Purpose of Request Purpose of Request
TXU Easement west of MacArthur & north of Riverchase
Amend Existing SUP
On April 9, 1996 the Coppell City Council approved a Special Use Permit to allow a
wireless communications antenna to be mounted on an existing TXU electric tower. The
SUP also allowed the construction of accessory cabinets at the base of the tower. The
new antenna approved at this location was necessary in order to provide adequate service
to PrimeCo customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
In the past whenever the capacity of existing towers is maximized, PrimeCo has been
forced to request new antenna sites to adequately serve its customers. Recent
technological developments allow PrimeCo to delay the need for additional wkeless
communications towers by increasing the capacity of existing tower. By adding
additional equipment at the existing tower sites, PrimeCo is capable of handling
increased volume of wireless communications traffic without erecting new antennas.
In order to take advantage of this recent technology, new and smaller equipment cabinets
must be erected next to the existing cabinets at a particular site. In most cases, an
amendment to the SUP is needed to allow the erection of this new equipment, which is
not indicated on the previous site plans attached to the ordinance. Recently, PrimeCo
filed a similar request to erect additional equipment at the antenna site on a TXU
easement south of Fritz Drive, east of Royal Lane. The request was approved by the
Coppell City Council in April of this year.
These new technological advances offer an alternative to the previous practice of erecting
new towers in close proximity to each other in order to increase capacity. By approving
the addition of these new cabinets at existing sites, the proliferation of new wireless
communications towers will be reduced significantly.