VISUAL REALITY Massive Proposal Face Area Increase of 4,217 Sq.Ft. Industrial building increase by 12,480 square footage

2 Scenic Areas Should Be Protected “Because of its especially important visual qualities, development through the Central Mountains area should be designed to complement the landscape, not degrade it. Protection of visually sensitive areas is a priority because they are critical to the composition and unique character of the foothills landscape.” Central Mountains Community Plan at 17.

3 Scenic Areas Should Be Protected “Lookout Mountain and Mount Morrison are recognized as part of the Lariat Loop Mountain Gateway Colorado Heritage Area. As such these sites must be protected.” Letter from Colorado Legislators Ex. 2

4 TOWER FACE AREA INCREASE OF 4,217 Sq.Ft.! Face Area of tower & allowed antennas Proposed towers: 17,817 sq.ft –Main tower: 17,607 –Auxiliary tower: 210 Nonconforming towers removed: 13,600 sq.ft. LCG calculations submitted to Jeffco (5/14/03) used inconsistent calculation methods Tower width & antenna width of removed towers Tower width only of proposed towers

5 Massive New Tower

6 Width of Proposed Tower with Antennas Almost 30 feet –10 ft. wide tower “The width of any face of the Tower shall not exceed 10 ft measured horizontally between the centers of its outside vertical supports.” Structure Limitations 5 Transmission Tower a.iii 5/14/03 –10ft antennas on each side “Antennas mounted to the tower may not extend more than 10 ft. perpendicularly from the closest tower face.” 5a.iv 5/14/03 ODP Written Restrictions-Current Red Marked Print

7 730 feet high & 27.3 feet wide “Dashed area indicates allowable antenna locations for future reconfiguration if required-see written restrictions” “Concept Tower Section & Details” 5/14/03 Red marked Print page 3 of 4 Extra Heavy Guy Wires required-special fabrication

8 Permanent Increased Industrial Mass on Mountain Backdrop Tower Face Area: 4,217 sq. ft gain –Now 13,600 sq.ft –Proposed 17,817 sq.ft. Buildings: 12,480 gain –Now 8,520 sq.ft. –Proposed 21,000 sq. ft

9 The Proposed Buildings Are Larger Than Necessary for These Towers Proposal assumes a need of 2,500 sq. ft. for each of 8 transmitters Review of space requirements for local high-power UHF transmitters shows that 1,000 sq. ft. per station is sufficient –Channel 50 (2.5 MW) currently in a 900 square foot building. –Channel 15 (1 MW) DTV to be installed in 900 square feet now available on Mt. Morrison. –Channel 59 (5 MW) currently shares 2000 square feet with two other TV stations and numerous low power tenants Even if 2,500 sq. ft were needed, this would only be a temporary need