HomeMy WebLinkAboutInitial Plan IPZR2006169 - Project DescriptionProject Description for a
New Wireless Telecommunications Facility
by Royal Street Communications, LLC
Site Number: LA2810A
Address: 18377 Beach Blvd.
APN: 930-034-01-19
Zone : CG- General Commercial
Introduction to Royal Street Communications, LLC
In December of 2005, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted Royal
Street Communications, LLC (Royal Street ) a license for radio wave bandwidths to
provide wireless phone service in the greater Los Angeles area. The Royal Street system
will operate on a Block C frequency with antennas transmitting on a 1985-1990 MHz
bandwidth and receiving on a 1905-1990 MHz bandwidth.
Royal Street contracted MetroPCS to develop and market the wireless phone service
network under the MetroPCS brand name and business plan. For a pre-assessed, single
payment monthly fee, MetroPCS provides non-contract, unlimited anytime local and long
distance wireless phone service to its customers. Areas that have been previously
developed, and for which MetroPCS currently provides wireless phone service, include
San Francisco, Sacramento, Atlanta, Tampa, Dallas, Detroit and Miami. MetroPCS plans
to launch commercial service in Orlando, Florida in 2006.
MetroPCS is currently in the process of leasing property and obtaining necessary permits
for the development of the Royal Street wireless phone system in the greater Los Angeles
area. MetroPCS plans to "launch" this new wireless phone service, in March of 2007.
The wireless phone system will be comprised of a large number of individual wireless
facilities ("sites"), each interconnected with neighboring sites. The Project Description
provided herein is for an individual site, which will become an integral part of the entire
Royal Street wireless system to be marketed under the MetroPCS brand name. A
description of the subject site follows.
Project Site Description
The wireless telecommunications facility (wireless facility) will be comprised of six (6)
panel antennas, separated equally into six (6) sectors, with one (1) antenna per sector,
mounted on an existing building, and four (4) exterior equipment cabinets (two radio
cabinets and two battery cabinets) on the roof of the building. The proposed antennas
will be mounted behind screening, which will be an extension to the existing screening.
The proposed MetroPCS wireless facility will be constructed to match the existing
wireless installation on the rooftop.
Twenty-four hour, seven-day a week access to the site is required in the event of an
emergency or equipment failure but the site will typically be un-manned and will only be
visited by Royal Street personnel approximately once a month, at which time the
equipment will be serviced to ensure it is in working order. The antennas are not
typically accessed once mounted on the tower, unless an emergency failure occurs or
reconditioning is required.
The subject property is currently used for commercial office and contains an existing
wireless facility. The surrounding properties are also used for commercial office. The
proposed stealth wireless facility will not have any adverse negative impacts on the
surrounding properties, as it will be architecturally integrated into the design.
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