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List of Attachments 1. Municipality of Muskoka‐ extracts and photos 2. Algonquin Park‐ photo 3. Town of Gravenhurst‐ Draft Policy 4. Kawagama Lake‐ Extracts

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• COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

AGENDA REPORT

TO: Mayor Murphy and Members of Committee of the Whole MEETING DATE: March 6, 2012 SUBJECT: Proposed Bell Mobility Towers Brackenrig, Foots Bay, Port Carling, Port Sandfield, Walker’s Point, Breezy Point, Little Lake Joseph (Campbell’s Road), Torrance RECOMMENDATION: For Committee’s information at this time. APPROVALS: Date Signature Approved By:

• S. Fahner, Director of Planning 01/03/12 Original signed by S. Fahner

Acknowledged: W. Schmid, CAO 01/03/12 Original signed by W. Schmid BACKGROUND At its meeting of July 19, 2011, Committee passed a resolution stating it had no objection to a proposed tower less than 100 feet in height in Part Lot 25, Concession 10 (Monck), Milford Bay, provided there is no lighting and the tower is medium-dark green or brown in colour. At that time, it was briefly mentioned that there would be other towers proposed but they would be disguised as trees. Bell Mobility is now coming forward with additional tower locations. ANALYSIS Please find attached the Township’s Official Plan policy related to Communication Towers. Any tower less than 30 metres (100 feet) in height does not require a Public Information Meeting. All but the Torrance tower is to be a pine tree disguise. The Torrance tower is being dealt with separately as it is being added to in conjunction with the Fire Department. As the towers are to look like a pine tree and are less than 100 feet in height, they will not have a significant visual impact. The visual impact was an initial concern of Planning staff, but this is balanced with the enhanced communication benefits, especially for emergency purposes.

Report from the Director of Planning, Re: Proposed Bell Mobility Towers Page 82 of 198

Township of Muskoka Lakes Official Plan Consolidation Section E - Rural

174 8.6 Communication Towers 8.6.1 Whenever possible, the sharing of existing towers is encouraged in an effort to reduce the number of communication towers in the Rural area. 8.6.2 The co-location of new installations on common towers is encouraged. 8.6.3 Towers under 30 metres (100 feet) in height, which do not require lights, will not require a Public Information meeting. 8.6.4 Towers greater than 30 metres (100 feet) in height require a Public Information meeting to be held prior to the construction of such tower. 8.6.5 Where a Public Information meeting is required, all property owners within a

• ne kilometre (0.6 mile) radius of the proposed communication tower are to

receive written notice in addition to a newspaper notice. 8.6.6 Industry Canada is the approval agency for communication towers. Representatives are encouraged to also attend Public Information meetings. All Public Information meetings are for information purposes only. 8.6.7 The siting of new communication towers shall consider the following:

• Impact on aeronautical navigation;
• Distance from significant nearby structures or lands uses to:
• Reduce ‘ghosting’
• Reduce distortion of radiation patterns
• Prevent malfunction of electronic devices and appliances
• Provide long term build out capacity.
• Retention of prominent views and vistas;
• Impact on natural areas including provincially significant wetlands, heritage

areas and significant habitat. 8.6.8 Buffering or screening of communication towers shall be encouraged. Setbacks from sensitive land uses, such as residential, will be considered. 8.6.9 Advertising on communication towers shall not be permitted.

9 Lake System Health

9.1 The role of natural vegetated shorelines in buffering watercourses from erosion, siltation and nutrient migration adjacent to the sensitive littoral zone is critical to the protection of water quality. Preservation and restoration of shoreline buffers of watercourses in the Rural designation is required. At a minimum, a target of 75% of the frontage along the watercourse of a lot will be maintained Report from the Director of Planning, Re: Proposed Bell Mobility Towers Page 83 of 198

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2013.05.04 Proposed Bell Mobility Cell Tower – KLCA Membership Update # 4 Page 1 of 17

2013-05-04 Proposed Bell Mobility Cell Tower – KLCA Membership Update # 4 Bottom Line Bell Mobility has modified their proposed cell tower design in response to the comments generated by the KLCA and received during the public consultation process. Instead of the 40 metre tripole design originally proposed they now propose to erect a 29.9 metre tall tower disguised as an unlit pine tree. The KLCA April 26 th formally indicated support for this revised proposal. Algonquin Highlands Township Council during their May 2 nd meeting voted to advise Industry Canada of Council support for the revised

• proposal. Bell Mobility is targeting to have the tower operational by July 1, 2013

subject to final approvals by Industry Canada. Algonquin Highlands Township Council has drafted and adopted an excellent policy to guide processing of future communication tower requests. Next Steps and What You Can Do

• 1. Nothing further is required at this time.
• 2. This is the last update.

______________________________________________________________________ History & Correspondence Update # 1 (March 12, 2013) Summary Please refer to Update # 1 on the KLCA website for the background and details; however, to summarize: Bell Mobility advised the KLCA via email dated March 4, 2013 they are proposing to erect a 40 metre tall cell tower on a hill on the south side of Lake Kawagama (more or less directly south of Eagle Island). The KLCA fully supports the enhancement to cell coverage but is concerned over how this is to be achieved (i.e. which type of tower to be used). As per Industry Canada (communication tower regulating authority) guidelines, Bell Mobility is required to conduct a 30 day consultation process. Bell Mobility advised in their email this period concluded March 29, 2013. It is important to note this period has since been extended to April 15, 2013.

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• 3. Location

Prior to proposing new wireless infrastructure, Bell must take into consideration a number of

• variables. Some of these variables include the usage patterns and location of the demand for

service, local topography and vegetation, building types, interaction with existing cell sites, line

• f sight, ability to utilize existing infrastructure and the availability of real estate.

It is also important to note that as people and businesses become increasingly more reliant on wireless communications, the frequency and proximity of cell sites increase. The ability of an individual cell site to process calls and data transactions, and the number that can be processed simultaneously is limited by distance. Therefore, as demand increases, more cell sites become required. Bell Radio Frequency Engineers first analysed existing infrastructure in the area to determine if

• pportunities exist where Bell could locate equipment in order to improve network services. In

this particular case, there are very few options for locating on existing structures and the need for a new structure is required to address the coverage needs in the surrounding area. The majority of comments received from the public were in support of the proposed facility. This location would improve coverage and capacity issues for the target area.

• 4. Tower Design and Visibility

Bell has made its best efforts to minimize the visibility of the tower. The tower has been sited to reduce visibility by utilizing the mature tree cover which will screen approximately 75% of the tower structure. There are many mature trees greater than 20 metres (60 feet) in height which will reduce the visibility of the tower along Kawagama Lake Road. Transport Canada does not require that the tower be painted with obstruction marking (red and white stripes) to navigation standards and there is no requirement for tower top lighting. Bell has investigated alternative tower designs for this site. In response to the Community Bell has revised its design to accommodate a 29.9 metre monopine structure to blend in with the surrounding landscape. Please see below a sample photo of the proposed structure. A photo simulation of the proposed monopine is also represented on page 8 of this letter. Bell and their representatives received questions on whether the Bell tower can be increased in height to accommodate future telecommunications carriers. As indicated above, at this time the Township or Bell are not aware of other carriers investigating tower sites in the area. The proposed telecommunication tower height was reduced from a 40 metre self-support structure to 29.9 metre monopine structure to blend in with the environment and will be of similar height as the existing treeline. The 29.9 metre monopine was designed specifically for Bell for the Canadian environment to meet structural and safety standards. The 42 metre tree tower suggested by some area residents does not work for this location and such structure has not been designed for the Bell network.

KLCA Update # 4 - page 7 of 17

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• 5. Health and Safety

The exclusive jurisdiction for telecommunications in Canada resides with Industry Canada. Industry Canada is responsible to regulate wireless telecommunications, including spectrum management and radio equipment. Industry Canada establishes standards for equipment certification and, as part of these standards, developed RSS-102, which specifies permissible radiofrequency (“RF”) levels. For this purpose, Industry Canada has adopted the limits outlined in Health Canada's Safety Code 6, which is a guideline document for limiting RF exposure. Industry Canada has made compliance with Canada’s Safety Code 6, on a cumulative basis (taking into account all of the emissions from a given site) a condition of Bell’s license to

• perate.

KLCA Update # 4 - page 8 of 17

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