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AT&T Wireless 26410 Duval Way October 2, 2008 Page 2 of 9 Co -location will be structurally possible with the proposed treepole and is required per conditions of approval. A radio frequency analysis for the project was prepared by TRK Engineering in May of 2008. The report concluded that the proposed AT&T Wireless service and the two existing carriers (T -Mobile in steeple and Sprint in flagpole) on site would collectively comply with the FCC's current prevailing standard for limiting human exposure to RF energy. See full report attached (Attachment 8). The proposed treepole will be purchased from the same manufacturer as the Cingular Wireless treepole at Town Hall and the Verizon Wireless treepole at Westwind Barn. The pole is required to be clad with a material resembling tree bark in texture and contain sufficient artificial vegetation to resemble a mature pine and screen all antennas. Recommended condition #10 also requires that the applicant submit a landscape screening plan for review by the Planning Commission, prior to final inspection. CODE REOUIREMENTS Wireless Communications facilities are regulated under Section 10-1.703 (h) (2) and 10- 1.1107 of the Los Altos Hills Municipal Code. The project was also reviewed for compliance with the established requirements in the Wireless Communications Policy including: siting, collocation, screening, and color to ensure that the facility blends with the surrounding area. Procedural code standards also require that all Conditional Use Permits must be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council. Findings of approval are attached to this report for Planning Commission review (attachment #2). WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY POLICY The proposed facility is consistent with the Town's Wireless Communications Facilities Policy because the location is a quasi -public facility site. Visual impacts are reduced by the design of the pole and existing mature evergreen trees that partially screen the tree pole and the ground equipment. The 65 foot tall treepole is also designed to accommodate one additional wireless service provider. Conditions of approval require the applicant's structural engineer certify that the wireless communication tower is structurally capable of co -location (subject to a separate CUP review and approval). The Town's Wireless Communications Facilities Policy #6 states: "Any applicant for a wireless communication facility site shall submit applications, to the best of their knowledge, for all sites anticipated to be required by the carrier for a three (3) to five (5) year period, and the requests shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council m a master plan application." AT&T Wireless has submitted a 3-5 year Antenna Master Plan showing all existing AT&T sites, current search areas and, existing and potential coverage in and around the Town's boundaries (Attachment #5).