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replacement parcel Chairperson Nixt stated since the moratorium is up in September, the preferred course of action would be to make a recommendation to the City Council. Associate Planner Gladhill stated the -other overlay areas may adequately cover even with the exception of this one parcel. Dennis Carpenter reported that at the recent-NAB convention, a manufacturer was showing new monopole designs that look like big white pine trees and you cannot see the antennas.- He offered to share that information with staff. He informed Mr. Enstrom .that red lights are not required if the tower is-under 200 feet in height. Andy Hillibregt asked about the overlay systerrl and «h~ the ' Cit}~ did not leave it up to the individual landowners. He stated that a 2.5 acre lot `,will accoznmodate`such atower and it should be left up to the property owner if they want a tol`'er. Associate Planner Gladhill explained that a 2.5 acre eouimercial or industrial lot may be appropriate but it would not be appropriate within a residential area. He noted that residential parcels were excluded except for areas where ne ded to prop ide. covera~?e. He stated he believes there would be a lot public feedback against d~>s~t~ such with a residentialparcel. Andy Hillibregt noted some of the areas could be deg eloped ilZ the future and when that happens thetower would be in the middle of the. residential area any~~-ay. Andy Hillibregt stated his preference to allow the property cn~~iers to make the decision whether they want to be included in the. c?~ erla~~ district since ihc3 better know their property. Chairperson Nixt stated lea~il~<~ it~open to that le~~el of discretion would end with a result that residents and the City would not be pleased with, in aggregate. Andy Hillibre~rt su est~d the~~ ~~ork «-ith the residents to decide which parcels should be identified. H~ noted that its densi~~"increases the towers will be loweredand more will be needed. associate Planner Gladhill stated staff tried to anticipate that, noting the additional locations along the 'Mississippi River areas. -The gaps in service in the central area of Ramsey were also identified. He noted that technology will be changing and the City will have to adjust the ordinances accordingly. Commissioner Brazier asked 1~ho defines the coverage area and adequacy. , Associate Planner GladJrill explained providers are required to research locations within aone- mile radius and that is the basis for determining the overlay. He stated staff talked with service providers about their service areas, which is the basis for the one-mile radius. Commissioner Brauer stated the cellular telephone industry is being driven, to a large extent, by movement towards broadband capabilities which require a different type of transmission and reception. He asked whether the gaps may be therefor broadband reception but not for regular reception, and questioned how much is driven. by change. in technology for broadband. -183-