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BUELL CONSULTING <br />July 29, 1994 <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 <br />Number 7 Dorset <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 - 1913 <br />(612) 450-6594 <br />Fax (612) 457 -2057 <br />RE: Application for Conditional Use Permit <br />Proposed ESMR Cellular Telephone Antenna Facility <br />by OneComm Corporation <br />Site Acquisition <br />Permitting <br />Environmental Mitigation <br />This letter accompanies an application for a Conditional Use Permit by OneComm that will allow <br />the location of an ESMR cellular telephone antenna and cell site on property owned by Leonard <br />Schmieg at 39 West Viking Drive. I have been authorized by OneComm to act as their <br />representative for planning and zoning matters. <br />OneComm is one of the largest Specialized Mobile Radio ( "SMR ") services in the United States. <br />Last year, OneComm was granted a license by the Federal Communications Commission to <br />operate an Enhanced SMR, or ESMR, in the Twin City market area. ESMR cellular is one of the <br />newest emerging low -power wireless technologies that will compete with cellular. ESMR cellular <br />will look, sound and work just like traditional cellular but will have the advantage of also being <br />able to provide paging, fleet dispatch and data transmission all with one portable handheld phone. <br />ESMR cellular is digital and can handle more calls per channel than traditional cellular and <br />transmits at lower watts. <br />PROPOSED USE <br />OneComm is proposing to construct a 100ft. steel monopole tower in the northwest corner of Mr. <br />Schmieg's property. A triangular platform will be put at the top of the pole on which the cellular <br />antennas will be attached. Initially, three 15ft. whip antennas will be installed. At some time in <br />the future, the whip antennas will be replaced with nine 4ft. by 1ft. panel antennas. The overall <br />height will be 115ft. The antennas will transmit and receive low power (50 watts ERP) cellular <br />radio signals. <br />The foundation for the tower will be a caisson type. The tower steel and foundation will be <br />designed following specifications as determined by the tower manufacturer. These specifications <br />take into account soils, local wind loading guidelines and the kind of equipment to be attached to <br />Page 58 <br />