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U S WEST Wireless, LLC. <br />426 North Fairview, Room 101 <br />St. Paul, MN 55104 <br /> <br />November 16, 1999 <br /> <br />Ms. Silvia Frolic <br />Zoning Administrator <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Iite's batter here' @ <br /> <br />RE: U S WEST Wireless, L~L.C. Site #MIN 352 - 17515 Saint Francis Boulevard NW <br /> <br />Dear M" Frolic: <br /> <br /> This lettL accompanies a Lan,:i Use Application for a Conditional Use Pt:,~rnit for US West <br /> Wireleso to allow the locaticu ora PCS telepho~.~ tower and cell site on the property of John <br /> Avis Gc'bcmatz, at 17515 SaL:.' Francis Boulevard NW, Ramsey, (612) 753-3744, as you and the <br /> planning s,arThave suggested U S West Wireless [nas pursued a lease eor ~n approximate are~ of <br />· thirty ~-t,,'- . ~ <br /> ~., ~ feet by thirty (30') fc~t to accommodet~ this telecommunic:'fions tower and <br /> equipm, 't. This application i: in accordance with t.i ~ City of Ramsey Z~ning Ordinance Nu~.Ser <br /> 9.03.0(~ <br /> <br /> HISTC,. <br /> U S W .... Wireless, L.L.C. pumhased a license in tl ? 1,800 MHz radio 5~quency spectrum <br /> Januar.r~ ~:,' 1995. This enabl¢~ voice and data to be sont and received ov ~,r the airwaves through a <br /> net~vork .~ '" antenna that can Vc n~ounted on existing structures or freestmading towers. This <br /> Personal ~ommunications 5~r~,ice (PCS) is a digi.+¢.I signal rather thar~ a~alog and provides a <br /> dearer, ~-ore secure connecz~on while providing p?..sible services such as paging, fax, video, <br /> data, c~flle~' ID, and voice messaging to handheld PCS telephones. <br /> <br />To fulF'i i~s mandate from the FCC, U S West Wireless has developed ~ grid of antenna <br />throughnut the service area. The objective of the system is to provide wireless services to ali <br />Twin CiB, and outlying communities. Since U S WEST Wireless intends to utilize PCS as an <br />affordabie Wireless Local Loop Service, coverage at the neighborhood levd is essential (unlike <br />Cellular, ,vhich typically focuzes on mobile service). <br /> <br />Given the size and magnitude of use of the U S West Wireless system, there must be several <br />antenna facilities in order for U S West Wireless to provide service throughout the area. As each <br />additional facility is constructed, its location and height become relatively fixed. This makes it <br />essential to ensure that any newly proposed facilities are at the proper heights and locations to <br />allow them to "connect" and provide seamless coverage between the existing sites. Because of <br />this, the amount of flexibility in the acceptable heights and Iocations of the remaining proposed <br />facilities is reduced. With these parameters in mind, we have (with Staff's recommendation) <br />identified the property located at 17515 Saint Francis Boulevard NW as a location that best meets <br />the engineering requirements for the proposed site. The legal description for the property is <br />shown on the attached survey, as Exhibit G. <br /> <br />According to Section 9.03.06 of the Ramsey Ordinance, communication towers are subject to <br />Conditional Use Permit and Zoning Variance processes through the Planning Department. <br /> <br />USA <br /> <br />0,200,0 <br /> <br />Proud Sponsor <br />36USC380 i <br /> <br />/23 <br /> <br /> <br />