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FIVE CORNERS, LLC The petition of Five Corners, LLC seeking a Special Exception to allow the installation of non -whip antennas on an existing structure less than 50' in height, on property located at 1026 Corby Blvd., Portage Township. Zoned "MU ". MRS. KERRY WALLACE: I work for Five Corners, LLC. Our address at the office is 814 Marietta Street, South Bend. We're today to request a Special Exception for locating antennas on an existing structure that's less than 50'. Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless Communications would like to locate their antenna on an existing structure there. And they want to increase their coverage in this particular area but most importantly for the Eddy Commons retail area is their main focus. The existing structure is a Burkhart Advertising sign for which we have a land lease and we also have an antenna lease with them that runs concurrently with each other. The equipment that's related to the antennas that's going to go on the structure are also going to be on the structure so there will not be anything on the ground there. We're going to be utilizing the services of this age of revolving internet which runs along that Eddy Street corridor. As the area develops these facilities are really going to be very, very important all the people that live, work, play there and the cars the drive through there. As well we're going to be expanding the infrastructure of the fiber optic network. We believe this is really a very small addition to an existing structure located in a multi -use area and we respectfully ask for your favorable recommendation for this petition. We thank you very much for listening to it today and if you any questions, I'm here to answer them. MR. VELLEMAN: These won't spin or anything like the other ones that we have previously so it would be detracting from like the driver's or anything? MRS. WALLACE: No MR. VELLEMAN: How tall are these going to, the picture doesn't give me a good indication, how far above the...? MRS. WALLACE: The existing structure is 40' in height. These antennas are going to be on top of the existing structure on pipe knobs and so the total structure then will be approximately 43' in height. MR. VELLEMAN: Oh, so it's pretty reasonable. So basically everything that's already serving the billboard can serve your antennas as well too from power to everything? You're not going to have to add generators after the fact or anything like that? MRS. WALLACE: Not for which I'm aware at this point. I can't imagine it or Verizon hasn't indicated that to me. MR. URBANSKI: Is this something you'll be able to do more and more of instead of having to build more towers...? MRS. WALLACE: Yes it is. Just for high traffic areas. So it's just kind of a win -win, I think to be able to use something for a dual purpose. MR. URBANSKI: Mark, if they need to put a third one up for some reason for somebody else, do they have to come back before us again? MR. LYONS: What do you mean?