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Meet eeting ing wit ith h Mar arkham kham Dev evelopment elopment Ser ervices ices Commit

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May 20, 2014

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Or Origins igins of

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his meet meeting ing

• Development Services Committee resolved to

hold this meeting while considering Bell’s proposal for a 20 m monopole on January 14

• Bell’s proposal was adjourned to this meeting
• While Bell is looking forward to having their
• pportunity to ask Council for concurrence, they

recognize that today’s meeting is meant to focus

• n protocol development

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The he Rules ules

Federally Regulated

• Municipal and Provincial regulation may not

impair the development or operation of wireless

• facilities. In other words, the normal planning

approval process does not apply nor do these facilities require Building Permits

• To fill the vacuum created by federal jurisdiction,

Industry Canada has put in place requirements that ensure local land-use review and consultation as part of its licensing process

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Provincial Policy Statement Requirements 1.1.1 Healthy, liveable and safe communities are sustained by: … g) ensuring that necessary infrastructure, … are or will be available to meet current and projected needs; Infrastructure is defined to include communications/ telecommunications facilities

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Spectrum Licenses

• The wireless carriers operate pursuant to

spectrum licenses

• Spectrum licenses permit the deployment of

wireless infrastructure subject to meeting certain mandatory conditions

• These conditions of license include ongoing

compliance with: – CPC-2-0-03 – CPC-2-0-17 – Health Canada’s Safety Code 6

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CPC-2-0-03

• Requires consultation with the relevant land

use authority for wireless facilities that are not exempt

• Prohibits construction of a wireless facility

without land use authority "concurrence"

• Sets out clear exemptions from the need to

consult

• Creates a written dispute resolution process

at the option of the proponent

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CPC-2-0-03 – Provides authority for municipal protocols and requires that proponents follow the protocol unless its provisions are deemed by Industry Canada to be unreasonable – Creates specific opportunities for local policy direction with respect to wireless facility development – Where there is no protocol, or where the protocol is deemed to be unreasonable, Industry Canada's default process applies

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CPC-2-0-17

• Sets out a detailed methodology for co-

location of wireless facilities including provisions that may require a tower owner to allow another wireless proponent on their antenna support structure

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Safety Code 6

• human exposure guidelines to radiofrequency

electromagnetic energy produced by Health Canada

• Current version released in 2009, however a

revised draft was released in 2013 and was the subject of review by the Royal Society of Canada

• The calculation requires a proponent to

demonstrate compliance with Safety Code 6 assuming a worse case scenario (all radio channels operating simultaneously at full power output) at all times, and cumulatively, by identifying the highest energy level experienced near the facility.

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LTE Antenna Lobe Showing 50% of Safety Code 6

• Nb. Each square represents 2 x 2 m.

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge hallenge

“About 25 per cent of Canadian homes have no land lines, and about 50 per cent of all (emergency) 911 calls are wireless.” “Smartphone penetration in the Canadian marketplace went from 36 per cent in 2011 to 63 per cent in 2013.” “The industry is anticipating data growth of 900 per cent over the next five years”

Bernard Lord CWTA to Halifax Chamber of Commerce, April 2014

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge: hallenge: Dens ense e Cov

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge: hallenge: Dynamic namic Net Networ

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge: hallenge: Shadow hadowing ing

Radio Signals are much like the light from a lamp

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge: hallenge: Fr Frequency equency Allocat llocation ion

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The he Car arrier iers’ Challenge: hallenge: New New frequencies equencies

• Network design now has to accommodate 700

MHz spectrum

• In general the lower the number, the easier it is

for the signal to pass through objects. The 700 MHz band has better penetration than current networks

• Expect to get better, stronger signals that work

in places such as elevators, basements and parking garages where they sometimes do not

• In urban areas 700 MHz is not going to mean

fewer sites. Capacity is the main factor in determining network design. However there may be minor adjustments to accommodate the new spectrum

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SITING CONSTRAINT SUMMARY

• expected usage patterns of wireless service

including proximity to users

• local terrain and building types which can be a

significant challenge as a result of shadowing

• interaction with existing radio base stations
• line of site requirements for high quality

communications

• pportunities to use existing structures
• the availability of a willing landlord; and
• the industry’s commitment to high service

standards and customer satisfaction.

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The he nat natur ural al cons consequence equence of

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The he nat natur ural al cons consequence equence of

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The he nat natur ural al cons consequence equence of

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Visual Impact of Single-Carrier tower vs. Co-location tower

Single-Carrier Tower Co-location Tower

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The he nat natur ural al cons consequence equence of

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Examples of incentives that work

• Vaughan’s recent Telecommunications Facility

Siting Taskforce recommended that Council look at adopting a path of least resistance - the further from residential the easier the process

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CPC-2-0-03

• 2-0-03 Local

Local Opt Options ions

The use of existing infrastructure

• The CPC requires that existing infrastructure be

used where possible

• Industry Canada gives land use authorities the
• pportunity to influence or opt out of this
• requirement. Wireless Carriers are required to

co-locate and allow colocation if feasible, unless it is the municipality's preference that a new structure be constructed

• To permit proposals which are less obtrusive,

and less controversial, the Protocol ought to express a clear preference for single carrier designs over co-location where feasible in and adjacent to residential areas

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CPC-2-0-03

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The identification of a representative for the purpose of consultation

• The CPC sets out the requirement that

proponents must submit their plans directly to Council unless the Protocol provides otherwise

• Delegated approval often creates a path of least

resistance which in turn encourages carriers to comply with municipal siting policies

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CPC-2-0-03

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Adjacent municipalities

• The CPC expects notification of adjacent

municipalities but restricts that to municipalities located within a radius of 3 times the tower height

• The details associated with such a notice should

be set out in the Policy

• Protocol should set out process and policy

interests when Markham is the adjacent municipality

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CPC-2-0-03

• 2-0-03 Local

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Limitations on public notice

• The CPC sets out Industry Canada’s requirements

for public consultation

• The CPC restricts notice to a radius of 3 times

the tower height, measured from the tower base in recognition of the fact that the notice radius should be proportional to the expected land-use impact

• Notice exemptions can encourage siting away

from residential areas by creating a path of least resistance

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CPC-2-0-03

• 2-0-03 Local

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• Exemptions
• The CPC sets out 5 exemptions to the usual

requirement for consultation with land use authorities and the public

• Protocol provisions may not require consultation

where the CPC provides for an exemption However, the exemptions may be expanded

• Exemptions provide a powerful tool to encourage

carriers to develop facilities in particular locations or in an identified built form because they provide a path of least resistance

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Our Our Wis Wish h Lis List

• The wireless industry wants to work with local

government to develop protocols that enable us to meet the needs of your community...our customers...and the regulator (Industry Canada). § Clar larit ity, , cer certaint ainty and timelines imeliness are key elements of any approval process.

• With these in place, the industry can focus its

resources on securing successful sites, sensitive to their surrounds and land uses.

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Our Our Wis Wish h Lis List

• We recognize and are mindful of community concerns

with regard to site aesthetics.

• Wherever possible, wireless providers will share

(co-locate) facilities and/or locate infrastructure on existing structures

• For sensitive locations, we implement unobtrusive
• r stealth design options to minimize visual impact
• Going forward we want to partner with local

government to leverage existing infrastructure and where possible to work with the development approvals process to ensure new buildings are designed to accommodate wireless communications equipment.

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Thank you.