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CORRESPONDENCE ~f, Michael From: Sent: To: Subject: Rumpf, Michael Tuesday, June 07,20054:54 PM 'ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net' RE: Renaissance cell tower Carl, In response to your letter requesting direction on the tower issue, I understand there to be two issues. One is the movement of a tower that is currently non-conforming, and the other is the construction of the stealth tower in advance of conditional use approval. If you would agree to provide a letter acknowledging the risk of moving the non-conforming tower in advance of the approvals, you can move it from the existing location if you are prepared to move dirt under it for the corresponding site plan work. If it is left portable, but on the premises, the non-conformity is not worsened. But without the conditional use approval for the new site, you would not be able to obtain a permit for the clock tower and stealth unit. I hope that helps. I know it makes sense to move it once and start the clock tower project. However, the code amendment is required to allow such a conditional use approval and permit. Reply with any further questions, Mike -----Original Message----- From: Rumpf, Michael Sent: Friday, June 03, 2005 6:07 PM To: 'ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net' Subject: Re: Any word on my Letter? Carl. Not an easy fix. Still thinking. MR Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld -----Original Message----- From: Carl Klepper's Blackberry <ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net> To: Michael Rumpf <rumpfm@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us> Sent: Fri Jun 03 18:03:45 2005 Subject: Any word on my Letter? Compson Associates, Inc. Carl Klepper Jr Vice President Ph 561 391 6570 Fax 561 391 2423 1 ENGINEERED bNVIRONMENTS INC. W. David Poist Director of Development Compson Associates, Inc. 980 North Federal Highway Suite 200 Boca Raton, Florida 33432 RE: New Boynton Beach Clock Tower Old Existing Tower @ 26 32 33 N, 80 0518 W Dear Mr. Poist Engineered Environments is pleased to provide the below information, which you requested, in answer to the City of Boynton Beach Request on Zoning Approval for the new Clock Tower. 1. The existing Tower (26 32 33 N, 80 05 18 W) is 80' in height and will provide space for one Telecommunications Provider in its present state. 2. The new Clock Tower will have space for a minimum of four - to five Telecommunication Providers. 3. The Telecommunications Provider currently on the "old" monopole is Nextel. They will relocate to the new Clock Tower. Additionally, Cingular, and T-Mobile have expressed interest and designs for the interior space for them is proceeding. Other carriers which are available are Sprint, Metro PCS, and Verision. As you are aware this Clock Tower is replacing an existing monopole which is in use today and Nextel wanted to add additional antenna's to this site for capacity. Further, with the anticipated increase in population growth in this area, capacity issues with all Providers will not ease. Sincerely, Paul A. Scott President 7341 Westport Place, Unit A West Palm Beach, FL 33413 Phone: 561-282-4111 Fax: 561-282-4112 ".~, ,. ", COMPSON ASSOCIATES OF BOYNTON II, LLC COMPSON VIA E-MAIL May 26, 2005 Michael Rumpf, Director of Planning & Zoning City of Boynton Beach 100 E, Boynton Beach Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33425 RE: COUS 04-008/NWSP 04-015 Phase VI Clock Tower/Spa Approval- December 7.2004 Dear Mike: On December 7,2004 we received site plan approval for Phase VI at Renaissance Commons. In that approval we had a clock tower which was designated not only as an architectural feature but as a stealth telecommunications tower. I realize now, as we are going through the land use amendment that stealth towers were not allowed for use in the SMU zoning district. If I understand our timeline correctly, we currently have P&D approval as of May 24, 2005 and the ordinance is scheduled for adoption at the second meeting in June. Directly following approval of the land use amendment we will file for a conditional use for the stealth tower. In the normal sequence of events, we would submit our rectified site plan and pull building permits for each element on the approved site plan. However, in this case we would like to build the tower immediately in order to relocate our existing, non-conforming eye-sore. Is there a mechanism to do so under our existing approval, directly following the adoption of the land use? In discussion with the telecommunications representatives, they can provide us with a portable antenna; however I think the permanent solution is a much more viable option. Since the clock tower does not require parking or access from the public, what is the best way to handle the situation at this point? Kindly contact me at your earliest convenience to discuss the matter. Sincerely yours, CC: J. Comparato \ ~ \ ~ f' ~ ~ U ,;: ~ ill \ L- \ i 'i>',\HTMENT OF DEVELOPMENl MIXED liSE, MULTI-RESIDENTIAL. RETAIL AND OFFICE PROPERTIES COMPSON ASSOCIATES OF BOYNTON II, LLC (~A'-t' ~ /~~,(_ ~. Orrl E. Kleppe', k CJ(V~ ) Manager :/ Florida Officc: 9XO North Federal Highway Hoca Ralon. Florida 33432 50 j,-391.6570 Fax 561,3lJ 1.2423 Washington Officc: 1320 Old Chain Hridge Road McLcan. Virginia 2210! 703.X47,0700 Fax R93.R47.576,\ Ncw York OtTil'C: 3255 Hrighton Henrietta Townline Road Rochester. Ne\\ Yor}... 14023 5X5.272.0040 Fax 5X5.272.46XlJ WWW.col11pson.coll1 ~pf. Michael From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Carl Klepper [cklepper@compson.com] Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:44 PM Kim Glas-Castro Michael Rumpf FWD: Fw: Tower ~ Zoning Ltr(l).doc Letter As promised Compson Associates, Inc. Carl E. Klepper Jr. Vice President 980 North Federal Hwy Suite 200 Boca Raton, Fl. 33432 Ph: Fax: Mobile: 561 391-6570 561 391-2423 561 441-9111 ---------- Forwarded Message FROM: "Carl Klepper's Blackberry" <ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net> TO: Klepp@bellsouth.net DATE: Wed, 18 May 2005 21:30:31 +0000 GMT RE: Fw: Tower -----Original Message----- From: "David poist" <wpoist@compson.com> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:54:45 To:<cklepper@compson.com> Subject: FW: Tower From: Paul Scott [mailto:pscott@eeigc.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:28 PM To: wpoist@compson.com Subject: Tower Attached is a short write up that might help on short notice. 1 ~f. Michael From: Sent: To: Subject: Carl Klepper's Blackberry [ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net] Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:52 PM Michael Rumpf Re: Fw: Tower I will check -----Original Message----- From: "Rumpf, Michael" <RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us> Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 17:50:09 To:"'Carl Klepper'" <cklepper@compson.com> Subject: RE: Fw: Tower Carl, do you know if RF data (service ring graphics) have been prepared for any of those carriers, or at least the primary carrier, or the one with the least service in the area? Mike -----Original Message----- From: Carl Klepper [mailto:cklepper@compson.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:44 PM To: Kim Glas-Castro Cc: Michael Rumpf Subject: FWD: Fw: Tower Letter As promised Compson Associates, Inc. Carl E. Klepper Jr. Vice President 980 North Federal Hwy Suite 200 Boca Raton, Fl. 33432 Ph: Fax: Mobile: 561 391-6570 561 391-2423 561 441-9111 ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- FROM: "Carl Klepper's Blackberry" <ckwireless@nextel.blackberry.net> TO: Klepp@bellsouth.net DATE: Wed, 18 May 2005 21:30:31 +0000 GMT RE: Fw: Tower -----Original Message----- From: "David poist" <wpoist@compson.com> Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:54:45 To:<cklepper@compson.com> Subject: FW: Tower From: Paul Scott [mailto:pscott@eeigc.net] 1 Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:28 PM To: wpoist@compson.com Subject: Tower Attached is a short write up that might help on short notice. Paul Compson Associates, Inc. Carl Klepper Jr Vice President Ph 561 391 6570 Fax 561 391 2423 Compson Associates, Inc. Carl Klepper Jr Vice President Ph 561 391 6570 Fax 561 391 2423 2 Rumpf. Michael From: Sent: To: Subject: Glas-Castro, Kimberly [Kimberly.Glas-Castro@ruden.com] Tuesday, May 17, 20051 :17 PM Rumpf, Michael RE: Tele Tower Code Amendment Application We'll be delivering the letters and as much info (RF data, etc) as we can this afternoon -----Original Message----- From: Rumpf, Michael [mailto:RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 3:26 PM To: Glas-Castro, Kimberly Subject: Re: Tele Tower Code Amendment Application Understood. So except for consent from a minimum of 51% property owners, we are good to go. Of course keep in mind that the only substantiated justification for the request is the simple existance of the current tower on site. No other proven evidence. As long as they comfortable with. Mike Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld -----Original Message----- From: Glas-Castro, Kimberly <Kimberly.Glas-Castro@ruden.com> To: Rumpf, Michael <RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us> Sent: Mon May 16 15:16:59 2005 Subject: RE: Tele Tower Code Amendment Application I don't think the information will be compiled by tomorrow --- but Compson has not submitted their site-specific proposali just the request for the text change that would facilitate such a proposal at Renaissance -----Original Message----- From: Rumpf, Michael [mailto:RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us] Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 2:43 PM To: Glas-Castro, Kimberly Subject: Tele Tower Code Amendment Application Just checking on requested items. Tomorrow night is the Commission review of this item and was hopeful we'd have it by then. Mike Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld -----Original Message----- From: Glas-Castro, Kimberly <Kimberly.Glas-Castro@ruden.com> To: Richard Foreman <Richard.Foreman@sembler.com>i John Corbett <johncorb@bellsouth.net>i Andrea Troutman <atroutman@pindertroutman.com>i Miskel, Bonnie <Bonnie.Miskel@ruden.com>i hugo@unruhconsulting.com <hugo@unruhconsulting.com>i rnhlaw@bellsouth.net <rnhlaw@bellsouth.net>i Matras, Hanna <MatrasH@ci.boynton-beach.fl.uS>i Hudson, Dick (Orran) <HudsonD@ci.boynton-beach.fl.uS>i Rumpf, Michael <RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.uS>i greeneq@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us <greeneq@ci.boynton-beach.fl.uS>i livergoodj@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us <livergoodj@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us> CC: hcduffy@sembler.com <hcduffy@sembler.com>i jfilippelli@sembler.com 1 <jfilippelli@sembler.com>i jcomparato@compson.com <jcomparato@compson.com> Sent: Fri May 06 17:28:04 2005 Subject: Working DRAFT LPA Staff Report For your weekend reading pleasure <<CRALLS LPA Report.DOC>> <<Exhibit 3>> you'll see blanks, notes and commentary please review, provide additional or corrective information, etc. Kim Glas-Castro, AICP Certified Land Planner Ruden McClosky 222 Lakeview Avenue #800 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 telephone: (561) 838-4542 in Broward: (954) 761-2926 fax: (561) 514-3442 kim.glascastro@ruden.com NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-764-6660 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by the sender. NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-764-6660 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by the sender. NOTICE: This e-mail message and any attachment to this e-mail message contains confidential information that may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, retransmit, convert to hard copy, copy, use or disseminate this e-mail or any attachments to it. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by telephone at 954-764-6660 and delete this message. Please note that if this e-mail message contains a forwarded message or is a reply to a prior message, some or all of the contents of this message or any attachments may not have been produced by the sender. 2 May 17,2005 Mike Rumpf, AICP City of Boynton Beach 100 E Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, FL 33435 ~ TOWN & COUNTRY HOMES a K. Hovnanian' Company '" RE: Proposed Modifications to Telecommunication Regulations Dear Mr. Rumpf: Town and Country Homes has no objections to the proposed modifications to Chapter 10 of the Land Development Regulations regarding SMU district regulations. GlfJU Stephen B. Liller Vice President Town and Country Homes \ ill' ~ (g ~ n w ~ rnI \ .'005 111~ ! I I l DEPARTMfNT (',F [, 1275 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 10 I. Boynton Beach, Florida 33426 P 561.364.3300 F 561.364.3301 . www.townandcountryhomesfl.com ...s M J --- { G c.J <C- c- '" .p(~ ~f, Michael From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Mike Pawelczyk [mpawelczyk@cityatty.com] Thursday, May 05,200510:19 AM RumpfM@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us Jim Cheraf; Livergood, Jeffrey; Swanson, Lynn; HawkinsW@cLboynton-beach.fl.us RE: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested Mike: I will be happy to meet, if anyone thinks it is necessary. In the meantime, mark up an existing code section with the proposed new language and we will prepare an ordinance. Should you wish to discuss, please do not hesitate to contact me. Michael J. Pawelczyk Assistant City Attorney -----Original Message----- From: Swanson, Lynn [mailto:SwansonL@ci.boynton-beach.fl.us] Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:12 AM To: Mike Pawelczyk Cc: Jim Cherof Subject: FW: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested > -----Original Message----- > From: Pawelczyk, Mike > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:09 AM > To: Swanson, Lynn > Subject: FW: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested > > > > ---------- > From: Rumpf, Michael > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:09:26 AM > To: Pawelczyk, Mike; Livergood, Jeffrey; Hawkins, Wilfred > Subject: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested > Auto forwarded by a Rule > > Please be informed that we have an application for an amendment to > chapters 2 (zoning) and 10 (Telecommunications Towers) of the LOR to allow > cell towers as stealth towers incorporated into the architecture of an SMU > master plan. Since another planner has been reviewing this item, I did not > think to present it to you all for review. > > You may recall that Motorola had an ancillary tower on site under the M-1 > zoning district. As you also know the property has been rezoned and > approved for the Renaissance Commons SMU. Motorola sold the tower appx 2 > years ago and it continues to provide cellular service to the area. The > tower must be moved or removed from the site to accommodate the approved > site plans. They would like to relocate it to phase 6 near Gateway Blvd, > hidden within an approved clock tower. > 1 > The code amendment would make them permitted within the SMU project, if > stealth within project architecture. You will see that Chapter 10 > currently requires that "stealth" towers are "architecturally compatible" . > The modification would also reduce, for SMU towers, the distance > seperations between adjacent residences, and adds a distance seperation > for SMU residences. > > The code amendment is required. To stay on schedule, I'm proposing it go > to the Commission for preliminary consideration on May 17th and then if > supported, to the P&D Board on May 24th. I have requested additional > information from the applicant such as RF data, locations of other towers, > and additional consent from property owners. > > Would you like to meet to discuss? Do you have any questions at this > point? Please let me know to what degree you would like to review this > request, and if you would like a copy of the application (cover letter and > proposed code text) . > > Mike 2 ~pf, Michael ,\,..: (\ ,-, ~' "11 t... ....., ,r,. ~) \, From: Sent: To: Subject: Rumpf, Michael Thursday, May OS, 2005 10:09 AM Pawelczyk, Mike; Livergood, Jeffrey; Hawkins, Wilfred Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested Please be informed that we have an application for an amendment to chapters 2 (zoning) and 10 (Telecommunications Towers) of the LOR to allow cell towers as stealth towers incorporated into the architecture of an SMU master plan. Since another planner has been reviewing this item, I did not think to present it to you all for review. You may recall that Motorola had an ancillary tower on site under the M-1 zoning district. As you also know the property has been rezoned and approved for the Renaissance Commons SMU. Motorola sold the tower appx 2 years ago and it continues to provide cellular service to the area. The tower must be moved or removed from the site to accommodate the approved site plans. They would like to relocate it to phase 6 near Gateway Blvd, hidden within an approved clock tower. The code amendment would make them permitted within the SMU project, if stealth within project architecture. You will see that Chapter 10 currently requires that "stealth" towers are "architecturally compatible". The modification would also reduce, for SMU towers, the distance seperations between adjacent residences, and adds a distance seperation for SMU residences. The code amendment is required. To stay on schedule, I'm proposing it go to the Commission for preliminary consideration on May 17th and then if supported, to the P&D Board on May 24th. I have requested additional information from the applicant such as RF data, locations of other towers, and additional consent from property owners. Would you like to meet to discuss? Do you have any questions at this point? Please let me know to what degree you would like to review this request, and if you would like a copy of the application (cover letter and proposed code text). Mike 1 ~f, Michael From: Sent: To: Subject: Rumpf, Michael Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:45 AM Bressner, Kurt; Greene, Quintus cell tower code review - preliminary Commission review I realized that we have another code review item in process and scheduled for P&O review on May 24th. We have the decision of keeping it on track and not subjecting it to the new "preliminary Commission" review process due to it being pre-existing, or switch gears quickly and get it to them. I have prepared the agenda request form, and Janet has the item wording for consent. The request is to amend chapters 2 (zoning) and 10 (Telecommunications Towers) of the LOR to allow cell towers as stealth towers incorporated into the architecture of an SMU master plan. This would allow for the continuation of a tower where the Motorola tower pre-existed prior to being rezoned and becoming non-conforming. Motorola sold the tower appx 2 years ago and it continues to provide cellular service to the area. The tower must be moved or removed from the site to accommodate the approved site plans. They would like to relocate it to phase 6 near Gateway Blvd, hidden within an approved clock tower. The code amendment would make them permitted within the SMU project, if stealth within project architecture. You will see that Chapter 10 currently requires that "stealth" towers are "architecturally compatible". The modification would also reduce, for SMU towers, the distance seperations between adjacent residences, and adds a distance seperation for SMU residences. To stay on schedule, it should go to the Commission for preliminary consideration on May 17th and then if supported, to the P&O Board on May 24th. I have requested additional information from the applicant such as RF data, locations of other towers, and additional consent from property owners as applicants. I hope to have the additional information from the applicant soon. Mike 1 ~f, Michael From: Sent: To: Subject: Livergood, Jeffrey Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:51 AM Rumpf, Michael; Pawelczyk, Mike; Hawkins, Wilfred RE: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested Mike, Your approach makes good sense to me. I would support the stealth tower concept in the referenced SMU. Jeff Jeffrey R. Livergood, P.E. Director of Public Works City of Boynton Beach -----Original Message----- From: Rumpf, Michael Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 10:09 AM To: Pawelczyk, Mike; Livergood, Jeffrey; Hawkins, Wilfred Subject: Tower Siting Review - Code amendment requested Please be informed that we have an application for an amendment to chapters 2 (zoning) and 10 (Telecommunications Towers) of the LDR to allow cell towers as stealth towers incorporated into the architecture of an SMU master plan. Since another planner has been reviewing this item, I did not think to present it to you all for review. You may recall that Motorola had an ancillary tower on site under the M-1 zoning district. As you also know the property has been rezoned and approved for the Renaissance Commons SMU. Motorola sold the tower appx 2 years ago and it continues to provide cellular service to the area. The tower must be moved or removed from the site to accommodate the approved site plans. They would like to relocate it to phase 6 near Gateway Blvd, hidden within an approved clock tower. The code amendment would make them permitted within the SMU project, if stealth within project architecture. You will see that Chapter 10 currently requires that "stealth" towers are "architecturally compatible". The modification would also reduce, for SMU towers, the distance seperations between adjacent residences, and adds a distance seperation for SMU residences. The code amendment is required. To stay on schedule, I'm proposing it go to the Commission for preliminary consideration on May 17th and then if supported, to the P&D Board on May 24th. I have requested additional information from the applicant such as RF data, locations of other towers, and additional consent from property owners. Would you like to meet to discuss? Do you have any questions at this point? Please let me know to what degree you would like to review this request, and if you would like a copy of the application (cover letter and proposed code text). Mike 1 Federal Communications Commission Office of Engineering & Technology Questions and Answers about Biological Effects and Potential Hazards of Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields OET BULLETIN 56 Fourth Edition August 1999 Measurements have shown that ground-level power densities due to microwave directional antennas are normally a thousand times or more below recommended safety limits. (e.g., see Reference 38) Moreover, as an added margin of safety, microwave tower sites are normally inaccessible to the general public. Significant exposures from these antennas could only occur in the unlikely event that an individual were to stand directly in front of and very close to an antenna for a period of time. Typical heights for free-standing base station towers or structures are 50-200 feet. A cellular base station may utilize several "omni-directional" antennas that look like poles, 10 to 15 feet in length, although these types of antennas are becoming less common in urban areas. Typical heights for free-standing base station towers or structures are 50-200 feet. A cellular base station may utilize several "omni-directional" antennas that look like poles, 10 to 15 feet in length, although these types of antennas are becoming less common in urban areas. Measurements made near typical cellular and PCS installations, especially those with tower-mounted antennas, have shown that ground-level power densities are well below limits recommended by RF/microwave safety standards (References 32, 37, and 45). For example, for a base-station transmitting frequency of 869 MHz the FCC's RF exposure guidelines .. recommend a Maximum Permissible Exposure level for the public ("general population/uncontrolled" exposure) of about 580 microwatts per square centimeter (I!W/cm2). This limit is many times greater than RF levels found near the base of typical cellular towers or in the vicinity of lower-powered cellular base station transmitters, such as might be mounted on rooftops or sides of buildings. Calculations corresponding to a "worst-case" situation (all transmitters operating simultaneously and continuously at the maximum licensed power) show that in order to be exposed to levels near the FCC's limits for cellular frequencies, an individual would essentially have to remain III 21 the main transmitting beam (at the height of the antenna) and within a few feet from the antenna. When cellular and PCS antennas are mounted at rooftop locations it is possible that ambient RF levels greater than 1 I! W/cm2 could be present on the rooftop itself. However, exposures approaching or exceeding the safety guidelines are only likely to be encountered very close to or directly in front of the antennas. In addition, the significant signal attenuation of a building's roof minimizes any chance for persons living or working within the building itself to be exposed to RF levels that could approach or exceed applicable safety limits.