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Planner says Verizon will add 12 antennas in colocation on Brentwood lattice tower; staff shows coverage improvement
Summary
Planning staff presented an application to colocate Verizon on a lattice tower at 6117 Murray Lane, adding 12 antennas and an ice bridge and generator; staff showed a propagation study indicating improved coverage and confirmed the installation would bring the tower to 22 antennas total.
Planning staff told the commission on March 11 that Tower Engineering Professionals seeks approval to add a Verizon colocation on the existing lattice tower at 6117 Murray Lane. Staff said three carriers are currently on the tower (Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile and AT&T) and that Verizon would add 12 new antennas; with no removals, staff reported the tower would total 22 antennas after the addition.
Staff explained the application includes an ice bridge and a generator within the carrier's leased area. A staff-provided propagation illustration compared existing coverage (without Verizon) to projected coverage after the Verizon installation; a commissioner said, "It will definitely help coverage." Staff noted the application falls under the older standards for the existing pole even though new standards have passed, and emphasized the new equipment would be located within the leased area of the tower.
Commissioners asked about visibility and mechanical details (an "ice bridge" to carry cabling and equipment) and staff confirmed there are three existing ice bridges and a fourth would be added for the new carrier. No formal vote or specific permit outcome appears in the transcript provided; staff presented technical details and answered commissioners' clarifying questions during the consent agenda review.
