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| PLEASE SEE THE LIST BELOW FOR AN ANALYSIS OF THE |
| DEFICIENCIES IN INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SECTION 78-401 |
| OF THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH CODE AS PART OF THE |
| COMMUNICATION FACILITIES PLACEMENT PERMIT APPLICATION. |
| THE DEFICIENT INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED FOR STAFF TO |
| REVIEW THE PERMIT APPLICATION. PLEASE NOTE THAT STAFF |
| HAS ALSO INCLUDED SOME SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW COMMENTS, |
| THAT WHILE NOT RESULTING IN A DEFICIENT APPLICATION, |
| NEED TO BE ADDRESSED OR THE PERMIT WILL NOT BE |
| APPROVED. |
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| 1) ENGINEERING PLAN |
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| A. THE SUBMITTED ENGINEERING PLAN MUST BE BASED ON THE |
| REQUIRED SURVEYS. |
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| B. THERE IS A DISCREPANCY IN YOUR APPLICATION AND PLANS |
| AS TO WHETHER THIS IS A NEW POLE OR MOUNTING ON AN |
| EXISTING POLE. |
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| C. IF THIS IS A NEW POLE, THEN THE SIZE OF THE PROPOSED |
| POLE BASE WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY MUST BE SHOWN ON THE |
| ENGINEERING PLAN. |
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| D. IF THIS IS A MOUNTING ON AN EXISTING POLE, THEN YOU |
| MUST SUBMIT A STRUCTURAL CAPACITY REPORT FOR THE |
| SUPPORT STRUCTURE, AS EVIDENCED BY A SEALED STATEMENT |
| FROM A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER LICENSED IN THE STATE OF |
| FLORIDA, THAT THE POLE CAN SUPPORT THE PROPOSED |
| ELEMENTS. |
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| 2) SURVEY OF UNDERGROUND FACILITIES - THE BASE OF THE |
| POLE IS BEING INSTALLED UNDERGROUND SO THIS IS |
| REQUIRED. |
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| A. ALL UNDERGROUND UTILITIES NEED TO BE PROVIDED ON A |
| SURVEY PREPARED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED SURVEYOR. |
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| B. THE ENGINEERING PLAN MUST BE BASED OFF OF THIS |
| SURVEY INFORMATION. |
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| 3) SURVEY OF ABOVEGROUND FACILITIES - A NEW POLE IS |
| BEING USED OR INSTALLED ABOVEGROUND SO THIS IS |
| REQUIRED. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO VERIFY |
| THE POLE OWNERSHIP AND INCLUDE THE INFORMATION ON THE |
| SURVEY. |
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| A. IDENTIFY ALL ABOVEGROUND FEATURES TO INCLUDE TREES |
| ON A SURVEY PREPARED BY A FLORIDA LICENSED SURVEYOR. |
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| B. IDENTIFY ALL ABOVEGROUND COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN |
| THE AREA TO INCLUDE AN INVENTORY OF THE REGISTRANT'S |
| EXISTING FACILITIES - NO INFORMATION ON EXISTING |
| FACILITIES WAS PROVIDED. SHOW THIS INFORMATION ON THE |
| PLANS AND PROVIDE A NARRATIVE. IF THERE ARE NO |
| FACILITIES, THIS SHALL BE NOTED ON THE SURVEY. |
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| C. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING |
| EXISTING UTILITY POLES (INCLUDING LIGHT POLES) WITHIN |
| 50 FEET OF YOUR PROPOSED POLE. THE POLE HEIGHT AND BASE |
| DIAMETER SHALL BE INCLUDED. PLEASE NOTE: THE SUPPORT |
| POLE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IS 43 FEET ABOVE |
| GRADE IN HEIGHT. WITHOUT THE INFORMATION REGARDING THE |
| SURROUNDING POLE HEIGHTS, STAFF CANNOT DETERMINE IF IT |
| COMPLIES WITH THE HEIGHT STANDARDS LISTED IN SECTION |
| 78-411(G)(1) OF THE CITY CODE. |
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| D. THE ENGINEERING PLAN MUST BE BASED OFF OF THIS |
| SURVEY INFORMATION. |
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| 4) CONCEALMENT METHODS DESCRIPTIONS - NO CONCEALMENT |
| INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED. REGARDLESS OF IF THIS IS A |
| NEW POLE OR ATTACHMENT TO AN EXISTING POLE, THE |
| EXTERIOR CABLES, NON-CONCEALED ANTENNAS AND A REMOTE |
| EQUIPMENT CABINET DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CONCEALMENT |
| STANDARDS OUTLINED IN SECTION 78-411 OF THE CITY CODE. |
| THE POLE ELEVATION MUST INCLUDE ALL THE DIMENSIONS. |
| PLEASE NOTE THAT NON-CONCEALED ATTACHMENTS ARE ONLY |
| PERMITTED ON ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION POLES AND LIGHT |
| POLES, WHICH THIS POLE IS NOT. |
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| 5) CONSTRUCTION TIMETABLE - YOU MUST PROVIDE AN |
| ESTIMATED TIMETABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT. |
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| 6) RESTORATION ESTIMATE - YOU MUST PROVIDE A |
| RESTORATION ESTIMATE. |
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| 7) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE - NO INFORMATION WAS |
| PROVIDED THAT THE PROPOSED FACILITIES WILL NOT CAUSE |
| RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE WITH THE CITY'S PUBLIC |
| SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT. PROVIDE A STATEMENT |
| REGARDING RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE. |
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| 8) EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE COVERAGE - YOU ARE REQUIRED TO |
| SUBMIT VERIFICATION OF INSURANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE |
| PROVISIONS OF SECTION 78-406 OF THE CITY CODE OF |
| ORDINANCES. |
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| 9) START OF OPERATION - AN ATTESTATION FROM THE |
| COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES SERVICE PROVIDER THAT |
| COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES FACILITIES WILL BE INSTALLED |
| AND OPERATIONAL ON THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE NO LATER THAN |
| NINE MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED |
| IS REQUIRED. PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ATTESTATION. |
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| 10) PUBLIC UTILITY LETTERS, TELEPHONE, NATURAL GAS, |
| ELECTRIC SERVICE, AND TELEVISION CABLE - THE PUBLIC |
| UTILITY LETTERS WERE NOT PROVIDED. PROVIDE COPIES OF |
| THE PUBLIC UTILITY LETTERS. |
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| 11) ELECTRONIC FORMAT OF SUBMITTAL - THE SUBMITTAL WAS |
| NOT PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC FORM. A COPY OF ALL OF THE |
| SUBMITTAL MATERIAL MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ELECTRONIC |
| FORMAT. |
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| 12) PROVIDER CLARIFICATION - ON THE COMMUNICATIONS |
| FACILITIES PLACEMENT PERMIT APPLICATION, YOU MARKED |
| THAT THIS IS A PASS THROUGH PROVIDER, YET YOU HAVE ALSO |
| MARKED THAT YOU ARE A COMMUNICATION SERVICES PROVIDER |
| THAT REMITS TAXES TO THE CITY. BY CITY DEFINITION, YOU |
| CANNOT BE BOTH. IF YOU ARE A PASS THROUGH PROVIDER, YOU |
| ARE REQUIRED TO PAY AN APPLICATION FEE TO THE CITY. |
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| 13) POLE OWNER APPROVAL - THE APPROVAL FROM THE OWNER |
| OF THE POLE PERMITTING THE INSTALLATION OF A FACILITY |
| WAS NOT PROVIDED. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF THIS IS BEING |
| INSTALLED ON A CITY POLE, THEN FEE IS REQUIRED TO BE |
| PAID TO THE CITY. |
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| CONTACT ERIC SCHNEIDER @ (561) 822-1446 |
| [email protected] |
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