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May 7, 2018
Angelea Weihs, Associate Planner
City of Renton Community & Economic Development
1055 South Grady Way
Renton WA 98057-3232
RE: Verizon Proposed WCF at SEA Garden Ave
Dear Angelea,
This cover letter is provided regarding the Master Use Application for Conditional Use Permit requested
by Verizon at 811 N. Landing Way referenced as Verizon site SEA Garden Ave.
With regard to wireless specific application packet materials, attached are the following:
Zoning Drawings
RF Justification Letter
Maps including RF Planning, Inventory of existing sites, site coverage (before and after)
Photo simulations
NIER – FCC Compliance
Noise Study
Responses to CUP Submittal Requirement including Project Narrative and CUP Justification
Pre-Application Notes
Zoning Drawings - Plans
The attached plans have reflect the new site for Garden Ave located just West of the prior candidate
which was subject of the pre-app for Garden Ave. The candidate is for a Concealed facility which
includes screened roof top antennas and ground based equipment located within a CMU wall enclosure,
(See Project Description and CUP Justification in Responses to CUP Submittal Requirements).
RF Justification - Overview
The attached RF Justification Letter was prepared by the assigned Verizon Radio Frequency (RF)
Engineer for the area. The associated maps provide the technical design data for RF Engineering
parameters regarding the Verizon wireless Network at the City core.
Network RF Planning
The issue is that although there is existing coverage in the Renton Core there is not adequate capacity to
provide a level of service needed to meet current demands. As a result, Verizon has planned several
permanent WCF sites in the area - intended to meet and accommodate the demands for adequate
wireless services now and into the future.
Letter to City of Renton – Verizon Proposed WCF at SEA Garden Ave 5/7/18
Attached is a map of planned and potential site locations in relation to Verizon existing sites within the
Renton core, that depict the locations of areas that need service improvements called polygons. The
Map is from early 2017, but also includes areas pursued in the past for Network Improvements. The map
includes the approaches over recent months in attempts to secure various types of sites including Small
Cells and Cell on Wheel (COW) deployment. Unfortunately, the Small Cell polygons have been
determined to not be feasible.
As discussed with City representatives in the past, the use of a proposed COW is only a stop gap
measure needed by Verizon to immediate augment the existing RF signal strength in the Renton core
areas needed to provide adequate service while permanent sites are pursued.
As a result, the map shows the permanent locations (Polygons) where RF Engineering has identified
locations where permanent sites are needed.
In this case, the SEA Garden Ave polygon was identified as a candidate search area for a potential
permanent site.
Selected Site Considerations
The Landing rooftop location at Garden Ave was selected for several reasons:
The property is zoned Urban Center (UC) which is a high impact commercial zone and is the
same zone as the primary candidate.
The property is located near major arterials in the City of Renton.
The RF Justification for the site is based on the need to provide adequate service in the polygon
area.
The City zoning codes provide for concealed WCFs in the zone per approval of an Administrative
CUP.
Please feel free to call me at 253-218-9017 if you have any questions or need more information.
Sincerely,
Rick Cardoza
Senior Project Manager
LDC, Inc
The Civil Engineering Group
20210 142nd Avenue NE
Woodinville, WA 98072