Radio Frequency (RF) Analysis
& Site Plan Reviews

CityScape provides to government entities, the appropriate technical resources to review and evaluate carrier requests and applications. This allows the local government an independent and defensible review to evaluate all wireless applications on their merits, while maintaining local control over the placement and type of structure for the proposed facility. We will provide an analysis of the carrier's application and a determination if it is technically justified. Additionally we can evaluate alternative sites that may be more appropriate to the community. CityScape provides you with the information to act upon these applications and make qualified decisions.

CityScape will review the application to ensure it meets the requirements of the applicable ordinance in terms of zoning, permissible structure height, safety and aesthetics, and compliance with applicable federal guidelines including FAA and FCC (i.e., RF emission standards, power levels, etc.).

The FCC suggests communities seek independent third party reviews of wireless siting applications. The local government can require (by ordinance) that the wireless providers absorb the cost of this independent evaluation as part of the planning and zoning application process.

CityScape will conduct an evaluation of a carriers request for new tower facilities to include, but is not limited to:

• Determine if the search rings is adequate based on generally accepted cellular and PCS engineering principles for the intended site.
• Evaluate proposed height of requested facility, based on capacity or coverage. Is the height truly needed, based on hand-off, building penetration and overlap? This evaluation is performed using a coverage prediction software package used by many carriers.
• Evaluate the collocation capabilities of all new towers,
• Evaluate site options. Can this site be accommodated at any existing structure or other proposed sites? Is there an ability of this site or an alternative site to be used for future collocation opportunities?
• Evaluate compliance with existing ordinance (i.e., setbacks, tower separations, ordinance definitions, etc.), state regulations, and compliance with the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
• Evaluate aesthetic impact and possible mitigation of, structures, shelters, containers and landscaping to provide a more aesthetically pleasing solution.
• Evaluation of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency (RF) exposure compliance.
• Evaluate safety factors of each new facility.
• Develop a database and framework that can be used as a basis for a future telecommunications plan.