APE for Direct Effects
The APE for direct effects is the construction site for the proposed telecommunications facility, where such construction would result in ground disturbance and dislocation of soil. This area of potential direct effects, determined by an examination of plan maps provided by Verizon Wireless, consists of the 100' x 100' (30.5 x 30.5 m) lease parcel, three proposed guy anchor easements, measuring approximately 100’ x 230’ (30.5 x 70.1 m), 100’ x 217’ (30.5 x 66.1 m), and 100’ x 226’ (30.5 x 68.9 m), and the proposed 30' (9.1 m) wide by 371' (113.1 m) long access/utility easement.
APE for Visual Effects
The APE for visual effects is the geographic area in which the proposed undertaking has the potential to introduce visual elements that would diminish or alter the setting of any historic property where integrity of setting is a character defining feature of such property that, in part, makes it eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Specifically, this geographic area is the extent to which the proposed telecommunications tower would be visible, and if so, would have the potential to introduce visual elements that would alter or diminish the integrity of any historic property’s relationship to surrounding features and open space, therefore compromising the ability of such property to convey its historic significance. In accordance with the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement of March 2005, a three-quarter mile (1.2 km) APE for visual effects is applicable to this 360' (109.7 m) tall telecommunications tower (Figures 1 and 2).
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