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I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />CASE # --[ <br /> <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO TOWER ORDINA2qCE <br /> By: Community Development Director Sylvia Frolik <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Per the City Council's request, the Planning Commission has been working with Meg <br />McMonigal and Theresa Greenfied, the City's consultants from McCombs, Frank, Roos and <br />Associates (MFRA), to review the City's regulations for commercial towers. <br /> <br />Observations: <br /> <br />As a result of their efforts, the following is a description of the proposed changes to the tower <br />regulations: <br /> <br /> Restrict commercial towers on resid~ential property to parcels at least 10 acres in size <br /> that are located in an area to be identified as a Tower Overlay District (same area as <br /> that depicted in the draft comprehensive plan as the Rural Preserve Area); <br />· Restrict all other towers in the Residential district, generally, to church, park, <br /> government, school, utility, and institutional sites at least 10 acres in size. <br />· Establish a tower setback from adjacent residential dwellings equal to 1.5 times the <br /> height of the tower. <br />· Increasing the tower height in residential zones from 75 to 120 feet (designed for at <br /> least 3 antennas). <br />· Co-location radius was increased from ½ mile to 1 mile. <br /> <br />The following items are enclosed for your information: <br /> <br />a) <br /> <br />b) <br /> <br />c) <br />~) <br /> <br />Planning Commission meeting minutes dated August 1, September 5 and October <br />3, 2O00; <br />Excerpt of City Code with strikethroughs and underlines to identify proposed <br />changes to the text. <br />A map of the proposed Tower Overlay District. <br />Proposed ordinance <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff and the Planning Commission recommend introduction of Ye enclosed ordinance. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion by and seconded by <br />regulations for commercial towers. <br /> <br />to introduce an ordinance to amend the City <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />Copy To: <br />Theresa Greenfield, MFRA <br /> <br />CC: 10/24/011 <br /> <br />-185- <br /> <br /> <br />