Mobile Network Base Station Design Guide User Manual Prepared
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1. Ble on Skylining 2 and used as a basis for design 44 45 46 7 48 43 50 51 52 53 Once information from the site visit has been inputted the spreadsheet will generate a series of design recommendations that can be printed off Limit the vertical profile of poles to reduce impact on the skyline Conzider monopoles and avoid Capitalise on existing containment to sereen and mitigate the pole or tower Avoid vistas or view lines Maintain a consistent vertical profile to reduce the visual complexity of the tower Establish a consistent orthogona Avoided uniform skyline Cluster mounts uniformly to reduce the impact on the skyline Capitalize on the existing containment to provide additional screening or back screening Avoid highly visible or open areas where containment iz limited Locate cabins with ade setbacks to avoi viewpoints Consi with more visible rooftop equipment or develop ground based site Design and locate outdoor base units that respond to the existing containment Develop a compatible form scale and materiality in relation to the surrounding enclosure Uniformly cluster anter cual impact Estal rent and height Avoi connections to be uniformly aligned Limit impact of cables on the surrounding containment Align cable runs and avoid complex directional changes Locate with other service rung and ensure that cables do not project ov2. MCF Urban amp a Regional e DESIGN SPACE 5 Planning Solutions l Mobile Network Base Station Design Guide User Manual Prepared forthe Mobile Camers Forum and the Design and Innovation Programme Taskforce February 2008 Consultant Contact Nicole Halsey Director Urban and Regional Planning Solutions Level 1 211a The Parade Norwood SA 5067 T08 8333 3335 F 08 8333 3303 Email mail pla nningsolutions net a u Webste www planningsolutions net a u Warwick Keates WAX Design 41 Regent Street Kensington SA 5068 T08 8463 0886 F 08 8364 0821 www waxdesign com au Design Guide User Manual Contents CONTENTS 1 Intoduction 1 1 Background to the preparation of the Design Guide 1 2 Overview of the Design Guide 2 Structure of the Design Guide 2 1 Spreadsheet One Landscape Context and Design 2 2 Spreadsheet Two Visual Sensitivity 2 3 Spreadsheet Three Visual Change 3 Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide 3 1 When should the Design Guide be used 3 2 Who should be responsible forimplementing the Design Guide 3 3 What do we do 3 3 1 Spreadsheet One Landscape Context and Design 3 3 2 Spreadsheet Two Visual Sensitivity 3 3 3 Spreadsheet Three Visual Change 4 Glossary of Terms 14 16 19 Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 05 Design Guide User Manual Introduction 1 0 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this User Manual isto explain how to us
3. generate a value which is identified asthe visual sensitivity of the proposed site Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 14 The spreadsheet automatic ally calculates the visual sensitivity of the site Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Ilmplementing the Design Guide Mobile Base Station MCF Design Guide 1 2 Assessment Rating Description Survey 3 31 2 Groups of elements road lighting large scale distribution lines services 32 1 Large Infrastructure transmission lines freeway lighting major pipelines 33 Designated cultural precincts L Destinct Landmarks and recognised features Watable features within the landscape Visual Sensitivi 43 High 21 24 44 Medium to High 16 20 45 Medium 11 15 46 Low to Medium 6 10 47 Low 1 5 48 49 50 51 52 44 gt m Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change 2 ae m The spreadsheet identifiesa scale ranging from low to high which can be used to describe the visual sensitivity of the site This va lue is used automatically in further calculations undertaken in Spreadsheet Three Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 15 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Ilmplementing the Design Guide 3 3 3 Degree of Visual Change Spreadsheet Three Spreadsheet Three assesses the compatibility of the proposed engineered design relative to its visibility and the anticipated visual effect of t
4. One can be undertaken back in the office Note that the visibility assessment needsto be undertaken on site aswell and requiresthe completion of a pro forma referto section 3 3 2 Step 3 Once the landscape assessment pro forma hasbeen completed on site it should be inputted into Spreadsheet One once backin the office Altematively depending on available technology the information can be inputted directly into the Design Guide on site Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide Design Gu G H al Mobile eo Statio ide DESIGN SPACE 1 2 3 Design Framework G Potes ana Towers O Antenna Mounts O Equipment Cabins Antennas and Cables jaeeo 4 E Skylining 32 Limit the vertical profile of poles to lish a consistent orthogona Locate cabins with adequate 23 reduce impact on th Avoided setbacks to avoid any skylining in Consider monopole relation to prominent facades and Once back in the office input the landscape characteristics into the spreadsheet using the drop down boxes 44 45 46 a 48 Seal the vertical and horizontal effect uniform skyline Cluster mounts uniformly to reduce the impact on the skyline or develop ground baced zite Cab consistent alignment Cable connections to be uniformly aligned and cable trays to achieve FALSE FAL
5. Spreadsheets Two and Three Regional Mobile Base MCF Design Guid 1 2 3 Design Framework Antenna Mounts Equipment Cabins Antennas and Cables 4 5T Te WPESUG Identify prominent colours of Colour match through applied paint Colour match to surrounding foofscape or surrounding area and finishes all materiality thatrespond landscape and built form Select colour match or select neutral to dominant colours of adjacentland neutral colours if antennas or cables colours to maintain consistency in use are elevated or sky lining eeuoding built form The spreadsheet automatic ally calculates the level of compatibility of the design with the landscape context 4 gt m Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change 4 Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 13 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide 3 3 2 Visual Sensitivity Spreadsheet Two Step 1 Take a hard copy of the visibility assessment pro forma on site Step 2 When on site make an assessment of each of the categories and relevant descriptions identified on the pro forma using a rating of 1 to 4 which are assigned to each of the descriptions for each category Similar to the Landscape Context assessment the visibility should be assessed within 150 200m of the proposed site Only one description should be chosen to describe each
6. glimpsed views to surrounding localities creating a varied visual character of filtered views e g residential street school or shopping centre The locality or site is predominantly enclosed by the surrounding built form which defines the containment of the site e g city streets urban square or plaza There isa complete absence of vegetation either trees or shrubs Constituting individual and small copses groups of trees such asfield trees or garden trees A collection of trees within one area consistent with street trees avenues windbreak tree planting and small woodlands a 5 10 tree group Large areasof exotic semi natural and natural vegetation assuch forestry plantations and native bush land EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT None No pieces of telecommunication equipment exist in relation to the site or locality Isolated Occasional pieces of equipment are evident within the area seen asisolated objects Groups ofelements A collection of telecommunication equipment that form notable elements in the landscape Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 21 Design Guide User Manual Glossary of Terms COLOUR Uniformity harmony The colourand colouration of the locality is considered uniform with a single colour hue or range of colours e g browns dominating the area Mixed complementary A variety of colours exist within the locality that are similar in relation to tone e g l
7. is the 11to 15 16 to 20 degree of visual change thatis expected and therefore the potential level of risk The colours assist with assessing risk with green being low risk and red being high risk Compatibility d Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change J KYI m Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 16 Ifthe design compatbility is 15 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide Forexample if the design compatibility is 15 and the visual sensitivity or visibility is 4 then the degree of visual change islow In this scenario it may not be necessary to make design changesasthe existing landscape context does not require a high degree of design and visual compatibility G11 M c D E E g E Mobile Base Station MCF Design Guide Degree of Visual Change 1 2 3 4 Compatibility Visibility 76 100 and the visual sensitivity is 4 then High the degree of visual change is low 7 High In this scenario it may not be necessary to make design changes as the existing landscape context does not require a high degree ofdesign and visual compatibility response High mn T Compans FET _ Assessment and Design Visual Senstivey Visual Change C ir a E a clettclot However if the design compatibility is 15 and the visual sensitivity or visibility of the pro
8. the assessment column should therefore be left blank Do notenter zero asthe spreadsheet will calculate this design element asnot being achieved atall and will skew the final calculation Solutions DESIGN SPACE TAE TFertical profile of polesto Establish a consistent orthogona Locate cabins with adequate reduce impact on the skyline antenna mount design Avoided setbacks to avoid any skylining in Consider monopoles and avoid relation to prominent faca it viewpoi Uniformly cluster antennas to reduce the visual impact Establish consistent alignment and height Avoid witi or develop ground ba oncictent ali uniformly to reduce the impact on the connections skyline to be uniformly aligned containment Develop a compatible form scale and materiality in relation to the surrounding enclosure Vegetation 9 bolted ees Hon of segtton ea ing from isolated trees to 52 and root plate 53 Fa 44 h Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change J 4 r m Danse Fiorino Ratacamence rsa i lira Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 12 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide The spreadsheet automatically calculates the level of compatibility of the design with the landscape context and uses this number in calculations undertaken in
9. Only one landscape characteristic should be identified per category Assess each of the landscape characteristics and tick the appropriate box WE Mobile Phone Base Station MCF Design Guide Only one landscape characteristic should be tic ked percategory k Hi OO E E ji ii MO E iff i i M Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide The landscape characteristics identified in the Design Guide have been developed based ona scale of variations Forexample the topography category provides four selections ranging from flat through to steep variations The description that most closely represents the landscape context of the site being assessed orthe most dominant characteristic should be chosen A Glossary of Termsis provided in section 4 of this User Manual to assist with the identification of landscape charactenstics foreach category The identification of the landscape characteristics developsa baseline measurement of the existing landscape context Aspects critical to visual effect are documented and assessed and include Land use Topography Built form Sky lining Containment Vegetation Existing telecommunic ations equipment Colour Once the pro forma hasbeen completed on site the remaining work for Spreadsheet
10. RTED IMPLEMENTING THE DESIGN GUIDE 3 1 When should the Design Guide be Used The Design Guide can be used at any stage of the site acquisition process but it is anticipated that it will be most useful cost effective and time efficient once a prefered site candidate is confirmed having regard to allthe other factors that influence the site selection process The Design Guide can be integrated into current site ac quisition processes and doesnot replace any of the current practices undertaken by Caniers Itdoes not replace existing information gathering consultation and assessment processes but rather provides an additional layer of information that can be fed into the site acquisition process and assist in the design of mobile phone base station sites for construction In addition the Design Guide providesthe opportunity to review mobile phone base stations once constructed to determine their visibility and enablesCamiersto review and evaluate as constructed designs It is recognised that there are a range of other objectives that influence site selection including the availability of land requirements of the landowner occupational health and safety cost access for maintenance purposes construction issues and radio frequency requirements such ascoverage objectives capacity network design constraints line of sight and height of surrounding buildings trees and other structures The Design Guide can be used to meet some of these obj
11. SE FALSE FALSE Open Fragmented boundaries Enclosed Vegetation e Consider design height relative to Azzaze location of vegetation andthe Uze screening from izolated treec ta Develop a uniform design approach latedtrees screening potential of vegetation and relative position of the base station limit the visul effect Avoid in response to the poles tower or L limi vertical projectionsabovethe Consider design height relative to locations that impact on the trees antenna mount design to produce tree line erecning of vegetation including the canopy branch structure vizual consistency and root plate M 4 gt gt Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change Daaris Cirrislae Dafarancac 17 LD _ a ee lin Step 4 Once the information has been transferred from the pro forma to the spreadsheet the Design Guide will generate a series of design recommendations or the design brief forthe proposed site These design recommendations should be printed off and provided to the site designer acquisition team engineerasa basis for designing the proposed mobile phone base station A Fool 0 De Mobi Ba Design Gui MCF Design Framework Station e Potes and Towers GQ Antenna mounts i M Urban amp Regional Panning Solutions O Antennas and Cables NLoLPLaLAls ili DESIGN SPACE
12. category The description that most closely represents the dominant visual context of the site being assessed should be chosen For example forthe category visibility a rating of 4 should be chosen if the site is highly visible Some of this information may need to be gathered back in the office such as historic or cultural planning designation or ovenay a A BG P Mobile Base Station MCF Design Guide 1 2 Assessment Rating Description Survey J 4 5 Visibility 4 Highly visible site open 6 3 Large vistas and avenues to and from the site and surrounding landscape ss 7 2 Views and vistas to and from the site and surrounding landscape 8 1 Glimpsed views between building and vegetgtios Consider the visual sensitivity of the site and input a rating of lw 4 N EEEE eyeline Forexample forthe category visibility inputa rating of 4 if wn in sas a e the site is highly visible ly visible in the surrounding area g fSible some screening 19 2 Brief views when travelling within the landscape 20 1 Specific views from static locations 21 22 23 Community visitation 4 Highly visited site 2000 per day 24 3 Increasing vistation 1000 2000 per day 44r h Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change mI im Step 3 Transfer the numbers from the visibility assessment pro forma to Spreadsheet Two of the Design Guide The spreadsheet will automatically
13. e Landscapes dominated by large areasof native vegetation tree shrubs and grasses unmodified landfoms hills creeks and cliffs with an absence of human impact or development Modified landscape defined by fields and paddocks isolated treesand development associated with agricultural practices sheds farmhouses fencing pipelines powerlinesand roads Developed areasof land comprised of single and double storey dwellings road boundary treatments fences hedges and walls and formal landscape elements tree avenues and oma mental gardens Open areasof land associated with development providing opportunities for unstructured and structured recreation and comprising trees planting areas playgrounds and sportsgrounds Land dominated by warehouses shedsand other infrastructure associated with manufacturing processes Land use associated with urban areas consisting of a mixture of development formssuch ascommercial residential and industrial that vary in size from larger double storey buildings to city scale built form Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 19 Design Guide User Manual Glossary of Terms TOPOGRAPHY Flat Landscape areaswith no apparent change in level Undulating Areas with small variations in land form including mounds creek lines embankments and shallow sopes Moderate variation Pronounced levelchangesand defined topographic features comprising of hills valleys sopes and escarpm
14. e final design that were generated by the Design Guide The recommendations or design bref that is produced asa result of the landscape assessment isthe ultimate design and will result in the best possible visual outcome forthat site It isacknowledged however that there will be situations were specific design recommendations made by the Design Guide cannot be achieved due to issues such asaccess radio frequency objectives engineering or cost constraints This does not necessarily mean that the site will result in a poor visual outcome Built into the Design Guide isthe recognition that not all landscape contexts require the same level of design response Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Structure of the Design Guide 2 2 Spreadsheet Two Visual Sensitivity To assist Ca mers and their consultants to determine what level of compatibility is required in what location Spreadsheet Two providesa process which documents and assesses the visual sensitivity of the identified site Factors which are considered in determining visual sensitivity include Visibility Prominence eyeline Access duration Community visitation Existing infrastructure Cultural representation More detailed explanations asto what these factors are and how to assess them is provided within spreadsheet two For each of these factors fourchoicesare provided and are assigned different numeric values Once a numberis inputted fo
15. e the Mobile Network Base Station Design Guide the Design Guide which was prepared asa result of the Mobile Ca miers Forum MCF Design and Innovation Programme project 1 1 Background to the preparation of the Design Guide In early 2007 the MCF initiated the MCF Design and Innovation Progra mme project The aim of the project was to identify techniquesand guidelines which can be applied and supplement everyday mobile phone base station site design processes and assist telecommunications Ca mers and their consultants to determine what to do where when deploying mobile phone infrastructure in orderto achieve better visual outcomes One of the key outcomes of the project was the development of the Design Guide which can assist Camiers and their consultants during the site acquisition process to assess the existing landscape context and develop a mobile phone base station design that is responsive to this context The Design Guide is underpinned by the understanding that one of the keys to better addressing the visual effect of mobile phone base stations involves Undertaking a detailed assessment of the landscape in which the mobile phone base station isto be located and Designing the facility to respond appropriately to this landscape setting In this way a mobile phone base station can be designed that is compatible with the landscape context The higher the level of compatibility of the mobile phone base station design with the
16. ectives Forexample negotiations with a landowner who takesa particular interest in the compatibility of the design with the property can be supported through the use of the Design Guide during the negotiation process 3 2 Who should be responsible for implementing the Design Guide One member of the site acquisition team can be responsible for collecting and inputting the information into the Design Guide and it isanticipated that either the planning or property team members will undertake this role More than one membercan implement the Design Guide forthe same site if preferred and results can be compared Base station designs can also be reviewed retrospectively ie once constructed Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide 3 3 What do we do This section of the User Manual providesstep by step instructions regarding the implementation of the Design Guide Each of the three spreadsheets that comprise the Design Guide is described in detail below 3 3 1 Landscape Contextand Design Spreadsheet One Step 1 Take a hard copy of the landscape assessment pro foma on site Step 2 When out on site make an assessment of the key landscape charactenstics identified on the pro forma and tick the appropriate box The assessment should be camied out within a 150 200m radius of the proposed location and should consider the dominant elements key landscape charactenstics
17. ents Steep variations Majortopographic variations with significant level changes creating a landscape punctuated with large hills steep slopes escarmpments and incised watercourses BUILT FORM Small scale low density Single or isolated development within large blocks or areasof land Medium scale Single and double storey development within smaller defined landscape areasor blocks Large scale industry Large building mass relative to sumounding land creating a large building footprint City scale Increased height and frequency of built form with an absence of open space and dominance of development SKYLINING Uniform The interface between sky and the adjacent roof lines tree tops of ridgelines the line between the sky and the ground exhibits little variation with few changes in angle frequency rhythm orscale Variable The impact of different building forms tree heights and other elements combine to create a dynamic skyline with continually changing angles formsand scales Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 20 Design Guide User Manual Glossary of Terms CONTAINMENT Open Fragmented boundaries Enclosed VEGETATION None Isolated Tree groups Woodlands and forests Locations orsites that have no buildingsor infrastructure surounding the locality creating a panoramic visual character e g parks or fields The presence of some buildings provide screening of and
18. er the edge of the containment andlor building parapet Vegetation E Oo Consider design height relative to screening potential of vegetation and limit vertical projections above the tree line Assess location of vegetation and the relative position of the base station Consider design height relative to sereening of vegetation ee m a oS ie M 4 gt Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity 7 Visual Change Use screening from izolated trees to limit the visual effect Avoid locations that impact on the trees including the canopy branch structure and root plate Develop a uniform design approach in response to the poles tower or antenna mount design to produce visual consistency m Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Getting Started lmplementing the Design Guide Step 5 A design forthe site can then be prepared using the Design Guide s recommendations by the relevant member sof the site acquisition team These recommendations may or may not be adhered to depending on the individual circumstances of the site and other issues that need to be addressed such ascot radio frequency objectives access engineering issues site constraints and landowner preferences It isup to the site acquisition team orCamierto determine the extent to which the recommendations of the design bref are addressed and incorporated into the final design Step 6 Once the de
19. he proposed mobile phone base station if it were to be built This process considers whether the proposed design isin keeping with the recommendations generated by the Design Guide based on the landscape assessment while also having reference to the visual sensitivity of the site The greater the sensitivity of the site the greater the need to achieve compatbility The design compatibility value from Spreadsheet One i e the level of achievement of the design recommendations generated asa result of the landscape assessment and the visual sensitivity value from Spreadsheet Two are automatically transferred to Spreadsheet Three To determine the degree of visual change asa result of constructing the proposed design forthe mobile phone base station in the identified location use the table provided in Spreadsheet Three to identify the relationship between design compatibility and site visibility Design compatibility islocated along the y axis and site visibility along the x axis Where these two values coincide isthe degree of visual change that is expected and therefore the potential level of risk The table usescolours to assist with the assessment with green being low risk and red being high risk Mobile Base Station MCF Design Guide Visibility is located along the X axis isual Change 3 6 Compatibility Visibility Design compatbility is 7 located alona the Y axis f Where these two numbers coincide
20. ight colours or are complementary e g creamsand browns Mixed The colours of the area are different and or discordant creating a variable colouration of the area e g pink blue and green Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 22
21. ils or open areas where ontainment is limited to the surrounding enclosure parapet t h les do not pr wedge of the containment andlor building 0 design has not been achieved or cannot be achieved atall 1 design recommendation has been partially achieved 2 desiqn recommendation has been achieved t relative to ition of the base station ion of vegetation and the Us ing from isolated trees to Develop a unifor jal effect Avoid in response to th pact including the canopy bran and root plate Ba M 4 gt gt Assessment and Design Visual Sensitivity Visual Change A ae fecign approach les tower or m Only inputa number for those stuctural elements that will fom part of the mobile phone base station For example a rooftop installation does not need to provide a number in the poles and towers column Remember do not enter the number zero or the spreadsheet will calculate this design element as not being achieved at all and will skew the final calc ulation Only the cells in Spreadsheet One for those structural elements which will form part of the mobile phone base station site should be completed Forexample wher a site isa rooftop installation there isno need to assess the proposed design in temsof achieving the design recommendations listed in the poles and towers column of the spreadsheet The comesponding cell in
22. landscape the less significant or intrusive the visual effect Conversely the less compatible the mobile phone base station is with the surrounding landscape the greater its visual effect Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Introduction Landscape Mobile Context Level of Compatibility Degree of Visual Effect Understanding Visual Effect 1 2 Overview of the Design Guide The Design Guide providesa structured processwhich Assesses the existing landscape context of the proposed mobile phone base station site and determinesthe sensitivity of the visual environment Identifies mobile phone base station design considerations appropriate to the landscape context Provides recommendations to reduce the visual effect of mobile phone base stations through design development and Providesa framework that allowsa range of objectivesto be balanced against visual outcomes The Design Guide can be used to demonstrate to local govemment property owners and the community how the proposed mobile phone base station affects the visual amenity of the location and how design strategiescan be used to enhance design compatibility and in tum ameliorate the visual effect The Design Guide isan interactive tool and can be accessed via the following website link http www mcf amta org au Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Structure of the Design Guide 2 0 Structure
23. of the Design Guide The Design Guide generates unique design recommendationsora design brief that responds specifically to site context and landscape character The Design Guide ispredicated on the belief that the more compatible a design is with its landscape setting the less significant or visually intrusive it will be The Design Guide considers the visual effect of the mobile phone base station and doesnot take account of other equally important aspects such as OH amp S and EME issues In thisregard the Design Guide isan additional assessment tool forthe site acquisition team ratherthan superseding other site requirements The Design Guide respondsto a range of landscape characteristics creating design recommendations that are contextually specific and sensitive to the visual environment The Design Guide also determines the degree of visual change that is anticipated by assessing the design s compatibility against the visual sensitivity of the site the greater the sensitivity of the site the greaterthe need to achieve compatibility Built into the Design Guide isthe recognition that not all landscape contexts require the same level of design response The Design Guide is comprised of three interactive Excel spreadsheets which address Landscape Context and Design Response Visual Sensitivity and Visual Change Each of these spreadsheets is discussed separately below 2 1 Spreadsheet One Landscape Contextand Design Sp
24. posed site is 22 the degree of visual change ishigh In thisscenario it would be recommended that the design response be amended to more accurately reflect the recommendations generated by the Design Guide in Spreadsheet One Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 17 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Ilmplementing the Design Guide Cc D E F Al A B E Mobile Base Station MCF Design Guide N Degree of Visual Change 1 2 3 4 However if the design compatibility is 15 and the visual sensitivity or visibility of the proposed site is 22 the degree of visual High change is high High High 11 2 Vai 13 14 Compatibility 4 ES Onn 15 16 471 4 4 h Assessment and Di Visual Sensitivit Visual Change _ lt 3 The benefit of Spreadsheet Three is that it providesa risk management framework which can be used to assess where resourcesincluding financial and personnel should be focussed for different sites based on comprehensive analysis and assessment Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 18 Design Guide User Manual Glossary of Terms 4 0 GLOSSARY OF TERMS This glossary of terms can be used to assist with undertaking the landscape assessment related to spreadsheet one and identifying the dominant landscape element foreach category LAND USE Natural Agric ultural Residential Open space Industrial Mixed us
25. reach of these factors a total is recorded and the visual sensitivity of the site has been quantified Using this process the site acquisition team can develop an understanding of where the proposed base station willbe seen by whom and how many people are likely to be effected The aim of this process isto assist in identifying site locations which will be visually sensitive due to factors such as being located in an open flat area that is visited or viewed often such asa main street By understanding the degree of visual sensitivity of a proposed site location an informed design response can be prepared Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Structure of the Design Guide 2 3 Spreadsheet Three Visual Change Spreadsheet Three providesan indication of the degree of visual change that is anticipated asa result of constructing the proposed mobile phone base station design in the identified location Using the information determined by Spreadsheet One and Two i e design compatibility and visual sensitivity Soreadsheet Three qualifiesthe degree of visual change that is likely to occur This process can assist with risk management and highlights those sites which are likely to be visually sensitive and therefore wa mant more emphasis being placed on design compatibility Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide 3 0 GEMNG SIA
26. readsheet One considers landscape context and design and comprises the following stages 1 A structured processto document the landscape context that the proposed mobile phone base station isto be located within including Land use Topography Built form Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions Design Guide User Manual Structure of the Design Guide Sky lining Containment Vegetation Existing telecommunications equipment and Colour More detailed explanations asto what these factorsare and how to assess them is provided within Soreadsheet One and the Glossary of Terms in section 4 of this User Manual 2 The generation of a seriesof recommendations or design brief based on the assessment of the landscape context which suggests how to design a mobile phone base station that will fit best within the existing documented landscape context and therefore deliver better visual outcomes Design recommendations are provided forthe four main structural components of mobile phone base stations including poles and towers antennas mounts equipment cabinsand antennas and cables These recommendations then provide a design brief forthe structural engineering development of the mobile phone base station design 3 Assessment of the compatibility of the actual design produced contract documentation oras constructed in relation to the landscape context i e the number of recommendations that have been incorporated into th
27. sign hasbeen prepared it should be assessed in terms of how well it addresses the design recommendations generated by the Design Guide and therefore its compatibility with the landscape context This is undertaken by inputting a number 0 1 or 2 into the Design Response column of Spreadsheet One Entering zero meansthat the design recommendation has not been achieved at all entering one means that it has been partially achieved and entering two means that it has been achieved 0 Design hasnot been achieved orcannot be achieved 1 Design recommendation hasbeen partially achieved 2 Design recommendation hasbeen achieved Each of the main structural elements of a mobile phone base station can be assessed and include Polesand towers e Antenna mounts Equipment cabins Antennasand cables Urban amp Regional Planning Solutions 11 Design Guide User Manual Getting Started Implementing the Design Guide O Equipment Cabins Antennas and Cables DESIGN SPACE jooao kil Sal Mobile Bas Station MCF Design Guide 3 Design Framework Poles and Towers GQ Antenna Mounts 2B Uniform his Once the design has been prepared it can be assessed against consist ent alignment Cable connections to be uniformly aligned the recommendations generated by the Design Guide Input 0 1 or 2 foreach of the structural elements of the mobile phone base station FGM ve
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