisassignedspecificfrequencies(channels)onwhichtotransmitandreceiveradiosignals. CellulartransmittersmustbetypeacceptedbytheFCCtoensurecompliancewithtechnicalstandardsthatlimitthefrequencies,outputpower, radiofrequencyemissions,spuriousradionoiseandothertechnicalparameters.CellularlicenseeslikeTMobileownsarerequiredtousetypeaccepted equipment.TheassignmentoffrequenciesandFCCruleskeepcellularradiosignalsfrominterferingwithorbeinginterferedwithbyotherradio provideguidelinesoutliningthelimitsforpermissiblehumanRFexposure.Intheeventofacomplaintofinterferenceorotherconcerns transmissionsand aboutcellularantennafacilities,theFCChasaresolutionprocesstodeterminethesourceofinterferenceandwhetherafacilityisincompliancewithFCC rules. ofinterferenceorotherknownissueswiththetransmissionfacilitycontactwiththeTMobileNetworkOperationsCenter(NOC)can Intheevent beestablished24hoursaday,7daysaweek365/366daysperyearatthefollowingnumbers:(877)6115868(DAY),(877)6115868(NIGHT) Name_PatrickKeane_________Title__TMobileSrEngineer,RadioFrequency_________ Signature__________________ 4 695R OUTE 46W EST S UITE 103 F AIRFIELD, NJ 07004 P HONE: 201-335-0090 F AX: 973.860.2424 November 5, 2020 City of Boynton Beach Planning & Zoning 100 E Ocean Avenue Boynton Beach, FL 33435 RE: Plan Review Comment Response T-Mobile Site: 6WP1288F (Compson Place Apartments) Site Address: 1831 Renaissance Commons Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33426 To Whom It May Concern: Planning and Zoning comments: 1. There are two other locations in Renaissance Commons that were previously approved for Wireless Communications Facilities for rooftop stealth antennas: AT&T at 1500 Gateway approved for a total of 4 stealth rooftop locations to allow for co-location opportunities. Also, Monteverde Bldg 1 was approved for stealth antennas inside existing rooftop tower features. Has T-Mobile explored these options? Submit a written justification of why T-Mobile must locate their antennas at this location instead of the buildings nearby that have already been approved for stealth rooftop wireless facilities Response: Per your request, please see the attached justification letter from T-Mobile. Please make the following corrections: 2. Revise applications (further work description) from co-location (implying existing WCF that T-Mobile will be sharing by adding their antennas) to "Proposed T-Mobile Rooftop Stealth WCF". Response: Per Request, Revised application attached. 3. Revise plans to include additional building elevations that show how proposed screened antennas will look on all 4 sides of the building, not just the north elevation. Response: Plans are revised per request - Sheets C5 and C5.1 now show all four building elevations 4. Submit color photos of the proposed stealth antennas superimposed on building. Photos should be taken from points in all directions. Response: Photos simulations have been submitted. The building is not visible from the East as there is a 4-story parking garage located directly adjacent. 5. Provide a sample of the screening material for review. Response: We can provide you an untextured sample. Please let us know the best way to get this to you for review. pg. 1 6. Revise plans to provide more design details including color, materials, trim, matching decorative features of the proposed antenna screening. Response: Notes have been added to the Elevation sheets that require the screen walls to be textured and painted to match the existing building. A cornice detail has been added Sheet C17. 7. The screening for the antennas may not be located on top of the existing parapet walls. Revise plans and details. Response: The new screening is not supported by or attached to the top of the parapet wall. However, the screening, as depicted in the plans are located within the same plane as the parapet wall. We were unable to find anything within the zoning ordinance that contradicts our proposal. 8. Will this rooftop WCF provide any co-location for other service providers? Provide details. Response: Landlord is not opposed to any co-location for other service providers. Electrical Comments: 1. Sub app for electric Response: Electric Sub Application attached. Structural Comments: PLEASE PROVIDE A NARRATIVE RESPONSE LETTER TO ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND TO BETTER ASSIST WITH A MORE EFFICIENT PLAN REVIEW PROCESS. PLEASE NOTE THE SHEET FOR WHICH THE DESIGN WAS REVISED. IF THE NARRATIVE RESPONSE LETTER CONTAINS AN ENGINEER EVALUATION OR AN ENGINEERING STATEMENT TO ADDRESS DESIGN COMMENTS, THEN THE NARRATIVE RESPONSE LETTER SHALL BE SIGNED AND SEALED. (ADVISORY) 1. The special inspector application requires all (3) information on the S/S signed and sealed documentation. Property owner. Contractor, missing from the submittal per bba 107.2.1 Special inspector. per bba 107.2.1, 107.2.1.2, FBCB 110.3.8 107.2.1 Information on construction documents. Construction documents shall be dimensioned and drawn upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are permitted to be submitted when approved by the Building Official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed and show in detail that it will conform to the provisions of this Code and FFPC, relevant laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, as determined by the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official. 107.2.1.2 At any time during the course of construction, the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal/Fire Code Official may require the submittal of a first-floor elevation survey, as built. 110.3.8 Other Inspections: In addition to the inspections previously specified, the Building Official is authorized to make or require other inspections of any construction work to ascertain compliance with the provision of this code and other applicable laws. RESPONSE: We have included all three signatures in the re-submitted special inspector application pg. 2 2. Provide a copy of the VALUATION documentation between the client and the contractor for all work included on/with this submittal and plans. per bba 109.3 incomplete as submitted. required prior to issuance to construct. 109.3 Building permit valuations. The applicant for a permit shall provide an estimated permit value at a time of application. Permit valuations, shall include total value of work, including materials and labor, for which the permit is being issued, such as electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing equipment and permanent systems. If, in the opinion of the building official, the valuation is underestimated on the application, the permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval of the building official. Final building permit valuation shall be set by the Building Official. RESPONSE: We have attached the valuation documentation to the re-submittal documents Please feel free to contact us if you require any additional comments or questions. We would like to schedule an in person or digital meeting to discuss any concerns that you may have. Thank you, Magen Menendez Magen Menendez | Project Coordinator inRange Solutions | 695 Route 46 West, Suite 300, Fairfield, NJ 07004 Mobile: (786) 349-8876 | Fax: (973) 860-2424 Email: MMenendez@inRange-LLC.com pg. 3 T-Mobile 1300 Concord Terrace, Suite 200 Sunrise, FL 33323 Kathleen Hatcher Senior Planner Development, Planning & Zoning 100 E. Ocean Ave Boynton Beach, Florida 33435 Re: T-Mobile Installation at 1831 Renaissance Commons Blvd (Permit #: 20-2627) Ms. Hatcher, Below please find our response to comments from the Boynton Beach Development, Planning & Zoning Departments regarding co-location opportunities at 1500 Gateway (Compson Place) and Monteverde Bldg. “1. There are two other locations in Renaissance Commons that were previously approved for Wireless Communications Facilities for rooftop stealth antennas: AT&T at 1500 Gateway (Compson Place) approved for a total of 4 stealth rooftop locations to allow for co-location opportunities. Also, Monteverde Bldg. 1 was approved for stealth antennas inside existing rooftop tower features. Has T- Mobile explored these options? Submit a written justification of why T-Mobile must locate their antennas at this location instead of the other buildings nearby that have already been approved for stealth rooftop wireless facilities” T-Mobile has previously attempted to generate interest with the property owners at 1500 Gateway Boulevard, Boynton Beach, FL 33426 and 1605 Renaissance Commons Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. Both properties denied T-Mobile’s proposal for co-location and as a result, T-Mobile proceeded with lease negotiations with 1831 Renaissance Commons Blvd, Boynton Beach, FL 33426. Respectfully, Jose Delgado Site Development Manager Jose.Delgado@T-Mobile.com th 12920 SE 38 Street, Bellevue, WA 98006 www.t-mobile.com