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Project Narrative — EFR DAGMAR (L-SuM) — VERIZON Page 2 of 4 Project Description The existing wireless facility owned by Verizon Wireless was originally permitted through SPU #03-014 and SMA #03-008 (combined into one decision) issued by the City on September 30, 2004. As currently installed, the facility consists of a 150' tall stealth flagpole tower containing an American flag and light, (6) antennas, (12) diplexer units, and (6) BIAS-T units, as well as an equipment shelter near the base of the tower with a brick veneer. To accommodate new wireless technologies, Verizon Wireless proposes the following modifications. • Remove the existing 18' tall and 26" diameter solid canister stack on top of the tower and replace it with a 22' tall and 39" diameter vented canister stack. Re -install the existing American flag and light. • Inside the stealth canister stack, replace (6) antennas, remove (12) diplexer units, add (6) tiplexer units, remove (3) of the existing (6) BIAS-T units, and install (3) OVP units. • Inside the tower, add (3) new cables. • Inside the equipment shelter, remove (12) quadplexers units, and relocate (9) remote radio units from the shelter to a new H-frame outside the shelter. No additional changes are proposed for the modification. FCC Rules for Eligible Facilities Requests The Spectrum Act states that "a State or local government may not deny, and shall approve, any eligible facilities request for a modification of an existing wireless tower or base station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such tower or base station." An "eligible facilities request" is defined to include any collocation, removal, or replacement of existing equipment. The FCC adopted rules providing legally binding guidance on key terms of the Spectrum Act, notably defining "substantial change" with the six thresholds described below. The FCC requires that qualifying eligible facilities requests be approved within 60 days, subject to tolling for incompleteness. The 60-day period begins when an applicant takes the first procedural step required by a local government, and submits written documentation. The only submittal documents a local government can require are those relevant to determining if a proposed modification qualifies as an eligible facilities request. If a local government does not render a decision within the 60-day period, an eligible facilities request can be deemed granted by operation of law.