Ordinance - #08-24 - 08/12/2008 - Laserfiche WebLink

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g. Use of Revenue. All revenue generated through the lease of City owned property for wireless telecommunication towers and antennas shall be made payable to the City of Ramsey and transmitted to the City's Department of Finance. Revenue shall be credited as follows: 1. To the specific operating activity using the land upon which the wireless telecommunication towers and antennas are located: a. To the Water Utility Fund when located on water utility property; b. To the Park Improvement Fund if located on park or open space land; c. Any revenues not meeting the above criteria shall be applied as general revenues of the General Fund. 9.15.07 Co-location Requirements. All commercial wireless telecommunication towers erected, constructed, or located within the City shall comply with the following requirements: a. A proposal for a new commercial wireless telecommunication service tower shall not be approved unless the City Council finds that the telecommunications. equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved tower or building within a one (1) mile search radius of the proposed tower due to one or more of the following reasons: 1. The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved tower or building, as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved tower cannot be reinforced, modified, or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost. 2. The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned equipment at the tower or building as documented by a qualified professional and the interference cannot be prevented at a reasonable cost. 3. Existing or approved towers and buildings within the search radius cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height